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Bad News, PokéFans: While Official Pokémon App Is Coming, Nintendo Isn't Going To Offer More

Bad News, PokéFans: While Official Pokémon App Is Coming, Nintendo Isn't Going To Offer More

Oh, bad news, PokéFans: As many of you will remember, the other day we told you that an official Pokémon application is App Store-bound. This got a lot of people wondering whether Nintendo was planning on bringing more apps, maybe classics like Super Mario Bros. or the original Pokémon games, to the App Store. However, Nintendo has recently confirmed that this is not the case, and that despite the aforementioned iPhone app, the company will continue to only develop software for its own hardware.

Joe White
Powerful Portraits Of World Leaders Hit App Store In POWER Platon

Powerful Portraits Of World Leaders Hit App Store In POWER Platon

A new iPad application offers users a series of portraits of world leaders, all of which were shot by noted photographer Platon at the United Nations over the past year. The app, POWER Platon, is available for $9.99 and features over 100 images in total, along with an introduction by David Remnick (of The New Yorker).

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Good News, PokéFans: Official Pokémon App Coming Soon To App Store

Good News, PokéFans: Official Pokémon App Coming Soon To App Store

Ah, Pokémon: Endless hours of my youth were spent hunched over a Game Boy Advance, catching "pocket monsters" in the wild grasses of Kanto. I loved the TV show, the movies and even the trading cards, too - and though I've grown up now, I still feel slightly downhearted that those little creatures still haven't made their way into the App Store.

Joe White
Waze iPhone App & KABC-TV Team Up To Tackle "Carmageddon"

Waze iPhone App & KABC-TV Team Up To Tackle "Carmageddon"

Later this month, "Carmageddon" is set to hit Los Angeles: A massive 405 Freeways are scheduled to close down for more than two days, and the city is surely going to plunge into disorder and chaos (can anyone say "road rage?"). Fortunately, one iOS app has teamed up with KABC-TV in L.A., and is planning on keeping users up to date with all the latest Carmageddon updates via a smart phone handset.

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IM+ Developer Acquires Fone, Expect A New IM+ Video To Hit App Store Soon

IM+ Developer Acquires Fone, Expect A New IM+ Video To Hit App Store Soon

In an article that hit the Web this morning, Robin Wauters of TechCrunch notes that SHAPE Services (the developer responsible for the popular instant messaging application, IM+) has recently acquired CrispApp, the Hong Kong based developer of fone. If you're not familiar with fone, the free iPhone app allows users to make VoIP calls to their Facebook contacts.

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Green Screen Movie FX - Chroma Key In Your Pocket

Green Screen Movie FX - Chroma Key In Your Pocket

You know those big, blockbuster Hollywood movies that use "green screens" to make actors look like they're somewhere they aren't? Now, for $1.99 Apple fans can take advantage of a similar feature, with Green Screen Movie FX. The application allows users to replace a solid color in a photograph on their handset with a video of their choice.

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Gun Bros Updated, Adds Game Center Multiplayer

Gun Bros Updated, Adds Game Center Multiplayer

The popular, free universal iOS app, Gun Bros, has recently been updated. Now, in the latest version of the application (2.0.0) players can take advantage of an online multiplayer mode (via Game Center), more rewards and the ability to purchase more "bros" and earn more war bucks.

Joe White