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Argentinian leather products manufacturer Vaja never ceases to amaze. Their products have been of top notch quality and their latest, for Apple’s popular iPhone 3G/3GS does not dissapoint.

The great people over at Vaja sent me a review unit of the Limited Edition Black & Red leather case. If you check Vaja’s web site over at Vajacases.com, there’s a lot of choices when it comes to protecting your prized investment, which is the iPhone. However, this particular Black & Red leather case suits my preference a lot.

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written by xcool \\ tags: Accessories, Casing, iPhone, Review, Vaja

Safari mobile on Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch does wonders when it comes to browsing the web. Aside to the lack of Flash support, Safari mobile basically has no peers when it comes to doing what it does best.

At times however, native apps does better than logging in to a web interface. This is true when it comes to applications like Google’s AdSense program. Quicksense tries to fill the gap left open by our folks over at Google.

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written by xcool \\ tags: AdSense, Apps, iPhone, iPod touch, Review

When Skyworks sent me news of their new game, World Cup Ping Pong, I knew it would be great. We have previously reviewed quite a number of Skyworks games and they have all fared pretty well.

Ping pong, or otherwise known as table tennis in other parts of the world, is a game played quite similarly to, well, tennis. World Cup Ping Pong is entirely touch-controlled. Tap and drag the paddle to move it across the screen. If you fancy some acrobatics, try swiping when you hit the ball to give it a little spin and trick the computer player. Regardless of how you play the game, standard ping pong rules apply.

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written by xcool \\ tags: Games, iPhone, iPod touch, Ping Pong, Review, Skyworks

UPDATE: Moments after we published the review, SGN’s update for FAST went online in the iTunes Store, adding Bluetooth support. Also the game is now available at a reduced price of only $5.99 $4.99. Early adopters who paid the premium price of $9.99 will get a special treat soon. Now there’s no more excuse not to start an online war! Check out our review and then go grab the game!

We previously covered this game when it was announced in TechCrunch. I managed to secure a copy for my iPod touch, and after spending about a week plus with the game, I am impressed.

Originally slated to be a free game, with premium In-App purchases later, SGN’s F.A.S.T – Fleet Air Superiority Training! (subsequently referred to as FAST) turned out to be a premium-priced title, selling for $9.99 $5.99 $4.99 a copy in the iTunes Store. For a ticket that steep, it turned out to be a very entertaining and exciting game. In fact, this could be one of the best full 3D, complete-controlled dogfighting game available to date for the iPhone platform.

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written by xcool \\ tags: F.A.S.T., Games, iPhone, iPod touch, Review

We’ve been teased with pre-release screenshots. We’ve been awarded with a sampler. There’d probably be a riot if it wasn’t released any sooner. And the good news is, it was released on time come June 2nd, 2009.

An excellent title from the great guys over at Electronic Arts, this premium $9.99 title is a must-have for any fans of The Sims series of games. If you must know, I personally own a copy of the original The Sims for my Mac (can’t play it on my new Intel Mac), as well as The Sims Bustin’ Out for my (now abandoned) GameBoy Advance console. This is my third Sims game, playable on my iPod touch – and I’m loving it so far.

If you come to expect a full-blown Sims title on your iPhone, then you’re probably in for some disappointment. The Sims 3 for the iPhone (and iPod touch) are slightly scaled-down version of the larger games. C’mon, you can’t seriously want a full fledged Sims game on the iPhone, would you? Not possible at this moment, but sometime in the future, perhaps?

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written by xcool \\ tags: Electronic Arts, Games, iPhone, iPod touch, Review, The Sims 3