Mike Schramm

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Mike has worked in the Joystiq Network since 2006, as lead blogger and senior editor on WoW.com and one of the founding editors on Massively.com. Currently, he is a contributing editor on Joystiq, and also writes and podcasts for various outlets, including The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

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Apple unveils a new iOS 7 site

by Mike Schramm (Jun 10th 2013 3:45PM)

As you might expect, Apple has unveiled a brand-new official website for iOS 7, showing off the new operating system, its new (flat!) look and new features. You can see a hint of what the new look is like above, but of course the website goes into much more detail, and shows off all of the new ...

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Streaming iTunes Radio service will be part of iOS 7

by Mike Schramm (Jun 10th 2013 3:00PM)

Apple has introduced a music-streaming service called iTunes Radio, to be found natively in the upcoming iOS 7. For now, the service will be right in the Music app on iOS, and will offer up a series of featured stations (including, for the demo, a station of the music heard at WWDC). Just tap on ...

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Multitasking revamped in iOS 7

by Mike Schramm (Jun 10th 2013 2:50PM)

Tim Cook just said in California that multitasking in iOS 7 has just been revamped completely. iOS will now monitor your app usage even more closely than before, meaning it will have apps like Facebook pull in news and other updates in the background, getting them all ready when you grab the app. ...

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Apple announces iOS 7

by Mike Schramm (Jun 10th 2013 2:24PM)

Apple has announced a new iPhone operating system, iOS 7. On stage today during the WWDC keynote, Tim Cook said iOS 7 is the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the new iPhone. As expected, the new operating system features a much flatter and cleaner look, a sort-of 3D home screen ...

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More than 600 million iOS devices sold, Tim Cook says

by Mike Schramm (Jun 10th 2013 2:15PM)

Tim Cook is on stage in California right now talking iOS numbers, and as you might imagine, they're big. There are more than 600 million iOS devices sold worldwide, according to Mr. Cook, and almost half of those just since the last year's WWDC. Smartphone usage market share is high, with iOS ...

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Daily iPhone App: Scurvy Scallywags is great fun for landlubbers or first mates

by Mike Schramm (Jun 10th 2013 11:30AM)

Ron Gilbert is the great game designer mind behind popular series like Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, and the recent Deathspank games. His latest project is called Scurvy Scallywags, and arrived on iOS last week. The game is great -- it's a match-3 title that makes use of some excellent RPG and ...

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Daily iPhone App: Kingdom Rush Frontiers makes great TD better

by Mike Schramm (Jun 7th 2013 6:00PM)

We've mentioned Kingdom Rush Frontiers here a few times before, so odds are you might know a little something about it already. But the long-awaited sequel / expansion to one of the best tower-defense games on the App Store has now gone live, for US$2.99 on iPhone and $4.99 on iPad, and you can ...

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Daily iPhone App: Marvel Pinball is a great app hindered by a bad model

by Mike Schramm (Jun 6th 2013 9:00PM)

Zen Studios is very well known for their pinball titles, which all feature great graphics, well-made themes, and excellent pinball table mechanics. Just today, Zen has brought their very popular Marvel Pinball game to iOS, and you can now download the app itself for 99 cents. Unfortunately, ...

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Gameloft releases an impressive trailer for Modern Combat 5

by Mike Schramm (Jun 6th 2013 8:00PM)

You can say what you will about Gameloft (and lots of people do, as the company has earned a reputation for essentially copying HD console games onto Apple's iOS platforms), but this is at least true: The developer knows how to put a game together. Modern Combat is Gameloft's take on the ...

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Reuters: Apple to show off iRadio streaming service next week

by Mike Schramm (Jun 6th 2013 3:00PM)

Reuters is reporting that among the announcements we'll see at next week's WWDC keynote, Apple will introduce a new music-streaming service called iRadio. The service will be free and ad-supported, Reuters says those in the know claimed, and will feature ads from the iAds team. The service is ...

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