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- Loopt app updated for persistent networking, includes texting service and rewardsI remember Loopt being one of the first apps out on the App Store, back when the iPhone's platform was first released. A couple of years ago, location-based social networking was still pretty new (most cell phones didn't yet know exactly where they were, after all), and Loopt was one of the most advanced ways to do it at the time. Now, while services like Twitter and Facebook work on their own location sharing features, Loopt is updating to version 4.0, and aims to again try and take the vanguard.
The app has been redesigned, and it seems to be set up around persistent social location sharing -- you can not only share your location constantly, but see where friends and family are instantly. You can also use the "Ping" feature (unrelated, of course) to send texts, and you'll get a message back from your friend about where they are when those are open. And Loopt continues to offer local "rewards," which are free offers and deals based on where you happen to be.
It's all very interesting -- while of course there are the usual privacy concerns as with any location-based app (one of the reasons I don't really use any services like this regularly), the new Loopt seems to really take advantage of mobile platforms like iOS to keep an almost constant connection with your social circle. The app's been around and updated since the App Store first opened, so we'll have to see how this new direction works out. Look for version 4.0 sometime later on today.Continue reading Loopt app updated for persistent networking, includes texting service and rewards
Loopt app updated for persistent networking, includes texting service and rewards originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Quick thinking and an iPhone app saves a student's life
During a team practice session last week, 17-year-old Xavier Jones, a basketball star playing for La Verne Lutheran in California collapsed on the court as his heart stopped beating. It was a lucky thing that his coach Eric Cooper had downloaded Phone Aid, a US$1.99 iPhone app about CPR just the day before. Using information found in the app, Cooper and assistant coach John Osorno were able to resuscitate Jones until paramedics arrived.
Jones had previously been diagnosed with hypertropic cardiomyopathy, a condition that thickens the heart wall. Jones has been advised to have a defibrillator implanted to re-start his heart in the event of another attack.
The six-foot-eight Jones is a star pupil holding a 4.0 average and has aspirations of playing for West Point, to pay for his tuition until he earns a doctorate. His intention is to eventually become a military doctor, so hopefully he'll pull through all right. You can see a video of the Phone Aid app by clicking on the link below.
[Via Business Insider]
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Quick thinking and an iPhone app saves a student's life originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPads headed into operating rooms along with surgeons
While some hospitals are eying the iPad as a way of going paperless with patient records, Georgetown University is already putting them directly in the operating room and into the hands of its surgeons. Offering real-time access to records and images of patients while inside the operating room, iPads have become "as essential as a scalpel" for surgeons while eliminating guesswork for those taking care of multiple patients each day.
"The iPad clearly has the potential to be very useful in the hospital and in the operating theater," says Dr. Felasfa Wodajo in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of Surgical Radiology. "The same features which make the iPad great for surfing the web, such as looking at images and viewing video, nicely translate into the operating room."
We have written about iPads showing up in Chicago-area hospitals and being offered to hospitals as a campaign promise in Australia, so I think we can safely assume that this trend will only increase as they become more popular outside of medical facilities. I have read a lot about how their use should bring down medical costs for patients. More and more hospitals are realizing just how powerful a tool like the iPad can be.
[via American Consumer News]iPads headed into operating rooms along with surgeons originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Monitor your baby from anywhere with the WiFi Baby 3G
My daughter is about four weeks away from having a baby, so I am really interested in the WiFi Baby 3G ($US 279.00). This Wi-Fi enabled baby monitor can let you see and hear your baby on any Mac or PC. Just plug it in, and any browser will let you check in from anywhere whenever you'd like. The device, manufactured by Y-Cam and created by a small husband and wife startup to watch their own baby, can display HD quality color video and audio during the day, and thanks to its array of (infrared, we assume) lights that turn on when it's dark, shows you black and white video at night using night-vision technology.
