Date archive for February, 2010
Bad Apples (0)
2/10/10 •
Every so often I come across a game that I can see myself playing over and over again. Or one, at least, that’s clever and quirky enough to wedge itself into my usual game rotation; given my obsessiveness over games, this is hardly a trifle characteristic. Bad Apples by Metaversal Studios is one such game ... Read More
Gluons (1)
2/10/10 •
Gluons by 2 Cubed reminds me a bit of Furballs in Space! It has the same, ominous music common to sci-fi flicks set in space, and it involves a similar premise of connecting like objects together, to eventually collect enough together to rack up points. Only, in Furballs, the objects played with were of the ... Read More
Wednesday Links (0)
2/10/10 •
Top iPhone and Technology Related Stories from across the web We all know the iPad is eventually going to gain a camera at some point. (Apple’s iPhones, iMacs, MacBooks and iPod Nanos have cameras, so why not?) The better question is when? An Apple job listing suggests not too soon. Apple Job Posting Hints at Webcam ... Read More
iShark (2)
2/09/10 •
Have you seen Jaws? Of course you have. It’s only the biggest movie ever made about man-eating sharks, and it helped popularize the horror sub-genre of animal attacks – I think only Cujo and Arachnophobia were able to match Jaws in terms of their unprecedented animal horror, but there have been plenty others people were ... Read More
Knife Toss (1)
2/09/10 •
Did you ever have a phobia as a kid? Plenty of kids do, as I did to a degree. Mine was a little more cliche: I was scared of clowns. Maybe not downright petrified of them, but I certainly never thought they were cute, or appealing, with their strangely painted faces and warped features, bright ... Read More
Tuesday Links (0)
2/09/10 •
Top iPhone and Technology Related Stories from across the web AT&T (NYSE:T) delved deeper into its location strategythis weekend, introducing a branded FamilyMap mobile application to the iPhone App Store. AT&T launches family tracking FamilyMap App If you’re thinking about updating your iPhone to the latest iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware, you might want to note that the update ... Read More
Developer Interview: Adam Skaates of IDEO Toy Labs (0)
2/08/10 •
We at Appstruck like reviewing iPhone apps. In fact, we love it. Getting down to the nitty gritty, laying it bare, showcasing the best and most interesting for our readers, so they don’t have to plow through deep space just to find a decent app. Really, researching applications is tedious, but great. But, let’s not ... Read More
Monday Links (0)
2/08/10 •
Top iPhone and Technology Related Stories from across the web With gadgets, as in dating, you can’t really get to know someone over cocktails, ya gotta hang out for a while, get to know each other before you can decide if it’s beer goggles or true love. In this hands on, we compare the Nexus One ... Read More
Sports Week Wrap-Up (0)
2/05/10 •
It’s Sports Week on Appstruck, so what’s the first sporting app I choose to write about? Bowling. And, later? Air Hockey. That’s right, folks, you’re looking at a bonafide chick/geek. I can almost hear some testosterone-laden, gym rat jock grunting, “Huh, bowling. That’s not even a sport. What a chick!” But, enough with the stereotypes: ... Read More
BackBreaker Football (0)
2/05/10 •
O M G. I never thought I’d say this, but I love this sports game. And, it’s a football game. I’ve reached a milestone here. Of course, let’s be reasonable here: it’s not a true football game, in the sense that a true football game would actually require you to play football. BackBreaker Football by ... Read More
