It’s nice to see an app like KIDFIT, which encourages children to 
not only move, but teaches them proper exercise techniques. It’s a shame, though, that the app’s interface doesn’t cater to that same audience. While it offers a wide variety of exercises, it crams up to 10 on the screen at one time, making it a challenge to select the one you want. The videos are a good idea to supplement the sometimes too-technical instructions, but the aspect ratio seems stretched, which can be distracting.
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App review: Plunderland
Plunderland is a side-scrolling game, like early Sonic or Mario 
titles, that always keeps you moving forward. The premise is pretty basic: Sail from port to port, pillaging as you go, battling the English army, sharks, sea monsters, and (if you choose to engage them) island natives. It’s simple to learn, graphically appealing, and lets players interact with the environment to an impressive degree (much like Pocket God).
Apple to offer iPhone 4 users free cases
Stung by ongoing media criticism and consumer complaints 
over the iPhone 4’s antenna, Apple has announced it will offer a free case to the more than 3 million people who have bought the device since its launch three weeks ago – and anyone who buys one for the next two-and-a-half months.
Users who have already purchased a bumper or case for the device will receive refunds – and the free case offer will extend to anyone who buys an iPhone 4 through Sept. 30. It also is offering a full refund for people who return their iPhone within 30 days of purchase, waving the restocking fee.
Apple to address iPhone 4 issues Friday
The iPhone launch might have been the biggest in 
Apple’s history, but it has also been marred by numerous complaints about the device’s antenna. Now, Apple appears ready to discuss consumer concerns and perhaps announce what it plans to do to address those issues.
The Cupertino-based company will hold a press conference Friday at 10am. It has declined to give details about who will speak or what will be addressed.
iPhone 4 sets sales record
The iPhone 4, which went on sale Thursday, has set a new bar for Apple products. The company sold 1.7 million units of the device in its first 72 hours of availability – a number it could have vastly exceeded if it had been able to keep up with supply.
The sales numbers come from pre-orders and sales at Apple stores nationwide. But the company gets a second bite at the apple today, when the iPhone 4 goes on sale at AT&T stores. Demand is so strong that people lined up outside of the cell phone carrier’s retail locations this morning, so they could finally get their hands on the phone. Some lines reportedly were over 100 people long.
Video Games Under The Gun, as Big Changes Loom
As the video game industry gathers at E3 to 
look forward to the holiday season and what it hopes are more prosperous times, storm clouds are gathering on the horizon that have the potential to radically change gaming in the months and years to come.
The substantial growth of video games as a financial and pop culture force has put gaming on a number of new radars — both competitive and political. And interested parties are moving in from all sides.
Apple rolls out the iPhone 4
Going in to the keynote of today’s Worldwide Developer Conference, pretty much everyone knew Apple would be rolling out its fourth generation iPhone. But the Cupertino-based company still managed to spring a few surprises on the crowd.
The iPhone 4, which goes on sale June 24 – will have a host of new features, including the ability to shoot high definition video and easily edit it on the phone. The device will record video at resolutions of up to 720p, shooting at 30 fps – making the new iPhone a possible tool for guerilla video shoots from indie filmmakers.
Fly the iPad skies
It was probably only a matter of time… 
Jetstar Airways has become the first airlines to make the iPad available as an in-flight entertainment option for passengers. The Australian carrier (a subset of Qantas) will rent the tablet computers to interested fliers for AUD $10 ($8.40 in U.S. dollars) during a two-week trial at the end of June.
The iPads will be equipped with movies, TV shows, eBooks, games and more.
Steve Jobs forecasts the future of film
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a man who’s known for forward-looking
(and often controversial) opinions. For the most part, those have centered around the computing world, but that the ongoing “D: All Things Digital” conference, he had a few thoughts about what might be coming for the film industry.
“I … think you’ll be able to watch a first run movie before it hits theaters… if you want to spend a bunch of money,” he told the crowd in a question and answer session (according to onsite reporting from Engadget).
Two months… 2 million iPads sold
If there was any lingering doubt, Apple has a 
hit on its hands with the iPad. In just 60 days, the company has sold 2 million of the devices. To put that in comparison, it took the iPhone 74 days to sell just 1 million units.
That count could have been even higher had it not been for some retail shortages. Whereas the iPhone was limited to the tech early adopter crowd, the iPad has been a hit with the broad population – enticing mainstream users at an unheard of rate.
Chris Morris: Journalist 