Sure, new and notable iPhone games isn’t a theme, but with so many new and such a large swathe of notable, who needs a theme? Join us after the break to see what’s going on in the iTunes App Store this week! Genesis – Elements of Design Control forcefields and bend light to ignite suns and breath life into the universe in this puzzle game. Each level adds additional layers to the musical backing, completing the composition when you win
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New and notable iPhone games for May 21, 2010
Just like the on-iPad App Store, Apple has begun turning on the on-iPad iBookstore for international iTunes accounts just ahead of the May 28 international iPad launch. Unlike the App Store, however, which includes almost all major titles paid and free, the international iBookstore only seems to include free public domain titles.
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iBookstore goes international, public domain titles only
Thankfully, it seems that the days of the male-dominated tech scene are behind us. Leading ladies like Google’s Marissa Mayer , Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and even Yahoo’s Carol Bartz are a few names that often make the spotlight and somewhat balance the scorecard.
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Silicon Valley’s Girls in Tech network to make its mark in France
So since TrustedPlaces announced its acquisition by Yell we’ve been digging around to try and find out the purchase price. Understandably, we respect the fact that co-founder Sokratis Papafloratos doesn’t want to say, and Yell certainly won’t.
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How much did TrustedPlaces sell for? And does Qype now have a problem?
One of the most common topics in the jailbreak forums is always theme editing and customization. To really be able to truly customize a theme, you need to know how to SSH into your iPhone. Anyone who is already familiar with web development and using an FTP client should be right at home. For the most part, FTP clients are also capable of SSH. If you don’t have a client, don’t worry, there’s plenty of free ones. And now for the typical disclaimer – if you aren’t comfortable messing with your phone’s file system and the possibility of having to completely restore if something goes wrong, don’t proceed any further.
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Jailbreak how-to: SSH basics and theme editing
Google used their Android 2.2 Froyo launch today to bring the fight squarely to Apple and Steve Jobs, saying in essence they created Android because they feared a future where one man (Steve Jobs) and one company (Apple) controlled the mobile space.
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Google takes shots at Steve Jobs and Apple, forgets rubber and glue rule
If you’re a frequent browser of the iTunes movie section, you may have noticed the addition of a Rotten Tomatoes rating section. If you’re not familiar with Rotten Tomatoes , it’s basically a site where users and critics can rate movies as fresh or rotten. To the left you’ll see the classic TomatoMeter rating system while to the right you’ll see a few of the most recent ratings for that specific movie. And if you still want to know more about a movie, clicking the find more option will take you to the Rotten Tomatoes site page for that film. Fancy! What do you think
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iTunes Store Integrates Rotten Tomatoes Ratings
One of my favourite web apps is up for sale (tear). Mloovi has been amazingly useful in translating many of Europe’s blog feeds for me into English, and it would seem to have a life beyond this. It’s generating a tonne of content as a result.
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Mloovi, an incredibly useful web app, is up for sale
Oxford based independent games studio Red Redemption , makers of the the Fate Of The World game, have completed a £770,000 ($1.2M) rights issue from a network of High Net Worth Angel Investors. Jim Monks, an investor in Tweetmeme, is backing the company
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Red Redemption secures $1.2m rights issue from Angels
Oracle is acquiring Secerno , an Oxford, UK-based provider of database firewall solutions for Oracle and non-Oracle databases. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, and Oracle expects the transaction to close before the end of June 2010
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Oracle buys Oxford-based data security company Secerno
AlertMe , the home energy monitoring service, is revamping its home energy kit and accompanying web service, and will launch a rather neat looking iPhone app this July. The UK company sells a home energy kit that lets users measure and track their home’s energy use online by retrofitting hardware similar to so-called ’smart meters’. The service also ties into Google Powermeter , the search giant’s own home energy monitoring tool available via iGoogle
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AlertMe revamps home energy kit, iPhone app on its way (screen shots)
The Samwer brothers are at it again. Shortly after cashing in on Citydeal , Germany’s most prolific startup investors have put millions into Panfu . Their incubator Rocket Internet joined by Holtzbrinck Ventures has invested a seven digit Euro sum in the multi-language online gaming world for kids.
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After cashing in on Citydeal, Samwer brothers invest in online gaming world Panfu
For Nantes-based Doyoubuzz , the days of the Microsoft Word-based resumes are numbered. So what better to do than set-up shop in San Francisco in hopes of conquering the US web 2.0 generation with its online resume service and personal branding platform? Founded in 2008, the company currently counts roughly 45,000 resumes – primarily in the 20-35 age-range.
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France’s Doyoubuzz launches in the US to crush word-processed resumes
BREAKING: The Apple iPad store is now popping up in other countries allowing iPad users to purchase apps directly on iPad using your their iTunes account. So far we’ve confirmed it’s appeared in the UK, Belgium, Spain, Israel, France, the Philippines and New Zealand among others
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iPad app store goes global as it starts appearing in other countries
It’s been a four year ride, but TrustedPlaces , the UK’s earliest and oldest Yelp-like local reviews site, has been acquired by Yell Group Plc, the holder of the Yell.com local business directory. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed but we understand both founders and investors HOWZAT Media, the fund setup by dotcom veterans Hugo Burge and David Soskin, are “very happy”
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Yell acquires TrustedPlaces for its recommendations potential
Touchnote , the mobile app startup which allows you to snap a picture and send it to someone as a physical postcard, has signed a non-exclusive deal with Sony Ericsson which will see it distributed on SE handsets on a global basis. The deal means the Touchnote-branded app will appear on SE’s Android and Symbian handsets and integrated into the camera and gallery. On first use users will get offered free product to whet their appetite.
