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iThing of the Week: Dumb Ways to Die

Dumb Ways to Die is a game by Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd. DWtD is an action game similar to McPixel. You have to complete required tasks in a short amount of time to prevent the deaths of characters. In addition to saving lives, the goal of DWtD is to collect characters at your train…

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Five Years of the App Store Means Free Apps

To celebrate 5 years of the App Store it looks like there are a bunch of apps that have been marked free today.  This includes some fantastic apps like Infinity Blade 2.  For free its well worth checking these out.  Here’s the list of free apps that have been discovered so far.  Barefoot World Atlas…

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iOS7 Rumored to Bring Offline Dictation

Most geeks won’t be surprised to hear that although Apple has announced the feature set with iOS7, beta testers are reporting clues that more features are to be announced. Twitter user Hamza Sood reportedly discovered a string of code within the beta that indicates Apple may be trying an offline version of their Dictation feature…

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iThing of the Week: Battle Nations

I have a confession to make. Over the past several weeks, I have devoted a lot of time, and some money, to Battle Nations, a game by Z2Live, Inc. The game is a combat strategy game, but you also have to build and maintain an outpost; this game scratches the Civilization itch without having to…

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iThing of the Week: BBC Earth’s Walking with Dinosaurs: Inside Their World

Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures. Their size, their dominance during the Mesozoic Era, and the circumstances of their extinction all contribute to their popularity among kids and adults alike. The app developed by M5859 Studios Pty Ltd., Walking with Dinosaurs: Inside Their World, contains hours of interesting facts, detailed art, and informative animations. Walking with Dinosaurs:…

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Facebook admits contact details leaked for 6 million users…

Over the weekend Facebook alerted its users that a security flaw may have accidentally exposed the email and phone number for many users. Don’t worry though, it was only 6 million users. Facebook advised that the bug was part of the “Download Your Information” feature where users can download the archive of their Facebook account….

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iThing of the Week: Tayasui Sketches

Tayasui Sketches, by Tayasui, is a free app that allows you to draw and write notes. The app is similar to Paper, but Sketches doesn’t have different textures, which is fine for those of us who just want to play around with a drawing app on our iPads. The basic version of Sketches has six…

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Microsoft Backtracking on Xbox One DRM? (Update)

Gaming site Giant Bomb broke the news earlier that according to their sources at Microsoft there is a big shakeup coming regarding the widely criticized DRM policies for the new Xbox One.  According to their sources Microsoft is planning to pull a complete 180 and reverse their course on DRM for the Xbox One. What…

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Tweet is officially a word…

Well, it’s official – Tweet is now officially a word. John Simpson, Chief Editor of Oxford English Dictionary, added the word in the June update of the English language through an official announcement… “The noun and verb tweet (in the social-networking sense) has just been added to the OED. This breaks at least one OED…

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iThing of the Week: Apple’s WWDC 2013 Keynote

Earlier this week, Apple held its WWDC 2013 Keynote. Featuring news about Macs, iOS X Mavericks, and iOS 7 for iDevices, Apple revealed many new developments focusing on deepening its ecosystem. While the news about Macs and iOS X Mavericks was interesting, I honed in on features relating to the iPhone and iPad. Our own…

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