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App review: The Incident

Like its contemporary, Canabalt , The Incident is a game that knows exactly what it is -- and is not -- and plays to those strengths to a T. The basic premise of this iPhone title is simple enough, and in that simplicity (as with many great games) lies its power. You are Frank Solway, a lone man involved in a day that has gone completely out of whack -- namely, objects have begun falling from the sky, and you need to get out of the way. That's it. That's the whole game. You dash and jump

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PGA Championship app pushes latest scores, includes buy-up live video

The set overlap between "iPhone owners" and "fans of professional golf" isn't trivial, so it's worth mentioning that the free app for the 92nd PGA Championship is available in the App Store. You can follow along with the action at Whistling Straits this weekend in glorious Retina Display detail, and with a $1.99 in-app purchase you can get live video of marquee players through their entire rounds, or see the entire field play the course's par 3 holes. Of course, live coverage is also available

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 050 - 08.14.2010

It just wouldn't be Saturday without the Engadget Mobile Podcast. And -- from the special features department -- we do talk about zombies in this episode, and Chris does become the victim of a Newton bodysnatch about an hour and twenty-four minutes in ... Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Myriam Joire (tnkgrl) ... Producer: Trent Wolbe ... Music: O Canada ... 01:58 - BlackBerry Torch ... 13:15 - Droid 2 review ... 31:15 - Dell Streak on sale August 13 for $300 on AT&T contract, $550 without ...

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Dragon Search now available for medical professionals

Here's something that will be welcomed by the health community. Nuance Communications has released a free, medical version of Dragon Search called Dragon Medical that lets mobile physicians and other health workers search a variety of medical publications on their iPhone or iPad by just speaking search phrases ... Information on drug interactions, latest medical news and diagnoses are available from the app, as well as a search though Google ... The original Dragon Search allows general

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ElementCASE Vapor iPhone 4 case review

As soon as we saw the page go up on ElementCASE’s site, we knew we had to have one. The Vapor case for the iPhone 4 is perhaps the meanest, most bad ass-looking bumper / case we’ve seen so far.… ...

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Apple supply manager arrested for wire fraud, money laundering

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TUAW Tips: 25 ways to check the hardware on your iPhone 4

I received my second replacement iPhone 4 yesterday. Considering the issues my first two iPhone 4 units had, I wanted to make absolutely certain, in as little time as possible, that this replacement unit didn't have anything wrong with it. Before I even picked it up from the store, I started putting together a list of items I needed to test as well as how I would go about doing it ...

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iTV rumors have ITV trademark holder preparing for battle?

Remember that time Apple decided to make a cell phone, and called it the iPhone? Remember how Cisco already owned that name and Apple settled a lawsuit out of court to license the rights to that name? Well, if Apple… ...

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tPhone competes with Apple Peel 520, turns your iPod Touch into a chubby phone

Well, it didn't take long for the Apple Peel 520 to go from pioneering phone-maker to competition. Enter the tPhone, an also derivatively named and similarly positioned device that attaches to an iPod Touch and turns it into a phone. This one packs a 1,200mAh battery, 50 percent larger than the Apple Peel, but offsets that by existing as a "super-duper thick" hard case that clips on to the Touch. It naturally also offers a SIM slot and a dock port, augmented by a handy microUSB port on the side.

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Fisheye and Macro/Wide Angle lenses add versatility to your camera phone

Camera phones have come a long way in terms of resolution, but the pocket-sized form factor doesn't leave all that much room for improvement when it comes to lenses. These add-on Fisheye and Macro/Wide Angle lenses inject a little versatility into the equation by transforming your standard flat phone photos into wide and up-close images ... Continue Reading Fisheye and Macro/Wide Angle lenses add versatility to your camera phone ... Tags: Camera Phone, Fish-eye, iPhone, Lenses, Macro Lens,

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