The Week In iPhone Apps: Navigation, Inebriation, Multiplication

Oh, I can keep going: financial news aggregation, slideshow presentation, carrier lamentation, lyrical collect-ation, and... and... tethering? Seven out of eight ain't bad. Anyway, enough of that—here's your weekly app dump: More »

07/10/09

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The First Real Push Twitter Apps for iPhone: iTweetReply and Boxcar

iTwitter had push notifications for mentions and direct messages, but only from other iTwitter users. You've now got two options for real Twitter push notifications if you're dying for them: iTweetReply and Boxcar. Updated. More »

07/10/09

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By matt buchanan

iphone apps

NYC Exit Strategy: The Other NYC Subway App You Need

What does NYC Exit Strategy do that standard subway map apps don't? Tells you precisely which subway car to ride in so you get off exactly where you want to, as close to the right exit as possible. More »

07/09/09

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The Cost of Buying Every iPhone App: $144,326.06

Just in case you felt compelled to assemble a collection of every push-to-fart program out there, BustedLoop calculates the price of purchasing all 55,732 available iPhone apps to be $144,326.06. What, Apple, no volume discount? [BustedLoop via Forbes/textually]

07/08/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by Naoki - Photoshop Ninja: cost of these apps via jailbreak.... $0 =) 22 Responses | Other threads

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SoundAMP App Turns the iPhone Into a Makeshift Hearing Aid

Two facts: The iPhone's microphone is fairly decent as far as cellphones go; and there are lots of people who can't hear very well. Hence SoundAMP, an app that amplifies and filters noises for ears that need a little help. More »

07/08/09

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By John Herrman

Comment by wanago: This could be used to listen to other people's conversations. It would be total unnoticed by anyone nearby as you... 1 Responses | Other threads

amazon

Amazon Won't Let Mobile Apps Use Its Product Info Anymore

Weird play by Amazon—they've changed their Product Advertising API so that mobile apps like Delicious Library, which pull product info from it, can't use it. Its developers were forced to pull it from the App Store. More »

07/07/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by met2art: It doesn't really surprise me that Amazon doesn't want people utilizing their servers and content in ways that don't necessarily... 4 Responses | Other threads

twitter

iTwitter: The First iPhone Twitter App With Push, Sorta

Beating established Twitter apps like Tweetie to the punch (push?), iTwitter is the first one to deliver push notifications. But push only works if the person @replying or DMing you is using iTwitter too. It's ~~free~~ $3.99 now. [ReadWriteWeb]

07/07/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by dingle19: its not free! $3.99 6 Responses | Other threads

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TwittaRound Twitter Reality Augmentation Looks Amazing, Even If It Is a Horrible Idea

Augmented reality apps are clearly the awesome-o new thing. TwittaRound looks fantastic for being the most horrible idea of them all: Twitter taking over your reality. More »

07/07/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by met2art: I'm curious why there is so much Gizmodo bias against Twitter. Many people seem to find it both compelling and... 4 Responses | Other threads

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Push Gmail for the iPhone, Finally (It's Not What You Think)

My biggest disappointment with iPhone 3.0 is there's still no push Gmail. (Probably due some to contractual BS, but whatever.) GPush is a 99-cent app that almost fixes it by sending you push notifications whenever you get a new message. More »

07/07/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by Justinpaulson: Um gmail already pushes....mine does anyway...maybe you're just not setting it up right?? 21 Responses | Other threads

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Prowl Pushes Growl Notifications to Your iPhone

Best non-IM use of iPhone 3.0's push notifications yet: Prowl is a $3 app that pushes Growl notifications from your Mac to your phone. Growl's a global notifier that plugs into everything from BitTorrent apps to iTunes to Mail. More »

07/07/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by Der182: great idea. love it. :::waits for it to hit the Installuous app store::: ha 10 Responses | Other threads

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Nearest Tube iPhone App Adds Digital Directions to Your Surroundings

iPhone 3GS only: The Nearest Tube iPhone app uses the iPhone 3GS's newly-adequate camera to show the direction of the nearest metro station by adding directional arrows to a real-time "video" you take of your surroundings. Seriously, check this out. More »

07/06/09

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By Dan Nosowitz

iphone apps

The Week In iPhone Apps: Childhood v3.0

Right, so bear with me here: this week our apps are all about learning new things, understanding the world around you, meeting new people, playing extremely silly games in large groups. Sort of like being a kid again! No? Ok.
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07/03/09

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By John Herrman

iphone apps

RunPee, the Guide to Ideal Bathroom Breaks During Movies, Comes to iPhone

RunPee, that great website that tells you precisely the best time to run and pee during a movie so you don't miss anything good, has taken the next step and released an iPhone app for quick reference. More »

07/03/09

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By Dan Nosowitz

iphone apps

Facebook 3.0 for iPhone Adds Events and Photo Albums, But No Push (Yet)

