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Guitar Rock Tour vs. Tap Tap Revenge
TheAppleBlog —
[image] Guitar Rock Tour has arrived to challenge Tap Tap Revenge ’s rhythm-action throne. The new arrival touts a bevy of terrific tunes to tap along to, plus the option to play drums or guitar, loads of characters and unlockable awards. While Guitar Rock Tour may be Rock Band squished on to the iPhone, it’s just as loud and rocks just as hard. Whereas Tap Tap Revenge is free, Guitar Rock Tour costs a few bucks ($9.99) and as such is polished better than a factory fresh Fender Strat. At the core of any decent music-based game is the soundtrack and, while all of the song in GRT are sound-a-likes of the real thing, these are well performed covers ...
Online, Multi-Player Gaming Comes To The iPhone (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Palo Alto-based iPhone software publisher Tapulous has issued an update to its popular Guitar Hero-for-the-iPhone game "Tap Tap Revenge," which includes online gameplay. The game advertises it as a work-in-progress feature, but it worked well in our test. (Our tapping skills, however, aren't ...
Online Gaming Comes to the iPhone
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live poker Online, multi-player gaming has come to the iPhone... We predict a whole new level of geekdom when the Magic: The Gathering app is created. Which someone should get on that right away and make a whole lot of App Store money. If you have an iPhone, or iPod touch, you've probably downloaded your fair share of games. The iPhone gaming platform has become such a huge deal, it's caught the attention of big time gaming companies. So it's no surprise that developers are starting to develop games that take advantage of the iPhone's internet connection for live, multi-player action. One of the companies to to provide free online multi-player gaming is San ...
Why Apple Will Never Permit Adobe Flash on the iPhone
Wired: Gadget Lab —
Don't hold your breath waiting for the iPhone to support Adobe's Flash software: Apple's terms of service agreement prohibits it.
Although Adobe says it is working on a version of its popular Flash player for the iPhone, Apple is unlikely ever to permit it to appear in the handset's App Store, no matter how much customers want it.
"I'm pretty skeptical that Flash could be
implemented in a way that doesn't violate the Terms of Service of the
developer's agreement," said Bart Decrem, CEO of Tapulous, developer of the popular Tap Tap Revenge iPhone game.
Flash is Adobe's highly popular platform for ...
iTunes shows off the best of 2008
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: iTS, iTunes
Apple has created a "Best of 2008" [iTunes link] section in the iTunes Store. On this page, Apple lets everyone know what the top-downloaded TV Shows, Music, Movies, Apps, Podcasts, and Audiobooks are. Among the top paid iPhone applications are Koi ...
20 Great Apps For Your New iPhone Or iPod Touch (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Google Earth, free: The built-in Google Maps app is great for getting around, but Google Earth is a traveler's dream app. Gorgeous scenery, including 3D landscapes.
Instapaper, free or $10 for Pro version: Save Web pages to read later. Great for saving news articles, blog posts for train rides, rainy days, whenever. Pro version has neat auto-scrolling feature powered by the iPhone's motion sensor.
Tap Tap Revenge, free, or Tap Tap Dance, $5: The iPhone's equivalent of "Guitar ...
iPhone Phenomenon Teams Up With The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Apple iPhone Blog —
With their new album Lonely Road finally hitting stores on February 3rd, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have teamed up with the number one free game on the iPhone, Tap Tap Revenge. All you need to do to play is download the game onto your iPhone or iPod Touch. The band’s current single, “You Better Pray” is featured in the addictive game. Tap Tap Revenge is a free game that challenges players to keep up with infectious songs by tapping the right spots on the phone’s (or iPod Touch) screen. Since the game debuted in July, it quickly found its way towards the top of the iPhone application store. It has since been downloaded more than 3 million times ...
Weekly App Store Picks: April 18, 2009
TheAppleBlog —
Put your iPhone in the air and shake it like you just don’t care, because it’s time for my pick from the week’s freshest apps.
Before you start waving your iPhone with a blatant disregard for those around you due to the sheer excitement you feel from reading about the latest apps, I’ve got a brief rundown of the ...