The Wi-Fi Baby 3G is part computer and part webcam since it stands alone and doesn't, as most other solutions, require you to plug a webcam into a computer. Although expensive, it's quite ingenious. Some of its features include:- the ability to record video or still pictures
- the ability to send email alerts or send alarms to a mobile device
- if the built-in motion detector is triggered, an automatic light sensor that will adjust the light array to the light conditions of the baby's room
- and of course, the ability to work both on Wi-Fi and 3G networks
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Monitor your baby from anywhere with the WiFi Baby 3G originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Google Books app feels rushed, disappoints
Google Books finally went live in App Store and we here at TUAW couldn't wait to give it a try. Unfortunately, we should have. Google should have spent more time refining and polishing this app before releasing it. Google Books is a bit of a half-baked disappointment.
Let's start with the big issues. The application doesn't do landscape. Personally, I'm not completely adverse to portrait book reading -- after all, it gives you the most room to read each page on the screen -- but why doesn't Google give me the choice?
I often like flipping back and forth between my books and ongoing solitaire games (I know, I know, but that's what I do, and 4.2.1 makes it easy). Having to re-orient my iPad to the lap-unfriendly portrait orientation is just annoying. A two-page side-by-side layout seems to be a given in the e-reader world. I'm stunned it's not already in there.Continue reading Google Books app feels rushed, disappoints
Google Books app feels rushed, disappoints originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Mobile share reports put Android in first for ads, RIM with most subscribersTwo big mobile market share reports have just released, both of them offering up some interesting news for Apple in the world of mobile phone OS users. First up, IDC's report sends Google's Android OS to a whopping 59 percent share, up from 48.6 percent last year. Apple, IDC says, will likely finish with less than 10 percent of the total market. That's not necessarily bad news -- Apple is one company, and Google's Android phone comes in a variety of flavors from different manufacturers. IDC also says the mobile ad market has reached US$368 million, double what it was last year, and may double again next year to almost $2 billion. That's a big pizza pie, of which Apple currently has around 8 percent thanks to iAd.
comScore has also released a mobile trends report, sitting Apple behind RIM in the top smartphone subscribers. The difference here is that comScore's looking at subscribers, not users, and RIM's large enterprise base allows it some leeway here. RIM has 36 percent of the market compared to Apple's 25 percent, though in just the past few months, RIM has fallen over three points.
There's also some information about how people are using their smartphones, and the number one usage, according to comScore, is text messaging, with 68 percent of mobile subscribers texting. Browsing on the phone, and downloading and using apps also both score high, but strangely, nowhere on the list is there information that anyone, you know, actually uses their phones to call people. Maybe that's just assumed?Mobile share reports put Android in first for ads, RIM with most subscribers originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - These are a few of Woz's favorite thingsApple co-founder Steve Wozniak enchanted members of a press tour late last week with the nine gadgets that proved most influential on his development as a computer guru.
His picks range from an IBM programmable punch-card machine to the Honeywell Kitchen Computer (above) to an original version of Pong. Of course, the last item on that list is the iconic Apple 1, the computer Woz and Steve Jobs built and sold out of a garage. It's neat to browse through the eclectic list of older technology. It makes you wonder what today's Macbook Airs and Apple TVs will eventually inspire.These are a few of Woz's favorite things originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Report shows vision of futuristic Apple campus
British architect Norman FisherFoster is working on transforming Apple's latest purchase -- a real estate bargain from HP -- into a new campus designed to give the company some breathing room.
El Economista reports that the 100-acre campus is to be modeled after Masdar, Abu Dhabi, the first city in the world without cars or carbon emissions. The new campus is being referred to as 'Apple City,' and both campuses are to be linked by tunnels.
It's not surprising when you think about it. Apple has set out to revolutionize the personal computing experience, the mobile phone industry, tablet -- sorry, slate computers -- and your living room. Why not use these campus to test the ultimate Mac city, then eventually offer that technology to struggling municipalities? If this is Apple's next step to world domination, I can buy it.
[Via MacStories and 9to5Mac]Report shows vision of futuristic Apple campus originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Sorry Google Books, I'm sticking with iBooks
Apple's iBooks e-reading app is a flawed, early generation application with GUI and organization issues that fail to match the way that I read books. It has no folders (yet), no way of marking "I've finished reading this book so put it away" (a la the Kindle with its archive feature). Its store is understocked and overpriced. Those are hardly unique criticisms, though -- these flaws permeate throughout the new and under-developed book reader world.
So when push comes to shove, I'm sticking with iBooks. Because for me, I want a reader that integrates seamlessly with iTunes. And only iBooks does that right now.
