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April 9, 2010
by shane
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iPhone OS 4 hands-on

So, iPhone OS 4 was revealed by Steve Jobs yesterday, with arguably the biggest announcement being multi-tasking support. There’s lots more too; one thing I’m quite excited about is the ability to organise icons into folders. Tech website engadget installed the developer preview of the new OS version onto an iPhone. They give an overview of some of the new features in the video below.

Being an owner of a first generation iPhone excludes me from the update, but I’ll be looking to get my hands on the new hardware that’s rumoured to be released in June of 2010. Speculation mounts of new iteration’s features, and there continues to be growing momentum around a higher resolution screen, better spec camera (perhaps with flash?), and a front-mounted camera. I’m pretty excited about the next version, and think it’ll complement the new OS perfectly. Continue reading →

November 20, 2008
by shane
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Fieldrunners iPhone Game Review

Fieldrunners Review

I greeted the launch of the AppStore with great excitement and expectation, especially since a version of Monkey Ball was to be released that very same day. I was however disappointed with the iPhone version of Monkey Ball, and outlined my reasons in my review. Despite pretty graphics, over-sensitive controls made the gameplay non-existent. In addition, other games that grabbed my interest also disappointed with poor controls and use of the iPhone’s accelerometer.

Spore Origins was better than I thought, with finer control over movement, but I found the gameplay rather shallow. Disappointment once again.

A couple of weeks ago, I found a gem of a game, and refreshingly, it didn’t use the accelerometer, and the touch screen interface was implemented perfectly. Not only this, but it was fun to play, addictive, and graphically reminiscent of SNES games from an era of games that I loved. That game is Fieldrunners, currently standing at Number 12 in the top paid apps in the App Store. With an average score of 5 stars from 199 reviewers, it’s obviously got it’s followers, and I’m one of them. Continue reading →