While browsing the App Store today I came across this game. I’ve played a lot of DonutGames’s free iPhone games and thought I would try this one out. So I purchased it for $0.99. After playing it for a minute, I realized that it was just interminable monotonous jumping on a scooter. While I realized this was the concept of the game, I thought it would contain a little more.

Their game Rat on the Run contains the exact Rat Scooter game, and it’s free! The only difference is that there aren’t different “gametypes” for the scooter like on Scooter XL. These “gametypes” are just different items you have to land on to score points, so all of them are essentially one in the same.

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App, Reviews, iPhone/iTouch App Review

There are three operating systems on computers that deserve any recognition. Microsoft’s Windows is the most popular by far. Microsoft focuses solely on software and lets other manufacturers worry about the hardware. Apple’s Mac OSX is a proprietary operating system installed exclusively on their hardware. Linux is a free alternative that can be installed on any machine.

It seems inevitable that the same thing will happen with cellular devices. Microsoft’s Windows Mobile is bought by companies who manufacture the hardware for the phones. Apple’s iPhone OS is exclusively used on their iPhone and iPod touches. Google’s Android is the free, open source alternative for cell phone manufacturers, much like Linux is on computers.

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Tags: Blackberry, iPhone, microsoft, operating system, os, Palm, RIM, Symbian, webOS, windows mobile

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A Christmas Santa is one of the top applications currently in the App Store and warrants a review. It only costs $0.99, which is well worth it for this entertaining game.

There is a short plot explaining why Santa is flying. Apparently the reindeer do not want to fly anymore because Santa cannot afford to pay them, so Santa has decided to fly alone and has 45 days to learn how to fly.

If you have ever played the flash game, Learn to Fly, then you have played this game.

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There was never any doubt that the iPhone had a huge App Store, but 100,000 is a heck of a lot.  Also it seems like just last week that the one billionth app was download, and now it’s over two billion!  These humongous numbers are a contributing force in the millions of people that flock to the iPhone.  But do 100,000 apps mean anything?

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Tags: App Store, Apple, iPhone

Breaking News

TomTom has finally announced the pricing of their navigation iPhone app. It is actually quite a deal. The $99 cost will pay for itself in less than a year as compared to the $10 a month subscriptions like AT&T Navigator.

Also to go side by side with their app release, TomTom is selling an iPhone Car Kit. This will certainly cost a pretty penny but looks to be well worth it if you have spare cash. The iPhone can be mounted on the dashboard or windows for easier viewing of the navigation. Also at the same time it will charge the phone, which is essential since this app will most definitely drain your battery. If you aren’t using TomTom then the car kit still works great for hands free calling.

The way it figures out what is the quickest route is a little different than the standard way. TomTom uses IQ routes to figure out the fastest routes based on how fast other TomTom users traveled through areas. This will decrease the time it takes to travel 35 percent of the time according to TomTom.

There will be support for the iPod Touch in the future. First though it will only be available on iPhone 3G and 3G S users.

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Tags: gps, iPhone, navigation, tomtom

Breaking News

The current top selling application is Camera Genius. It is right above Camera Zoom and will put it out of business instantly since it does so much more than simply zoom. Camera Genius packs zoom, anti-shake, timer, and along with other things a very innovative feature called sound capture.

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iPhone/iTouch App Review

Below is a list of the top selling smartphones of Q2 2009 in the USA. None of these should come as a surprise really.

1. BlackBerry Curve (83xx series and 8900)
2. Apple iPhone 3GS (both 16GB and 32GB versions)
3. BlackBerry Pearl (81xx series but not the Pearl Flip)
4. Apple iPhone 3G (8GB and 16GB versions)
5. BlackBerry Bold
6. BlackBerry Storm
7. T-Mobile G1
8. Palm Pre
9. HTC Touch Pro
10.HTC Touch Diamond

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Tags: Blackberry, G1, iPhone, Pre, storm, Touch Pro

Breaking News

Apple denied the official Google Voice app today and has started removing the other 3rd party Google Voice apps. This is a HUGE letdown for iPhone users. Android and Blackberry already have apps for it and had no problems doing so. The truth is Apple doesn’t care about whether or not Google Voice goes through, AT&T does. Once again AT&T screws with the iPhone. Boo!

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This is one of the first decent FPS games for the iPhone. You can either play survivor mode against AI bots or play FPS locally or online. The online multiplayer requires either a wifi connection of 3G. This means you can actually play this game on the go as long as you have 3G reception.

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Tags: fps, game, iPhone, multiplayer

iPhone/iTouch App Review

Beejive for the iPhone is now worth upgrading for with the addition of Push. With the new iPhone update Beejive will keep you logged in for up to 24 hours on all your accounts and Push the messages to you. The Push messages are instantanious.

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