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Opinion: This Week's Best iPhone Apps
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Nov 20
By John Herrman Voices: There are a few voice modulation apps on the shelves of the App Store, but none has captured Jesus' heart like Voices: Zosh is a $3 app that allows you to sign attached documents on your iPhone. Basically, you forward the emailed document to Zosh from the iPhone's mail app, then you op...
REVIEWS: TomTom Car Kit for iPhone
Original at lint.com
• Fri, Nov 20
By Chris Hall We looked at the TomTom iPhone app a while ago and that application has just received an update to bring along a few more functions. But the elephant in the room is how you attach your iPhone to your car to use the application. Of course, the TomTom Car Kit for iPhone.
Opinion: TomTom Brings Navigation App To iPod touch
Original at Hot Hardware
• Thu, Nov 19
By News Up until now, TomTom's iPhone GPS application was, well, only for the iPhone. It required iPhone OS 3.0, and for obvious reasons surrounding a physical GPS module, it wouldn't work with the iPod touch. Today, all that changes. TomTom to update its application for iPhone with major improveme...
Altec Lansing inMotion Classic iMT620 iPhone stereo review
Original at Engadget
• Thu, Nov 19
By Richard Lai We've been playing with the Altec Lansing inMotion Classic iMT620 for a few days now, and before you think "man, not another iPhone stereo dock," look again. It was (mostly) love at first sight when we spotted this mini boombox -- sharp corners and minimalism are what Altec Lansing does bes...
Asphalt 5 Micro-Review: Pedal to the iPhone
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Nov 18
By matt cabral Gameloft races back onto the iPhone with a follow-up to last year's arcadey Asphalt 4: Elite Racing. Asphalt 5 was developed and published by Gameloft for iPhone on November 2nd. Retails for $6.99. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Completed the game's ca...
Opinion: Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Nov 17
By Dan Nosowitz AT&T's 3G Network Sees 2,000% Increase Since iPhone 3G Release In the wake of a big $65 million upgrade to its network here in the San Francisco Bay Area, AT&T revealed that the improvement was due to 3G usage being up 2,000% after the release of the iPhone 3G last year. That sounds li...
Opinion: The iPhone: Tricorder Version 1.0?
Original at oreilly/radar/atom (Feedburner)
• Tue, Nov 17
By James Turner Alasdair Allan is approaching the iPhone from a different direction, using it as a way for astronomers to control their telescopes remotely while "sitting in a pub." While he's seen some primitive scientific applications of the iPhone for thing such as distributed earthquake monitori...
How Apple’s App Store review process hurt Occipital’s RedLaser SDK and my very own ‘avit iPhone app
Original at aralbalkan.com
• Tue, Nov 17
Occipital is the company behind RedLaser (iTunes link), a hugely-successful barcode scanning app for the iPhone that is one of the top-selling and highest-grossing apps on the App Store. Unfortunately, since Apple decided to reject apps built on the realtime RedLaser SDK, this user ex...
Opinion: Online Petition Demands Apple Approve iPhone Apps
Original at Read/WriteWeb
• Tue, Nov 17
By Sarah Perez Three iPhone application developers are cited in an online petition which asks Apple to approve their apps, all of which have been sitting in limbo for months on end. The developers are awaiting word about their new DJ applications which let users mix loops of their own iTunes tracks store...
Opinion: WordSpin for the iPhone: Attractive Even Without Magnets
Original at Wired
• Sat, Nov 14
By Jonathan Liu WordSpin on the iPhone. The app currently costs $1.99 (word is that this is a limited-time price which will go up to $2.99 at some unspecified point in the future). If you’ve got an iPhone or iPod touch and you like word games, give this one a spin. Purchase WordSpin from the iTunes store.
REVIEWS: Griffin iTrip FM transmitter with iPhone app
Original at lint.com
• Fri, Nov 13
By Stuart Miles The size of disposable lighter, the iTrip plugs into your Apple device via the 30-pin dock connector and gets to work transmitting your music to a nearby radio that is tuned in on the same frequency. Griffin - iTrip Tags: Audio iPod accessories Car And GPS Griffin iPod iPhone FM transmitter...
Opinion: After 3 Months, 3 Rejections, Airfoil Speakers Touch Ships, Developers Leave iPhone
Original at The iPhone
• Fri, Nov 13
By Rene Ritchie The chorus of disenchanted developers is growing and we’re adding our voices as well. Rogue Amoeba no longer has any plans for additional iPhone applications, and updates to our existing iPhone applications will likely be rare. The iPhone platform had great promise, but that promise is n...
