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Google Earth Now Available!October 27

Those of you from the New York Metropolitan area might remember the electronics store "Crazy Eddie", who always ran a Christmas sale in August.

Well, Google has given us Christmas in October. While you could expect that Google would be focused on Android, their own smartphone OS, apparently the iPhone love continues unabated as Google has released their much-loved geo-exploration tool for the iPhone. Yes, Google Earth is now available at the App Store.

I’ve had a few minutes to put Google Earth through its paces and am pleased to report that it sports an excellent interface (complete with acceler

Check out Topple and MazeFinger!October 23

So I was turned onto some new games this weekend. One costs $0.99 and one is completely free – but they’re both freaking fantastic for burning a few minutes.

Topple (shown left) is a really great twist on the Tetris idea. Instead of stacking blocks and avoiding a top line, you have to balance them on top of one another (you can also tilt them with the accelerometer) until you reach a certain height. The catch? The ground you’re playing on isn’t always flat, and you’ve got to stack the blocks before the time runs out. It’s an absolute STEAL at $0.99 and everyone has to check this game out. It’s beautiful!

Review: Brando’s iPower Portable Power Station with SpeakerOctober 11

Today we’re taking a look at Brando’s iPower charger for the iPhone (well, 3G, really). It’s a relatively rare breed of chargers that actually fit on the devices they charge. I’ve taken a look at the Mophie charger over on JAMM but Brando offers a similar sled charging form factor for a just under half the price. The 2200 maH battery on this model sounds like it’ll give a fair amount more power and they’ve even thrown in a boosted speaker in the back for some added value. Hit the jump to see how this affordable charger/speaker set fares!

Design
The charger is made out of a glossy black plastic and so fingerprints aren’t that noticeable unless you’re looking for them. Otherwise I’d say the design is very much function over form here. The charger alone doesn’t look great, but it gets the job

Fake Russian iPhones show cool Apple logo…October 9

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and that’s it. According to Gizmodo, these rip-offs contain just enough circuitry and power to show you the apple logo when you boot them up. The premise is that the battery is broken, but it probably looks real if the price is low enough for a person to buy a phone with dead batteries. Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role of the batteries and Rutger Hauer plays the role of the Apple logo. It’s all a very good show. This rip-off makes the Meizu M8 look like a king.

News and pic via Gizmodo.

iTunes Overprotecting Our Sensibilities?October 8

I was browsing TV shows on iTunes when I happened to look up Law & Order, one of my all-time favorite shows. In checking the description for an episode that I thought that I had watched, I was surprised to see the following:

As it turns out, I have watched this episode, and was left wondering why I needed to be protected from the word "pedophiles". I apologize to those of you who may have just been offended!

Have you seen any other iTunes silliness?