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I am pleased to announce that after several weeks of development, a month or two of beta testing, and another month of sitting on my rear, doing nothing, IMP for iPhone has been submitted to the App Store and is in review. We’re hoping that we can get this approved as quickly as possible to get it out to you people. So, keep your eyes peeled, and we’ll even let you know when it’s out.

I was watching the most recent Macworld video podcasts where they were talking about using a Mac Mini as a home theater. They mentioned an app in the video called Air Mouse Pro (iTunes link).

Air Mouse Pro is an app which essentially turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a trackpad-style mouse for your Mac, or PC. The app uses WiFi to connect to your desktop. I had success connecting to my MacBook both through the existing wireless network, and through an AdHoc network, so even if there is no WiFi where you happened to be, you can still use the app. Air Mouse Pro turns the screen of your device into a full function Multi-Touch trackpad. If you are hooking to a Mac then it assumes the same functionality as your portable would have, or limited multi touch with a desktop machine. After you install the menu bar application on the desktop, which is required to use this app, you can fully control your Mac.

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Rolando 2 is the follow-up to Rolando. Rolando was created by Simon Oliver and published by Ngmoco (Next Generation Mobile Company). The point of Rolando 1 & 2 is to all your rolandos to the end of the level by finishing puzzles, dealing with challenges and being awesome. Rolando 2 added more physics features by adding in weight of the Rolando to the equation. Rolando 2 also added water (which the bigger rolandos need to sink in to complete certain puzzles) and perspective 3D.

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We are happy to announce the IMP iPhone App! …Sorta. We are now accepting people for an open beta so we can iron out bugs before it goes public in the App Store.

How to Apply:
Send an email to beta AT impodcast DOT tv with your device UUID and your name. We’ll email you back with a beta version of the app, and instructions on how to get the application installed on your device.

Due to restrictions, however, we can only accept a few into the beta for now. The first twenty people or so we hear from will be accepted, but no more. There is a possibility that we may accept more in the future, but that is not guaranteed, so don’t hold out for it.

For those that don’t get into the beta, check out these fresh screenshots we have straight from the app.

Wow, I really hope I am not making a habit out of this whole blogging thing, but the people of the tech world are just making me so angry at their stupidity, that I just have to enlighten them. Today, I am referring to the iPhone 3G to 3GS upgrade cost, and AT&T’s recent cave.

*Note: In this article, I will refer to AT&T, but most of this information is applicable to any carrier*

Let’s start with the basics. The original iPhone was an unsubsidized phone. That means that you paid the entire cost of the phone, and AT&T paid Apple a certain amount over the life of the contract, and that is how Apple made a good chunk of their money. When you terminate a contract on an unsubsidized phone, AT&T only loses the amount that you were paying them for the service, which to them is all profit. So you paid for the service, and when you terminate the contract, you don’t get any more service, so AT&T doesn’t lose anything. (more…)

From the development studio that brought us, Glyder.  In Deer Hunter 3D, you play an unnamed player, who can hunt in three areas, using six different weapons, not to mention the four different difficulties.  Between the intense game play and the cool “How did I actually kill this animal?” feature, this game is worth the $4.99. (more…)

I stayed up all night Wednesday to listen to the VexedTech podcast with @iGerard and @psimac. Their show is kind of a Cranky Geeks idea where they vent their spleen about thinks tech that vexed them this week.

I shall be a guest on the show next Wednesday representing IMP.

They also have a picks section and iGerard picked an iPhone game which I downloaded and have been hooked on ever since. The game is called Flight Control.

You have to guide the planes and helicopters to their correct landing strips without having any of them collide. Very addictive. The graphics are very eye catching but the one thing that is slightly disturbing is the applause you get when you get a high score. I assume they are applauding my high score and not the fact I caused 2 or more planes to crash, which is why the game ends

iGerard said that we could post our high scores (he has only managed 42 so far) on their blog, but so far there is no update to allow this on their site. So I thought maybe it’s a good idea to do it here. So if you have Flight Control post your high scores in the comments so we can see how good you are at air traffic control. No prizes just the kudos and giving us a target to beat

My High Score as of this post is 66.