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New Infinity Blade Dungeons gameplay footage is totally eye-candy

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 22, 2018

If you own an iPad 3, Infinity Blade Dungeons is that killer game you’ve been dying to show off to your Android-toting friends. Unlike elegiac masterpieces Infinity Blade I & II that have been created by Chair Entertainment, Epic entrusted the creation of Infinity Blade Dungeons to a small team comprised of vets who worked on Gears of Wars.

It's one of a select few games Apple demoed during March’s iPad 3 introduction to show off the graphics prowess of its new tablet and the improved A5X chip that rocks quad-core graphics engine.

If this new gameplay footage is anything to go by, this dungeon crawler is going to raise the ladder of console-grade gaming on portable devices...

Samsung: Apple “definitely using” our chips, “no plans” to cut production

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 17, 2012

Samsung has allegedly launched its latest 20-nanometer mobile memory chips ahead of schedule, acting on market concerns that a rumored Apple-Elpida partnership could hurt their business. New 4Gb mobile DRAMs are currently shipping to customers, the global conglomerate said, confirming it's been supplying memory chips for Apple's iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

It's business as usual, execs for South Korea-based Samsung claim, adding the company is not losing its edge as Apple’s top-tier client. Still, Cupertino could soon buy fewer chips from Samsung as it's been moving aggressively to diversify its part-sourcing channels...

Apple begins filtering the term ‘jailbreak’ across all US iTunes Store categories

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 17, 2012

Apple has just taken its cat-and-mouse game with the jailbreak community to the next level as the company's US iTunes Store began censoring all occurrences of the term 'jailbreak' across all content categories.

Apps, podcast episodes, music albums, television shows, movies - even e-book titles - everything is being affected with these store-wide policy change...

How about an iPhone with a bendable display?

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

A report out this morning from Far East suggested Apple could be interested in adopting Samsung’s new flexible OLED screens, presumably for use in iPads, iPhones and iPods. The South Korean conglomerate last year supplied Apple with nearly $8 billion worth of processors, NAND flash chips and screens for iOS devices.

Now, Samsung has reportedly received a “huge” number of orders for flexible OLED displays and supposedly Apple is among the phone makers interested in this technology. An iPhone with a flexible display, anyone? Just a pipe dream, you say? Bear with me for a second, there's more to this than meets the eye...

Confirmed: Sparrow for iPhone push notifications will require a yearly subscription

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 13, 2018

If you need yet another reason to jailbreak your iPhone, here it is: The popular Sparrow for iPhone email client will require a yearly subscription to enable push notifications for incoming messages. The sad news has been officially confirmed by developer Dom Leca and the Sparrow team.

Apple apparently told them they "are not willing to do any exception to the rule" concerning push support in Sparrow. Of course, those with a jailbroken iPhone can simply download Sparrow Push, a handy little tweak that adds this useful feature to the otherwise awesome email client at no additional cost.

Push notifications are coming in a future version of Sparrow for iPhone, which has just been updated with the following new features...

iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak will be released in two weeks

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated October 10, 2018

Good news for those of you highly anticipating the upcoming jailbreak for iOS 5.1.x: it should be out in the next two weeks.

Due to considerable demand, hacker pod2g has released an FAQ answering some of the most pressing questions that he's received from the public.

Check inside for the answer to each pressing question regarding the upcoming jailbreak...

Rovio says Angry Birds successor will be called Amazing Alex

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 11, 2012

Angry Birds maker Rovio confirmed in an interview with a Finnish television network that its upcoming project will be called Amazing Alex.

Yesterday, we told you that the Espoo, Finland-based game maker acquired all rights to Casey’s Contraptions.

As you know, Casey's Contraptions is a charming and addictive puzzle game by Snappy Touch and Mystery Coconut. That game's main character was briefly shown at the end of a video accompanying the one billionth Angry Birds download. So, what's Amazing Alex going to be about? Here's what we know so far...

Instapaper updated with features and gorgeous iBooks-style animations

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 10, 2012

I'm a big fan of Instapaper. I've come to rely on both the bookmarklet and the iOS app for my daily blogging and research, as well as general reading needs.

I've been also using Instapaper to catch up on my previously saved stories while on the go, using my iPhone or iPad.

Today, Marco Arment pushed another update that brought a couple new features in addition to a cosmetic change I've been clamoring for: iBooks-style animations.

I know that some other apps replicate the wonderful page curl seen in Apple's iBooks app, namely Google's Play Books. But whereas other programs fall short because of the sluggishness and jaginess exhibited when flipping through the pages, Instapaper 4.2 delivers.

I've been comparing page curls in iBooks and Instapaper for like an hour now and walked away convinced that Instapaper pretty much beats iBooks with its gorgeous, smooth and pixel-perfect page turns...

Clock Widget for Dashboard X brings an Android inspired clock to iOS

Jeff Benjamin ∙ May 10, 2012

Clock Widget is a simple Android inspired widget that's great to use if you like to hide the clock in your status bar like yours truly.

I see this as being more or less of a way to show off the potential of Dashboard X, as it was created by the developer of Dashboard X himself.

Check out our video walkthrough for more info...

Up next for Rovio: Casey’s Contraptions

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Eagle-eyed readers spotted something interesting at the end of yesterday's clip accompanying the one billionth Angry Birds download milestone: a character that looks a lot like that in Casey's Contraptions, a charming and addictive puzzle game by Snappy Touch and Mystery Coconut.

Confirming speculation, Rovio's vice president of franchise development Ville Heijari confirmed his company acquired all rights to Casey's Contraptions. The iPad version has already been pulled from the App Store as the Angry Birds maker works on a new version that will hit iOS, Android and other platforms this summer...

Next game by Tiny Wings creator due “in less than three weeks”

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

We instantly fell in love with Tiny Wings by Andreas Illiger, an addictive game featuring a cute bird flying through a series of random hills. The game still files as one of the best entertainment releases to hit the App Store since Angry Birds.

Apple loves it, too, and it even inspired a charming knock-off dubbed Whale Trail. Having earned a fortune from Tiny Wings, the developer shared a little secret on his upcoming project, scheduled to hit the App Store by June.