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The iPhone has some wonderful strengths as a gaming machine, along with some very serious flaws. The lack of a physical controller means that developers are forced to use tilt and touch controls for their games, which has lead to some interesting control solutions. That means it can be tough to create a straightforward port of existing titles. Konami is forgoing the usual clone titles and tower defense games for its first jump onto Apple's "gaming platform," bringing both Dance Dance Revolution and Silent Hill titles to the iPhone. This is a much riskier strategy than creating more casual-friendly puzzle or word games;

There's a new rumor spreading like crazy over at the internet. It is said that T-Mobile will soon announced their next Android phone, the successor of T-Mobile G1, the T-Mobile G2. Well of course this rumor makes us jumping off our foot for excitement. The T-Mobile G2 is said to have nice and advanced features such as 3G, full Touchscreen Enterprise capabilities.

My buddy Joel Evans from Geek.com and I both waited in line for the original iPhone in 2007, but this year Joel jumped on the new iPhone 3G at launch while I waited 3 weeks. Actually, it was his positive experiences with the iPhone 3G that tipped me over the edge to go get one at my local Apple store.

The first reviews of the iPhone 4 on Verizon are out.The consensus? Verizon has more signal bars in more places than AT&T, with a main caveat: data speed is not as fast. So for millions of those who have threatened to jump the AT&T ship for what they think might be a more reliable carrier and for those who want a non-AT&T iPhone, here is your chance. Verizon and Apple have started taking pre-orders for existing customers for the iPhone 4.

If AT&T already wasn't bad enough, next month they are planning to require all smartphone owners to get data plans. If you were thinking about jumping ship to another provider, this might just do it.

Ever wondered about Apple making a splash into the video game world and how it might turn out? This article features commentary on a big video game company's CEO making a prediction that Apple will make that jump. Read and chime in.

After a global launch that saw the iPhone 4 land in Japan, Germany, France, and the U.K., U.S. customers had their chance to get their hands on Apple's newest smartphone Thursday morning. And, despite early shipment to some customers and limited iPhone supplies, the crowds still turned up at Apple Stores across the country for the iPhone 4's official release.

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