Year: 2009

Do we need another new browser? Apparently the folks at Newmium
(http://www.newmium.com/) think so. The company says it will soon
roll out a browser with complete HTML 4.xy compatibility, as defined
by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2010, the Newmium
iXBrowser(iXB) is an universal browser that interfaces with Mac OS X,
Linus, FreeBSD, WinCE and Windows 32/64-bit operating systems.

Virtual Programming (http://www.vpltd.com) has released versions of
its Pipe Mania game for the Mac and the iPhone/iPod touch. The Mac
version (which requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher) costs US$19.95,
and the iPhone/iPod version is $4.99.

Pipemania is a puzzle game in which players lay down a pre-ordained
set of pipes on a tiled grid in order to keep the Flooze, a constant
flowing substance that speeds up with progression, moving through the
pipes as long as possible, without overflowing.

Pariahware has updated Elastic Window
(http://www.pariahware.com/elasticwindow.php”), a set of classes for
REALbasic developers that allows controls on a window to be resized
proportionally with the window, to version 1.5. The upgrade adds
support for TextField and TextArea controls.

Using Elastic Window, developers can design windows with a particular
look in mind and ensure it will maintain a uniform look no matter
what size the user makes the window, says Christian Miller, president
of Pariahware. The software uses a royalty-free, per-seat, licensing
mechanism.

SkyZone Entertainment (http://www.skyzonemobile.com) has announced
three mobile titles now available on the iPhone and iPod Touch:
Extreme Hangman, Jewel City, and The Rise of Atlantis. They’re
available at the Apple App Store for US$0.99 each. Here’s how the
games are describe:

“Extreme Hangman: There’s never been a Hangman game like this before!
The world’s favorite time-killer game takes an absurdist twist of
comical proportions. Taking place in various settings, the gamer’s
mission is to save the Hangman from his enemies by guessing the
hidden word correctly.