I tend to read public domain or buy books from smaller PDF-based vendors like Lulu.com. I've bought a few books from the iBooks store, but I haven't found them a particularly good value. Their DRM limits me to on-device reading; I can't read them from my Mac, even in iTunes. That's a big fail as far as I'm concerned. TUAW's Victor Agreda prefers to buy through Amazon and use the Kindle app. This choice allows him to read across all his devices, including (and especially) on his Macintosh. Amazon offers an unparalleled eBook collection.Continue reading Sorry Google Books, I'm sticking with iBooks
Sorry Google Books, I'm sticking with iBooks originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - White iPhone 4 reportedly due spring of 2011
If you have been holding out for a white iPhone 4, you might only have another three or four months to wait. We reported last month that the white iPhone had been delayed until spring, and now we have confirmation of sorts from Apple.A number of our readers pinged TUAW over the weekend with news of the new iPhone signage at Apple Stores, which (if you read the fine print) notes that "The White iPhone will be available spring 2011." In case you've forgotten when spring begins, that date in 2011 is March 20, with the season stretching until June 21. Apple could theoretically wait until June 21 to release the white iPhone 4, thus keeping their word while driving hordes of potential buyers stark raving mad.
The mythical white iPhone 4 has been on the hot list for many potential iPhone buyers / upgraders who have been holding off until they can have one of the gleaming, pure-as-the-driven-snow devices in their hot little hands. Nobody seems to know why the white iPhone 4 has been missing in action so far; rumors have it that there has been a shortage of unicorns, the ground horns of which are lovingly fabricated into the cases by elves. Others speculate that the white cases tend to discolor under use, and that the various materials used don't precisely match and have not made it past the perfectionist scrutiny of Steve Jobs.
It's our speculation that Apple's captive unicorn breeding program has been wildly successful, and that it will soon be open season on the critters, with white iPhones and rainbow Skittles abounding.
White iPhone 4 reportedly due spring of 2011 originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple, publishers still debating magazine subscriptions
There's yet another standoff between Apple and established media companies. While Apple and the recording industry seem to have finally reached something approaching détente if not peace, magazine publishing companies are still wary about letting Apple become the ultimate power in their universe.Apple is offering the same deal for magazines that they offer for books and app developers: you get 70% of the profits, we take 30% to take care of billing, downloads, etc. Magazine publishers want more: namely, they want access to customer information, especially tidbits like credit card information and email addresses. It's safe to say that app developers would like that too, especially the email addresses.
According to AllThingsD, that offer has been "on the table for a couple of months," but no publisher has bitten yet. There are a variety of publishers trying different things, but mostly they seem to be waiting for Android tablets to be released so they can exert some market pressure on Apple. To which I say: good luck with that. I suspect that the only real pressure will be similar to what we've seen with audiobooks and music files. Audible.com puts DRM on their files, but they are playable on just about any device you can imagine (I even have a voice recorder that supports Audible playback). Amazon's music store is the only significant challenger to the iTunes Music Store, and that only happened because they provided DRM-free MP3s, something Apple had wanted to offer for some time. The music industry finally conceded the lack of DRM in return for Apple's willingness to give "flexible pricing," which resulted in higher prices for most songs that you'd actually want to buy.
While magazine publishers either roll their own apps or wait it out, more and more readers will find content to read on the devices they already own, and if that isn't the content magazine publishers are selling, they'll find something else. Personally, since the creation of Instapaper the idea of a magazine subscription strikes me as quaint. I find more content than I can read already, just through Twitter and Tumblr.
Apple, publishers still debating magazine subscriptions originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Mac 101: Adjusting your mouse and trackpad speed
More Mac 101, our series of tips and tricks for novice Mac users.
If you've ever used the trackpad on a PC laptop connected to an external monitor and noticed how many times you have to swipe your finger across the pad to get the mouse cursor from one screen to the other, the end result can be quite frustrating and tiresome. Of course, the same thing can easily happen if you hook up an external display to your MacBook or iMac, although it usually is not as obvious thanks to the larger surface area that Apple has designed into recent trackpads. Luckily, this can be easily corrected on any Mac in just a few simple clicks.
