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Star Wars: Force Unleashed for iPhone Screenshots

Thursday, August 7, 2008

THQ Wireless has released screenshots of the upcoming iPhone version of the game Star Wars: Force Unleashed. The game has a current release date of September 16. I can’t wait to get my hands on it.

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Crossword Light (Free iPhone Crossword Puzzle Game)

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Crossword Light is the free demo version of the top rated crossword puzzle game Crosswords. It’s available for a free download from the iTunes app store. The light version offers 30 puzzles to solve, plenty for a demo.

Crossword Light features multitouch pan and zoom and a landscape mode that shows you a view of the grid, clues, and the keyboard at the same time.

The full version, Crosswords ($9.99), allows you to download crosswords from various free and pay sources, including the New York Times crossword subscription service ($6.95 a month).

Name: Crossword Light
Developer: Stand Alone
Cost: Free
Download: Click here

Name: Crosswords
Developer: Stand Alone
Cost: $9.99
Download: Click here

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Two New Apps for Sports Scores and News

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Last week, two new apps for sports scores and news were added to the iTunes app store: Sportacular and ScoreMobile. Here’s a look at both, along with an opinion on which is the best.

Sportacular

Sportstacular is my favorite of the two new apps. It offers live scores, standings, news, box scores, game plays, and the ability to track the stats of individual players.

For live baseball scores, Sportacular shows a graphic displaying who’s on base, the pitcher and batter, ball and strike count, number of outs, a traditional 9-inning scoreboard, as well as a box score and a list of game plays. Scores automatically refresh every 30 seconds.

Box scores are presented in a split view, showing the stats of only one team per page. I’m not sure why this has become the norm for iPhone apps (both native and web). I’d like to see a full box score on only one page.

The news page looks like an RSS feed, with a headline and brief summary of the article. Tapping on the article opens up the article’s website within the app (the news comes from third-party sites like ESPN, Fox Sports, etc). This is a nice feature as it doesn’t take you to Mobile Safari then force you to navigate back to the app.

Sportacular also makes it easy to follow your fantasy players. Specific players can be added to a customizable page. This allows you to easily check your fantasy players’ performances.

ScoreMobile

ScoreMobile has a more simple approach than Sportacular, focusing on scores. The app features live scoreboard, box scores, and a writeup of games that have ended, but no news or individual player tracking.

ScoreMobile also features the Vegas line of upcoming games for the sports betting enthusiast.

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Name: Sportacular
Developer:
Price: Free
Download: Click here

Name: ScoreMobile
Developer:
Price: Free
Download: Click here

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Install iPhone Apps With iTunes to Help Prevent Crashing

Monday, August 4, 2008

If your iPhone apps are crashing a lot, try installing the apps using iTunes instead of your iPhone. This tip was first noticed by Leo Laporte of the Twit podcasting network, and I’ve been finding it to be a great one. There are many other things wrong with the iPhone 2.0 software (sluggishness with typing and contacts), but hopefully Apple will resolve many of these issues in an upcoming software update.

To fix a crashing app, delete it on your iPhone by holding down the app’s icon for a few seconds until the red “X” appears, then tapping it to delete it. Sync the iPhone with iTunes, and the app should reinstall (assuming you’ve backed up that app before). This won’t fix all crashing, but I’ve found it alleviates many crashing issues that involve an app not opening at all or shutting down soon after opening.

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How to Write the Number 5 on Platinum Sudoku

Monday, August 4, 2008

This is an obscure tip, but one of the cool features of top-rated Platinum Sudoku is the ability to draw the numbers with your finger. However, some of drawings don’t always translate correctly. Drawing a number 5, in particular, is troublesome. To create the number 5, draw the two shapes like in the picture above. Make sure to draw them quickly, else it will falsely recognize only the first shape.

The rest of the numbers pretty much work exactly as they are normally written, although I find the number 4 sometimes troublesome as well. See picture below of a number 4 that translated correctly as well.

Platinum Sudoku How to Draw the Number 4

Name: Platinum Sudoku
Developer: Gameloft
Cost: $3.99
Download: Click here

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Pour One Out for Your Homie With Pour1Out

Sunday, August 3, 2008

The situation is all too common: a homie just got green lighted up in the hood, now he dead and not a 40 oz in sight. If you’ve clipped up with the iPhone, you’s can get right with yourself. Tip the 40-ounce malt liquor bottle and virtually pour some out on the curb.

Pour1Out is a free app that actually serves as an advertisement for 40cozy.com, a site that sells bottle cozies for 40 oz malt liquor and beer bottles. The app does offer another useful feature: it finds the nearest liquor store using your current location.

So go ahead, pour one out.

iPhone Free Malt Liquor App

Name: Pour1Out
Developer: 40Cozy.com
Price: Free
Download: Click here

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iPhone Tip: Balance Your Checking Account

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Balancing a checkbook can be hard. A crucial step is always knowing how much money you have in your account. Many online banks, including Chase, offer a free service to send you your account balance and other account alerts via text message or email on a daily basis. This tip works on any device that can receive emails or text messages.

These are the alerts that Chase online banking offers:

Daily Alerts

Alerts to notify when:

A direct deposit greater than ($ USD) has posted to this account
A payee has been added to my online bill payment profile
An ATM deposit has posted to this account
An overdraft protection advance was made to this account
Any scheduled online repeating payment series has ended
Check has posted
Daily account summary for this account, including transaction details,
total deposits, withdrawals and end of day balance
Funds previously deposited to your account have been returned
It is three bank business days prior to the payment date of an upcoming
scheduled bill payment
My account is overdrawn
My balance is above ($ USD) for this account
My balance is below ($ USD) for this account
One or more checks or payments were not paid because your balance was
too low
There is ATM card activity on this account of more than ($ USD)

Security Alerts

Alert to notify when:

A bill payment exceeds ($ USD)
A debit card transaction exceeds ($ USD)
A wire transfer exceeds ($ USD)
An ATM withdrawal exceeds ($ USD)
An external transfer exceeds ($ USD)
An overnight check exceeds ($ USD)
Incoming wire transfer exceeds ($ USD)
My mailing address has changed

Many other financial services, like credit cards, offer similar online account alerts.

The important question is, is the information it sends safe? The alerts I receive offer no information that would be a security risk–only embarrassment over how small my checking balance is. Besides, you should be password protecting your iPhone. If you’re interested in account alerts, check out your online bank’s help section.

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Star Wars: Force Unleashed for iPhone Screenshots

Crossword Light (Free iPhone Crossword Puzzle Game)

Two New Apps for Sports Scores and News

Install iPhone Apps With iTunes to Help Prevent Crashing

How to Write the Number 5 on Platinum Sudoku

Pour One Out for Your Homie With Pour1Out

iPhone Tip: Balance Your Checking Account

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