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- OpenFeint announces version 2.4, now in Fieldrunners
Filed under: Gaming, Software, Apple, Developer, iPhone, App Store
The guys over at OpenFeint have released version 2.4 of their social gaming platform, and they've also corralled one of the biggest games on the App Store into using it: you can find the brand new version in the popular Fieldrunners app. New features of the software include a simplified UI, a completely revamped "Discovery" section (popular among developers for recommending games to users, but good for users as well in terms of finding new things to play), and a new "Forum and Fan Club" system which allows for discussion about games and between devs and customers right inside the app.
Other improvements include a new geolocation leaderboard (so you can see where people are nabbing the high scores), and tweaks on other social features like the "presence" system, which features Xbox Live-style announcements when friends come on and offline while playing.
It's interesting how this sort of sub-culture is burgeoning simply inside individual games, completely unofficially, on the App Store. You have to wonder if Apple is watching any of this -- certainly there's a call from both devs and players for social connections like this, and it would be interesting to see a system that worked App Store-wide, perhaps even with current iTunes accounts. OpenFeint and the other folks working on their own social networks are doing a lot of interesting things already, but I have to wonder what it would be like if Apple got involved.TUAWOpenFeint announces version 2.4, now in Fieldrunners originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - App review roundup: VoiceBand, Soulver, Doc²
Filed under: iPhone, App Review
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VoiceBand: Personal music artistry gone wild
I don't usually gush during App reviews. I think today I will change things up a bit. Because If you like playing with sound and music, and you like GarageBand, empty out your change purse, check...
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Soulver brings a calculator scratchpad to your iPhone
Acqualia's Soulver, a very cool "calculator scratchpad" (which we've covered before), has come to the iPhone [iTunes link]. Both versions allow you to enter expressions in regular mathematical...
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Doc² 3.0: iPhone word processing with Google Docs, iDisk goodness
When it comes to using an iPhone as a word processor, I'm probably not the person you want to talk to. After all, I've never been a fan of writing on handheld devices -- I can type much faster on...
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TUAWApp review roundup: VoiceBand, Soulver, Doc² originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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- Rumor: Tablet set for Q2 launch, manufacturers ramp up
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Rumors
More from the rumor mill: It appears that suppliers for Apple have already begun shipping touchscreen panels and will begin shipping aluminum casings for the much-anticipated-but-unannounced Apple "tablet" next month. This, according to Reuters, implies a Q2 product launch, right in line with what other predictions have been.
Supplying the cases is AVY Precision Technology, and both TPK Solutions and Wintek Corp are supplying the touch screen panels. All companies are based out of Taiwan.
TPK, through its German counterpart, Balda, was the initial supplier for the iPhone touch screen module. It's unknown whether Balda is currently involved or whether Apple went directly to TPK.
The flow of information through Apple's suppliers has always been sparse, due to Apple's stranglehold on its own product message. Competition in the Taiwanese electronic component industry is fierce, keeping individual manufacturers toeing the line with Apple. But now that components are actually shipping, it's harder to hide how things are shaping up for the as-yet-unannounced product.TUAWRumor: Tablet set for Q2 launch, manufacturers ramp up originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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