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What the app store future means for developers and users

Posted May 16, 2011 - 6:10 am

Apple's iOS and Mac app stores have popularized the concept, but Microsoft, Google, and others are now adopting it
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15 best iPhone apps for newbies

Posted February 17, 2011 - 5:45 pm

Now that you can finally get a Verizon iPhone, what will you download first? Here are 15 can't-miss iPhone apps.
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8 unsexy Valentine's iPhone apps

Posted February 11, 2011 - 1:42 pm

These 8 apps are guaranteed to spoil the romantic mood this year.
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10 spooky Halloween iPhone apps

Posted October 21, 2010 - 12:00 pm

Apps that range from frightening to frighteningly useless
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iMedic! Five iPhone apps for the health obsessed

Posted May 25, 2010 - 11:38 pm

If you are a doctor, medical student, pharmacist, patient or an iPhone-wielding hypochondriac, these 5 apps will appeal to the medical side of your brain. You could probably even find an application that could tell you exactly what part of your brain that is.
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America's Pastime: baseball, hot dogs, and iPhone apps

Posted April 26, 2010 - 9:00 am

Going to the ballpark this weekend? Bring your iPhone. These applications will make you love the game even more.
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Three iPhone Apps for Globetrotters

Posted April 20, 2010 - 11:38 am

Some good iPhone apps with an international flavor can make your stay across the border a little easier. Here are three that perform very different tasks for the globetrotter.
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Five iPhone apps for managing your money

Posted April 14, 2010 - 11:00 am

April 15th is looming like a hungry lion waiting to feed on your 1040 form. Read on to see how your iPhone, iPad or iPod can help you and your finances.
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7 April Fool's Day iPhone apps

Posted March 29, 2010 - 1:00 pm

Bring April Fool's Day into the 21st century by turning your iPhone into a resource for the silliest of days.
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10 must-have March Madness iPhone apps

Posted March 24, 2010 - 9:00 am

Prepare for the tournament (or your office pool) with these handy iPhone apps.
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Slainte! Five St. Patricks Day apps for your iPhone

Posted March 16, 2010 - 8:00 am

Festoon your iPhone with apps that remind you of the Emerald Isle on this greenest of days.
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10 iPhone wellness apps for the comically lazy

Posted March 15, 2010 - 11:22 am

iPhone apps that purport to help you stop hair loss, increase your sex drive and even perform your own surgeries!
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In Pictures: 10 Best iPhone Role Playing Games

Posted March 9, 2010 - 2:09 pm

Everything from action RPGs like Across Age to first-person Oblivion-esque titles like Ravensword.
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Six essential iPhone apps for a zombie attack

Posted March 3, 2010 - 5:14 pm

Think fast: what are you going to do if the world is suddenly overrun with zombies? No answer? Well, perhaps it's time you thought about that--with all the zombie-lore out there today, it's hard to imagine the world won't end with a takeover of brain-thirsty undead. Luckily for you, your trusty iPhone can help you--there are tons of apps that could save your life in the event of a zombie attack.
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Augmented reality goes mainstream with mobile applications

Posted December 17, 2009 - 10:09 am

Competition between Apple, Google, and third-party vendors will push augmented reality programs onto smartphones at faster clip than anyone has predicted.
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The $2 Britney Spears iPhone App and 5 Other Ways to Waste Money

Posted November 20, 2009 - 12:36 pm

Obsessed with Britney Spears? There is an app for that, as well as apps for tracking a number of celebs via your iPhone.
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iPhone App Prices: How Much is Too Much?

Posted September 30, 2009 - 3:15 pm

iPhone app developers are pushing the patience of some users with apps priced at $99. But what's the "right" price for an iPhone app? While users like free best, three sweet spots are emerging -- all under $20.
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10 iPhone apps that could get you into trouble

Posted September 24, 2009 - 11:53 am

iPhone applications are proliferating like rabbits, but not all of them are great. In fact some can get you into hot water. Here we take a look at 10 recent iPhone applications that might land you in a place you don't want to be.
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8 ways to expense an iPhone

Posted September 17, 2009 - 10:14 am

Management vendors have gotten wise to the fact that most in IT can't sit in front of monitoring consoles to detect problems and potential failures. Now several have designed their applications to run from the graphical user interfaces of iPhones and other smartphones. Here is just a handful of iPhone-friendly management tools.
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10 iPhone Games You Gotta Have

Posted August 4, 2009 - 12:15 pm

We rounded up the ten games that every iPhone or iPod touch owner should have. If you're missing any, download it now so you're not humiliated the next time somebody asks to check out your iPhone.
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21 apps Apple doesn't want on your iPhone

Posted July 27, 2009 - 5:07 pm

Worthwhile productivity apps you won't find at the App Store
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Eight iPhone apps and services for system admins

Posted May 19, 2009 - 3:16 pm

Since its release, I've been on an iPhone, and since the introduction of the App Store, my iPhone has gone from merely handy to a really useful tool. So, in no particular order, here are the things I use to make my sysadmin life easier:
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Looking for a pattern in Apple’s App Store rejections

Posted February 26, 2009 - 3:18 pm

The process Apple uses to decide which apps are acceptable and which aren't is less than transparent--a fact that remains a sore spot for some iPhone developers. However, given some of the high-profile App Store rejections, a picture is beginning to emerge on what kinds of iPhone apps run afoul of Apple's guidelines.
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New iPhone business apps: designing for usefulness

Posted August 28, 2008 - 10:31 am

When Apple launched its new App Store earlier this summer, the assumption was that scads of businesses would develop applications for their iPhone-toting customers. Although there are more than 60 apps in the App Store's Business category, virtually no big-name companies have bothered to cough up one of their own. Since Apple plans to make at least 40 million iPhones in the next year, many of which will no doubt end up being used in the workplace, what's the holdup?
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