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iPhone Gaming Studio ngmoco :) Buys Mac/iPhone Developer Freeverse

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Feb 22, 2010 a 9:32 pm

ngmoco :), maker of such free-to-play (with in-app purchases) game hits like Touch Pets and Eliminate has just raised a cool $25 million in funding and bought long time Mac and iPhone developer Freeverse of Skee-Ball and Flick Fishing fame. Techcrunch spoke to ngmoco :) CEO, Neil Young who said it was all about scale and acceleration:

He expects ngmoco to put out about about 20 new games this year, and the newly-acquired Freeverse team to nearly match that.

iPad A4 Chipset Cost Apple $1 Billion?

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Feb 22, 2010 a 1:47 pm

We typically don't run those stories about iPhone or iPad component costs anymore because they're just silly -- a couple of hundred dollars in metal parts per unit never takes into account R&D and marketing costs, and things like paying $1 billion for the new Apple A4 chipset in the iPad. Or so hints the New York Times:

TiPb Apps 2.2 -- QuickOffice for iPhone and iPad (Macworld 2010)

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Feb 22, 2010 a 8:10 am

Live from Macworld 2010, Rene and Leanna talk to David Halpin about QuickOffice [$9.99 on sale - iTunes link] for the iPhone... and iPad! We also chat about their latest update which lets users access documents stored on popular cloud-services like Box.net, DropBox, Google Docs, and MobileMe.

Watch along after the break and let us know what you think!

Video iChat Icons, Strings in iPhone 3.2 SDK for iPad?

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Feb 21, 2010 a 10:32 am

9to5mac continues to rip through the iPhone 3.2 SDK for iPad and has now come across the images above, which show icons for accepting a declining video chat, as well as strings referencing the same.

Of course, we've been teased with the possibility of video iChat on the iPhone going back to Kevin Rose in March, 2008, so while we're ever hopeful our optimism is also ever cautious on this one.

TiPb Gear: iTouch Gloves (Macworld 2010)

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Feb 21, 2010 a 9:31 am

Live from Macworld 2010, Rene and Leanna talk to Jerry Leto, inventor of the TouchTec nanotechnology that builds capacitance into the iTouch Gloves' leather starting at the tanning process. This means you can use them to control your iPhone, iPod touch, and soon your iPad without having to take them off. It also means you don't need to sew in extra string or metal or make the finger tips removable or anything else. It works right through the leather.

Watch along after the break and let us know what you think!

iPad Simulator Settings Reveal HTML5 YouTube, File Sharing, Lock Screen Media Controls

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 a 3:48 pm

9to5mac continues to dive into the iPhone 3.2 Beta 2 SDK and its iPad simulator, this time showing off HTML5 YouTube, file sharing, lock screen media controls, and more.

Want Hulu on Your iPad... as a Subscription Service?

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Feb 19, 2010 a 3:03 pm

MediaMemo is hearing from "multiple people familiar with the company" that the networks behind Hulu, NBC, FOX, and ABC, are still contemplating a version of Hulu for Apple's iPad -- but as a subscription service.

Find My iPhone Working on iPhone Safari, iTunes Preview Categories Now Working on Web

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Feb 19, 2010 a 2:12 pm

Apple has changed MobileMe's me.com site, previously inaccessible from iPhone or iPod touch Safari, to not only allow access to Find My iPhone, but to offer help in setting up accounts and getting additional apps. iTunes Preview, meanwhile, has duplicated even more of the media and app browsing experience on the web by adding support for categories.

TiPb Apps #2.1 -- Farm Frenzy 2 for iPhone (Macworld 2010)

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Feb 19, 2010 a 7:46 am

Live from Macworld 2010, Leanna and Rene of TiPb talk to Hilary Wall and Maren Faulkender of Appency about Farm Frenzy 2 [$2.99 - iTunes link] for the iPhone, and the future of games on the iPad.

Watch along after the break!

Near Field Communication, Multipoint Screen, Video Conferencing, Multitouch Bezel -- Apple Patent Watch

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Feb 19, 2010 a 7:41 am

Apple patent applications and awards are so voluminous they could fill an entire blog all by themselves -- enter Patently Apple, just such a blog, which brings word of several new and interesting iPhone and iPad patents including near field communication, multipoint screen, video conferencing, and multitouch bezels.