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Microsoft launches MSN UK for iPad

By chrisoldroyd, Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 a 2:54 am

Microsoft has launched another app for the iPad, this time it is MSN UK. MSN UK is brings all the latest news, sport and entertainment from the UK right to your iPad.

Reckless Racing 2 set to arrive in the App Store on February 2nd

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Jan 23, 2012 a 10:15 am

Reckless Racing 2 is set to arrive in the App Store on February 2nd. The sequel to the hugely popular original game was previously slated for a December launch last year but has obviously suffered one or two delays.

McGraw-Hill CEO credits Steve Jobs for iBooks textbook launch

By chrisoldroyd, Friday, Jan 20, 2012 a 4:26 pm

McGraw Hill CEO, Terry McGraw has paid a huge amount of credit to Steve Jobs over the launch of iBooks 2, which brought the availability of low price textbooks on the iPad. Speaking to the press after Apple’s education event yesterday, McGraw was asked a number of questions by All Things D reporter Peter Kafka. He was asked why now for digital textbooks as Apple had been talking to publishers for the last few years.

Time Warner TWC TV app now available for iPhone and iPod touch, no longer iPad only

By chrisoldroyd, Friday, Jan 20, 2012 a 2:36 am

Time Warner has just updated its TWC TV app and it is now fully compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch. Since its launch back in March 2011, it has been an iPad only app, but not any longer.

Google launches Orkut for iPhone

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 a 3:38 pm

Google has officially launched its Orkut app for iPhone, letting users of Brazil and India's favorite social network access the service on-the-go.

Woz thinks Android is more functional than iOS

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 a 12:06 pm

Woz, a known Android fan, thinks the Android OS is more functional than iOS in many ways. Even though an iPhone is his primary device he still wishes his iPhone would perform some of the tasks his Android devices do.

“if you’re willing to do the work to understand it a little bit, well I hate to say it, but there’s more available in some ways...

Apple adds new iTunes info pop-up tabs... that look just like Android Market

By Jared DiPane, Monday, Jan 16, 2012 a 4:19 pm

Apple has snuck a couple of new features into their apps pages in iTunes, specifically an information popup with tabbed content remarkably similar to how Google presents Android Market details. We know that in the past Android has been accused of copying Apple, but like Notification Center this time it looks like Apple is the one caught with their fingers in the copy jar.

Soul Calibur set to hit the App Store this week

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Jan 16, 2012 a 5:24 am

Namco Bandai has announced that it will be bringing its weapons based fighting game Soul Calibur to the App Store this week. Soul Calibur was originally launched in arcades back in 1998 and has also been available for the Sega Dreamcast and more recently the Xbox 360.

The iOS port of the classic arcade and Dreamcast fighting game features all 19 fighters and a mode list that includes arcade battle, time attack, survival, extra survival, practice and museum modes. Of these, time attack, survival and extra survival are compatible with Game Center's Leader Boards.

OnLive Desktop hits the App Store, Windows 7 access from your iPad

By chrisoldroyd, Friday, Jan 13, 2012 a 3:28 am

Mole Kart arrives in the App Store, appears to be a complete clone of Mario Kart

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Jan 12, 2012 a 3:38 pm

Mole Kart has arrived in the App Store and if you are looking for a game that resembles the original Nintendo Mario Kart, you need look no further. After Nintendo sees how this game looks and plays, we are sure it will be talking with its legal team.