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- Update: Tap Tap Revenge v1.2Yesterday
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Tap Tap Revenge v1.2| Published by Gogo Apps, Inc. | Via App Store | Free | Released: 8-28-08What’s New In This Version
Despite the very recent ejection of their co-founder and Chief Architect, Mike Lee, Tapulous, the venture-capital backed iPhone development start-up, has dropped the latest version of Tap Tap Revenge, version 1.2. The uber-popular iPhone game, which passed up the 1,000,000 download landmark earlier this month, promises more features, more fun, and more tap tapping with their latest effort. Also, feel free to check out our initial review of Tap Tap Revenge v1.1.
Here are the entire details from the iTunes’ page:
- More than 30 songs!
- Tap Tap Thursday: Hot new tracks by top artists every Thursday
- Revenge Mode: Fun new 8x mode!
- Streak and multiplier indicators. You’ll be a pro in no time
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- Major iPhone Update Coming in SeptemberYesterday
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Apple has confirmed that, yes indeed, the widely publicized iPhone security flaw will be patched sometime in September. The exploit, which allows access to locked iPhones (by pressing emergency call from the unlock screen and then pressing the “home” button twice), was confirmed by Apple today.
In an email to MacWorld, apple rep Jennifer Bowcock said, “The minor iPhone security issue which surfaced this week is fixed in a software update which will be released in September.”
The September release of Apple’s 2.1 firmware is gearing up to be a momentous occasion, as MacRumors notes:
The list of issues to be addressed or new features to be released is ever increasing. The list now includes this security fix, fix for iPhone app crashing, 3G connectivity improvements (partially addressed by 2.0.2), and “push” background services for applications.
In the meantime, iPhone users can protect against the hack by changing their settings. Adjusting the double-clicking of the “home” button to route to the home screen will enable the unlock screen for locked iPhones.
- Steve Jobs Dead, According to Mistaken BloombergYesterday
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It’s not uncommon for periodicals to keep running obituaries on file for high-profile characters. The accidental publishing of such an obituary, however? Very uncommon.
Such was the case today when Bloomberg, the financial newswire, mistakenly published their 17-page obituary for Steve Jobs, who is indeed alive, well, and kicking today despite past health concerns. A snippet from the publishing:
A college dropout who co-founded APple Inc., Jobs won ardent supporters by ushering “cool” gadgets to market. He delivered the Macintosh, the first user-friendly computer, and conquered the online music industry with the iPod, making white ear buds fashionable. In 2007, he led Apple into the mobile-phone market with the Web-surfing iPhone.
Accompanying the standard postmortem accolades was a list — people to contact in the event of Jobs’ death. Among them: Al Gore (on Apple board), Steve Wozniak (Apple co-founder), Eric Schmidt (Google CEO), and Bill Gates.
While the story was obviously redacted shortly after publication, we’re just hoping none of the people on Bloomberg’s list were actually called for comment.
- Review: Earthscape BasicYesterday
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Earthscape Basic v1.0 | Published by Earthscape | Via App Store | $9.99 | Released: 8-20-08Overview
Get a Superman-like view of the planet as you glide between 3-D snow-covered peaks and above twisting waterways with Earthscape Basic. The image quality is not amazing and the app should be cheaper, but Earthscape Basic can be redeemably smooth and impressive.
Functionality
Earthscape Basic’s main draw is its perspective view, which presents a 3-D, birds-eye view of terrain and landscape. This same function is available in Google Earth, with perhaps better picture quality, but surprisingly comparable functionality.
After pressing a button to change perspective, a two-fingered swipe will have you breezing through the Andes or over the Grand Canyon. The familiar pinch and swipe controls work for zooming a
- Review: nrmeYesterday
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nrme v1.0 | Published by nrme LLC | Via App Store | Free | Released: 8-19-08Overview
nrme is a little, simple app that locates you and then helps you see other users of the app in your vicinity. it joins a growing list of other location-based service (LBS) apps on the iPhone.
Functionality
nrme certainly shows who is near me. And it made me feel exceptionally lonely. Cause no one was near me.
With nrme, you quickly set up an account, complete with a photo for your profile. Then the iPhone’s location grabber shows you a map (it uses Goog