Submit item to Reviews
Opinion: Navigon updates again - adds live traffic
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• 21 hours ago
By Mel Martin I've found the Navigon app a pleasure to use. In addition to the extra cost traffic info, this new release has added to the base software. That includes extended destination search. If you are not sure of the address you can move an icon around on a map and navigate to that point. The app also can la...
Review: Motorola's Droid Is a Serious Smartphone
Original at Top Tech News
• Tue, Nov 10
Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications. Other smart phone makers have been trying since then to dispel the notion that the iPhone is the be-all and end-all of mobi...
Opinion: China Gets Android-Based iPhone CloneOriginal at Wired
• Mon, Nov 9
By Brian X. Chen Demonstrated in the video above is an Android-powered iPhone knockoff produced by counterfeiters in China. It’s appropriately (and hilariously) named the “Aphone.” Running Android 1.5, the Aphone features a 2-megapixel camera, a scroll wheel replacing the iPhone’s Home button, and a...
Opinion: Best of Smartphone Experts, 8 Nov 2009
Original at The iPhone
• Sun, Nov 8
By Dieter Bohn iPhone vs. DROID: Which One Should You Buy? Apple Making Smaller, CDMA+GSM iPhone for Verizon, Launching Q3 2010? iPhone 3G/3GS blackra1n Unlock Tool blacksn0w is Now Live! This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
App Review: Settlers of Catan for iPhone
Original at The iPhone
• Sun, Nov 8
By Chris Vitek Settlers of Catan Forum Review by cjvitek. For more Forum Reviews, see the TiPb iPhone App Store Forum Review Index!) Settlers of Catan [$4.99 - iTunes link] for the iPhone. The long awaited game has made it’s debut…so how does it stack up?
Opinion: Apple Introduces Reserve And Pick-up
Original at Ubergizmo
• Sat, Nov 7
• 3 related articles
While buying stuff online and getting it delivered to you are a great luxury, sometimes it’s still fun to go to the store to pick things up, and at the same time check out other things to burn your hard-earned money on, right? Well, Apple is probably realized this, and that’s why it has introd...
Related articles from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW), Mac and more.
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 iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Nov 6
By matt buchanan If you're on a Mac, it's easy to keep your Contacts synced—just tell Address Book to sync with Google. On Windows, you'll need a third-party app, like GO contact. That way, you can manage your contacts on your desktop, and have a local copy that's always synced up with what Google's got.
Opinion: The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know [Android]
Original at gizmodo/full(feeds.gawker.com)
• Fri, Nov 6
If you're on a Mac, it's easy to keep your Contacts synced—just tell Address Book to sync with Google. On Windows, you'll need a third-party app, like GO contact. That way, you can manage your contacts on your desktop, and have a local copy that's always synced up with what Google's got.
Review: Marware C.E.O. Premiere for iPhone 3GS & iPhone 3G
Original at The iPhone
• Wed, Nov 4
By Jeremy Sikora Learn more at TiPb’s iPhone Store >>> This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. Review: Marware C.E.O. Premiere for iPhone 3GS & iPhone 3G Review: Marware C.E.O. Premiere for iPhone 3GS & iPhone 3G
Opinion: The Price Is Wrong: 13 Overpriced iPhone Apps
Original at Wired
• Tue, Nov 3
By Daniel Dumas and Brian X. Chen Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes] Download [iTunes]
Opinion: Apple rejects iPhone app for containing "iPhone" in titleOriginal at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Tue, Nov 3
By Charles Arthur Tales from the Twilight Zone of the iPhone App Store, pt 946: Apple has rejected an ebook submitted by Macworld because it contains the word "iPhone". Yes. It's true. Even though there is another ebook called "iPhone: The Missing Manual". And that if you do a search in the iTunes App Store on "iP...
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: An emergency scanner and challenging cartoon boxing: iPhone apps of the week
Original at Software tips, news, and opinions from Download.com editors
• Fri, Oct 30
By Jason Parker Credit: CNET) As announced a few months ago, the iPhone has officially made landfall in China. But even with such an enormous potential market, Apple may still have some problems selling the device. Apparently, due to issues with Chinese carriers, iPhones in China have no support for Wi-F...
Opinion: This Week's 10 Best iPhone Apps
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Oct 30
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...
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: BlueAnt Q1 Voice Controlled Bluetooth Headset for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS
Original at The iPhone
• Wed, Oct 21
By Jeremy Sikora The BlueAnt Q1 voice controlled Bluetooth headset for iPhone [$109.95 - TiPb Store] is the higher end version of the BlueAnt V1 I tested last month, and came away impressed with. How impressed? It’s a piece of hardware I would recommend it to anyone in the market for a new bluetooth headset. No...
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: Dev raises price of $3 app to $40 just to spite customers
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Tue, Oct 13
By Mike Schramm Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Humor, Software, Odds and ends, Developer, Deals, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
iPhoneWorld.ca: Bang & Olufsen Earset 3: iPhone/iPod Accessory Review
Original at iPhone World
• Sun, Oct 11
By Cyprian ©2009 iPhone World. All Rights Reserved. iPhoneWorld.ca writes:iPhone/iPod Accessory Review: Bang & Olufsen Earset 3 Reviewed by: Cyprian Peters -Official website Price: $199.95 Bang & Olufsen make a variety of loudspeakers, audio and video products, and headsets. (...)
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: 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: Find concerts easily and enter a boxing ring: iPhone apps of the week
Original at Software tips, news, and opinions from Download.com editors
• Fri, Jul 31
By Jason Parker Like many 3G owners who bought their iPhones when they were released last year, I have one year left on my contract before I can upgrade to a new iPhone at a reasonable price. This means, of course, that even as a reviewer of iPhone apps at Download.com, all my parental people have better iPhone...
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: 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: How Your Location-Aware iPhone Will Change Your Life
Original at Lifehacker
• Thu, Jun 5
By Adam Pash Google has already begun incorporating geotagged photos in Google Maps, giving users a more personal look at locations than the birds eye or even street views can offer. Again, jailbroken iPhone users can already install an application called iFlickr that geotags your photos as you tak...
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...