Technology Guardian 2008 quiz
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TapDefense
TapDefense may not be the iPhone's killer app, but it's a great game that comes free of charge.
Location, location, location… that is the key to top 100 websites
Maps, sharing and video high on list which focuses on sites that will be useful, educational or entertaining in coming year
The digital home hub is finally happening
It's taken a long time - seven years to be precise - but the promises of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates from 2001 are finally coming true.
Mobile Monday: the ten best games of the month
Brothers In Arms: Hour of Heroes (iPhone)Apple has been banging on recently about iPhone and iPod Touch taking on DS and PSP in a new handheld gaming war. Gameloft is doing its best to provide evidence, particularly with this 3D military action game. The controls take a bit of getting used to, but it's proof that iPhone can handle this kind of immersive action title.http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Brothers+in+Arms:+Hour+of+Heroes+(iPhone)/review.asp?c=10319
Apple has another iPhone ad banned after ‘really fast’ claims
A TV advert for Apple's 3G iPhone has been banned for misleading consumers over its internet capabilities. By Mark Sweney
Bad Apple
Roger Browning: Complaining about a misleading iPhone advert was sweet revenge for the terrible customer service I had received
Apple iPhone ad banned over misleading internet speed claims
A TV ad for Apple's 3G iPhone has been banned for misleading consumers over the internet capabilities of the smartphone. By Mark Sweney
Gameloft on what it’s like to develop for iPhone
Last week, French mobile games giant Gameloft lent me an iPhone stuffed with its launch titles for the Apple platform
The five best iPhone games so far
Last week, I got my first hands-on time with a selection of iPhone titles from ever-reliable French publisher, Gameloft. I was struck by the successful implementations of the device's accelerometer and touchscreen controls, especially in Real Football (I never thought I'd get used to thumbing players in order to direct them) and Asphalt GT, where you tilt the screen to steer your car
The former insider who became an internet guerrilla
Tom Steinberg has shown the government what a joined-up web presence is through his work for the MySociety charity
Nokia challenges iPhone with touchscreen and unlimited music
Nokia hit back in its fight against Apple and Google yesterday with its first touchscreen phone. By Richard Wray
The iPhone helps mobile gaming live up to the hype
Every time I read one of Keith's roundups I think ok, maybe mobile gaming has improved. Then I remember the fiddly controls, limp gameplay and the huge hassle in actually getting a game on your phone and go running back to the DS and PSP. But, and you may have seen this coming, the iPhone has changed my mind. Not because of any great leap in the quality of mobile games – the lineup for Nokia's Ngage is actually stronger - but simply because iTunes makes it easy to actually get the things onto your phone in the first place. Oh, and the fact that there some decent free games doesn't help either. But by buying 4 or 5 titles for the iPhone in the last month I've spent more on mobile games since, well ever. My latest purchase was the Star Wars Force Unleashed iPhone game. Squint and you could be playing the PSP version – hardly...
Innovations for tech-heads but it lacks the wow factor
Richard Wray: G1, Google's new phone, may boast some clever innovations but it's unlikely to rival iPhone