Opinion: In Escalating War Against Verizon, AT&T Is Getting Tone Deaf — and OutflankedOriginal at Wired
• Thu, Nov 12
By John C Abell What did Microsoft do when Apple started running those serial “I’m a PC — I’m a Mac” ads? I mean after they starting airing those disastrous spots with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates? They got a cute kid to say how wonderful Vista is. See Also:
Opinion: 10 iPhone Apps To Augment Your Sad RealityOriginal at Gizmodo
• Thu, Nov 12
By John Herrman True to their title, augmented reality apps add something to what you see, using a combination of camera, GPS, and sometimes, in the case of the iPhone 3GS, a compass. The result is something like a real-life heads-up display on your phone, and it's spectacular.
Opinion: iPhone vs. DROID: Which One Should You Buy?
Original at The iPhone
• Fri, Nov 6
By Rene Ritchie Lastly, the DROID has a physical keyboard and a virtual keyboard. The iPhone only has a virtual keyboard. Early reviews suggest the DROID physical keyboard is a little flat, a little hard to differentiate one key from another, and a little off-center to accommodate the 5-way control. In oth...
Opinion: The Price Is Wrong: 13 Overpriced iPhone Apps
Original at Wired
• Tue, Nov 3
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Opinion: Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps: October '09 Edition
Original at Gizmodo
• Sat, Oct 31
By John Herrman Each month, the best new iPhone apps—and some older ones—are considered for admission into Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps Directory. Who will join? Who will live? Who will die? • Backgrounder, a jailbreak app, for giving everyone a taste of what a multitasking iPhone is like. (Hint: pre...
Opinion: This Week's 10 Best iPhone Apps
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Oct 30
• 2 related articles
By John Herrman The Snow Report: Added Twitter feed, push notification and longer-term forecast features make this ski report app awesome; the fact that it's an ad platform for the North Face makes it free. (It's more than a fair trade.) Alice In Chains: Yeah, forget iTunes LP: Alice in Chains' companion a...
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Opinion: Change the Text Message Alert Sounds On Your Jailbroken iPhone
Original at Mac
• Wed, Oct 28
By Roberto Baldwin gt;Jailbroken iPhone gt;GarageBand, Audacity or other audio-editing application gt;iPhone Explorer We'll use GarageBand '09 1. Open GarageBand and open the iPhone Ringtone area. Choose Example Ringtone. Getting it on your iPhone
Opinion: Motorola’s Droid Is Memorable, But Won’t Make You Forget the iPhone
Original at Wired
• Wed, Oct 28
By John C Abell The virtual keyboard appears when appropriate, landscape or portrait. And while the software keys appear to be narrower than those on the iPhone, they seem at least as easy to use. Another familiar feature is the “reality check” of a small pop-up displaying the key being pressed. And there i...
Opinion: BookReader for iPhone: You can't judge a book by its cover
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Fri, Oct 23
By David Winograd originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Opinion: With N900, Nokia Still Not Close to The iPhone
Original at GigaOM
• Mon, Oct 19
By Om Malik Hardware: Why I wasn’t surprised The device has all the modern hardware trappings: WiFi, 3G, GPS and lots of storage. These are table stakes for any modern smart phone, so these features aren’t really much of a surprise. Software: Why I was surprised
Opinion: Count the beats: Tuning and more with Guitar Toolkit for iPhone / iPod touch
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Mon, Sep 28
By Matt Tinsley Some time ago I was doing an unplugged acoustic gig when my regular stomp box tuner broke down mid-rehearsal. I was in desperate need of a reliable tuner, without a music store in sight. Roll on Agile Partners Guitar Toolkit [iTunes link] for the iPhone/iPod Touch at £5.99
Opinion: Everything You Wanted to Know About iPhone 3.1 But Were Afraid To Ask
Original at Wired
• Fri, Sep 11
By Brian X. Chen Amid the flurry of announcements Apple made Wednesday, the company quietly released the latest version of its iPhone operating system. And as is often the case with iPhone updates, Steve Jobs giveth some new features and Steve Jobs taketh away others. Easy iPhone App Sorting With iTunes 9
Opinion: Eleven iPhone games I won't delete
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Tue, Sep 8
By Victor Agreda, Jr. MotionX Dice [iTunes link] -- You never know when you're doing to need some dice. Plus, MotionX gives this app away, and it's a beautiful example of what can be done on the iPhone. When someone wants to "see something" on my iPhone, often I'll show them how the shadows cast by the dice change as I...
Opinion: Browse Craigslist and play a new Modern Combat FPS: iPhone apps of the week
Original at Software tips, news, and opinions from Download.com editors
• Fri, Sep 4
By Jason Parker I had seen a demonstration of augmented reality on a jailbroken iPhone some time ago, but this is the first iPhone app at the iTunes Store to use augmented reality. Like I mentioned before, this will only work for those with the iPhone 3GS because The Monocle is using the compass (not availab...
