Review: NFL 2011 for iPhone

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
NFL 2011 for iPhone keeps everything that made NFL 2010 successful, and adds on a small handful of gameplay and visual improvements. The result is a fun football simulator, with a few new minor annoyances, but a very solid enjoyment factor.


IPhone - American football - Sports - Football - NFL

Review: Google Earth for iPhone and iPad

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
We take a second look at Google's free app that puts the world at your fingertips and find that many complaints remain, even after an update to optimize Google Earth for the iPad. This iOS version of the software really pales in comparison to the desktop version, with bizarre omissions of seemingly perfect-for-mobile features.


Google - Google Earth - iPhone - Searching - Search Engines

Review: eBooks by Kobo for iPhone and iPad

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
This hybrid iPad-iPhone offering adds to the number of e-book readers in the App Store. It's a little slow at turning pages and doesn't do much to distinguish itself from the other offerings out there, but if you're dissatisfied with other e-book reader apps, eBooks by Kobo is certainly worth a trial run -- particularly if you use multiple iOS devices to read.


E-book - iPhone - IPad - App Store - Handhelds

Analysis: Royalty-free H.264 may clear way for HTML5 video standard

Posted on by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
The group that owns H.264's patents has made them royalty-free in perpetuity, potentially changing the landscape of Web video.


Patent - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC - HTML5 - Arts - Google

Review: Text’nDrive Pro for iPhone

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
This app focuses on helping you navigate your e-mail without having to look at your phone's screen. And while there's a clever concept behind this text-to-voice e-mail reader, it simply doesn't prove to be very useful in practice.

ABC On The Go helps kids get ready to read

Posted on by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
i-Itch's new app for iOS devices helps kids get ready to read by using teacher-created educational games.

Review: Duck Duck Moose apps for iPhone and iPad

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
Developer Duck Duck Moose offers a plethora of kid-friendly apps for the iPhone and iPad. We look at a trio that are sure to please your young'uns.

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BN eReader app renamed Nook, adds iPhone support

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
Barnes & Noble's BN eReader for iPad is now Nook for iPad, and a new app supports the iPhone as well.

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Opinion: App makers should get some volume button access

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
In the wake of Camera+'s removal from the App Store, Lex Friedman thinks that Apple should reconsider its rule barring iPhone app makers from accessing the phone's volume controls.

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Review: Paperless for iPhone

Posted on by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
This mobile list manager makes a great replacement for Post-It notes and helps you easily manage repetitive lists. It stands out in a crowded App Store field, thanks to its simplicity.

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Review: Toy Story 3 for iPhone

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
Toy Story 3 is painfully un-fun, and plays mostly like a barely-interactive advertisement.

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Frash brings Flash to jailbroken iPhones

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
The developer who created the Web-based jailbreaking tool has now unleashed Flash for iOS devices.

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Review: Twitter for iPhone

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
It's got a different name, but Twitter for iPhone is really just the successor to Tweetie 2. Everything that made that Twitter client great remains here, along with iOS 4 support and features that might appeal to Twitter newcomers.

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Avici Software introduces Whiteboard HD for iPad

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
Avici Software on Wednesday unveiled a new brainstorming iPad app called Whiteboard HD.

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Amazon updates Kindle app with inline dictionary, more

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
Amazon updated its universal Kindle app with an in-app dictionary, fast app switching support under iOS 4, and more.

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Review: Fruit Ninja HD for iPad

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
Developed by Halfbrick Studios, Fruit Ninja HD is a funny, quick game for the iPad that combines two ideal game qualities: It’s easy to learn and fun to master.

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Review: Despicable Me for iPad

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
This Namco developed strategy game plays similarly to the classic Lemmings and features twenty unique levels full of puzzles, obstacles, and challenges.

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Apple further delays white iPhone 4 ‘until later this year’

Posted on by Lex Friedman.
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Apple on Friday announced that the frequently-delayed white iPhone is being pushed back even further, to an ambiguous "later this year."

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Flashlight app secretly lets you enable iPhone tethering

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Lex Friedman.
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Handy Light arrived in the App Store on Tuesday, but the flashlight hides a secret tethering hack. How long until Apple pulls it?

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Review: Parking Mania HD for iPad

Posted on by Lex Friedman.
Categories: Uncategorized.
The $3 game strategy puzzler succeeds on numerous fronts, and smartly offers three unique control schemes; but gamers may grow frustrated with Park Mania's control schemes.

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