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Kaiser-Machead: That still doesn't change the fact that apps applied to Apple must first be checked by Apple technicians, upon which the checklist must be signed in t... more »
fuchikoma: I like the idea of light based feedback from an automated system. At first I thought DVR meant Digital Video Recorder - which would have made me a le... more »
RoofCoffeeCup: I'd love to get a DVR for the cars I ride on. I want to be able to post peoples reaction to me. #cars more »
comics0026: I think the problem with bad drivers is that the majority of them don't think of themselves as bad drivers, or they just "occasionally" do a "few" "ri... more »
four12: I've dealt with these "bitching Betty" devices in ambulances and fire trucks. What a pain in the butt - they'd sometimes flag you for a "red" if you ... more »
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fuchikoma: That's why I have a cheap cel phone and an iPod Touch... the best of both worlds IMO. I can also game my battery to oblivion and still phone someone. ... more »
Curves: I would rather this guy have my number and call to annoy me than the hoardes of politicos that were calling me hounding me to vote for them prior to T... more »
jinushaun: I always wonder about the safety of my login info when I use Twitter clients... #storm8 more »
something_unique_and_descriptive: Isn't this exactly the sort of thing Apple's convoluted and mysterious approval process was supposed to prevent? #storm8 more »

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Apple App Store Approval Process Becomes Slightly Less Inscrutable
The shroud falls a bit further: Apple's now letting developers see where their apps are in the mysterious approval process! It's not much, but it is progress. Maybe one day we'll learn about the shadowy figures doing the approving. [Wired]
#safety

Specialized DVR For Cars Could Make Teens Better Drivers
Technological progress is amazing. Case in point: When I was learning to drive, my safety monitor was a "mom." It barked orders at me as I navigated Massachusetts streets, oftentimes recklessly at high rates of speed. In the future? Computers! More »
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Free Adobe Photoshop App for Android
Photoshop! On Android! Adobe's free Photoshop app for Android is surprisingly just as slick as the iPhone's though it's missing all of the special effects, focusing on basics like saturation, exposure and cropping. More »
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Another iPhone Developer Gets Busted Stealing Phone Numbers
iPhone game developer Storm8, creator of games such as World War, iMobsters and Vampires Live, has just been hit with a suit for secretly gathering the phone numbers of everyone who purchases its games. More »
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The Ultimate iPhone Waste of Time
Some people spend countless hours watching reality TV shows. Others like to collect leaves. Then there are a few who enjoy watching the washing machine go round. And lastly, there are those who play Million Tap Challenge on their iPhones. More »
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Chorus for iPhone Puts a Better App Store Inside the App Store
Oh, App Store: You're a chore to navigate, difficult to search, and offer only the most superficial guidance as to which apps are actually good. Chorus—an app recommendation app, as awkward as that sounds—helps cut through the noise. More »
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The iPhone Now Officially Runs Doom
id's classic shooter has finally been (officially) ported to the iPhone. And thanks to oversight from John Carmack himself, there are a number of improvements that make it worth a purchase even for Jailbreakers. More »
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Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps: October '09 Edition
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? More »
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This Week's 10 Best iPhone Apps
In this week's not at all scared app roundup: Nikon teaches a photography class, the NBA gouges its most devoted fans (and they like it), board games go digital, Disney gets app-y, and, well, Zombie Bikini Babes From Space! More »
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An Early Video Peek at LaLa's Übercheap Music App
The latest news, in The Week Of The LaLa: the company's long-promised iPhone app, which would bring the bizarre play-a-song-once-for-free-then-pay-10-cents model to mobile, has been submitted to Apple. And assuming they don't abort it, this is what it'll look like. More »
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Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
Google's free turn-by-turn navigation for Maps is the news this morning, and even in Beta, they got a lot right. It has Google tech, like Street View and satellite imagery, and even voice-powered search. Here's what you need to know. More »
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Augmented Reality iPhone/Android App Tracks Where Government Bailout Dollars Went
Layar has a new augmented reality app function for iPhone and Android that's ~~delightfully~~ depressingly topical: It'll let you see exactly where bailout money went, via recovery.gov, which is pretty sweet since you sort of own all that stuff! More »
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This Week's 10 Best iPhone Apps
In this week's incidentally infringing app roundup: NASA enters the iPhone's orbit, Earthworm Jim is ALIVE, your handset learns two tricks it should've known already, rhythm gaming goes pro, and Loopt users crudely proposition one another. More »
#software

Ninite Helps You Upgrade To Windows 7 By Installing Up To 58 Great Apps At Once
Simply put, the Ninite installer is one of the easiest ways to get many of your favorite apps loaded up after that fresh Windows 7 upgrade. More »
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ReelDirector Brings Video Stitching and Effects to iPhone
The 3GS already has barebones video trimming tools, but Nexvio's iPhone editing app picks up Apple's slack by adding in titles, basic effects and, most importantly, clip stitching. More »
#gizexplains

Giz Explains: Why Stuff Crashes (And Why It Happens Less Often Now)
You're working on the most important document you've ever typed and suddenly—boom: Blue screen. "A PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED." What the hell just happened? More »
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What On Earth Is Mozilla's Mystery iPhone App?
Mozilla's CEO says an iPhone app is due within a few weeks, and that it'll "surprise people." I mean, that's neat and all, but the most exciting possibility—Firefox—would be the least surprising. So, uh, what is it? More »
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EyeTV iPhone App Allows For Streaming Over 3G Through Built-In Backdoor (Update: And It Works Again!)
The EyeTV iPhone app is supposed to allow you to stream media from a computer to an iPhone over a Wi-Fi connection, but it comes with a little bonus that must've slipped past Apple's approval process: streaming over 3G. Updated. More »
#android

