The Origins of Angry Birds
Mikael Hed, CEO of Finnish game studio Rovio, discusses how their immensely successful iPhone hit, Angry Birds, began with just a simple screenshot of an unhappy bird character.
Seriously, these guys are unstoppable.
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Apple Profiles Researchers Using iPads in Pompeii
Pompeii is one of the most beautiful and historically rich archeological sites in the world. Scientists and researchers from all around the glober gather in Pompeii every week to study and analyze what that lost population left us. And to collect their notes and sketches they’re using iPads now; Apple thus decided to create a new webpage for scientists working in Pompeii with an iPad. Read more
Princess Peach’s iPad Case
Power up your iPad with these new cases from Hobby Groovy. Inspired by Nintendo’s Super Mario series, these cases are designed for the Apple iPad. There’s also a pocket on the exterior front that would be great for notebooks, CDs or DVDs, pens or even another iPad. Read more
Ruler 2 - How Does It Measure Up?
Admit it, the iPhone in your pocket is like a Swiss Army Knife - it’s easy to carry and has a tool for almost every job; oh yeah, and it makes phone calls too. A ruler isn’t something you need all the time but oh-so-important when you do. So why not have an app that takes precise measurements? That’s where Ruler 2, by Andrew & Alexa, comes into play - its simple, easy to use and precise for not being an physical analog ruler. The UI elements are large, easy to read and retina display ready. The ruler has a great texture and looks very lifelike and the little cog wheels give the slider realistic movements. Read more
iHome+Sleep Gets 2.0 Update, Now Universal
Check your iTunes Store updates - iHome+Sleep, “the social alarm clock app from the experts on alarm clocks”, was just updated to 2.0 - a large update and now a universal app. Read more
I Want An Apple Tool Cabinet Pro for Christmas
It’s time to re-purpose Mac packaging. Meet the “Apple Tool Cabinet Pro”, the ultimate solution to store your Apple devices inside an Apple box.
Meta. Read more
iWork Apps for iPad Updated with “Export to Office” And Lots Of New Features
The iWork apps for iPad (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) were just updated to include support for “export to Office” features: you can now export documents to .xls, .ppt and .doc formats directly from your iPad. Other notable features in version 1.2include the ability to group and ungroup objects and CSV files in Numbers, the ability to copy documents between the app and iDisk or WebDAV server, word count in Pages. “Copy documents to iDisk” doesn’t exactly sound like “full MobileMe integration”, though.
Then there are the bug fixes and improvements. Lots of them, just take a look at the full changelogs below. Read more
Apple Now Allowing Ringtone Makers In The App Store→
Apple Now Allowing Ringtone Makers In The App Store
Since the early days of the App Store, applications that allow users to make ringtones from songs on their handsets have either inexplicably sat on hold or were outright denied. And yet, here we are; as of right now, there are no less than 5 different ringtone making apps sitting in the App Store.
Ringtone Designer Pro is great. Simple, and nice UI.