Steve Jobs passed away last night. In my mind he was one of the most inspiring, creative and technology-shaping people in this world. Under his reign, Apple became one of the most (if not THE most) influential companies in the world, and he shaped the way we listen to music, the way we interact with [...]
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2 weeks ago my beautiful wife and I finally said “yes” to each other. It was a beautiful day indeed – many friends and family members shared this wonderful day with us, making this a very memorable day in both our lives. While the weather was said to be “rain and thunderstorms” according to the [...]
The app developers Kavcom have finally released the remake of the 1996 classic Z for £2.99 on the iTunes store. For those of you who do not know the game, unlike traditional RTS games, you do not collect resources – you capture sectors, which in turn will allow you to manufacture units quicker, or allow [...]
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Alexander Rehm on May 22nd, 2011
A few weeks ago I tested Mercury Web Browser Pro for iPad, which in my first impressions didn’t do so well. I went out again and had a look at a few more browsers, and this week’s choice is iCab. And at a price twice the cost of Mercury (£1.19 to be exact). At first [...]
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Alexander Rehm on April 26th, 2011
So I have been trying out a new browser for the iPad, and seeing that the Mercury Web Browser Pro is currently only £0.59 I couldn’t say no. So far, I am enjoying it, it looks nice, the tabs are nicely done, albeit the buttons are a bit small; however, I found 3 points with [...]
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Having your own design studio – now that is a nice thought, isn’t it? You’re the boss, and your creative knowledge and skills are steering your career and popularity within the industry. There comes a time though when the work-load is too much, or where you and your partners want to get more hands on [...]
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Dear reader, I would like to apologise for the downtime and/or sluggish speeds in accessing this weblog over the last week. The reason was that one of the servers of the datacenter this website is being hosted with has malfunctioned and needed some TLC and a reboot or two. Everything should be sorted now and [...]
Operation Anchorage is now available as DLC for both Xbox 360 and PC. For 800 MS points you get about 5h additional content. The DLC went live today and is already attracting a high number of downloads. But is it worth it? Find out in my quick review, spoiler-free of course!
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