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  • First Look: Black Out by 1026 Development [Update]

    In August of last year, a native version of Tiger Electronics Lights Off burst it’s way onto the jailbreak scene. In July 08, Steven Troughton Smith, the developer of this polished version of Lights Off announced he would be re-designing the game to work with the new iPhone OS 2.0 frameworks, and coincidentally bring it to the App Store. That was in July of last year. It’s not happened yet, although there is still hope ..

    Aside from Smith’s version, over the weekend I got a tip off from Jeremy Curcio lead developer at 1026 Development, who was quick to inform me that their modern upcoming reincarnation of the classic game, named Black Out, was also on it’s way to the store … (more…)

  • Clusterball [Video]

    A review request from some of my good tweeter friends, and designed by Resolution Interactive, Clusterball [App Store] is a fast-paced arcade-style game which as the title suggests, sees you collecting a ‘cluster’ of balls. Navigating a plane round a visually rich environment you will aim to gather as many coloured balls as possible, within the time limit.

    Hit the jump for a quick look at Clusterball … (more…)

  • In 2009, RFlyGD Will Change Everything .. [Update]

    This Information is Now Out of Date. Please See RFlyGD.com for the Latest.

    Long time readers of RazorianFly will be aware that, as well as reviewing iPhone and iPod touch applications, we also like to focus a bit of our energy on design trends, partly because I work full-time as a freelance graphic designer. In this post I’d like to let you know about a change to my freelance site, and some new design services I’ll be offering for 2009 … (more…)

  • Battle of the Custom Radio Apps

    [ Brought to you by RF Contributor: ChaseO ]

    Custom radio is a great way to discover music that you could be interested in. Users define what they like and dislike, and the service streams music that suits their tastes. The most popular service by far is Pandora. The web-based application has been around for years, but just recently moved to cellphones; most important in this case, the iPhone.

    But a newer service which has been around for not quite as long, and is definitely a strong competitor, is Slacker Radio, who just released their application on the App Store this week. These two free applications are supposed to give the customer what they want, but who comes out on top? (more…)

  • Apple Opens Flood Gates: Will You give up Safari? [Update]

    Yesterday, browsing the net on your iPhone or iPod touch was limited to mobile Safari. Today, it’s a totally different story. Yes, Apple have started accepting rival browsers into the store, seen as a shock move by most. The reason? – If you remember, it was only a few weeks back we we’re talking to you about Apple rejecting applications due to ‘Duplicated Functionality‘. It seems there has been a major shift in AppStore polices, and the result? – more user choice …

    I’ll be taking a quick look at each of the newest browsers to hit the store (including the free) and will give you my opinion on which one’s are worth it, and the one’s which aren’t … (more…)

  • Most Wanted of 2009

    The year of the App Store’s launch (2008), has made it’s close, leaving us with thousands of great (or not so great) applications and countless more to look forward to. The real question is, what are we looking forward to the most? That’s what we are here for, with our “Most Wanted” list for the new year. (more…)

  • Exclusive: Tiltafun Heads to the App Store!

    We’re here to give you an exclusive sneak preview of a new game hitting the store shortly. It’s called Tiltafun and it’s the debut title from AppStore newcomer’s On The Rocks Productions. Coming from a community orientated mind-set, they stress Tiltafun has been designed entirely with the user in mind … (more…)