News of the weird: Remi Denis-Courmont, one of the developers of the VLC Media Player app, has apparently sent Apple a “formal notification of copyright infringement” and asked that the app be removed from the App Store. Yes, we have apparently crossed over into Bizarro World. Better get VLC Media Player before it’s gone. The …

Remember the old coin-op game Qix? Your job was to corral a morphing, moving entity into increasingly smaller areas. If it touched your marker while you were drawing a line, it was game over. iSlash is a thoroughly modern twist on Qix, one designed with iPhone sensibilities. Each level starts with a uniquely shaped play area. Within that area, several …

Watch your fill of enriching PBS shows with the awesome (and free) PBS app for iPad. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Hey, PBS! How do you expect to make any money if you give away your app? I’m kidding, of course. I love free stuff, especially when it’s awesome free stuff like PBS for iPad. The new app streams full-length episodes …

As you probably know, the iPhone and iPod Touch make terrific video players–but they’re limited in terms of the video formats they support. If you’ve got, say, Divx or MKV files you want to watch, you’re out of luck unless you run them through a converter first–a time-consuming hassle, to say the least. Last month, the VLC Media Player app …

I’m a longtime fan of refurbished gear–especially Apple’s refurbished gear, which looks and operates like new and comes with the same warranty as the new stuff. I speak from experience, having purchased several refurbished iPhones and iPod Touches. But I’ve yet to land an iPad this way–mostly because Apple didn’t offer them. Until now. For the first time, refurbished iPads …

Back when I was a young pup, I dropped more quarters than I care to admit into an arcade game called Super Off Road. It was a top-down dirt-track racer–and one of my all-time favorite coin-ops. EA’s Reckless Racing just rekindled my love affair. It’s a top-down dirt-track racer that delivers all the same freewheeling fun–with vastly superior graphics and …

123 Glow HD offers loads of coloring-book fun (and education!) for younger trick-or-treaters. Steve Glinberg With only 10 days left until Halloween, it’s the perfect time to stock your iPhone, iPod, or iPad with fun, spooky, and spooky-fun apps. I’ve rounded up five of my favorites–some for kids, some for grown-ups. Take a look: 123 Glow HD Coloring Book, Halloween …

You know how Bluetooth headsets are always getting lost or left behind? What you need is a way to piggyback one on your phone, so when you’re done talking, you can just clip it right onto the sucker. That’s the MoGo Talk XD in a nutshell: it’s a protective iPhone 3G/3GS case with a stowaway Bluetooth headset. It lists for …

Forget iPhone cases that recharge your battery, support your favorite team, transform into a keyboard, or survive mortar attacks. I want one that can open my beer. And that’s the iBottleopener in a nutshell: it’s an iPhone case with a built-in bottle opener. Check it out in the video down below. The hard-shell case consists of two parts, meaning it …

Let’s say I own the box set of TV’s most criminally canceled show, “Firefly.” Now let’s say I want to watch some episodes on my iPhone. Or iPad. Or even just my laptop. Do I really have to spend more money to buy or rent them from Amazon or iTunes? Not if I have a good DVD ripper, which copies …