Opinion: The Best iPhone Navigation App: TeleNav vs. Navigon vs. TomTom
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Aug 24
By Wilson Rothman Navigon portable navigators had just started to get good when the company closed shop in the US. I can't say I miss them, really, but what's nice is that most or all of the great features of the portable product have arrived intact in the iPhone app. It really is startling to see how well both Tom...
Opinion: Five Apps for movie nuts
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Sun, Aug 9
By David Winograd Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review Then came the iPhone/iPod Touch and things got considerably easier, although there is no clear demarcation of what service sells what, or where. I want to give you two alternatives, each using one of the two competing services.
Opinion: Five (really useful) Apps for everyone
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Tue, Aug 4
By Victor Agreda, Jr. Remember our chat about driving and using your iPhone? Flicktunes makes controlling the iPod in your iPhone (or touch) much easier when you have to focus on other things -- like driving. Flick your finger left or right to navigate your playlist, up or down to start or stop the music. The album...
Opinion: Navigon scores with MobileNavigator
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Fri, Jul 24
By Mel Martin While many have been waiting for the TomTom hardware/software combo for the iPhone, Navigon has delivered a very appealing app for the iPhone running version 3.0 of the OS. So how is it on the road? Pretty nice. I got a quick GPS lock. If for any reason you lose GPS, in a tunnel for example, you get a...
Opinion: VoiceCentral integrates Google Voice with the iPhone
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Thu, Jul 16
By TJ Luoma VoiceCentral makes this a simple process. When you first install the app, it asks you to select your iPhone number on the Settings page. When you make a call through the app, it happens in two steps: 1) your iPhone rings (this is Google Voice's servers calling your iPhone), 2) your call is conn...
Opinion: The Week In iPhone Apps: Navigation, Inebriation, Multiplication
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Jul 10
By John Herrman • The Cost of Buying Every iPhone App: $144,326.06 • SoundAMP App Turns the iPhone Into a Makeshift Hearing Aid • iTwitter: The First iPhone Twitter App With Push, Sorta • Push Gmail for the iPhone, Finally (It's Not What You Think) • Prowl Pushes Growl Notifications to Your iPhone
Review: Sirius XM for iPhone/iPod touch sans Stern
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Thu, Jun 18
By Mel Martin Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review I found the interface slow to respond at times. I often had to tap a few times to change stations. Audio quality was not ultra high fidelity, but about what you'd expect from streaming radio. I listened on Sennheiser headphones.
Opinion: Hands On with iPhone 3.0's Best New Features [Screenshot Tour]
Original at Lifehacker
• Wed, Jun 17
By Adam Pash Camera/Photos tweaks: Your Camera and Photo apps both saw some minor but cool feature updates. Pictured, you'll see that the Camera app now sports a tiny thumbnail of the last picture you took that, when tapped, takes you to your Camera Roll. When you're sending, copying, or deleting photo...
Opinion: 5 things you need to know about the iPhone 3G S
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Wed, Jun 17
By Michael Jones Not quite. Installing the 3.0 update will get you several of the new features, such as copy and paste, voice notes, MMS, and tethering (if your carrier supports it, anyways), but some of the features will only be available on the 3G S. Things like voice control, video editing and sharing, comp...
Review: iPWR Backup Battery for iPhone and iPod
Original at MobileCrunch
• Thu, Apr 30
By Greg Kumparak Short version: The iPhone may be good at a lot of things - but one thing its definitely not known for is its good battery life. It definitely has better battery than some devices (we’re looking at you, T-Mobile G1), but it still pretty terrible. If you’re a heavy user, you’ll want a backup batte...
iPhoneWorld.ca: Phonesuit MiLi Power Pack: iPhone 2G/3G Backup Battery Review
Original at iPhone World
• Fri, Mar 20
By Cyprian iPhoneSuit’s MiLi Power Pack doubles your iPhone’s battery lifeRichardSolo 1800: iPhone/iPod Backup Battery ReviewFastmac iV: iPhone Battery Pack ReviewMore Battery Power by Mophie IncMophie Juice Pack Air: slick external iPhone 3G battery coming soon App World / iPhoneWorld.ca...
iPhoneWorld.ca: Belkin Eco-Conscious and Formed Leather: iPhone 3G Case Review
Original at iPhone World
• Tue, Mar 17
By Cyprian Case Mate Signature Leather iPhone Case ReviewCase Mate Carbon Fiber Leather Case/Holster Combo Review3G iPhone cases from BelkinCapdase Classy Leather Case for iPhone ReviewGriffin Elan Form Chrome: iPhone 3G Case Review App World / iPhoneWorld.ca writes:iPhone 3G Case Review: B...
