One of my all-time favorite computer games is Sid Meier’s Civilization for MS-DOS released in 1991. It is a turn-based strategy game whose goal is to advance your civilization enough to either conquer the other computer-controlled civilizations or to build a space ship to reach Alpha Centuri first.
Publisher 2K just released a version of this classic game for Windows Phone 7.5. Civilization Revolution is priced at $2.99.
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Fifty-three (53) apps were updated for my iPhone or iPad in the past week. Here’s a summary of some of the more significant updates. The vast majority of updates were bug fixes and support for the new iPad’s retina display.
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I don’t see (or am not aware of) many third party electronic accessories for non-iOS devices. It looks like the Kindle Fire has sold in enough numbers that at least one company plans to launch a $129.99 speaker and charging dock for it: The Grace FireDock. The downside is that the FireDock is not scheduled to be available until July. That’s a long ways off and I would not be too surprised if it never sees the light of day.
For as long as I can remember, Apple’s iTunes store featured a section highlighting free songs, TV episodes, movie featurettes, and other digital freebies available for the week. This section was refreshed every Tuesday. Digital freebies are still available. However, it looks like Apple wants you to work to find it now because the free content section disappeared from the iTunes store front page.
CNN: Puppy the size of an iPhone
The dog is a Dachshund mix. Her name is Beyonce. Yes, like the singer.
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Sixty-three (63) apps were updated for my iPhone or iPad in the past week. Most of these updates addressed the higher resolution capable on the new 3rd generation iPad. Here’s a few updates that I found interesting.
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