Put Your Android Lock Screen to Work with FlyScreen
There's a ton of unused space on the Android lock screen. Sure, there's a nice big clock and notifications appear as needed, but couldn't it be doing something more useful? It can, with FlyScreen. More »
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The App Store Effect: Are iPhone Apps Headed for Oblivion?
It's uncanny. When known software gets repackaged for iPhones and iPod Touches and passes through the hallowed gates of the App Store, something happens: Almost invariably, it gets cheaper. Waaay cheaper. Good right? Well, not always. More »
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Android's Best Augmented Reality App Hits the iPhone
Layar, the first camera-based AR app to really blow us (or anyone) away, has quietly slipped into the App Store. As with the Android version, the app overlays all kinds of information onto a live view of the world around you. More »
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Pepsi Issues "Apology" For Offensive iPhone Dating App
Pepsi's "Amp Up Before You Score" iPhone app is intended to help men score with women (and brag about it with their friends on Facebook or Twitter). Not surprisingly, this has created something of a PR issue. More »
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Your iPhone Is Now Your Car Keys
Five months ago, someone cobbled together a spoof video about an iPhone app that could remotely unlock and start a car. Oh, how we laughed. Now, take one guess at what Viper SmartStart, an iPhone app announced today, actually does.
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This Week's 10 Best iPhone Apps
In this week's net-neutral iPhone app roundup: Wild Things, physics games, Photoshop!, Twitter again (but that's ok!), horse music, human music, and much, much more. More »
#windowsmobile

How To Install Windows Marketplace For Mobile On WinMo 6.1
Windows Mobile 6.5's dirtiest secret is that all the good bits—the Marketplace, My Phone—work on all 6.x phones. Marketplace for 6.0 and 6.1 is officially slated for December, but with a dead-simple trick, you can download it now. More »
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MapQuest Stumbles Back Into the App Store With Budget Turn-by-Turn
MapQuest has no shortage of cachet with the older folks, but I've taken Google Maps' last few years of ubiquity to mean that AOL's mapping service was dying off. Judging by this brand-new, cut-rate turn-turn-app, well, not quite. More »
#apple

The iPhone App Store Gold Rush May Be Running Low on Gold
We've heard the woes of app developers waiting for payments, but at least there were payments. Newsweek claims, in a sensational trend piece, that the App Store goldmine has dried out and some developers are barely getting by. More »
#appcatalog

Palm Doesn't Want You To Buy Too Many Apps
There have been mentions of odd limits on how many apps you can install on your Palm Pre. Now there are whispers that Palm is ignoring this issue entirely. What gives, Palm? Don't want to profit from app sales? More »
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iLickit App Summed Up In Three Words: Lick, iPhone and Grandma
In the history of bad ideas, the iLickit iPhone app is right up there with prohibition and the movie Batman and Robin. That's right, the people behind iLickit want you to lick up Grandma's cooking via your iPhone. More »
#palm

Palm Couldn't Pick a Better First Paid webOS App Than Air Hockey?
The first webOS paid app is Air Hockey, coming in at $1.99. It might not be a mindblowing game, but Rome wasn't built by Air Hockey apps (or something). [Palm via Engadget]
#iphoneapps

The Week In iPhone Apps: The Beautiful Game
Don't listen to the pasty dude with the Arsenal shirt who lives downstairs—FIFA 10 isn't the only good thing to land in the App Store this week. Not even close. More »
#blackberry

BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac Review: Oh Thank God
BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac is landing tomorrow. Good news? It works and it's fast. And since it syncs your info and media in the same app, I think it's actually better than dealing with BlackBerry on Windows. Crazy. More »
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Cyclopedia Augmented Reality iPhone App Drenches Your World In Wikipedia
App concepts don't get much simpler than this, or much cooler: Cyclopedia takes Wikipedia's tens of thousands of geotagged entries, and overlays them onto a live, compass-oriented view of your surroundings. More »
#autotune

On a Boat Comes to I am T-Pain iPhone App
The I am T-Pain iPhone app just got the song you were waiting for: On a Boat. More »
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iFukkin iPhone App Maybe Is Not What It Seems
Japanese teen? Got it. Cheerleader uniform? Hmmm-hmmm. Video camera? Sure enough. Push ups? Yes. You know exactly where this is going. More »
#blackberryapps

BlackBerry-Toting TiVo Addicts: You Are No Longer Without an App
TiVo's tardy BlackBerry app may look a little barebones—and what BlackBerry app doesn't, honestly?— but it's a far sight faster than the DVRs' mobile web interface, and it's free. More »
#iphoneapps

iPhone App Developer Jacks Your Phone Number to Pitch You More Apps
Swiss software firm Mogo has a novel strategy, for iPhone apps! Step one: Release a free version of your paid app. Step two: Use it to secretly steal users' phone numbers. Step three: Call them, obnoxiously. Step four: Profit! More »
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CNN's iPhone App Makes Other News Apps Look Lazy
I tend to reflexively dismiss single-source news apps, since they're usually not much more than a repackaged mobile site. CNN's Mobile, with push, VOD and live newscasts, is much, much more—but don't expect to get it for free. More »
#iphone

iPhone Accessories Can Now Trigger App Download Prompt
We know that there are iPhone accessories which can be controlled by apps, but what happens when you plug one in without having the corresponding app? Turns out it'll trigger a download prompt. More »
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Daniel Johnston's iPhone Game Is Predictably Bizarre, Bizarrely Fun
Uber-twee musician, charmingly earnest lyricist, noted bipolar dude and unwitting icon Daniel Johnston has an iPhone app—a game, to be specific. The biggest surprise, aside from the fact that it exists, is that it's actually pretty great. More »

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