Review: Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
Original at The iPhone
• Mon, Jan 12
By Rene Ritchie No, that’s not a typo. Apple clearly lists the new In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic as not iPhone compatible. However, I am using it with the iPhone and it does work, except for the volume controls (which double as the skip forward/back). Hopefully this will be addressed in the next iPhon...
Opinion: 20 Must Have Free Apps
Original at Apple iPhone Apps
• Fri, Dec 26
By Brian Fischer Let’s face it. Sometimes, you’d rather leave a voicemail. This app will connect you directly to the caller’s voicemail- no ringing involved. (This is, of course, assuming that they have a voicemail account, and not an old fashioned land-line.) You can even pretend that you’re upset they did...
Opinion: Most Popular How-To Features of 2008 [Best Of 2008]
Original at Lifehacker
• Thu, Dec 11
By Adam Pash When the iPhone and iPod touch 2.0 software update hit devices this summer, users were thrilled that they could enjoy Apple-approved third-party apps on their hardware—but that doesn't mean they don't want to have their cake and eat it, too. Our guide to jailbreaking your iPhone running 2....
Opinion: Gizmodo's 20 Essential iPhone Apps [IPhone Apps]
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Nov 14
By John Mahoney PanoLab: Who knew multitouch is the perfect interface for stitching photos together into panoramas? It is. Plus if the photo you just took doesn't work, toss it out and take another one immediately. A paid version adds even more features.
Review: CycorderOriginal at Apple iPhone Apps
• Sun, Aug 24
By Jeff Noble An upside-down triangle in the lower left corner is a little confusing as to what it does, but a quick touch shows that it toggles between the video screen and the video list screen. There are no other features at present. Pressing the edit button simply allows you to delete the video. You can SS...
Review: Marware Sportsuit Convertible Case for iPhone
Original at The iPhone
• Sun, Jul 27
By Casey Chan The Marware Sportsuit Convertible leaves room open for all of the iPhone’s sensors, the camera, ear speaker, and headphone jack. The belt clip works as well as any other belt clip. Most of my testing concerns the Marware Sportsuit Convertible Case as a workout Case. Usability
Review: iPhone 3G Hardware
Original at The iPhone
• Mon, Jul 14
By Dieter Bohn Part two will focus on iPhone 2.0 software, where a lot of the real magic this week is happening and it’s available on both versions of the iPhone. That review is coming soon, for now, let’s take a look at the iPhone 3G hardware with (much) more depth than we gave you in our iPhone 3G unboxing vid...
Opinion: TUAW Faceoff: Pandora vs. AOL Radio
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Mon, Jul 14
By Cory Bohon User Interface Both Pandora and AOL Radio follow a similar user interface design: they both look like the iPod feature on iPhone/iPod touch. Both of the interfaces are nice, however, I have the same gripes for both. The volume controllers in both seem to be independent of the iPhone's volum...
Opinion: Turn Your iPod Touch into an iPhone [Feature]Original at Lifehacker
• Tue, Apr 15
By Adam Pash Now that you've got that, start up your FTP client of choice, enter the IP address as you server, and use root for your username and alpine as your password. Once connected, navigate to the Applications folder (just above the root folder). That's where your iPhone and iPod touch keep all of th...
Review: Griffin's iPhone Reception Boosting ClearBoost Case
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Apr 8
By Jason Chen Here's why we think the ClearBoost works. When you're talking on your iPhone with the phone held up to your face normally, your hand is covering up the antenna on the phone—which is inconveniently designed by Apple to be located on the bottom, behind the black plastic area. The Clearboost he...
Opinion: Jailbreak Any iPhone or iPod Touch in 45 Seconds [Feature]
Original at Lifehacker
• Fri, Mar 21
By Adam Pash Quit iTunes. (This may not be strictly necessary, but it's a good practice.) Choose the option that applies to you: iPod touch jailbreak or iPhone jailbreak. ZiPhone will cycle your device into recovery mode, perform the jailbreak, and in 45 seconds your iPhone or iPod touch will be officia...
iPhone accessory mini-review and gallery: Incase Protective CoverOriginal at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Sun, Jul 1
By David Chartier When I purchase just about any electronic gadget these days, I usually factor in the cost of at least a $20-$30 case to buy right along with it. When I went to purchase my 8GB iPhone Friday night, I considered its price to be $630, not $599; there was no way I was walking out of the Apple Store with...