To say that Popcap Games’ new Peggle Nights is our most-awaited Mac game release of the past six months is an understatement. It is, in fact, one of the only games we’ve been really anxious to play on the Mac, particularly as the iPhone version of the original Peggle has been floating around in the ether, unreleased for many months now. The original Peggle was our 2008 iPod Click Wheel Game of the Year. It took the limited thrills of pachinko,…

Telefónica Europe, parent company of UK iPhone carrier O2, has announced that more than one million iPhones have been sold in the country since the device’s launch on November 9, 2007. Revealing its 2008 year-end results, Telefónica also described the handset as a “best selling device,” while adding that its UK business added 499,000 fixed and mobile customers in Q4. As the announcement is focused on 2008 data, it is unclear when…

Last October, we reviewed 13 different photography applications, and it was obvious that apps to improve iPhone’s camera functionality would be hugely popular. As the App Store has expanded, so has the photo tool category, and so we’re revisiting the genre with a look a eight good or great new apps, ranging from camera extenders and effects/filter apps to wireless photo printing software and a depth of field calculator. We normally…

Contour Design has introduced its new iSee inked cases for the fourth-generation iPod nano. Made from clear polycarbonate with a snap-together design, the cases feature different patterns etched directly into the case. Other features include full access to all ports and controls, a scratch-resistant coating, and an included, removable screen protector. Contour Design’s iSee inked cases for iPod nano 4G are available now in Swirls, Reverb, Argyle,…

Developed as an alternative to Apple’s Universal Dock, Logic3’s Pro-Dock ($75) offers current-generation iPod and iPhone users the ability to output audio and video from their devices, as well as perform synchronization, without the need for Apple’s $50 audio and video cables. This is achieved through a dock that contains an authentication chip and outputs for both component and composite video output, as well as a standard mini-USB connector; you…

As an alternative to Phitek’s previously announced earcup-styled M10, the company’s new Blackbox C18 ($120) is an in-ear model with a crazy number of included rubber eartips across three sizes, and an in-line AAA-powered battery pack for powering their active noise cancellation functionality. Forty hours of use can be squeezed out of the C18’s battery, enabling listeners to screen out ambient noise as they’re listening to music from their iPods. The…

Continuing to erode the line between “potentially offensive” and acceptable content, Apple has approved Peep Show, a virtual peep show app for the iPhone and iPod touch. As explained by developer Blazing Lizard, Peep Show puts you in front of a partially obscured window, with “shake controls” that are “easy and intuitive when looking at attractive women.” Users shake the device at a certain time to drop a coin into…

AOL is splitting its AIM app for the iPhone and iPod touch into two versions, and both add location services and SMS integration. The free version of AIM, now known as AIM Free, is currently available in the App Store and is now supported by ads, while the paid version will remove the advertisements; both will include the same features. The new features include the ability to access Contacts directly from the app to send an IM to a saved screen name…

Last week, we posted a quick entry on Capcom’s Street Fighter IV for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An update was promised, so here it is. Wow. Well, at least, mostly wow. We think back to years ago when 3-D modelers first began to construct amazingly complex three-dimensional versions of the Street Fighter characters, merely to show that they could do so; dreams were shattered when Capcom and Arika’s Street Fighter EX series debuted…

Gameloft has revealed new details regarding its upcoming game The Oregon Trail for iPhone and iPod touch. Based on the Apple II classic, this updated take on the game features the same trail, from Independence, MO to Willamette Valley, OR, and the same random events, such as disease, bandits, bear attacks, and more. The side-scroller also offers updated graphics, side missions, and eight mini-games, including hunting, fishing, wagon repairing, river…