Dearest readers,
I write to you all again this evening to share some exciting news. Eric and I have been hard at work on releasing our The Free App Store Review (a.k.a Frapstr) blog, cleaning things up on the Touch Podium blog, and at the same time, raising the bar for our (or should I [...]

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On Tuesday, Facebook released version 2.0 of their popular iPhone application to the public. This release contains much more functionality than the previous release of the app. Some updated key features include friend requests, notifications, people search, photo tagging/captioning, full News/Mini Feeds, message attachments, and inbox search. Wow! This is quite the update!
The application is [...]

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Alright, enough teasing.  Although I’m not entirely done with it yet, I’ve decided to pull off the wraps and give up the big reveal.
Yes, those of you who have been wondering, perhaps even anticipating the Big Mystery over the last couple of days need wonder no more — though perhaps some of you have already [...]

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Those of you playing along at home will recall the small piece I did on iDefend Lite, wherein I pronounced it good but not perfect.  Well, I like Tower Defence games, and Landolphia liked my review, so after exchanging some pleasantries and Q&A, he tossed over a full version of the game that has just [...]

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Who wants a puzzle game? Who wants another puzzle game? How about another? Well hold on tight folks cause, it’s just been announced that D3Publisher and TransGaming will be bringing Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords to the iPhone OS! I’ve played this on my PSP and been lovin’ it ever since. It mixes the [...]

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From the removal of the Free Apps filter to something perhaps a little bit better.  It seems that Apple is now disallowing users who have not downloaded or purchased a particular app from writing a customer review for it.  Attempting to write a review for an app that you have not purchased or downloaded will [...]

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Okay.  I overlooked the fact that Apple have done some futzing with Safari Mobile where clearly it wasn’t needed.  But this … this simply will not do.
For the last two days something odd was going on with the App Store.  Whenever I clicked on the filter for “All Free Apps,” all apps from September 16th [...]

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What is it?

Not even Crispin Glover knows.

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A NOTE FROM THE TOUCH PODIUM FOUNDER
Fellow Touch Podium readers,
I write today to inform why Eric and I haven’t been posting as often lately – also to explain why these next couple of days will also be a bit slow as well.
Eric and I are both working men whom both hold full-time employment, aside from [...]

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Yes, I’m sure we’ve all been waiting for this.  And by “all” of course I mean “none.”  It seems Apple’s firmware road map takes a few unexpected twists and turns, as the next firmware version will feature a slightly revamped Mobile Safari.
The new facelift retools the URL bar, now permanently separating the Google search box [...]

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Yep. We’re back again. Frapstr celebrated its 18th by getting smashed off its face and ending up two miles out in the Nevada desert with no memory of the preceeding events, and the only clues being an empty bottle of MD 20/20 in one hand, a rider’s crop in the other, and the [...]

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You know how you like to play games? Yes, everyone does. But for any reason, playing a game that you bought for a lower price is even more fun. First is was Pangea Software who put all of their current line up of games on sale for a limited time (which is still on sale [...]

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Apparently, the Great Firewall of China doesn’t just filter out websites, now the PRC wants it to filter out certain features of the iPhone, too.
According to The South China Morning Post, a report from Daiwa Institute of Research claims that the version of the iPhone due to hit the mainland on the China Mobile network [...]

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Candywriter has announced the release of Imagine Poker 1.2 for iPhone/iPod Touch. Imagine Poker is your ticket to a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament with 21 characters from history whose exaggerated playing styles mimic their personalities. With 21 unique opponents in all, Imagine Poker Touch is designed to pack hours of entertainment in your pocket.

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