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iThing of the Week: Star Trek Rivals and Fast & Furious 6: The Game

Two of this summer’s biggest films are Star Trek Into Darkness and Fast & Furious 6. Coinciding with the release of these two films are two games for the iPhone and iPad. Both games are free with plenty of opportunities for in-game purchases and have little to offer in terms of enhancing their cinematic counterparts…

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iThing of the Week: PicsPlay Pro

Once I got my iPhone, my digital camera went on a shelf and hasn’t seen the light of day for over two years. While taking pictures using my phone is convenient, importing photos to my computer just to edit them can be time consuming. I’ve been looking for a good photo editing app, and PicsPlay…

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iThing of the Week: Waking Mars and Ridiculous Fishing

I’ve been playing games on my iPhone since I got one, but most of the games I played were card games or similarly simple games like Peggle. A game that was released last year, Waking Mars, is more ambitious than Solitaire Golf in scope and mechanics. While I liked the concept of Waking Mars, I…

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iThing of the Week: TV Apps

When I was younger, there were three channels available to watch on TV. I grew up in rural Indiana, and I remember I was the remote and the one who had to adjust the antenna to make the signal clear. Cable came and then satellite dishes for the home, bringing more channels to homes. Now,…

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Why I love iMessage, but hate it almost as much.

Being a Geek I often find myself getting to know people via the inter-tubes and often these people are located outside of Canada. For years I was faced with the inability to keep in touch via text message, unless of course I felt like selling my house to afford the international rates. I had played…

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Apple iPhone 4S Review

Even though I recently managed to squeeze more power out of my iPhone 3G, a few weeks ago I decided to bite the bullet and purchase an iPhone 4S. My journey with the iPhone 4S started out a bit rocky, and here’s why… MY THOUGHTS AFTER THE INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Initially when Apple made the announcement…

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Increased performance on my iPhone 3G by reloading it…

In my dilemma about whether or not to upgrade my cell phone I mentioned at the end I was going to try to squeeze one more year out of my iPhone 3G by reinstalling it – it may have worked. This past weekend I decided to say goodbye to the apps I had installed and…

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