Rockstar releases Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for iPhone, iPod touch

Rockstar Games has released Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, its latest game for the iPhone and iPod touch. Based on the title of the same name for the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP systems, Chinatown Wars places players in the shoes of Huang Lee, who must seek revenge following his father’s murder. Features include Multi-Touch based controls, adjusted difficulty levels, top-down gameplay, a new radio station that allows players to create custom playlists for in-game listening, and more. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is available now and sells for $10.

Apple accepting Red Cross donations through iTunes

In response to this week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, Apple has begun accepting monetary donations for the American Red Cross directly through iTunes. According to the donation page, 100% of the donation will go to the Red Cross to support emergency relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake. Due to iTunes not sharing user information with the organization, the Red Cross will be unable to further acknowledge any donations made, and an email receipt will serve as the only record of the donation. Donate buttons are available in denominations of $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, and $200; Apple has also posted a direct link to the iTunes donation page on its company homepage at apple.com.

Buffalo Technology rolls out Dualie hard drive/dock combo

Buffalo Technology has introduced the Dualie, a new combination removable hard drive and docking station for the iPod and iPhone. The Dualie features a hybrid FireWire 400/800/USB 2.0 500GB 2.5-inch hard drive, which can be used in the dock on on its own. Other features include a dual-port USB 2.0 dock—one for the HDD and one for an iPod or iPhone—with two extra USB ports available on the back, included dock adapters for the iPhone 3G/3GS, iPod touch 2G/3G, iPod classic, and iPod nano 5G, and the ability to sync/charge the docked device and access the hard drive at the same time. Buffalo’s Dualie FireWire 800/USB 500GB Hard Drive + iPhone Dock is available now exclusively from the Apple Store and sells for $250.

Apple releases MobileMe Gallery app for iPhone, iPod touch

Apple has released its new MobileMe Gallery application for the iPhone and iPod touch. This new application lets MobileMe users access all their galleries, including those that are password protected or hidden albums, view friends’ gallery photos and movies, access previously view photos when offline, share links to albums directly from the iPhone, and also supports flick and pinch-to-zoom gestures. MobileMe Gallery requires a MobileMe account and iPhone OS 3.1 or later, and is available as a free download from the App Store. [via iFun.de]