Review: LifeProof iPhone case offers serious protection

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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LifeProof iPhone case offers serious protection The LifeProof iPhone 4 case wants to keep your iPhone safe from just about everything.

Review: PhoneSuit Elite is a solid iPhone 4 battery case

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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PhoneSuit Elite is a solid iPhone 4 battery case PhoneSuit Elite Battery + Case for iPhone 4 is a lot like Mophie's Juice Pack Plus. And that's a good thing, even if the Elite doesn't quite measure up.

T-Mobile publishes open letter about the iPhone, Android

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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T-Mobile publishes open letter about the iPhone, Android T-Mobile says it wishes it could sell the iPhone, and that it welcomes the one million iPhone users on its network. But the carrier's focus, for now anyway, is on all the great Android phones it offers.

Instagram 2.0 adds live filters and higher-resolution photos

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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Instagram 2.0 adds live filters and higher-resolution photos Version 2.0 of the popular filtered photo sharing app Instagram adds new effects, live filters, and higher-resolution photos.

Smule’s MadPad makes music out of anything

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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Smule's MadPad makes music out of anything The creators of Ocarina, Magic Piano, and I Am T-Pain return with a new app that aims to make music from any sounds you can find in the world around you.

The Towson Hack: The mystery of vanishing iTunes credit

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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The mystery of vanishing iTunes credit Many iTunes customers have seen their iTunes Store credit balances get zeroed out by unapproved, unwanted app purchases. The problem was first reported back in November of 2010.

iOS App Review: Comic Life is top comic-style image editor

Posted on by Lex Friedman.
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Comic Life is top comic-style image editor When it comes to converting your photos into images worthy of a comic book, the iPad-only Comic Life stands out as the best of a trio of iOS image editors that we tested.

Review: Eight iPhone 4 battery cases

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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Eight iPhone 4 battery cases Few of us would complain about squeezing a few more hours between iPhone recharges. We looked at several external battery cases for the iPhone 4.

iOS App Review: Madden NFL 12 just isn’t that fun

Posted on by Lex Friedman.
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Madden NFL 12 just isn't that fun It's awesome that you can run as deep a game as Madden on your iOS device. It's less awesome that the game still isn't that fun with multitouch.

EA launches Madden 12 for iPad and iPhone

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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EA launches Madden 12 for iPad and iPhone Gridiron fans rejoice: EA has released Madden 12 for iPhone and iPad, bringing updates to the venerable football franchise.

CNN acquires iPad news app Zite

Posted on by Lex Friedman.
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CNN acquires iPad news app Zite CNN on Tuesday announced that it had acquired Zite, the popular personalized news app for iPad.

iOS App Review: Packing Pro is too packed to be useful

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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Packing Pro is too packed to be useful Packing Pro is a universal app for making sure you're ready for your trip. Unfortunately, the app is hampered by poor design choices and unnecessary complexity. A simple todo list app would suffice.

iOS App Review: Packing Pro is too packed to be useful

Posted on by Lex Friedman.
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Packing Pro is too packed to be useful Packing Pro is a universal app for making sure you're ready for your trip. Unfortunately, the app is hampered by poor design choices and unnecessary complexity. A simple todo list app would suffice.

Skype Wi-Fi lets iOS devices connect to a million hotspots

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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Skype Wi-Fi lets iOS devices connect to a million hotspots Skype on Wednesday rechristened Skype Access as Skype Wi-Fi and launched a new, free iOS app for the service.

Google’s Photovine app shares themed photos

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Google's Photovine app shares themed photos The new Photovine app from Google embodies a photo-sharing concept somewhere between Color and Instagram.

Under the Gavel: Mighty fines

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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Mighty fines It seems like hardly a day goes by without Apple and its competitors taking various legal actions against each other. We round them up -- the legal actions, not the companies -- and summarize them for you in a little intermittent segment we like to call "Under the Gavel."

Google buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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Google buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion In a move clearly aimed at improving its mobile patent portfolio, Google on Monday acquired Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.

iOS App Review: Alarmed works great despite its looks

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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Alarmed works great despite its looks Alarmed won't win any Apple Design Awards for its looks. But when you hone in on its functionality, the combined reminder, alarm clock, sleep timer app impresses.

iOS App Review: Alarmed works great despite its looks

Posted on by Lex Friedman.
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Alarmed won't win any Apple Design Awards for its looks. But when you hone in on its functionality, the combined reminder, alarm clock, sleep timer app impresses.

Apple announces iCloud storage pricing

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Lex Friedman.
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Apple announces iCloud storage pricing Apple on Monday unveiled more details about its forthcoming iCloud service, including specifics on pricing.