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April 2010
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Posted 03/11/2010 at 4:25:48pm | by Andrew Hayward


PopCap's games aren't ones that require eight-figure budgets and massive media campaigns, but we defy you to find anyone who plays games on any sort of basis who hasn't poured hours into Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies, or one of the studio's other addictive hits. While the company initially made its mark on Mac and PC, the last couple of years have seen expansion to other platforms, notably the iPhone, which has hosted pitch-perfect iterations of those aforementioned favorites.
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Posted 03/11/2010 at 12:08:44pm | by Ray Aguilera

The Zeppelin Mini from Bowers & Wilkins is certainly a sight to behold. This elliptical iPod speaker dock slickly incorporates a pair of three-inch drivers with a swiveling dock connector that allows you to rotate your device 90 degrees, which makes it easy to take advantage of Cover Flow navigation. It’s beautiful and well designed, and though the sound performs equally well, the bass on this $400 dock is a bit underwhelming.
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Posted 03/11/2010 at 11:16:22am | by Matthew Tilmann

AppStoreTweakIn last minute efforts to get the App Store up to par, Apple is adding some brush strokes here and there prior to the upcoming launch of the iPad.
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Posted 03/11/2010 at 10:53:08am | by Matthew Tilmann

ExerciseJust in time for spring fitness fever, a new patent application from Cupertino reveals an exercise motivation feature that shows a "virtual competitor," and also presents a "interactive and engaging experience" for fitness junkies.
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Posted 03/11/2010 at 9:48:38am | by J.R. Bookwalter

Pink Floyd The WallIt’s no secret that many recording artists -- especially those from the bygone era of the long-form LP record format -- prefer listeners to enjoy their music as a whole, rather than on a song-by-song basis. One of the pioneers of such concepts, Pink Floyd, has just scored a legal victory that may change the way we buy such music from iTunes in the future.
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Posted 03/11/2010 at 9:31:06am | by J.R. Bookwalter

Paragon Software GroupMac users who regularly exchange files with Windows users are constantly stymied by one of Mac OS X’s biggest limitations -- you can read NTFS-formatted Windows disks, but you can’t write to them. Thanks to Paragon’s NTFS for Mac, you can, and the latest 8.0 version brings faster read & write operations as well as 64-bit support for Snow Leopard 10.6.
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Posted 03/11/2010 at 9:00:10am | by J Keirn-Swanson

NuxinovIt's an age-old problem. You left home thinking you had saved the most recent version of a document to your flash drive or to your MobileMe account, but when you access it at work your "blah blah blah" placeholders are where your charts should be.

The meeting's in ten minutes. What do you do? Recreate the missing charts from memory? You wish. Luckily, FeelHome's got your back.
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Posted 03/11/2010 at 8:03:45am | by J.R. Bookwalter

iPhone OS 4.0 mockupIn the wake of the tsunami of iPad related rumors and news both before and after it was unveiled in late January, new rumors about the next iPhone have been scarce by comparison. But that may be about to change, with various sources reporting that multitasking will finally come to the iPhone with the next major software update.
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Posted 03/11/2010 at 7:42:35am | by J.R. Bookwalter

Steve JobsApple CEO Steve Jobs’ stock is rising -- both with his company and in a new annual ranking of the world’s billionaires.
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Posted 03/10/2010 at 6:54:52pm | by Cory Bohon

Intel announced a 32nm Core i7-980X processor codenamed "Gulftown" this week, sparking rumors of the new chip potentially making its way into a new Mac Pro.
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Posted 03/10/2010 at 4:38:45pm | by Brian Proffit


Razer Naga MMOG mouse
At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco today, Razer announced a commitment to increase support for Mac users. Razer has a wide variety of peripherals geared directly toward the gaming community, and they committed today to having Mac drivers for all upcoming Razer products.
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Posted 03/10/2010 at 3:21:54pm | by Florence Ion


Icarus Studios released today a Beta version of its Mac-compatible platform and the Fallen Earth MMO. The software will enable players to connect to the same live servers as PC gamers with game features specifically optimized based on the user's operating system.
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Posted 03/10/2010 at 2:13:20pm | by J.R. Bookwalter


Street Fighter IV
Arcade fans with an iPhone or iPod touch, rejoice! Capcom has made your dreams come true today by announcing the immediate availability of Street Fighter IV to Apple’s App Store.
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Posted 03/10/2010 at 1:48:59pm | by J.R. Bookwalter

The OnLive Game SystemJune 17, 2010 will see the availability of the first cloud gaming service in the U.S., courtesy of OnLive, Inc., a pioneer in on-demand, instant-play video gaming.

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Posted 03/10/2010 at 1:29:44pm | by Florence Ion


Critical Thought Games was involved in a slew of complicated business deals with Simutronics, but owner David Whatley has managed to make it out. Now, Whatley and his crew are discussing bringing the popular iPhone game, geoDefense, to the iPad.
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