Apple to create "cocktail" albums to boost sales on iTunes

With an aim to boost sales of complete albums on the iTunes Store, Apple has tied with 4 major record lables like EMI, Sony, Warner Bros., and UMG. Apple will work with all these 4 record labels to create a new type of album bundle code-named "Cocktail".

The Financial Times reports that this project will include interactive liner notes, videos, lyrics, and other interactive content with albums, expanding on the current bundles already available. The report states that the initiative is being developed alongside a new tablet-style portable computer from Apple, which is said to be in talks with book publishers about offering their content for sale on the new device.
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Namco PACMAN REMIX iPhone and iPod Touch Game

Based on the world-famous arcade hit PAC-MAN, Namco will soon be releasing the PAC-MAN REMIX iPhone and iPod Touch Game. Featuring an angled overhead 3-D view, this game is similar to the Pac-Man Arrangement game found on Namco Museum Battle Collection for the PSP.
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PAC-MAN REMIX showcases enhanced graphics and lots of new exclusive features like boss battles, stage-specific gadgets, and power-up items! Guide PAC-MAN through the maze and avoid the brightly colored ghosts while chomping up all the dots.

Eat a power pellet to temporarily turn the tables on the ghosts. Gobble up as many ghosts as possible while they are blue. Chomp the ghosts consecutively during one power pellet to score major bonus points!

Additional features include a choice between on-screen, flick-based, and accelerometer-based controls, six unique boss characters, and stage-specific gadgets. Pac-Man Remix is expected to be available in the coming weeks and will sell for $5.99.

Features:
- 2 Selectable control types: D-pad and flick
- 6 unique boss characters.
- 4 types of power-up-items (such as "dash" item) introduce a new strategic element to the game.
- Stage-specific gadgets generate fun and excitement.

Local Search via Google My Location on iPhone OS 3.0

As per Google you can now use Google's My Location feature to do local searces on the iPhone and iPod touch running iPhone OS 3.0.

When you visit google.com using the iPod Touch Safari browser, a link on the page will allow you to turn on My Location, after which searches can be made on a local basis. Once the feature is turned on, users can update their location via a link on the main google.com home page.

Droplitz iPhone and iPod touch puzzle game

Droplitz, a puzzle game for the iPhone and iPod touch has been released by Altus. Droplitz is the addictive puzzler that will have you twisting dials and opening pathways from top to bottom to save precious droplitz! Make multiple connections and earn massive scores!

Droplitz has players rotate dials in order to create pathways through which balls called Droplitz can travel safely in order to be collected at the bottom of the screen.

The game offers three distinct play modes of varying ability, as well as the ability to make multiple connections for higher scores. Droplitz is available now from the App Store and sells for $1.99.

Features:
- Instantly addictive and fun for all ages!
- Three distinct game modes keep the challenge fresh
- Normal-Play as long as your droplitz last
- Hardcore-Gets progressively harder
- Infinite-No stress, just endless, easygoing play
- Master the art of the combo to receive huge bonuses!

Nike+ site updated for iPhone/iPod touch access

iPhone/iPod Touch users can now rejoice because you can now access the Nike+ site via both devices.

The Nike+ fitness site has been updated with a number of new features and also with iPod Touch access. The site has been redesigned for the better with larger size icons with reduced screen clutter and with greatly improved navigability.

In the redesign, "Goals" gains increased prominence, and is featured alongside Runs, Challenges, and Coach as the site's main points of navigation.

Also new is the Levels feature, which awards users a color-coded level based on the number of miles they�ve run, the ability to rate individual runs, and the ability to integrate Nike+ data with a Twitter or Facebook account.

While the site redesign is still firmly rooted in flash, a non-flash version is now presented to those who visit the site on the iPod touch and iPhone. However, functionality is limited to viewing only your recent runs.

DOOM Resurrection iPhone and iPod Touch Game

DOOM Resurrection is a brand new, technologically advanced game from id Software. The premise of the game is that the scientists on a remote research facility on Mars have lost control of their experiment and all Hell has broken loose. As the last surviving Marine in your unit, you must defeat Hell's minions and unravel the mystery of  what has happened on Mars. Earth's future depends on you! Show me more...

With an assault rifle, shotgun, a vicious chainsaw, and more, you will even the odds in a raging battle against unnatural beasts hell-bent on flaying your flesh and damning your soul. With its revolutionary control scheme, breathtaking visuals, and intense story, DOOM Resurrection is sure to provide the adrenaline rush you've been craving. This game is now available on AppStore for $9.99.

Features

• An all-new chapter of the DOOM saga designed exclusively for the iPhone and iPod Touch
  
• Advanced graphics engine designed from the ground up to take full advantage of the power found in Apple's mobile devices
  
• Wield an arsenal of heavy-hitting weapons to defeat a variety of hideous monsters and bosses.
  
• Innovative controls for fast-paced and accessible first-person action
  
• Intense story that new players and long�time DOOM fans can enjoy
  
• 8 all new levels



• 6 various Mars themed levels
  
• 2 Hell themed levels