Three good Gameloft games for the iPad are on sale fo $0.99 in iTunes for a limited time:
- Brothers In Arms 2: Global Front HD (link) was $6.99
- Iron Man 2 (link) was $6.99
- Shrek Kart HD (link) was $4.99
All three average 3.5 stars in the App Store.
Want to see just how far the iPhone has come in 3 years? Check out the video below.
Besides the various speed tests, the video really shows how much better the iPhone 4′s contrast ratio is (check out how black the screen is in comparison to the other iPhones when all the screens are on).
And who knew the first-gen iPhone would have the fastest shutdown?
Is the wrong email address showing up in the iPhone’s From: field by default? Here’s how to change it. Note that the default email address only works for new emails created in the “All Inboxes” view and in emails created outside of the iPhone’s Mail app. For example, in third-party apps.
How to Change the Default Email Account:
1. Tap Settings:
2. Scroll down and tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars:
3. Scroll down and tap Default Address:
4. Tap the account you wish to be the default email address:
Note: When you reply to an email, the original email’s To: field will always be the address in the reply’s From: field, not the iPhone’s default email account’s address. This is true even in the All Inboxes view. So if you’re in your Gmail account’s Inbox, that account’s email address will show up in the From: field when you tap Reply, not the iPhone’s default email account’s address.
The SwitchEasy Colors case for iPhone 4 ($15) continues its tradition of being one of the best-fitting silicone cases out there. And what it lacks in style, it makes up for in functional design and fit and feel.
A lot can go wrong with the design of an iPhone case (and often does), so that’s why it’s a pleasure to come across a case like the SwitchEasy Colors, which gets almost all the details right. Our favorite feature of the Colors is a perfect fit and feel. The case hugs the iPhone 4 like a glove, with very little looseness and no sagging that some lesser cases experience. Its surface has a pleasant soft texture that feels good to hold, where some silicone rubber cases take on a sticky rubber-tire feel.
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Eliminate: GunRange Free (link) is a fun, free way to get acquainted with the iPhone 4′s new gyroscope hardware (free if you don’t mind be spammed with ads, but there’s also a $0.99 ad-free version). GunRange has you taking out cardboard shooting-range targets by moving the iPhone left or right—no tilting, just moving the entire iPhone. We like gyroscope controls better because you can keep the screen flat and not lose any screen visibility like you do with tilt controls.
The game also has some nice high-res graphics that take advantage of the iPhone 4′s Retina Display screen.
Overall, it’s not exactly a revolutionary game, asyou’re just taking out cardboard targets. And there are only three different areas that you play over and over. But you earn credits in game that you can use upgrade your guns. I had fun playing it, although the gyroscope needed constant recalibration and the ads are crazy annoying between every level.
Eliminate: Gunrage Free is a free download from the iTunes App Store.
If you’re looking for the absolute tiniest case imaginable, then you can’t really get much more petite than the Sonix Snap Slim Case ($24). However, while it’s light and tiny, it also feels flimsy, and likely it wouldn’t survive more than a fall or two.
The Snap Slim is designed for those who want to add as little size or weight as possible to their phone, which is where it excels. It weighs next to nothing and adds less than a millimeter in any direction. More than any other case I’ve used, you just don’t notice the extra size at all. When it’s in your pocket, there’s not that feeling of bulk that can sometimes accompany protection.
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Cats & Dogs vs iPads
Jul 24
Anyone who purchased an Apple Bumper early may be getting an extra bonus case in addition to a full refund. As users on the MacRumors forum have noted and we have confirmed, customers who have received a rebate for their Apple Bumper can still use the iPhone 4 Case Program (link) app to successfully order a free case.
We don’t know yet if Apple is aware of the extra case scenario or if they will put the kibosh on it, but at present, users are receiving emails confirming both the rebate and the ordering of a free case using the app.
*Update* A forum poster at EverythingiCafe says an Apple representative confirmed that early Bumper buyers are eligible for both a refund and an extra free case. Early bird gets the extra worm, I guess.
Apple today began its free iPhone 4 Bumper or case program that offers a free Apple Bumper or select third-party case to anyone who purchases an iPhone 4. Customers must download an official app, called the iPhone 4 Case Program (link), to order the case. Previous Apple Bumper customers are seeing their credit cards refunded the full amount of the Bumper.
Inside the app, users can browse several choices of third-party cases, which are only available in black:
- Apple Bumper
- Incase Snap Case
- Belkin Shield Micra
- Griffin Motif
- Griffin Reveal Etch (our review)
- Speck Fitted
- Speck PixelSkin HD
With the app, users can browse photo galleries of each case, and order any case with just a tap of a button. All cases in the app are listed as shipping in “3-5 weeks.”
Apple this morning put out a brief press release stating the white iPhone 4 would be delayed until “later this year,” citing manufacturing difficulty. Apple had previously delayed the white iPhone 4′s launch until the second half of July, but apparently it could not resolve the issues fast enough to meet its own release date.
Official statement:
White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.