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  • Radius: The Only Spherical Thriller, for iPhone.

    A new spherical action title has hit the store. It’s Radius [App Store] by Pattern Making Co.

    Basic Concept
    The aim of the game is to defend your sphere from enemies which land on it’s surface. The faster you tap and rotate the sphere the more you gain. The sphere has life which can be damaged, due to attacks, but also your reaction time.

    Gameplay
    The sphere can be rotated easy by flicking and swiping your finger. This interface makes the game what it is. It actually gets quite frenzied the more time enemies are given to invade the sphere. Further into the game enemies can split off into multiple moving targets. You must catch them before they also try the attack. Killing an enemy is as simply as taping on it. Future enemies will progressively get harder as they develop different personalities and dependencies, some even requiring multiple taps …

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  • Armin Heinrich – ‘I Am Rich’ Pulled From the App Store. – [Briefly]

    [Update] – 08.08.08

    Six people in the U.S., one from Germany and one from France bought the $999.99 application.

    Original Article:

    I updated the original article with this information, but now I have a bit more. It seems one reason the application may have been pulled, is due to an app store review (above).

    The words of a no-doubt anxious buyer, having Apple await to deduct the $999.99 owed from his/her account, for … well, an application which basically has no purpose …

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  • Web Trends: 2008

    Notice the Trends of 08.

    Web trends are ever-changing. The web has seen various trends and recognisable changes in the general design and layout of web pages, for the past decade. I’d like to highlight a few.

    Firstly – glossy is gone. Finally, that ‘Web 2.0 gloss-everywhere’ look, is fading out.
    Also out? – Glossy gradients.

    Hot Now?
    Pencil sketches, handwritten notes, card stocks, watercolor effects, collage art, script fonts, grunge and splatter ink.

    1. Splattered Ink

    A number of sites are incorporating this into their design, and when done right, the results are pretty darn impressive …

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  • Hang in There – [Updated].

    iPhone being restored to previous back-up made yesterday.

    [Update] – 08.08.08

    I’m pleased to report this restore resolved all issues … for now.

    Original Article:

    Ok, so my intention today was to get a full review up of the popular iPhone application ‘Radius’, after picking it up late afternoon yesterday. Unfortunately, things have just gone from bad to worse with the software on my iPhone. Therefore I apologise, and I will try and get that review up as soon as possible.

    So, whats the problem?
    Well, I’ve been noticing recently that even with the 2.0.1 firmware installed, iPhone is just way, way to sluggish. Apart from the menial problems I recently started experiencing, things have just started to malfunction, software wise …

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  • Lala.com Prize!

    Well today, I woke to the surprise of a highly-anticipated e-mail:

    “Hello,

    We have been notified from Tapulous that you are an MP3 album prize winner and we have credited your account on Lala with $8.99. Please choose the MP3s you would like, and use this balance for the purchase. We have attached an image that helps explain how to use your prize.

    Enjoy the music!”

    Thanks,
    Support@lala

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  • The lost land of the Jaguar (Part 2/3) – [Updated]

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    PART THREE – NOW AVAILABLE

    Please note: All imagery used in this article is copyright and remains the property of the BBC.

    Also note: Because I am unfamiliar with some of these new species, I may spell some of their names incorrectly.
    I apologize for this.

    As you probably know by now, the BBC tonight broadcast a one-hour, fascinating, documentary of an untouched landscape in Guyana, South America. This landscape, untouched and preserved until present day, is thought to be full of undocumented, never-seen-before wildlife.

    This is part 2 of 3 – If you missed Part 1, you can find my article with photos, here.

    Unfortunately, the recording of part 1, is no longer available from the BBC
    – although still available on YouTube!    . –

    Thanks Jonny (Comment)

    I watched the entire documentary, and thought Iā€™d share some of the more interesting finds …

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  • Music, is Life.

    Today, I’ve come to the conclusion I honestly couldn’t live without music, if I tried. I’m listening to some sort of it, 24/7. The funny thing about it is, I can listen to almost anything, and like it. So what makes my tolerance of the stuff, so diverse I wonder? – What makes anyone’s perception of music so diverse? – Why do some people hate the types of music other people live for? – Opinion.

    Everyone is different, and so everyone likes and loath different aspects of life – I understand that. With so much music out, now-a-days and with new and up-coming bands spring up here, there and almost everywhere, it’s not surprising that some genre’s are looked down upon. But it doesn’t have to be that way – I mean, you can like music, or dislike it, but you don’t have to hate on it …

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