Year: 2008

Gala Factor Software has unveiled Code Breaker
(http://www.galafactory.com/codebreaker.html), a new puzzle game
exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch. In the game of logic the
player tries to guess the code in 10 guesses or less, solve the code
and win the game.

“We learned from our Dot Game that kids and parents alike love being
able to personalize their game and keep track of their score,” says
Bill Dudney, Code Breaker’s lead developer and managing partner at
Gala Factory.

Kensington (http://www.kensington.com) has received Apple’s “Works
with iPhone” certification for its line of battery packs and chargers
for the iPhone 3G. The company’s new line includes standard and mini
battery packs.

The mini is so small that people can keep it plugged into their
iPhone at all times without it getting in the way, says Kevin Ngo,
global product manager at Kensington. The new Car Charger lets people
power up from their car’s power outlet while they drive.

KACE (http://www.kace.com), a systems management appliance company,
has announced what is says is the industry’s first appliance-based
systems management solution for Apple’s iPhone.

The new technology allows IT administrators and business users to
provision, configure, and control policies for the iPhone as they
would with any other managed device, says Marty Kacin, chief
technical officer and co-founder of KACE.

The Highly Technical Doohickey Company has released TickerMenu
(http://www.TickerMenu.com), a Mac OS X-only application that lets
you keep an eye on current stock prices by displaying them in the
your menu bar. It costs US$8.95; a demo is available for download.

Clicking on a quote reveals more information about the stock and its
trading activity, including the day’s high and low prices and trading
volume. A click of a menu item leads directly to full information
about a stock available from a variety of financial web sites.

Stock prices are updated automatically.

iVerse (http://www.iversecomics.com) has announced that its Comic
Reader software will be used to create comics for iPhone/iPod touch.
The company is also opening up for submissions from comic book
hopefuls as well as established pros. Comics adapted using the iVerse
Media software will be available in the Apple App Store.

“We have developed an extremely simple iPhone Application that allows
us to display comics that have been specifically formatted for the
iPhone/iPod touch,” says iVerse Media owner Michael Murphey.