Here's what Facebook for iPhone 3.0 looks like—pretty nice. Besides the new giant button home screen, you'll be able to actually RSVP to events and create new photo albums. No push yet, but here's the full list: More »

07/02/09

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By matt buchanan

iphone

Apple Pulls iPhone App That Allowed for Child Pornography Uploads

Apple has pulled BeautyMeter—the iPhone/iPod touch app that allowed users to upload naked pictures of themselves for others to rate—after a 15-yo girl published this picture showing her bare breasts and pubic hair. More »

07/02/09

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By Jesus Diaz

iphone apps

Apple's Nudie App Headaches Now Involve Underage Girls

Whenever you give users—especially kids—a photo sharing application where they can upload their own photos, you're gonna get some nudity. That's fine, except for the part where I said kids. Now it's bad news for Apple. More »

07/01/09

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By Jason Chen

Comment by Hi, I'm God: Well it's not Apple's fault. Naughty naughty girls. Are the cellphone carriers to be blamed that their MMS service is... 14 Responses | Other threads

software

Remarkable Speech-to-Speech Voice Translator Coming to iPhone and Blackberry

Sakhr is a translation company with big clients like the U.S. Department of Defense and Homeland Security. They specialize in English/Arabic translation, and this demo of their iPhone/Blackberry app (not publicly available) looks like the Holy Grail of translation software. More »

07/01/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by Guymann: I wonder if I can use this to talk to women... 7 Responses | Other threads

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Birdfeed Twitter App Review: Lean, Fast and Pretty

It's five dollars. It has half the functionality of Twittelator Pro. But Birdfeed just became my default iPhone Twitter app. More »

06/30/09

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By matt buchanan

iphone apps

Doom Resurrection for iPhone Hits the App Store, Costs $10

Doom Resurrection, the first properly new title in the Doom franchise since Doom III, has finally landed in the App Store, and it's not cheap. But is it sufficiently Doom-y? Dark? Graphically lush? Good? More »

06/30/09

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By John Herrman

Comment by urbanturban666: so apple wont allow an app that shows some bare breasts... but they are fine with all sorts of uber... 11 Responses | Other threads

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A Whole Lotta Quake Will Be Blowing Up Your iPhone

John Carmack says that not one, but three Quake games are coming to the iPhone—1, 2, and Arena—though his involvement will mostly be to "make sure certain specific things are done the way I want them to be." More »

06/29/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by Chroma3000 is a Californian again: But the problem is that the controls will likely suck like every other 3D shooter on the platform. And don't... 11 Responses | Other threads

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The Week In iPhone Apps: It's Never Too Early To Dance

iPhone 3.0 apps are still dropping fast and furious, left and right, cats and dogs, etc, but there's some reprieve for non-3.0 stragglers this week, too. Morning music? Personal broadcasting? Smug food habits? It's all here.
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06/26/09

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iphone

HP Invents Time Machine, Converts iPhone into Classic Calculator

Nerds of the world jump of happiness, for HP has brought the legendary HP 15C Scientific Calculator and the HP 12C Financial Calculator for the iPhone and iPod touch, complete with custom skins and programming. More »

06/25/09

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By Jesus Diaz

Comment by Grendel: Is there any way to turn OFF articles that feature the iphone/Apps/Apple-in-general on Gizmodo? Its like more than half of the... 14 Responses | Other threads

iphone apps

AT&T's iPhone App Brings Remote DVR Scheduling To U-Verse Customers

If you happen to be a U-Verse customer, AT&T has an app for you. AT&T Remote Mobile Access allows iPhone / iPod Touch users to control their DVR remotely. More »

06/25/09

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By Sean Fallon

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Say Goodbye To the Hottest Girls iPhone App

Hope you got in on the Naked girls iPhone App while you had the chance. Apple just removed it from the US store. More »

06/25/09

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By Jason Chen

iphone

iPhone 3GS's Upgraded Hardware Means Console Emulators No Longer Suck

Console emulators were one of the first orders of business when the jailbreak scene took off two years ago, but they've always been plagued by stuttering framerates—especially the more ambitious ones. The iPhone 3GS fixes this, gloriously. More »

06/25/09

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By John Herrman

Comment by TheAlmeida: Three days ago I was just saying the iPhone is not an effective gaming platform. The way things are going,... 10 Responses | Other threads

nsfw

First Apple-Approved iPhone Porn App

Listen up, porn purveyors of the world: This is the first iPhone application to contain bare boobs. The $1.99 app for iPhone and iPod touch only showed girls in lingerie and bikinis until now, according to its developer: More »

06/25/09

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By Jesus Diaz

iphone remote

iPhone Remote App Now Supports Apple TV Controlling With Gestures

The iPhone 3.0 version of the Remote app now supports Apple TV controls with gesturing, which should give you a lot more flexibility than the standard little Apple Remote you already have. More »

