An application so requested that it spawned a thread over 100 pages and 1000 posts long will finally be in the hands of hundreds of eager pranksters. Cracked Screen, written by our very own Stephen.4, is available now on Cydia for jailbroken devices. "Oooops", by Appliya, will be available on the iTunes store as soon as Apple gets around to reviewing it.

Links:

• Original Cracked Screen idea thread
• Cracked Screen release thread
• "Oooops" announcement thread
• Appliya on iTunes
• "Oooops!" demo on YouTube

Well, it looks like Hudson's Crayon Physics Deluxe is finally out for a price of $4.99! It looks great, so be sure to check it out. [Buy it - AppStore direct link]

Hundreds of disgruntled 30GB Zune users on the official Microsoft Zune forums are reporting that, as of 12:00 AM Pacific time, their devices are no longer functional. The digital players are not responding to typical reboot sequences and, so far, the only user-provided solution involves cracking the back off the device. The bug appears to be similar to the Y2K bug that affected some electronic devices and software systems at the beginning of the millennium. There is no word from Microsoft yet on any reasons or solutions for this problem. There is no indication that iPod devices will be affected by this bug, which seems to be constrained only to a specific Zune model.


As a reminder, please keep comments on this story mature. In particular, there is no need to flame Zune users.

One of our members kockgunner has reviewed Griffin's Nu Form case for the 2nd-generation iPod touch. Read about it here.

One of our members, rafarquhar, has reviewed the PDO CarFM Transmitter. Anyone looking to connect their touch to a car audio system that doesn't have an auxiliary input should definitely read the review.

We've been getting a lot of questions about alternative ways of following the latest developments at iPod touch Fans, so today we are happy to announce some great developments.

First of all, the best way to get all of the news from iPod touch Fans as soon as it's posted is to use our Front Page News RSS feed:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/ipodtouchfans/news

You can add this feed to your desktop RSS reader, online feed aggregators like Google Reader, or even reader Apps like Web Feeds ($3.99) or Free RSS Reader.

We have also set up a Twitter account, which we will be using for notable news, behind the scenes snippets, and commentary:

http://twitter.com/touchfans

We would love to hear some reader input on what exactly you would like to see on our Twitter feed! Make sure to "Follow" us if you have a Twitter account. The Twinkle app by Tapulous, the makers of Tap Tap Revolution, is a great way to keep up with this medium.

We also like to hear from our members, and we've seen a rise in tips being sent to our general contact address. We took the hint and set up a dedicated tip line for news, application announcements/promo codes for review, and anything else of note:

tips@ipodtouchfans.com

Of course, the most reliable and traditional experience will always be right here, on the front page, and in the forums. Make sure to bookmark iPod touch Fans if you haven't already!

One of our members, celebi23, has just posted about an interesting discovery: The configuration files for Rolando actually contain references to 18 more levels that seem to have been stripped from the game at the last minute. Is this evidence of a forthcoming expansion pack or sequel, or is it just the result of last minute tweaking to make the game experience perfect?

While some are speculating about future prospects for Rolando, others are still enjoying the game in its current form. Wildman94 has put together a review of the game for those that are still deciding whether to buy it or not.

Links:
Rolando on iTunes App Store
Original thread
Rolando review