Free App Of The Week - Chameleon Run

Every week Apple makes an iOS app free to its customers and this week we have a classic platformer called ‘Chameleon Run'.

The controls are dead simple, there is one button to jump and one button to switch colour. As your runner moves along the level he/she must negotiate the various obstacles and switch colour to match that of the platform they are running on. Obviously, this simple conceit grows trickier as the levels progress demanding a greater dexterity with each passing moment. 

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The Mac & Forth Show 100 - The One Hundredth

This week on our 100th episode I am joined by Barry Gentleman, Matt Barton and Richard Harkness as we go over the weeks Apple and tech related news. 

We look back at our first episode from three years ago before turning our attention to the modern day social media issues. Apple hires to develop the Apple TV and warn users of iOS 32bit apps that the end is nigh. Finally some iPhone 8 rumours surface along with an expensive price tag...apparently. 

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iTunes Movie of the Week (UK) - Hot Rod £3.99

Each week iTunes offers a cheap ‘Movie of the Week’ and we will highlight it here so you may grow your digital libary if the mood takes you. This week it's Hot RodAmateur stuntman Rod Kimble (ANDY SAMBERG) has a problem - his step-father Frank (IAN MCSHANE) is a jerk. Frank picks on Rod, tosses him around like a rag doll in their weekly sparring sessions, and definitely doesn't respect him, much less his stunts.

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The Mac & Forth Show 099 - Return of the BritishMac

This week I am joined by Alan Vickers, Dean Murphy (creator of the Crystal Adblock App) and Mr. BritishMac himself, Will Green as we go over the weeks Apple related news. 

Apple is still in the money and the iPhone is selling well, confounding the analysts once again. Is the Apple Watch in a market all of its own? AirPods get a silent but, for Karl anyway, effective update, however can you get hold of them anywhere and Wi-fi calling comes to Three (thankfully). 

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The Mac & Forth Show 098 - Four Fingered Pinch

This week I am joined by Alan Vickers and we go over the weeks Apple related news. Apple releases updates across the board and we look ahead to what iOS 10.3 has in store for us, including a new file system. Developers will finally be able to reply to reviews in the App Store. Possible modular add-ons are coming to the Apple Watch. AudioBooks deal comes to and end and Star Trek fans can finally enjoy Amazon’s Echo….OK Computer.

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The Mac & Forth Show 094 - Missy!!

This week on our second festive show for this festive period I am joined by our former News RoundUp Reported and my old podcasting buddy, Missy! We pretty much ignore any news this week and instead discuss general technology, Christmas, social media and fake news…as well as a few spoilers for Rogue One, you have been warned.

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