In a storyline built for Hollywood, were it not about computer code, a 15 year old app developer managed to smuggle iPhone tethering into the app store, under the cover of a simple flashlight app that looked the same as a thousand other flashlight apps. But were you in time to have a go?
July, 2010
This time yesterday, Handy Light was a tethering app that had somehow miraculously slipped through Apple’s notorious vetting channels. How this happened nobody could work out, but it did. It took one day for Apple to bring its mighty fist down, and throw Nick Lee out of the app store, although those who got the tethering app have got it for good.
Since we revealed the Microsoft Kinect UK price yesterday we’ve been seeing comments, tweets, Facebook posts and e-mails that it’s too high. It got us wondering if that was really a consensus, or just a mouthy majority having its say. So, rather than ask for more comments, we want just one click of your mouse – vote in our poll, and let us (and Microsoft) know if the Kinect is too pricey for a console add on.
Gears of War 3 promises several new innovations for the series – playable female characters, mech suits, four player co-op – and possibly the gimmickiest gimmick yet devised for videogame marketing: Death by T-shirt.
The Daily Star has been duped by a spoof cover for GTA game starring killer Raoul Moat. The admittedly tasteless image has been doing the rounds online for some time and has been pegged as windup by other papers but the Daily Star website is reporting the title as a genuine addition to the series. It says: “…last night gaming websites showed the cover of Grand Theft Auto Rothbury – a version of the Xbox hit Grand Theft Auto.” It even goes as far as contacting the families of Moat’s victims for a quote on the fictitious game. Is this the most extreme case of anti-games piffle you’ve ever seen? Click the headline to hit the comments and let us know…
The Android 2.2 Froyo update is finally hitting the Nexus One on Vodafone in the UK. If you’ve been frustrated by the wait for a taste of the new Android Froyo features, it’s finally over. The update should be winging its way to you over the air now. Read on for a reminder of the features you’ll get with the Android 2.2 Nexus One…
The new iPod touch has slipped smoothly to the top of most Apple watchers wishlists thanks to a specs list from John Lewis and tantalising tidbits about iPod touch FaceTime calls. Now Steve Jobs has issued his yearly tease about new kit in the Apple earnings press release: “iPad is off to a terrific start, more people are buying Macs than ever before and we have amazing new products still to come this year.” Here’s our prediction of the five new Apple products, including the new iPod touch, that will break cover in the next few months…