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Games

Official Commodore 64 Emulator Returns To The App Store

5:12AM Sean Fallon | After being smacked down not once, but twice by the ridiculous App Store approval process, Manomio’s fully-licensed Commodore 64 emulator is back in the App Store. More »
Software

Sensis Launches White Pages iPhone App

3:42PM Nick Broughall | I can’t remember the last time I used the White Pages. Or the Yellow Pages, for that matter. But if you’ve got a need to look up somebody’s phone number and want to do it from your iPhone, Sensis has launched its White Pages iPhone app. It’s free. [iTunes]
Software

Optus Launches Its Own App Store

2:05PM Nick Broughall | Editor’s log, Stardate sixteen eleven oh nine: I find myself slowly becoming overwhelmed by the sheer volume of application stores available to the modern phone user. What started off as a fresh, original idea to sell applications for a dedicated device has quickly descended into the murky bog of confusion as every phone maker and his dog jumps on the bandwagon. What’s worse – I’m receiving reports that now the telcos are trying to cut into this already overcrowded market, with Optus launching its own app store for Symbian, Android, Blackberry, Windows media and Java handsets. This is the toughest assignment we’ve ever encountered, and it’s going to require all our strength to overcome it. More »
Software

Domino’s Pizza Order App Now On iTunes

2:30PM Nick Broughall
Pizza Hut may have announced that they were going to launch their iPhone app in Australia last month, but Domino’s has gone and launched their own app, and if you can stomach the thought of eating their pizza, it looks pretty sweet. More »
Software

100,000 Apps Now Available For The iPhone/iPod Touch

12:40AM Mark Wilson | The unofficial count of Apple’s approved apps had already topped 100,000, but now Cupertino has confirmed that you can download over 100,000 apps in the App Store. That’s the widest selection of Booty Gongs (and other booty-related instrumentation) in the known Universe. More »
Software

iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps

6:30AM John Herrman | A buzzy new report says that iPhone ebook apps are on the rise and accounted for more new apps in October — nearly a fifth — than even games. It’s unexpected and exciting, but what does it mean? Spam, is what. More »
Games

The iPhone Now Officially Runs Doom

9:00AM Chris Jacob | id’s classic shooter has finally been (officially) ported to the iPhone. And with oversight from John Carmack himself, there are a number of improvements that make it worth a purchase even for Jailbreakers. More »
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Apple Approves ‘Asian Boobs’ App, Just To Mess With Us [NSFW]

5:11AM Adam Frucci | Apple loves rejecting apps for having swear words in them, but a database of scantily clad Asian ladies? Approved! Who needs a rhyme or reason when you can be random and inscrutable? [iTunes Link via TechCrunch]
Entertainment

Careful, This Nokia Ovi App Store Parody Might Brainwash You

3:20PM Rosa Golijan | The Nokia Ovi App Store must really want to sell some Hannah Montana screensavers based on this parody video. Or maybe it’s more brainwashing than parody, because I kinda want one now. [Vimeo via The Really Mobile Project]
Software

WolframAlpha IPhone App Is A $50 Super Calculator

9:10AM Jack Loftus | Even diehard WolframAlpha fan may balk slightly at the $US50 asking price. Then they, like me, might balk some more as they try to figure out why a mobile version of what’s in essence a free search engine costs $US50. More »