Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’

A new application for managing digital comics and manga in ComicBookLover promises to do for those books what iTunes did for music management on the Mac. The Mac exclusive desktop application developed by BitCartel, allows for reading in western or Japanese double page mode, tagging, support for metadata entry using the ComicBookInfo standard, title entry [...]

The Japanese online doujin portal Circle.ms has launched a doujin creation service for circles that wish to develop dedicated applications for their work on the iPhone and iPad ahead of the Japanese launch of the device next month. The service is currently in open beta until June 6th and will offer all iBook features in [...]

Lost in the hype surrounding the iPad launch this morning, Netflix VP of Corporate Communications Steve Swasey has confirmed an iPhone/iPod Touch version of the Netflix Watch Instantly application on the iPad. No release timeframe was given at the time of the announcement yesterday.

NTT Solmare, the mobile manga publishing division of Japan’s NTT DoCoMo wireless carrier has announced that it plans to launch three new monthly mobile manga magazines with publishers Shonen Gahosha Co, Takeshobo, and Mag Garden in Japan, with plans to expand the service outside of the country. Shonen Gahosha’s Young King Alpha, Takeshobo’s Shin Kindan [...]

Apple has quietly reinstated its adult content ban in the App Store and is now banning the following content according to Wobble developer Jon Atherton: 1. No images of women in bikinis (Ice skating tights are not OK either) 2. No images of men in bikinis! (I didn’t ask about Ice Skating tights for men) [...]

The progenitor of the iPhone Jailbreak known as GeoHot has posted a new entry to his blog detailing his latest claimed accomplishment in full read/write access to system memory and hypervisor access to the main processor and vector units found in the PS3. By acquiring such access to hardware and software, this opens up the [...]

Square Enix has announced via their Facebook page the forthcoming release of Final Fantasy I and II for the iPhone/iPod Touch, making it the first time the venerable and enduringly popular role-playing game franchise has been made available on the platform. Hit Read More for the screenshots

Japanese iPhone developer Appliya Inc. and Funimation have announced the release of the first in a series of iPhone/iPod Touch applications based on Funimation licenses with the release of the Fullmetal Alchemist: State Alchemy Exam quiz application. The application features 150 questions related to the hit series, with each series of correctly answered questions unlocking [...]

Japanese developer Cave, known for their intricate and insanely difficult bullet hell shooter games in Mushihime-sama and DodonPachi will be porting a new version of their successful shooter called Mushihime-sama Gaiden: Bug Panic to the iPhone/iPod Touch, with more releases planned and focused on the US/European markets, as the company has found difficulty distributing their [...]

According to Impress, the Apple iPhone 3G commands 24.6% of the Japanese smart device market with the newer 3GS at 21.6% of the market and climbing. The accomplishment is made all the more impressive considering the position of Japanese carrier Softbank (the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in Japan) compared to its entrenched competitors in [...]