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Podcast #132: Apple vs. Google and Android vs. iPhone

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Have Google and Apple stopped having super-fun sleepovers with smores and pillow fights? The New York Times seems to think so and we’re not that surprised. An analytics firm points to some surprising sales information concerning Android and iPhone handsets. Finally, one of our favorite apps and services makes an announcement that makes us sad. So very sad. Plus, we answer your hard-hitting Twitter and Facebook questions! Okay, they weren’t that hard-hitting. Got a question, but you’re afraid to leave a voice message because of Witness Relocation Dept. rules? Drop us a question via Twitter twitter.com/maclife . This week’s Battlestar Applactica picks: More Toast! – $.99 Curious George Coloring Book – $2.99 Don’t forget, the Mac | Life staff would love to hear your thoughts, comments and ideas for the new podcast. Just leave a message on the Mac | Live question/comment line: (877) 404-1337, extension 622. Please limit the length of your messages to 1 minute max

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Mar

KaleidoVid Makes An iPhone Kaleidoscope

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You know spring has arrived when apps like this start making appearances: New from App Cubby is KaleidoVid, a dollar-app that turns the iPhone into a kaleidoscope. Just point the camera at something colorful and KaleidoVid does the rest; the app then lets you unleash your creation on the world through email, Facebook or Twitter. Seems like

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Mar

KaleidoVid Makes An iPhone Kaleidoscope

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Mar

To MacHeist Or Not To MacHeist, That Is The Question

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So another MacHeist has been and gone, and no doubt a lot of Cult readers jumped in to get their bundle of apps for a bargain price. But not everyone thinks it’s necessarily such a good idea. Patrick Rhone of Minimal Mac has written a controversial, yet persuasive argument for not partaking of these regular bargain fests.

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Mar

To MacHeist Or Not To MacHeist, That Is The Question

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Mar

A Video Record Of Berkeley iPhone Photography Exhibition

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Knox Bronson got in touch to tell us about a little video he’d made. It’s called Pixels at an Exhibition, and it documents the creative efforts of people who took part in the iPhone photography exhibition at the Giorgi Gallery in Berkeley, California, in December last year. Knox says that shortly after putting out his call

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Mar

Birdfeed becomes Brizzly, goes free on the App Store

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Birdfeed has long been one of the best Twitter clients available on the App Store, but it was expensive for a Twitter app ($5), which limited the number of people using it. So while existing customers might be sad at first to note that Birdfeed has been pulled from the App Store, it’s actually good

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Mar

“Tweet Defense” uses your Twitter statistics to kill zombies

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Forget Plants vs. Zombies… how about Tweets vs. Zombies? Tweet Defense is a cute little tower defense game for the iPhone and iPod Touch that boosts your units power based on your Twitter activity, including status updates and number of followers, as you fight off wave after wave of the undead. A Twitter account is not

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Mar

eBooks now outnumber games on the App Store

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This is kind of a no-brainer once you actually think about it, but according to Mobclix, a mobile device advertising agency, the number of eBooks available on the App Store has surpassed the number of games for the first time ever, with 27,000 eBook apps to 25,400 games. The reason here is pretty simple: there’s little

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Mar

Mac|Life Twitter Giveaway!

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Illustration by Pasquale D’Silva We’re giving away a ton of cool stuff on Twitter! Follow us and watch for Twitter Giveaway posts, then reply to @MacLife to be entered to win. Check out the prizes: Urbanears Plattan Headphones http://www.urbanears.com/press.html Joby Gorillamobile http://joby.com/gorillamobile/3gs/ Ten One Design Pogo Stylus http://www.tenonedesign.com/stylus.php iBend stand for iPhone/iPod touch http://www.myibend.com/ iSkin ( @iSkininc ) ProTouch keyboard cover for MacBook http://www.iskin.com/protouch_macbook/common_features.html iSkin iPhone cases (solo, solo FX, revo2, Fuze) http://www.iskin.com/products_iphone.tpl To find out more about the contest and have a chance to win, you HAVE to be following us on Twitter. ( http://www.twitter.com/maclife ) RULES!  Twitter Giveaway rules: The sponsor of the contest is Future US, Inc., 4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080 (“Sponsor”). Winners will be determined by a single random drawing of all valid entries posted to Twitter.com and referencing @MacLife by followers of @MacLife after we tweet that each giveaway has started. The decision of Sponsor shall be final and binding and within its sole discretion. Winners will be notified by Twitter private message within ten (10) days of the drawing. The winners will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility/release of liability/prize acceptance within seven days of receipt; failure to do so upon request will result in forfeiture of the prize. By acceptance of the prize, the winner agrees to the use of their name and/or likeness for purposes of advertising, trade, or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor, its respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and agents, and foregoing employees’ household or immediate family members (defined as parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparent) are NOT eligible to enter Contest. By their submission of entry, participants warrant they are legally entitled and authorized to make such submission. In the event of a dispute as to the winner’s identity, entries will be deemed made by the holder of the Twitter account associated with the entry. All prizes will be awarded. Prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians.

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