iPhone GPS app market heating up

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Gamevil’s Zenonia RPG Review

In my opinion, Zenonia  by Gamevil has to be one of the BEST action RPG games in the iTunes AppStore to date. At $2.99 this game has amazing replay value and longevity. You can play as up to three different character classes and choose between good and evil. So far I’ve played about 50 hours and I think the closest game that describes the gameplay is Zelda or Secret of Mana. I know what you’re thinking, it’s a tall order and yes it is. I have to say in my opinion, Zenonia delivers on all fronts. Zenonia is complete with a free-ranging surface world as well as dungeons. Of course, monsters are easily found throughout the world and are more than happy to provide you with equipment (potions, weapons, etc.). One of the initial problems that I had involved not having a physical D-pad control, but that is not the fault of Gamevil and rather just an issue involving virtual controls. In any case, as I put in more hours, my fingers seemed to find the area where they were supposed to go….maybe I’m just imagining it, but I didn’t seem to get as much finger drift in later parts of the game. Anyway, ... Read more..

Google Voice iPhone App Breaks the Law, AT&T Launches iPhone MMS

The excitement of the iPhone finally getting multimedia messaging, is overshadowed by the Google Voice dramaAfter a long wait AT&T finally rolled out support for the multimedia messaging service (MMS) protocol. This means that iPhones can at last send pictures, video, and audio recordings like users of other smartphones.IPhones have actually had MMS support built in since June when the iPhone OS v3.0 was released. AT&T, however, kept the functionality disabled for fear it would overload and break its network. Meanwhile, AT&T upgraded much of its network and built extra capacity to handle the service.On September 22, early last week, it sent a free SMS text message to inform its customers that it would be rolling out the update on Friday. The message read, "AT&T Free Msg: Picture & video messaging (MMS) will be available for iPhone on 9/25. While we prepare your account for MMS capability, the current 'view my message' experience will be turned off but your ability to send and receive text messages will not be affected."Users began receiving the update when they synced their phones with iTunes on Friday. The update wasn't without its problems -- most of which appear ... Read more..