New Way to Discover and Share the World
Post published on 24th January 2010
Flook is a Location Browser, which is the world’s first serendipitious discovery engine. Flook is a brand new way to discover and share the world around you.
Want to know what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to find a local gig, or a new bar, or just discover other people’s local secrets? Then flook it! Flook’s innovative UI lets you simply swipe through a stream of nearby flook cards. Cards have a full-screen photo and some text and they’re also geo-located – placed at a specific location for your to find when you’re nearby.
Browsing the world is now just as easy as swiping through your photo library – just flick one card away and another takes its place. If you like the look of a card, flip it to read the comments and view a map, or collect it so that you can easily find it again later. Let’s get Flook Now!
App Store Has Lost $450 Million Since Opening
Post published on 18th January 2010
According to a new report, Apple and the developers which create and sell apps for the iPhone and iPod touch via the App Store, have lost over $450 million (£277 million) since it opened in July 2008.
Not long ago, App store announced its 3 billion download. While actually, between 13 per cent and 21 per cent of the three billion downloads were apps that were paid for. Lots of iPhone and iPod touch owners use hacking process “jailbreaking” to modify the phone’s operating system, install unofficial programs, and download and install apps that have not come from the App Store and for which they would otherwise have to pay. On a conservative estimate, paid for apps have a piracy rate of around 75 per cent and developer testimonials from companies have a piracy rate as high as 90 per cent for their games.
However, Apple has yet to take any action against app piracy, it may because the piracy of apps does not hurt Apple’s bottom line that much –which is significantly bolstered by the money made form the sales of iPhones and iPod touches.
Let’s Play Suzie’s Sushi House
Post published on 7th January 2010
Suzie’s Sushi House is inspired by the flash game Sushi-Go-Round and other iPhone simulation games such as Sally’s Salon and Diner Dash.
Once upon a sunny day, Suzie is walking down the street and stumbles upon a sushi house. From that day on, Suzie’s biggest dream is to own a successful sushi house. 10 years later she starts her first small sushi house, but how far can her dream take her? That’s something only you can determine…
With 19 real-life sushi recipes, 31 fun levels and 9 achievements, you can help make Suzie’s dream come true. Let’s play Suzie’s Sushi House now!