Before we dive into the settings, though, let's talk about what is causing this to happen in the first place. Although we often take it for granted, one of the most astonishing aspects of using a mouse with a computer is the fact that you only have to move your hand by a couple of inches, while the pointer on the screen moves from one end of the screen to the other -- even if the screen is over 20" wide. This feat is accomplished by a simple mathematical conversion being done in the background that measures the distance the mouse (or your finger, if using a trackpad) moves and multiplies that by a specific factor to determine how far -- and in what direction -- to move the cursor on the screen.
Read on to find out how to give your mouse (or trackpad) a speed boost.Continue reading Mac 101: Adjusting your mouse and trackpad speed
Mac 101: Adjusting your mouse and trackpad speed originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Radio Shack offers iPhone at big discount
Just in time for your Christmas shopping, "The Shack" is offering the iPhone 4 at an incredibly nice discount.The deal is this -- you can buy a 16GB iPhone 4 for just $149, which is $50 off the price that you'll find at Apple or AT&T stores, and much better than even picking one up at your local Walmart. That price, of course, requires a minimum 2-year commitment to an AT&T plan.
The 32GB iPhone 4 is similarly priced at $249, and an 8GB iPhone 3GS is an absolute steal at $49. In addition, if you have a working and non-damaged iPhone 3G, you can get a $75 trade-in credit. A 3GS will get you a whopping $125 trade-in.
You can only get this deal by walking into a Radio Shack location, and this is only good through Saturday, December 11. Grab that old 3GS and get movin' to "The Shack" before it's too late.
Radio Shack offers iPhone at big discount originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Google Bookstore for web and iOS
As expected, Google announced their bookstore today, offering eBooks for sale to be read across supported devices including iOS and Android, as well as web clients (no native reader for Windows, Mac, Linux, but you can download PDFs or ePub files for offline reading).
As of this writing the apps do not appear in the US iOS App Store. TUAW writer Richard Gaywood tells us that the Google Bookstore is not available to him at all in the UK, so don't be surprised to find that the Google Bookstore isn't available in many countries that aren't located between Canada and Mexico.
Right now we're busy kicking the tires and haven't even been able to take a look at the iOS app yet, but at least we know that Google will keep track of your where you were reading if you switch from one device to another.
Check out a short promotional video after the break.
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Google Bookstore for web and iOS originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Rumor: Mac App Store ahead of schedule, launch imminent
What goes better with a brand new Mac for Christmas than a Mac App Store?
Apparently, that's the feeling around the halls in Cupertino, as rumors are now circulating that the Mac App Store could be launched as soon as next Monday, December 13. According to a post on AppleTell, Steve Jobs was pushing for the store to be launched today (December 6), and developers were told to have their software ready for that early launch.
The original announcement of the Mac App Store on October 20 said that the software distribution capability would be available "within 90 days," which would put the store opening into January. Jobs wanted an earlier release, and the word on the street is that the early release drops next week. That's just in time for all of those shiny new Macs that will be appearing under Christmas trees, and it means that the release of iWork '11 (which many believe will be the marquee app for the new store) may be imminent as well.
Keep your browsers tuned to TUAW over the next week and we'll be sure to let you know when it's up and running.[via AppleInsider]
Rumor: Mac App Store ahead of schedule, launch imminent originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Dutch designer creates wind-powered iFan case-charger for iPhone
Tired of having his iPhone run out of juice halfway through the day, Dutch designer Tjeerd Veenhoven has created the iFan charging case. While it's not quite as slick and integrated looking as a Mophie juice pack, the iFan does provide a renewable means of charging an iPhone and a bit of bumper-style protection at the same time.
Veenhoven modified a computer's case fan to function as a generator and fashioned it into a wrap-around case with a dock connector. According to him, it takes about 6 hours to charge his iPhone via wind power, but he reckons that could be reduced by reworking the fan blades to make them more efficient. Currently, this appears to be just a one-off with no immediate production plans. The question is, would you be willing to hold your iPhone out the car window as you drive to charge it?
[via Engadget]Dutch designer creates wind-powered iFan case-charger for iPhone originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: Which Mac should you buy?
When you're an alpha Mac geek, you can expect a common Christmas greeting from friends and relatives each and every year. It goes something like this: "My son/daughter/mom/dad/wife wants a new Mac for Christmas -- what should I get them?"
