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June, 2011
Kylie Minogue is launching a social gaming app for iPhone and Android this summer. The app called Access All Areas will see Kylie jumping on the social gaming trend with a collection of games that will test fans’ knowledge of Kylie facts as well as agility, memory and skill.
With the iPhone and most Android phones backing gyroscopes, we assume that means there’s potential for some spinning around but with social features designed to get fans battling each other, Kylie can’t claim this app is especially for you. Read on for more details and pitiful puns…
Nokia chief Stephen Elop dropped another little morsel of info for smartphone fans to chew on at the Open Mobile Summit in London today, beyond boldly claiming that “Apple created Android“. He confirmed that other Windows Phone manufacturers would get access to whatever services Nokia crafts for the platform – even mapping.
Your Mac will finally get the same tracking treatment offered to the iPhone and iPad with Find My iPhone when Mac OS X Lion hits the wild. Find My Mac has been activated in the latest developer preview of the OS with setup available through the Mail, Contacts and Calendars setting in System Preferences. You’ll just need to click “allow” and your Mac will be set for tracking.
Just like Find My iPhone, Find My Mac will let you hunt down your computer using any web browser or iOs device. You’ll also get the same range of options with the ability to play a sound , send a message, remote lock the machine or wipe it entirely. Find My Mac will work as part of iCloud. Expect to see a rash of stories about thieves hunted down by amateur PIs using Find My Mac tracking as soon as Mac OS X Lion lands.
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“Apple created Android”? You heard that right. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop claimed that Apple’s iPhone was the catalyst for the creation of Google’s Android mobile OS, in a speech at the Open Mobile Summit 2011 in London today – before going on to question just how open the smartphone software really is.
Assassin’s Creed for Wii U is already in the works. That’s not an incredible surprise since Ubisoft popped up during the Wii U launch event talking about Assassin’s Creed. But it is intriguing to hear the developers already talking about their future plans.
While the game is in a very early stage of its development, Ubisoft talked about some of the concepts its playing with during an E3 round table. Even with those few teasing details, we’re excited to see Assassin’s Creed strut its stuff on Wii U. Here’s what Ubisoft has in mind…
Microsoft could mimic Google gameplay with the Nexus line and release its own branded hardware to show off Windows 8 on tablets according to a rumors emerging from the Far East. But it could be some time before a Microsoft tagged device arrives with suggestions that it won’t arrive until 2013 when we may be already be cooing over the iPad 4.
Head through for details on the Windows 8 tablet whispers and hit the comments to join us in speculating whether Microsoft making its own tablet would be a smart move or a serious misstep…
With iOS 5, combining the iPad 2 and Apple TV will give you dual screen gaming long before Nintendo’s Wii U hits town. Thanks to the new AirPlay mirroring feature, iOS games will be able to offer different content on your living room TV and iPad.
Read on for details of the first iOS game promising to harness Apple’s new console-style tricks and why it matters…