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Mage Gauntlet is a Fantastic Old School Action RPG – iPad Game Review

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magegauntletMage Gauntlet is an action RPG that has strong similarities to an old school Nintendo game, meaning it’s 16-bit, fantastically fun, and totally engrossing. It’s actually one of those oldie but goodie games, having originally come out in 2011.

In Mage Gauntlet, you will take on the role of Lexi, a would-be hero on a quest to prove herself. Lexi is equipped with a set of spells and sent to off adventure in a gauntlet, hence the name. As Lexi, the idea is to progress through the game, slaying an array of ever-more-difficult monsters and bosses.

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Apple ‘Spaceship’ Campus Behind Schedule and Over Budget

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spaceshipcampusApple began designing and working on a second Apple campus in Cupertino back in 2011. The campus, which was said to be over 2.8 million square feet, features an out of this world design that have led many to refer to it as the “Spaceship.” According to a report from Bloomberg Businessweek, that radical new building that Apple will construct is currently $2 billion over budget and quite a bit behind schedule.

Five people involved with the building say that the $5 billion campus will now cost more than the new World Trade Center complex being built in New York City. It will house more than 12,000 Apple employees on 176 acres of land.

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Apple Follows Up Recent Apology with Ban of Chinese Book App for ‘Illegal Content’

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jingdianshuchengEarlier this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook issued an official apology to the people of China after China’s state-run media launched an aggressive attack against the Cupertino-based company for its warranty policies in the country.

The Chinese media targeted Apple for replacing iPhone parts under warranty with used pieces, a policy that has now been reversed. China is an important emerging market for Apple, so it is unsurprising that the company would go to great lengths to protect its relationship with Chinese officials. Apple, in fact, seems so intent on earning the good favor of the Chinese government that it today banned an app that includes content that is considered illegal in the country.

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PadGadget’s Flashback Friday: C64 Elite Collections

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C64 Elite MainFriday is the best day of the week. It signals the end of work and the beginning of two days of playtime, new movies traditionally launch, and PadGadget flashes back to yesteryear on Fridays. Last week, we told you about the brand new iOS version of Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. and the pocket pet you can keep on your iPad. Incidentally, I’ve raised six of them since last Friday and I keep going back for more.

This week, we have tracked down a collection of PC games for the Commodore 64 that came out in the mid to late eighties and early nineties. Grab a Mountain Dew and your Walkman because the Summer Games are about to begin and it is going to take all night.

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Samsung Plans to Open 1,400 Apple-Style ‘Experience Shops’ Inside Best Buys

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samsungstoreSamsung has been accused of copying everything from Apple’s smartphones to its tablets, and now Samsung wants to encroach on Apple’s retail style as well. Best Buy and Samsung have partnered up and plan to open 1,400 Samsung “Experience Shops” within Best Buy Stores throughout the United States.

Since Samsung does not operate standalone retail stores like Apple and Microsoft, the Samsung Experience in Best Buy is designed to give customers a way to interact with Samsung products in one accessible location. Like the Apple Store, Samsung’s mini stores will feature “Samsung Experience Consultants” to help consumers purchase items.

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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 15 iPad Apps on Sale

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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 15 iPad Apps on Sale For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 15 great apps to add to your iPad collection.  We have 10 productivity / entertainment apps and 5 game apps in today’s bundle.

We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 80% off, a couple are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

Check out all the sale apps after the break »

Deal Alert: Best Buy Slashes iPad Costs, Walmart Offers iPad mini for $299

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walmartminiYesterday we posted that Best Buy was offering the third generation at rock bottom clearance prices. That deal is still going on and you can snag a third generation 16GB Wi-Fi iPad for just $315 or a 32GB iPad for $385. That’s a major deal since the lowest price you can get for a 16GB mini from Apple is $379, in the refurbished section of its online store.

You can only snag one of Best Buy’s discounted iPads in-store, and some stores don’t have many in stock, but if you’re lucky, you’ll be able to purchase a shiny new Apple iPad at an amazing price.

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New Patent Reveals that Apple is Working on a Tablet/Notebook Hybrid

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Apple tablet:laptop hybridWhen Microsoft first announced that it would be launching its own tablet, many speculated that the company was planning on a tablet/laptop hybrid. In Apple’s second quarter earnings call in April of 2012, CEO Tim Cook said a hybrid is a bad idea. When asked about a Windows 8 tablet/laptop hybrid, Cook said, “You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but those things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user.” He was basically saying that the merging of two devices does not necessarily produce a third device that is better than its two parts.

Patently Apple has just discovered an interesting patent that proves the company is thinking the exact opposite of Cook’s sentiments a year ago. Read More »

Apple’s iMessage Services Proving Impossible for FBI to Tap

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iMessageSince October of 2011, iPhone-to-iPhone users have been able to send iMessage chats to each other without it affecting their text messaging limits. Apple widened iMessage’s abilities by making it available on the iPad, and later on Mac computers.

Currently, users can send and receive encrypted messages to each other through a wide variety of iMessage options. This is great for consumers, but a real pain for the FBI.

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iTunes Tweak Adds Age Rating to App Pages

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App Rating

When you went to your iPad’s App Store this morning, you may have noticed a small, but important change to the way it looks. Late last night, Apple made a tweak to its App Store design that adds age rating tags to every app. Maybe now parents will be able to distinguish much easier which apps are appropriate for their little ones to play.

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