Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 presentation today unveiled nothing that has not been widely rumored for months: there will be no multitasking; Microsoft’s Marketplace store is the only way to obtain WM7 apps; HTC HD2 will not be upgraded to WM7. In a nutshell, Microsoft is following the strictly isolationist iPhone instead of open source Android (surprise!). In more cheerful news, Samsung, Asus, and LG all demoed WM7 devices. More »

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I did not believe it, but this video demonstration of Street Fighter IV on the iPhone proves that solid controls are possible on touchscreens. This is one of the iPhone’s first truly “serious” games –Street Fighter should be on sale this month for $9.99. More »

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Apple is putting its foot down when it comes to “overtly sexual content.” Wait, so what does that actually mean? Well, according to developer Jon Atherton, developer of the Wobble iPhone app, it means a lot more than it seems. More »

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Whoever downloads Apple iTune’s 10,000,000,000th song will win a $10,000 iTunes store gift card. Apple expects the milestone to be surpassed during February. More »

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Even though Google and Apple has had a rocky relationship over the past few years, Google’s mobile engineering executive Vic Gundotra insists that “Apple is a very close and valuable partner.” Recently, there was gossip that Steve Jobs flatly proclaimed privately that he “hates” Google CEO Eric Schmidt, whose company supposedly refrained from allowing multi-touch on its Nexus One so as not to anger Apple. Last week, an OTA update enabled Google’s smartphone to perform multi-touch in Google Maps, Browser, and Gallery. More »

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From Wirebot:

The Zumobi Network brings us a nifty little application that allows Xbox 360 users to view an simplified version of their Xbox Dashboard. Once logged in with your gamertag the app analyzes your game activity and displays your reputation, gamerscore, last played games, and recently unlocked achievements. Details on your friends are also available. Aside from personal stats, the mini-Dashboard has categories in News, Community, Videos, and the Dew Tour. More »

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So I only thought Black Friday deals could happen in stores like Wal-mart, Best Buy, Newegg, or places like that…but I was wrong! This year, Gameloft, a big game app maker in the Apple App store world, has quite a few of its games that are normally pricey, all for less than a dollar! If you’re like me and never buy anything more than 3$ or so, you’ll know what I mean by a Gameloft game. They have the reputation of always starting at $9.99, ending up at $4.99, and never budging. Gameloft extends its holiday More »

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and while we’re all preparing to stuff ourselves on the big day, for those of us who might not be able to cook or make food, we have 10 iPhone Apps that can help take care of that and a little bit more. More »

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It’s easy to get swept along by the seemingly never-ending torrent of iPhone games. Every week — hell, every day — dozens of offerings land in the App Store, waiting to be discovered. But what makes one of these games a classic? The iPhone is a platform that rotates around immediacy, and the best iPhone games hit you like a lightning bolt. Keep reading for games that I think do exactly that. More »

Apple’s App Store, a world of excitement, filled with racing, jumping, tapping, and more . Until today, in-app purchases were limited to only paid apps. Now, Apple has decided to allow In-app purchases on any free apps, eliminating the Lite iPhone apps from the store. Developers have designed these apps to try and get the user to buy things, allowing a download straight through the app.

Lite apps are being pulled and replaced with upgrades so the devs can sell you content, subscriptions, and other services through the free apps, instead of having the user download multiple apps for one purpose. This could slow down the rate of app downloads for Apple, but will improve the overall usability of the app store, making the apps more available through subsections in the store and power search.

(Via Gizmodo)

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From Blitznation:

iPhone/iPod Touch Apps have become extremely popular with over 85,000 apps in the Apple App Store but with an increase in apps targeting NFL fans, especially with the season underway, we’ve decided to bring you some of the most essential iPhone/iPod Touch apps. Some of these will definitely come in handy while others will be fun to have on your iPhone for commercial break.

So without further ado, here’s the top 7 iPhone Apps every NFL fan should have. More »

Yesterday, while on the Apple App Store, I came across the new Zipcar app. Surprised that it was there, I took a look at it and noticed some cool features. The free iPhone app not only lets you find and reserve cars, but apparently it can unlock your car from the iPhone app.

The app will also provide directions to the Zipcar, if you’re not familiar with an area and even honk to find out which car it is. I haven’t used Zipcar yet, but am definitely looking into it to drive my sister up to college this upcoming New Year. If the app does it what its supposed to, it’s a pretty sophisticated app. If you’re already a Zipcar user, you can get the app from the Apple iTunes store here.

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The App Store is continuing to break milestones. Today Apple announced that the Apple App Store has hit the 2 billion mark. That’s 2 billion apps downloaded by users. Apple hit 1 billion back in April and has not hit 2 billion within 5 months. Those are some staggering numbers. Here are some of the other numbers from Apple: More »

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The Google Voice fiasco with the FCC, Google and Apple has taken another turn. According to a new full text released by the FCC, Phil Schiller, the man overseeing the app selection process, personally rejected the Google Voice app for duplication of functionality. This is big news because Apple told the FCC a different story. More »

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iPhone apps have become one of the driving forces behind the success of the iPhone here in the U.S. but also globally. Japan, a country usually seen ahead in advances in technology, has embraced the iPhone better than most thought. What’s the reason behind it? It may be the slew of applications available to do many different tasks. Serkan Toto of TechCrunch put together a list of his 32 best iPhone apps, all created by developers in Japan. Here are the top 5 on his list. More »

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