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December 11, 2018 /
PalmDB is a download catalog for Palm OS applications opened in 2018 to preserve the legacy of this highly influential piece of pre-smartphone tech history. From the early '90s to late '00s, Palm pioneered many technologies we enjoy in modern smartphones today. Unfortunately, with the popularity of iOS and Android, Palm failed to gain a foothold in the smartphone market and was shut down in a series of acquisitions. In the years following, Palm OS's massive library of applications was nearly lost. With no ...

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Final Fantasy Agito+ Cancelled for Vita, Mobile

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Final Fantasy Agito+ Cancelled for Vita, Mobile

September 18, 2015 /
It's well known that Square Enix has a habit of biting off more games than they can chew, and now following the announcement of Final Fantasy VII G-Bike's cancellation news has broken that another Final Fantasy spinoff is also getting the axe prematurely. Final Fantasy Agito was a mobile tie-in game to Final Fantasy Type-0, confusingly enough bearing Type-0's original name. Despite being a mobile spinoff Agito was actually a full-on RPG and visual novel in its own right, even borrowing many assets from the ...

Final Fantasy Agito+ Cancelled for Vita, Mobile

Mobius Final Fantasy Hands-On Review — The Oddest Duck Yet

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Mobius Final Fantasy Hands-On Review — The Oddest Duck Yet

July 11, 2015 /
Though it's not available in the west and Square Enix has not announced any intentions to make it so (though it probably will—just look at Chaos Rings 3), yesterday I had the opportunity to go hands-on with Mobius Final Fantasy, recently released in Japan on iOS and Android. The game was pushed as a full-scale console RPG on smartphones, but in the end it looks and plays more like a tech demo for the new Unity 5 engine than a direct companion to previous entries in the Final Fantasy series. The combat is ...

Mobius Final Fantasy Hands-On Review — The Oddest Duck Yet

Surprise! Chaos Rings III is Localized, Available Today!

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Surprise! Chaos Rings III is Localized, Available Today!

May 29, 2015 /
It was almost a year ago that we got our first look at Chaos Rings III, the latest in Square Enix's most popular series of smartphone games, and a pleasant surprise for everyone circulating rumors that the third numbered entry in the series would be reduced to a social card battling game. Considering every previous Chaos Rings game was localized (with the exception of voiceovers) the expectation was that Chaos Rings III would be as well, however as the months went by it gradually slipped into the ...

Surprise! Chaos Rings III is Localized, Available Today!

Motorola Nexus 6 - Bigger Really is Better (Review)

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Motorola Nexus 6 - Bigger Really is Better (Review)

May 27, 2015 /
Well, it's that time of year again: Google I/O time, where one of the most important companies of the 21st century takes to the stage to talk about what's next for their many properties—most importantly to some, Android. While rumors have circulated predicting the cessation of Google-branded Nexus devices and it's unlikely we'll see any new entries to the product line over the next few days, there's still plenty to love about the most recent Nexus products, specifically the Nexus 6. Following a troubled ...

Motorola Nexus 6 - Bigger Really is Better (Review)

AppTrailers Review – the Best and Worst Mobile Money-Maker

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AppTrailers Review – the Best and Worst Mobile Money-Maker

November 19, 2014 /
Although it’s been a while, I was a bit surprised by the popularity of past reviews on points-for-cash smartphone apps and services like FreeMyApps, AppBounty, and FeaturePoints. I suppose I shouldn’t have been—the prospect of earning a little cash on the side for performing simple tasks on a smartphone or tablet is certainly enticing, and considering there’s usually the most money to be made in simply referring other people to use these services, it makes sense that word would get around. Now, ...

AppTrailers Review – the Best and Worst Mobile Money-Maker