The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

Whilst browsing the app store yesterday I got a blast from the past for the 2nd week running as I stumbled across the works of Big Blue Bubble. The iphone /ipad designers have brought to life a series of books I followed as a child and presented them in a game format. Only last week I had found the original books themselves whilst helping clear my parents attic, almost 25 years on. Back in 1982 “The Warlock of Firetop Mountain” hit the bookshelves, the first of 50 fighting fantasy works from authors Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone. The idea centred around single player adventure...

Dr Who & City of the Daleks – DOWNLOAD

For any of you Dr Who fans out there that had kind of lost track of time… tends to happen when a Tardis is involved, the Dr Who & City of the Daleks PC game is now available for download from the official Dr Who site. If you were not aware of the games launch by the BBC, its a free download, then take a look at my previous notes to bring yourself up to speed. The file download size is around the 330mb mark and the MAC version is due for release on June 15th. In a nutshell the scenario is that The TARDIS materializes in 1963 to find the human race crushed by the Daleks. The Doctor...

Pulse for the iPad

If your someone that likes information, especially the world of RSS feeds, plus you own an iPad then this app could very much be for you. I introduce you to Pulse. While a traditional RSS reader is usually about consuming as much content as possible and delivering it as quick as possible to an end point, Pulse takes this on board in the majority as well as presenting it in a clean & relaxed format thats easy to browse like a newspaper. Pulse can take in up to 20 news sources at the present time that you follow, and creates a visual mosaic of your news feeds. You can finger-swipe...

England Squad Named

Well Fabio Capello has finally announced his final 23-man Englnd squad for the World Cup in South Africa, finally in that the entire country already knew the squad a few hours before it was made public due to the power and reach of the press and media as well as even more prominently social media sites like Twitter. Having named a provisional squad of 30 players, Capello has trimmed his squad by seven having overseen a training camp in Austria and unconvincing victories over both Mexico and Japan in the last week. The seven players that have missed out on the trip and not included in the...

iPhone Push Notifications

If your someone like me that likes to know pretty quick whats going on in certain circles of your life, be it when a friend updates their blog, some breaking news on your favourite football team, or general world news then the new, more rounded and friendly version of App Notifications (version 2.0) is certainly worth a download if you have an iPhone or iPad. App Notifications is an iPhone / iPad app by Fabien Penso that acts as a client for the Apple Push Notification Service using a ready-made Twitter, GMail, Google Voice, and RSS notification service to instantly notify you with...

International Space Station, Twisst & Twitter

If your someone that likes to look up at the stars from time to time and wonder whats going on up there, or perhaps you check in on NASA every now and again, or maybe Professor Brian Cox intrigued you with his Wonders of the Solar System, then this could be for you – especially if you are a fan of Twitter as well. The Internation Space Station, an internationally developed research facility due for completion in 2011 at present, is currently the largest artificial satellite orbiting earth and can be spotted by the naked eye, made even easier if you know exactly when and where to...

England T20 World Champions

England have swept to ICC World Twenty20 glory on the back of a thrilling seven-wicket win over Australia in a thoroughly one-sided final in Barbados, a continuation of their tournament domination from start to finish. Australia set a target of 148 which was overhauled with full three overs to spare, earning them a first global title after 35 years of trying. England claimed three wickets in the first three overs to hit a powerful Australia batting line-up hard and fast from the start, and although they recovered gradually to finally post 147-6 it just want enough. Craig Kieswetter and...

iPhone Mili Powerskin

If you have got an iphone, there is a good chance that you would be lost without it and therefore use it a considerable amount. If you therefore use it alot then you will be aware that despite the iphone’s extensive range of capabilities and selling points its battery life is far from being one of them! If your indulging in such things as Twitter, Facebook, various other apps / games and especially such items as geo-tagging through the likes of Foursquare and Gowalla then some days your phone may seem to be dead again as quick as you charged it. I am very much one of these people… When...

Doctor Who Arrives On The PC

Dr Who is arriving on the PC & Mac in a free download the BBC has announced. The first episode of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games will be available to download for PC and Mac from the official Dr Who website in June 2010. Its title will be revealed at a special press event on April 21st 2010. These four new adventures will take the form of free downloadable computer games available for PC and Mac, in which players assume control of the Doctor and Amy as they embark on new adventures which complement the new TV series. Doctor Who: The Adventure Games will offer the chance for Doctor...

Twitter Acquires Tweetie

Twitter has announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Atebits (AKA Loren Brichter) to acquire Tweetie, one of the leading iPhone Twitter clients presently running at version “Tweetie 2” within the app store. Loren’s work on Tweetie won the 2009 Apple Design Award and as part of the agreement, he will join the Twitter mobile team to continue to expand the product and additionally roll it out to the recently launched iPad. As further part of the agreement the Tweetie product will be renamed “Twitter for iPhone” in the coming weeks and will be available free of...