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[7 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 85 views]

It’s no secret that I’m a supporter of Apple and the iPhone, their network partner choice aside. However, that doesn’t mean that I’d like to see them win the market. As much as I enjoy the app store for its ease of use for the consumer, Apple’s content controls are overzealous. Those controls have been brought to light recently because of all the “pr0n on the iPhone” controversies, but they also tend to restrict political and other controversial social content in their mobile app store. Not to mention tethering (mostly …

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[15 Jun 2009 | 27 Comments | 214 views]

My parents bought my first video game system, an original Nintendo, over twenty years ago. I’ve been a passionate gamer ever since.
As you can imagine, that means I’ve seen a thing or two in the gaming culture. I’ve played FPS, RPG, RTS, action, adventure, sports, and MMOPRGs. I’ve spent a sizable amount of time in almost all the available genres and I’m ready to try something new.
I mentioned in an earlier post that I recently got an iPhone. Gaming has exploded on the device – with over a billion applications …

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[8 Jun 2009 | One Comment | 74 views]

I got an iPhone recently. A phone is a perk of my job, but the make and model is my choice. I could have just as easily asked for a cheap nokia, but I chose the iPhone because the potential of the technology fascinates me.
After playing with it for a few days, I have some thoughts about it. This isn’t a review by any means. There are so many reviews for the iPhone that another would be a waste of space, every if the virtual space is near limitless.
No, this …