After its launch on September 27th, Indian engineer T. Harikumar's game "Snakes and Ladders" has already had over 250,000 downloads. What are YOU waiting for?
Filed under: Software , Wireless , Odds and ends , Freeware , iTunes , Developer A TUAW reader zapped us a note with his BlackBerry device to tell us that as of today, BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac is available (we first noted it as " coming in September " back in July). It's a free download [link], and requires Mac OS X 10.5.5 or better, BlackBerry device software version 4.2 or higher, and iTunes 7.2 or newer. Key features of the software include the ability to synchronize
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antivirus program for Windows and is the successor of Windows Live OneCare. Microsoft released the beta of the program in June this year, and the final version is released today, it is rather quick. Download Security Essentials from Microsoft . Microsoft Security Essentials offers protection against virus, spyware and malware, offers real-time protection. It is available for Windows XP SP2 or SP3, Windows Vista and Windows 7 including Windows XP m
Filed under: Apple , iPhone , App Store , SDK , iPod touch Just after reaching 1 billion downloads five months ago, Apple announced this morning that the iPhone App Store has reached 2 billion downloads since its launch in July 2008. Also, Apple announced that 85,000 apps are available to download or buy from the App Store, and there are now over 125,000 registered iPhone developers with the iPhone Developer Program. These apps are available now to the 50 million devices running the
Filed under: Mac , PC , Meta (about Joystiq) We had a very busy week for original features on Big Download in the past seven days. Let's take a look at our output for the past week: Exclusive features Reviews : As the fall season hits, we give our final verdicts to a ton of new PC games, including Batman: Arkham Asylum , Majesty 2 , Resident Evil 5 , Red Faction Guerrilla and Section 8 . Alienware's new look and features : We go over the four new desktops
Developers these days are doing a lot to incentivize those new game purchases over their used counterparts, and Madden 10 is no exception. Those who purchased the game were supposed to receive a downloadable code for the game's "Online Franchise Mode," though reportedly, those in "regions outside of North America," specifically Australia, the UK and "other regions" are getting copies with a missing DLC code. Panic broke out at EA's forums over the situation, but EA Sports told Joystiq thi
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , iPhone , App Store , iPod touch , App Review The AP Mobile app from the Associated Press was much admired when the iPhone first came out. It was quick and reliable, and at the time, it was one of the few dedicated news apps. Now, after a few revisions and updates which didn't go so well , AP Mobile is still a popular download, but for many, that's where the popularity ends. The newest version, released in June, supports 'push' updates, so even if yo