Apple Online Store Down! US iPad Pre-Orders Imminent! International… iWhat Now?

by admin on March 12, 2010

Apple Store Down

The US Apple Online Store is down in advance today’s US iPad pre-order kick off. It should be back up by 5:30am Pacific, 8:30am Eastern so shoppers around the country can nab themselves a magical new iPad for delivery or pick-up on April 3. We’ll post the direct link as soon as it’s live.

Now Apple Online Stores in other countries like Canada and the UK… well we’re not sure why they’re down since they’re not getting iPad pre-orders (or iPads until “late April”) so keep your eyes peeled and let us know what they come back with… if anything.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

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TiPb Apps 4.5: Pool Pro Online 3 for iPhone (GDC 2010)

by admin on March 12, 2010

Pool Pro Online 3 for iPhone

Live from GDC 2010, Rene talks with Jonathan Kromrey, General Manager of Apple Games at Namco about Pool Pro Online 3 [$4.99 - iTunes link] for iPhone and iPod touch… and coming to the iPad as well!

Namco’s Apple group, known as Order of Magnitude, started with the iPhone version but since much of the game runs server side, and they’ve got high resolution art for the PC and Mac versions, moving it over to the iPad is something they can do very quickly. (It will also allow them to bring it to Android — already in beta — and other platforms). Due to the server-side nature of the game, you can also play it across platforms with your settings and customizations linked to your username. That means if you play on the iPhone now, when you get the iPad you can log in and just keep playing.

Multiplayer is supported over Wi-Fi and bluetooth and you can chat (i.e. trash-talk) in any language supported by the iPhone via their Unite SDK, the same system that allows cross-platform challenges to be sent and received. (And you can wager with virtual cash to make it a little more interesting).

We’ve been promised this kind of multi-player, multi-platform gaming for a long time now but Namco looks like they’re delivering. The performance and real-time rendering are slick and swift and the controls and customization are precise and robust.

Check out the video below, and if you’re playing Pool Pro Online 3 let us know how you’re liking it!

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Street Fighter 4 iPhone: Awesome Game! [Hands-On] - TheAPPera.com (blog)

March 12, 2010

MTV.com (blog)

Street Fighter 4 iPhone: Awesome Game! [Hands-On]TheAPPera.com (blog)We were fortunate enough to attend a super secret Street Fighter 4 iPhone party earlier this week and upon seeing the game, we thought it was FANTASTIC! …Review: Street Fighter IV iPhoneIntoMobile (blog)Street Fighter IV Arrives on the iPhoneTheAppleBlog (blog)'Street Fighter IV' uppercuts way onto iPhoneUSA TodayNY [...]

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Weekly high-tech hot topics in the blogs: Google Apps Marketplace, iPhone … - Independent

March 12, 2010

PC World

Weekly high-tech hot topics in the blogs: Google Apps Marketplace, iPhone …IndependentHot topics in the tech blogs for the week ending March 11: Google opens its cloud-based apps marketplace, rumors heat up that iPhone 4.0 software will …Google Apps Show Their StrengthNetbook Boards
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Online Apple Stores Are Down: iPad Pre-Orders Imminent

March 12, 2010

Alright folks, we’re now still a little less than 2 hours away from the announced opening of the iPad pre-orders and Apple has just started shutting down online Apple Stores around the word.
It makes sense knowing that average downtime is about 90 minutes.
We’re already in full-power frenetic refresh mode over here, and we’ll keep you [...]

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Say Hello To The Chatroulette App, Sorta

March 12, 2010

This was just bound to happen. Inspired by the now famous and controversial random videochat website, Chatroulette, iPhone developer xhumans just released a Chatroulette of its own, to the App Store.
Alright, don’t get your hopes too high, this is not the real deal. While the Chatroulette! app will indeed connect you to a random stranger [...]

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Chatroulette! iPhone! App! [IPhone Apps]

March 12, 2010

Err…you may be disappointed though. Particularly if you were on the look-out for some manbits.
Considering the iPhone doesn’t have a front-facing camera, video-chatting on Chatroulette with your iPhone just wouldn’t work. So it’s no surprise the Chatroulette! (exclamation mark their own) app is a fakey. Developers xhumans describes the app as allowing you to connect [...]

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Apple to Start Taking IPad Orders at 5:30 am California Time - BusinessWeek

March 12, 2010

Erictric

Apple to Start Taking IPad Orders at 5:30 am California TimeBusinessWeekIt has a 9.7-inch (25-centimeter) touch screen and can serve up Web pages, e-mail, music, videos, electronic books and iPhone applications. …How to Choose the Right Apple iPad for YouNew York Times (blog)More possible iPad camera evidence surfacesCNETiPad Goes on Pre-Sale Friday MorningPC WorldWashington Examiner -Appmodo -InformationWeek [...]

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Video Debate: Should You Get The iPad Now?

March 12, 2010

If any of you still have some doubts on whether to hit this big shiny purchase button that will appear next to the iPad on apple.com in a couple hours, then here is something for you. G4TV organised a little debate between Silicon Valley Insider’s Dan Frommer and Gizmodo’s Matt Buchanan on the topic and it’s [...]

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ModulR: Who Said The iPad Needs To Go On Your Laps?

March 12, 2010

Depending on what you’ll be doing with it, you might end up needing more than just one case for your dear iPad. At least, that’s what modulR and its set of iPad sadomasochistic toys modular cases believes.
In short, their product is a combination of a case and metallic stands which you can adapt to different situations. [...]

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