Canabalt creator wants you to strategize through an adorable wasteland | Cult of Mac

Canabalt creator wants you to strategize through an adorable wasteland | Cult of Mac Overland is an upcoming 3D survival tactics game from the creator of Canabalt, Adam Saltzman. Its beautiful, chillingly-chromatic art style has me itching to play it, as does the cool way the team has created an approachable rogue-like set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland without dumbing it down.

Less is more. Again.

Why I skipped the iPad Pro and bought the iPad Mini 4 instead | Cult of Mac

Why I skipped the iPad Pro and bought the iPad Mini 4 instead | Cult of Mac The iPad Pro is the Apple tablet of my dreams.

I’ve been lusting after Apple’s crazy-big iPad since the first whispers of the device echoed around the rumor mill a few years ago. When Apple finally unveiled the device at the September keynote I was beyond stoked to fork over more than $1,000 for an iPad big enough to host Thanksgiving dinner on.

The Pro is a hefty thang.

This toaster is actually an iPhone charging station in disguise | Cult of Mac

This toaster is actually an iPhone charging station in disguise | Cult of Mac: "Keeping enough iPhone cables around the house to your entire family’s devices charged can result in some unsightly blogs of tangled cables. Most charging stations look horrible, or too nerdy to keep in open sight, but the Foaster is hoping the solve that problem by disguising an iPhone charging station in the shape of one of the most ubiquitous kitchen appliances."

The real question is: does it handle the English Muffin form factor?

WhatsApp Messenger adds free VoIP calling, new sharing extension, more | 9to5Mac

WhatsApp Messenger adds free VoIP calling, new sharing extension, more | 9to5Mac: "The latest version of WhatsApp for iPhone adds a new voice calling feature that allows you to talk to any WhatsApp user around the world for free. "

I think the telcos had it coming.

Apple announces 1 billion iOS devices sold | 9to5Mac

Apple announces 1 billion iOS devices sold | 9to5Mac: "Today during Apple’s Q1 earnings call with investors, CEO Tim Cook announced that the company sold its billionth iOS device back in November."

That's a lot of millions. Let's get that iOS lean and mean so the older devices are functional again. I'm talking iPad2 & iPod 4G.

Apple adds support for new, previously-unknown iPad models in iOS 7.1

Apple adds support for new, previously-unknown iPad models in iOS 7.1 - In addition to updates for the company's latest iPhones and iPads, Apple's download server plays host to iOS 7.1 bundles targeted at iPads with model identifiers iPad4,3 and iPad4,6. As first noted by iClarified, those identifiers have not been seen before in the wild.

Sneaky leaky!

Review: Apple's late-2013 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display

Review: Apple's late-2013 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display - Users who want more power from their portable machine in the form of a discrete GPU will be forced to upgrade to Apple's 15-inch model, and even then it's not a standard inclusion.

The sad news is that now the iPad has a better GPU than the MacBook Pro. Pro? I mean in relative terms.

Three Terrific Freehand Sketch and Drawing Apps for the iPad

Saying more downloads means an app is better is like saying more lemmings makes jumping off a cliff better.

You've probably heard of Paper 53 and Apple Design Award winner Procreate, but you may not of heard of these three terrific freehand sketching apps for the iPad:

1. FLIPINK - I was amused to read the user reviews complaining that Flipink had "copied" Paper. Steve Jobs is rumoured to have said "good artists copy, great artists steal" So pipe down fanboys and just download and try it. The drawing tools are really, really great.
2. SKETCHES - Sketches by Tayasui is another terrific freehand drawing app for the iPad. Not only it free. It's also free of gratuitous UI animation chrome and candy. More like an actual set of papers and ink.
3. ZEN BRUSH - Finally, a list of this kind would not be complete without my favorite app for the iPad, Zen Brush. Zen Brush isn't so much a freehand drawing app as it is an introduction to traditional Japanese calligraphy. The UI is uncluttered and free of bogus animation and distracting crapola which seems to dominate "popular" apps. Not that popular has ever meant anything in pop culture.

50M Phones and Tablets Activated and 1.76B App Downloads This Holiday - Tricia Duryee - Commerce - AllThingsD

50M Phones and Tablets Activated and 1.76B App Downloads This Holiday - Tricia Duryee - Commerce - AllThingsD: "Overall, it was a very appy holiday season..."

A very apply holiday season!

Six App Discovery Search Platforms Worth a Second Look | Intel® Developer Zone

Six App Discovery Search Platforms Worth a Second Look | Intel® Developer Zone: "App discoverability – whereby an app that is targeted toward a specific user is able to be found by that user - is one of the biggest obstacles facing developers today."

Unless there is some kind of major change in the design of the various app stores, I predict most future app discovery will happen via Google, which is silly when you think about it.

Oprah plugs Surface tablet -- from her iPad - CNN.com

Oprah plugs Surface tablet -- from her iPad - CNN.com: "There's only one problem. Winfrey -- or whoever manages her Twitter account -- sent the tweet from an iPad."

Truth in comedy.

Review: iPad mini

Review: iPad mini: "It’s important to understand how I use my iPad. My iPad is the device I use at the end of the day when I put my computer down, but still have a few things to do. I’m winding down at that point in the day."

This just in: love for the iPad Mini.

Rumor: Video of alleged 'iPad mini' Wi-Fi-only mockup hits the web

Rumor: Video of alleged 'iPad mini' Wi-Fi-only mockup hits the web: "A somewhat blurry video of what is supposedly a model of Apple's as-yet-unannounced 7.85-inch iPad was posted to YouTube on Friday, showing slight differences from previous mockups possibly pointing to a Wi-Fi-only version of the rumored device. "

Whypad.

Apple's new $49 iPad Smart Case covers both front and back

Apple's new $49 iPad Smart Case covers both front and back
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SOURCE: AppleInsider.com

ITC judge invokes 'Cheech and Chong' test in Apple-Samsung case

ITC judge invokes 'Cheech and Chong' test in Apple-Samsung case: "According to Bloomberg, Judge Thomas Pender said that the patent design case may boil down to the 'Cheech and Chong' test, which identifies an object using the following no-nonsense qualifications: ‘Does it look like it, feel like it, smell like it?’"

A whole new meaning to look & feel...

Alternatives to $60 video games | Games Blog - Yahoo! Games

Alternatives to $60 video games | Games Blog - Yahoo! Games
"I think there's something exciting going on," says Simon Munk, a freelance gaming and tech journalist. "I grew up playing in the 70s and 80s when games were made by developers in their bedroom. And now that's happening again — loads of games recently wouldn't have been made even four or five years ago, but now have a chance. We're seeing a return to creativity and risks.""

SOURCE: http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/alternatives-60-video-games-192535376.html

It's a revolution in apps! Power to the people.

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FotoRoid Emulator iPhone

Unlike other retro camera apps for the iPhone, FotoRoid emulates a very specific style of instant camera from the 50s, 60s and 70s. http://www.fotoroid.com/