http://tech.peekbase.com Peek technology in one base Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tech.peekbase.com/hbo-releases-iphone-app http://tech.peekbase.com/hbo-releases-iphone-app#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:20:02 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/hbo-releases-iphone-app December 23rd, 2009 HBO has released their very own app for the iPhone, and it’s surprisingly deep for an app released by a premium cable channel. There’s the obvious stuff — you can view schedules and watch clips and previews of HBO shows as well as behind-the-scenes and other content. But there’s even some cool ... 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Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/unreal-engine-3-running-on-the-ipod-touch/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/dozen-daily-deals-for-december-22-2009 http://tech.peekbase.com/dozen-daily-deals-for-december-22-2009#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:40:02 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/dozen-daily-deals-for-december-22-2009 December 22nd, 2009 ‘Tis the season shop until your brains melt (or skip it all entirely, depending on your interpretation of the term holiday). In that spirit, for the next few weeks we’ll be rounding up a dozen daily deals courtesy our friends at DealNews.com. Each afternoon tune in to TUAW for this handy summary. Keep in mind that while ... Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/dozen-daily-deals-for-december-22-2009/feed 0