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Simple and fast iPhone game: Slide Space from Dimitri Giani

First, I admit that Slide Space is not totally a new kinda game, but one among the countless games in the App Store built on matching, sliding and destroying game concept. However, the whole idea of time and target score makes this game a must have game on the iPhone/iPod touch.

Slide Space is a simple matching game where you have to align three or more matching objects to destroy them and earn points. The more objects you align, more is the score.

Now what makes this game challenging? You have only 50 seconds to show that you are quick and wise. Align the objects as fast a you can and earn the target score to clear the level. As you advance, the score you need to make would increase, the objects to align would appear to be more scarce. There would be magical object to help you through though.

Earn time bonus depending on how much time you save at each level.

The rule of Slide Space is as challenging as the concept of time and score. You’ll have to bring the objects to the center of the screen to align and destroy them. You can only slide the objects left or right.

Graphics are simple, game sound too is kept basic, but anyway gives you the right feel of the rush you are in.

Slide Space is a simple game to test how well you can trust your eyes and fingers in fun way. Play Slide Space whenever and wherever you have quick five minutes to spare.

[Thanks: http://www.iphonefootprint.com]

Next iPhone will charge via Micro USB

Apple signs up to phone charger “harmonization”

Apple has signed up to an EU-wide “harmonization” of phone chargers, which Pocket-lint first brought you news of back in September 2007.

The iPhone-maker has joined Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung and Texas Instruments in signing an agreement to use a standard micro-USB socket to charge handsets.

The agreement means that from next year, Apple will have to offer a micro USB socket on the iPhone. Whether that means that the traditional dock connector will be changed or whether there’ll be an adaptor remains to be seen.

It’s unclear too what’ll happen to the dock ecosystem that’s built up around the iPod and iPhone. We’ve put in an email to Apple asking it to clarify what the company’s plans are, but have had no response at the time of writing.

On the bright side, the agreement should mean an end to the difficulty of coping with five different chargers in your house or office. Here’s hoping that the European Comission offers some way of recycling all those old chargers that are now redundant.

[Thanks: http://www.pocket-lint.com]