When I hear this question, if I'm lucky, the person asking the question has given me some other hints. For example, a client asked me last week about a new Mac for her kids, and she gave me several criteria -- it would be nice if it was fairly inexpensive, lasted about 4 years and worked for her son, who dabbles with Adobe Creative Suite and GarageBand. My solution, in that case, was to recommend a base 21.5" iMac, which at US$1199, comes with 4GB of RAM, a 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 dual-core processor and a 500GB hard drive. That should last for more than 4 years of good service. It also has enough RAM to make Adobe CS at least slightly happy and a big enough hard drive to store a lot of songs.
But often I don't get that extra information from friends or clients who are asking about which Mac to buy. For those folks, I have a set of guidelines that I update annually based on the type of recipient. To see my 2010 edition of the "Which Mac should you buy?" guide, click the Read More link below and get ready to run to the Apple Store to buy your gift.
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TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: Which Mac should you buy? originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW's Daily App: HEXETERA
Here's the deal: based on that screenshot at right, you already want to play this one or you don't. You can probably guess what it is just from that. It's a falling block game, except you match triangular tiles rather than blocks. There are goals you need to meet in order to progress through the levels (or there's an unlimited mode for constant play, as long as you can manage). And there are various power-ups to pick up and carry out as you go through the game. It's pretty straightforward.
Of course, you don't see the great music in that screenshot over there. And you don't see Game Center integration, which ... err, sadly, the game doesn't actually have (though you can keep and share high scores over both Facebook and Twitter).
But honestly, you probably knew right away whether this was one you wanted to play or not. If the idea of another falling block game doesn't appeal to you, HEXETERA probably isn't your thing -- go ahead and wait until tomorrow when we'll have another great app in the spotlight. But if that screenshot intrigues you (as it did me), you can pick up HEXETERA on the App Store right now for US 99 cents.TUAW's Daily App: HEXETERA originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple expands lawsuit against Motorola
Perhaps the only department at Apple that works longer hours than engineering these days is legal. The most recent legal dust-up in Cupertino has just expanded, as Apple has amended a patent lawsuit against Motorola to include 12 more claims. This particular fracas began in October when Motorola sued Apple, claiming infringement of 18 patents relating to hardware and services.
Apple subsequently counter-sued, claiming that Motorola's Android phones infringed on a number of Apple patents, mostly covering multi-touch technology. The filing last week adds 12 more patents to the mix, including nine phone patents and three patents that cover set-top box and DVR technology. These patents will probably also get added to Apple's complaint before the International Trade Commission.
While Apple has 24 patents on the table to Motorola's 18, that doesn't necessarily mean much; any number of the patents on either side could be of dubious validity. The most likely outcome is that the two sides will go back and forth filing motions for summary judgements for the next several years. At some point, shortly before either a court or ITC hearing, the lawyers will probably sit down and hammer out a cross-licensing deal that allows both sides to walk away claiming victory, so they can move on to other battles with HTC, Nokia and Microsoft.
[via Electronista]Apple expands lawsuit against Motorola originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - First Look: Ninja Steve for iOS
CEO. Industry Mogul. Superhero. That's the idea behind the upcoming Ninja Steve app. Inspired by the fake story about Steve Jobs being denied the chance to take shuriken onto his private plane, Ninja Steve transforms an urban legend into a deliciously silly idea for a game.
It features a CEO hero named Steve, who leads a secret double life as a Ninja. The developers assure us that "[o]ur character share the name with Steve Jobs, but is a fictional character, he and his fictional company has no relation to Steve Jobs or Apple."
Here at TUAW, we haven't had a chance to play the game -- and honestly, we have no idea whether it's awesome or awful -- but we were tickled by the marketing graphics and the developer was kind enough to give us an exclusive first peek at the game promo video, which appears after the jump.
This is not the first time we've covered the Ninja Steve meme, here on TUAW. Previously, we saw the fake "iPod ninja" concept ad, which we thought was hilarious.
Got any more Apple Ninja spoofs, games, or tributes to share? Let us know in the comments.Continue reading First Look: Ninja Steve for iOS
First Look: Ninja Steve for iOS originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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