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Cool Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Game Available on iPhone in September

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Wonder how you can swing the lightsaber with your iPhone? THQ Wireless is working on their new Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the iPhone platform. The action game did not make use of the accelerometer, instead, your finger gesture is pretty much like the lightsaber in the game. According to crunchgear, the company will release the game on September 16th, together with the releases on other gaming platform. Check out the video demonstration inside!

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Source [crunchgear ] via [iphonebuzz]

H-FARM launches the iPhone contest with 250K dollars to finance the best applications

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

H-FARM today announces the release of the Seed Program, a funding program aimed at fostering the best ideas to bring innovation in technology. The first contest is based on the Apple iPhone, you can just send your business idea to seedprogram@h-farm.it following the information outlined on www.h-farm.it.

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The best business ideas will be financed and incubated in one of H-FARM’s offices in either Cà Tron (Treviso) or Seattle (WA).

“There are a variety of opportunities to develop new applications: the iPhone is an object which in less than a year has revolutionized the world’s outlook on phones, offering endless cues for new ideas” - says Riccardo Donadon, founder and AD of H-FARM - “Internet is bringing innovation in our systems and processes, but above all in our habits: At H-FARM we are aware that the new generations who have come to life without the knowledge of the old schemes, will see as familiar and natural some of these new models which have become part of our daily living. We want to trust those who dream and wish to be the main leaders in this change and evolution”

iPhone 3G Review on iPhoneBuzz

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Check out the iPhone 3G review by Scott Bar after the jump.

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One Million iPhone 3Gs Out from Apple in First Weekend

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Apple today announced it sold its one millionth iPhone 3G on Sunday, just three days after its launch on Friday, July 11. iPhone 3G is now available in 21 countries-Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US-and will go on sale in France on July 17.

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“iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.”

Last time, Apple managed to sell their first millionth of its first generation iPhone in about 2 months.

 

iPhone App Store Downloads Top 10 Million in First Weekend

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Apple today announced that iPhone and iPod touch users have already downloaded more than 10 million applications from its new App Store since its launch late last week. Developers have created a wide array of innovative mobile applications ranging from games to location-based social networking to medical applications to enterprise productivity tools. More than 800 native applications are now available on the App Store, with more than 200 offered for free and more than 90 percent priced at less than $10.

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“The App Store is a grand slam, with a staggering 10 million applications downloaded in just three days,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Developers have created some extraordinary applications, and the App Store can wirelessly deliver them to every iPhone and iPod touch user instantly.”

The App Store on iPhone works over cellular networks and Wi-Fi, it is also available in iTunes (www.itunes.com) running on a Mac or PC, which syncs applications to the iPhone or iPod touch using a USB cable.