Tapulous brings Jennifer’s Body (and user-generated contests) to the iPhone

Tapulous brings Jennifer’s Body (and user-generated contests) to the iPhone

Tapulous, maker of the popular Tap Tap Revenge game for the iPhone and iPod touch, is launching a contest today to promote “Jennifer’s Body,” a new film from 20th Century Fox. This is far from the first time movies have been promoted in iPhone apps… Continue Reading

Tapulous strikes deal with Universal Music Group for iPhone game music

Tapulous strikes deal with Universal Music Group for iPhone game music

Guitar Hero may reign on the video game consoles. But Tapulous rules the rhythm music game business on the iPhone.

In recognition of that, the major Hollywood music company Universal Music Group has struck a partnership with Tapulous to bring Universal’s musicians to the iPhone and… Continue Reading

Dave Matthews Band to stream Hulu’s first live concert

Dave Matthews Band to stream Hulu’s first live concert

Hulu is taking its first serious step toward expanding from video clips of already-aired TV shows to live webcasts of entertainment events.

Yesterday VentureBeat broke the story that iPhone app maker Tapulous was releasing a Dave Matthews Band version of its highly popular iPhone game Tap… Continue Reading

Tapulous churns out Tap Tap Revenge Dave Matthews Band iPhone game

Tapulous churns out Tap Tap Revenge Dave Matthews Band iPhone game

It’s time to get out your tapping finger again, as Tapulous has just released Tap Tap Revenge Dave Matthews Band game for the iPhone.

You may not care about this game. But there are a ton of iPhone users who probably do. And it’s interesting to… Continue Reading

iPhone game developers rejoice at Apple’s latest update plans

iPhone game developers rejoice at Apple’s latest update plans

There were a lot of happy game developers among the 200 or so people who attended Thursday’s iGames Summit in San Francisco, which was devoted to iPhone games.

Speakers at the summit, including game developers such as Tapulous, ngmoco, Booyah, Demiforce, Zynga and Social Gaming Network,… Continue Reading

MG’s 10 favorite iPhone games of 2008

MG’s 10 favorite iPhone games of 2008

Yesterday, I wrote up my 10 favorite iPhone apps of 2008 with a note that I wasn’t including any games on the list because there were far too many good ones and they should probably get their own list. Today, I bring you that list.

This… Continue Reading

Tap Tap Dance puts a rave in your iPhone

Tap Tap Dance puts a rave in your iPhone

The concept behind Tap Tap Revenge was simple: It was basically the popular console music-based game Guitar Hero ported to the iPhone. At first it worked because it was a perfectly simple use of the iPhone’s touchscreen. It worked even better when it got real… Continue Reading

Tap Tap Revenge gets new music (and ads) to rock the holiday weekend

Tap Tap Revenge gets new music (and ads) to rock the holiday weekend

Tap Tap Revenge held the mantle as the most downloaded application on Apple’s App Store for a while. It’s a solid Guitar Hero-like music game that utilizes the iPhone and iPod Touch’s touch screen with the right price: Free. A new update out today could… Continue Reading

Roundup: Nvidia battles recall flyers, Google dives deep and the Internet is broken again

Roundup: Nvidia battles recall flyers, Google dives deep and the Internet is broken again

Here’s the latest action:

The Internet is broken – This is starting to sound like a broken record. Didn’t we just write about the DNS flaw that could cripple the Internet? Now two security researchers demonstrate a new technique to intercept Internet traffic on a scale… Continue Reading

rmbr launches mobile app to get rid of business cards

rmbr launches mobile app to get rid of business cards

The old fashioned business-card exchange hasn’t kept up with the times. In an age of social networking, it ought to be easier to connect with someone electronically. That thought inspired Gabe Zichermann, chief executive of New York startup rmbr, to create rmbrME.

The new service automates… Continue Reading

A new top iPhone app emerges following the simple game + free formula

A new top iPhone app emerges following the simple game + free formula

Today during MobileBeat 2008, Tapulous chief executive Bart Decrem got up to talk a little bit about Tap Tap Revenge, the top app in Apple’s App Store. After a week at the top of the mountain, he revealed that a new challenger was rising: Labyrinth… Continue Reading

Tapulous wants to be leading application ecosystem for the iPhone

Tapulous wants to be leading application ecosystem for the iPhone

Tapulous, a new Silicon Valley startup, embodies the craze that’s going on right now around the iPhone.

Tucked inside a ground-floor office on Hamilton Ave. in Palo Alto, Calif., a stone’s throw from social network comany Facebook, the company’s eight employees are feverishly building applications solely… Continue Reading