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Touchnote inks global deal with Sony Ericsson for postcard app
Auction for 3G licence ended Today with bids reaching Rs 16,751 crore which means that the total revenue for government is pegged at Rs 67,719 crore. We have expressed our concerns earlier on how this could mean a higher cost to be paid by the end subscriber for availing 3G services. Delhi vs Mumbai Battle The delhi vs Mumbai battle for the most valuable circle was finally won by Delhi even though Mumbai lead the race for most of the 34 days that the auction was ongoing.
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3G Auction Ends (Finally!) – Government Grosses 67,719 Crore!
We already knew it was hours if not minutes away – see TechCrunch US report – and it’s perhaps no surprise that New Zealand gets the goods ahead of Europe and the US (a bit like New Year’s day). Yes folks, the official Twitter app for iPhone is here, you know the one expected based on Tweetie ever since Twitter bought the company
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Updated: Yes folks, the official iPhone Twitter app is here
Muchael Birch, who co-founded social network Bebo along with his wife Xochi Birch, has invested an undisclosed amount in social media agency Punktilio . He’ll also become an adviser to the company. Punktilio, whose clients include Arsenal F.C, Harper Collins, Phones 4u and Simon Cowell’s SyCo Music label, was founded by ex-Bebo Head of Music, Hal Stokes, so there’s an existing relationship between the two
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Bebo founder Michael Birch invests in social media agency Punktilio
For anyone that hates leaving tradeshows and conferences with stacks of business cards, brochures and catalogues, Belgian start-up Getyoo has just released a device that could make your life a lot easier: the Clickey . As of today, this interactive USB key-like gadget can be purchased online for €25 so that you can leave professional events empty-handed.
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Getyoo launches the Clickey for digital business card exchange
SoundCloud has just announced they have hit a million users. It followers their deal earlier this year with The Hype Machine , but it’s clear this is a startup that is scaling globally now from its base in Berlin
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Now a million on SoundCloud – This startup is scaling globally
Late last year, the Mariposa Working Group (comprised of Defence Intelligence, the Georgia Tech Information Security Center, Panda Security, and other international security experts and law enforcement agencies) worked together to bring down what is considered to be the largest botnet in history…. MobileBurn – 3,000 Vodafone HTC Magic Android smartphones infected with malware
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Malware-infected memory cards affect up to 3,000 Vodafone HTC Magic Android smartphones
An email has been sent out to developers telling them Apple is now accepting application submissions for the iPad App Store — a special category of the existing iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPod touch. 9to5Mac has the text: iPad will begin shipping soon and your opportunity to be part of the grand opening of the iPad App Store starts today
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Apple iTunes App Store: Now Accepting iPad Apps!
WorkSnug , an augmented reality iPhone app that is setting out to connect “mobile workers” (that’s everybody now, right?) to the nearest places to work in major cities, is now live in New York and San Francisco. This follows launches in London and Barcelona
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Mobile coworkers get WorkSnuggling in SF and NYC
Square-Enix has been quite busy developing for the iPhone/iPod touch with the recent release of both Final Fantasy 1 and 2 , and now Chaos Rings . Make no mistake, this is no Final Fantasy but if you love turn-based battles it does look very promising
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Square-Enix Shows Off New iPhone RPG – Chaos Rings
In Stock: Jabra STONE Bluetooth Headset for iPhone The Jabra Stone [$109.95 (15% off) - TiPb Store link ] is a headset featuring a completely new, ground-breaking shape – a sleek and elegant design that, even when placed in the charger, easily fits into the palm of your hand.
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In Stock: Jabra STONE Bluetooth Headset for iPhone
While every man and his dog is waiting for their preordered iPad to arrive, some Germans went their own way and yesterday presented a Slate that appears to have, well, better features. The Neofonie WePad has similar form and function as the wet dreams of our Crunchgear editors, but facts are that the German Android device has a bigger multitouch screen and a faster CPU than the iPad . Also it runs Flash, has USB ports, an inbuilt card reader and expandable memory.
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Apple iPad? How about a little German innovation instead
We’ve just confirmed that Morten Lund, possibly the quintessential European tech entrepreneur/investor – will be keynoting at this year’s GeeknRolla in London on April 20. An entrepreneur from Copenhagen, Denmark, Lund is a talismanic figure on the European scene
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Skype legend Morten Lund to rock GeeknRolla, April 20, London
According to Patently Apple , Apple is laying the foundations for a potential iGroups app that would allow like-minded iPhone (or iPod touch and iPad users, presumably) to set up MobileMe-powered social networks at events like WWDC (Apple’s yearly World Wide Developers Conference).
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Apple Developing iGroups Social Networking App for iPhone? — Patent Watch
[Austria/France] According to investir.fi and various other sources , the world’s leading people search engine 123people , which strives from Austria, has been acquired by the leading french yellow pages company PagesJaunes . The company was incubated by i5invest and received VC money from Austrian Gamma Capital Partners .
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123people acquired by PagesJaunes Groupe