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The developer of the iPhone game Ninja Fish has released a video showing what the game would look like on a next-generation iPhone with a taller screen. The developer doesn't have any special information about the next iPhone, but is sharing the video as an intellectual exercise to show how games could look on the larger screen. Ninja Fish for iPhone is available in both a free, ad-supported...

Angry Birds Space has received a new update adding a new episode with content tied to NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover. NASA and Rovio have partnered extensively on marketing for Angry Birds Space, using the game to promote NASA's educational and scientific discoveries. The new update sees the piggies hijacking the Curiosity Mars Rover and serving 20 new levels on Mars for the angry birds. NASA...

Repair firm SmartPhone Medic has just posted a new video comparing several parts from the next-generation iPhone to their counterparts from the iPhone 4S. The parts shown include the front panel and flex cables for the external controls and dock connector/headphone jack, and while all of these parts have been seen previously, the video offers another good look at what changes can be expected ...

Chair Entertainment, the division of Epic Games responsible for the first two games in the Infinity Blade series, has released a new game called Vote!!!. The game pits U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney against each other with the same gesture-based fighting mechanics from Infinity Blade.Though the game only launched today, it has already drawn a lot of media attention in...

EA/PopCap announced today that it would be releasing a sequel to Plants vs. Zombies in the Spring of 2013. The company hasn't released any information about pricing, systems, or availability -- but did issue a press release with "comments" from characters from the Plants vs. Zombies universe:“Spring is crullest curlie ungood time, and plantz grow dull roots,” noted an unidentified...

Austin Yang, an industrial designer current living in Edinburgh, Scotland, has created a working iPad typewriter keyboard that uses a hammer with a capacitive touch bumper to touch the iPad's on-screen keyboard.Oddly, the physical keyboard doesn't map properly to the QWERTY keyboard on the iPad, most likely because of the mechanics of the typewriter that Yang has created. This is the likely...

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Steve Jobs' home had been burglarized last month, with a thief entering the under-renovation house and taking over $60,000 worth of property including several iMacs and iPads, Tiffany jewelry, and Steve Jobs' wallet with $1 in it. Kenny the Clown (Source: Jeff Vendsel/Marin Independent Journal) The San Jose Mercury News now reports that one of those...

Instagram has updated its app to version 3.0, adding significant support for location -- both for browsing your own photos, and finding those taken by others.Among other things, the focus on location will allow users to find other pictures taken around them -- at a concert or sporting event, for example -- but will also allow them to navigate through old photos as well. Instagram founder...

The Next Web points to a Tweet from developer Shahruz Shaukat noting that the desktop version of iTunes is currently experiencing an interesting glitch in which searching for "podcast" or "podcasts" in the U.S. iTunes Store yields only a single app result: Apple's own Podcasts app. Clicking through to "See all" under both iPhone and iPad apps similarly displays only Apple's app. Default ...

The Dark Sky weather app was originally funded via a Kickstarter campaign. It is designed to provide precipitation predictions for the very short term and aims to tell you if it will rain at your location in the next hour. This information can be useful for commuters and joggers, and this intense focus cuts a bit of a niche in the crowded world of iOS weather apps. Dark Sky's developers raised...

A couple weeks after dropping the price of the iPhone 4S to $149, Sprint has further slashed the price to $49 after a mail-in rebate for a $100 American Express gift card. Apple will price-match Sprint's offer, giving buyers in retail stores a $100 Apple Store gift card. All these purchases require agreeing to a new two-year contract.This may be the lowest price for the iPhone 4S yet in the...

As we noted earlier this week when iOS 6 Beta 4 was released to developers, one of the newest features in the release was the addition of a "Wi-Fi Plus Cellular" setting to the General/Cellular control panel.The setting appears to allow apps to fall back on the iPhone's cellular data connection when having difficulties moving data via the Wi-Fi connection, something that can happen with a weak...

Apple is currently offering a wide selection of current generation iPads in the refurbished section of the Apple Online Store. Discounts range from 6% to 10%, but all the machines are a flat $50 off.These discounts are typically short-lived, so if you're in the market for one of these machines, grab it quick:- Refurbished iPad with Wi-Fi 16GB - Black - $449- Refurbished iPad with Wi-Fi 32GB...

On his show tonight, comedian Conan O'Brien poked fun at Samsung's claims that it didn't copy Apple's iPhone and iPad. Conan ran a parody video, purportedly made by Samsung, featuring a fictitious Samsung spokesperson emulating British designer Jony Ive and inviting customers to visit a Samsung retail store to visit a Samsung Smart Guy. ...

After reports that iOS 6's Springboard automatically adjusts to support the rumored 1136x640 resolution of the next iPhone, developer Cédric Luthi determined how accomplish that feat. Earlier today, my friend Peter Steinberger asked if there is a way to tweak the iOS simulator device size. So I investigated, and found a pretty elegant solution. Without further ado, here is how to change the size ...

Bank of America, the massive US bank, has finally added mobile check deposit to its iPhone and iPad apps. Bank of America personal customers can remotely deposit up to $5,000 in checks per month ($1,000 per month for new accounts) by taking photographs of the front and back of their checks inside the BofA app. Business and Platinum account holders have slightly higher monthly limits.Bank of...

Subscription music service Spotify has added iOS 6 support in its latest update, which should please the "developers" using the beta of Apple's next mobile software.Among the other changes are a few bug fixes and the ability for iPad users to show more stations.What's newA lot of folks like the iOS 6 support we’ve brought to this update. We do too. But we also like:• New: iPad users...

Ahead of the reported announcement of the next iPhone on September 12, Sprint has dropped the price of the iPhone 4S to $149.99 when purchased with a new two-year contract, as noticed by All Things D.In addition to the reduced price, Sprint is also waiving the $36 activation fee. The special price is only available via Sprint's website. The iPhone 4S remains at its normal $199 price on the...