06/24/09

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By Jason Chen

Comment by nikaru: Who uses the Apple TV anyway? Boxee and Windows Media Center FTW. 4 Responses | Other threads

iphone

Shazam Now Tweets, Maps Your Music Journeys

Shazam—an application that listens to songs playing out loud, telling you its name and artist—is probably my favorite iPhoneware ever. The latest version just got a lot better for music whores like me. More »

06/24/09

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By Jesus Diaz

iphone

AT&T Wants You to Pay $10 a Month for Their iPhone GPS Navigator

AT&T has released TeleNav's turn-by-turn, voice-enabled GPS navigator for the iPhone at the expected price of $10 a month, proving that they're all going to be expensive, including TomTom's upcoming entry. More »

06/23/09

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By Jesus Diaz

iphone apps

iPhone AIM and Beejive IM Apps With Push Notifications Are Live

There are two versions of the AIM app in the App Store right now. The free one, with ads, and the $2.99 one, with no ads. They both have push notifications. More »

06/22/09

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By Jason Chen

Comment by Wegmans: I want PUSH Gtalk, how freaking hard is it?! 7 Responses | Other threads

iphone apps

Navigon GPS Navi iPhone App: Europe-Only Maps, $95 "Special Introduction Price"

We knew that iPhone OS 3.0 would bring navi apps, and that they'd cost plenty. Navigon just popped MobileNavigator Europe—no support for US roads, and a $95 pricetag that will soon go up. More »

06/22/09

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By Wilson Rothman

iphone apps

The Week In iPhone Apps: Here Come the OS 3.0 Apps

iPhone 3.0 has landed, and the first apps with the new features are squirming their way through the App Store's clenching gates of approval. How are they? Well, for starters, they all look awfully familiar.
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06/19/09

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By John Herrman

Comment by mustanganator: Is bomberman 2 any good? I have the first one and the controls just sucked, I'm hesitant to hit buy. 7 Responses | Other threads

software

iPhone 3.0 Supports Limitless Apps

With the iPhone 3.0 firmware, Apple upped the max number of app pages on the iPhone from 9 to 11. Theoretically, that increased the number of apps the iPhone could support to 180. Theoretically. More »

06/19/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by Nick Silvestri: can you delete an app from the menu and not the phone? 7 Responses | Other threads

iphone apps

First iPhone App with In-App Purchasing: $1 App, $10 Per Month

Bad news: the first app to use in-app pricing in the App Store is a huge ripoff. Gokivo, is a $1 turn-by-turn directions app. Want to actually use it? That'll be ~~$1/minute, $3/10 minutes or~~ $10/month. Updated. More »

06/19/09

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By Adam Frucci

Sirius XM

Sirius XM iPhone App Lacks Howard Stern, MLB, NFL and NASCAR

The Sirius XM iPhone app requires a $3/month subscription, but it's missing a few notable channels. From the company: "Some select programming, including MLB® Play-by-Play, NFL Play-by-Play, SIRIUS NASCAR® Radio, and Howard Stern, will not be available on the iPhone and iPod touch. Listeners will continue to be able to access that programming through the platforms they are currently offered on." We can understand removing any semblance of premium content from the service, but ending a sentence in a preposition is unforgivable. [iPhone Savior and Modified Logic]

06/18/09

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By Mark Wilson

satellite radio

Sirius/XM iPhone App Is Now Live

As promised, the Sirius/XM iPhone app is finally live and available to download. It's got a 7-day free trial, but the app'll cost $3 a month if you want to keep it any longer. [Thanks, everyone!]

06/18/09

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By Dan Nosowitz

iphone apps

Sirius XM iPhone App Available Tomorrow

Starting tomorrow, subscribers to Sirius XM radio will be able to download the application on their iPhones for free. More »

06/17/09

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By Andi Wang

Comment by Pouring a 40oz. bottle of KABOOM for my homey Billy Mays: I once had a friend, who was seriously obsessed with his ex-girlfriend. All he would do is talk and talk... 9 Responses | Other threads

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MLB Streaming Full Live Games to iPhone Over 3G, Starting Tomorrow

A couple months ago, a Major League Baseball spokeperson hinted that live video streaming—one of the vaunted promises of iPhone 3.0—could make its way to the league's $10 At Bat app. Tomorrow, they're making good on their tease. More »

06/17/09

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By John Herrman

Comment by frigg: Dayam. If they're giving the green light to MLB, it's only a matter of time before Rachel Ray's 30... 5 Responses | Other threads

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TweetDeck for iPhone Lightning Review

TweetDeck for iPhone does what I thought was practically impossible: perfectly replicates the powerful column experience of the desktop TweetDeck on the iPhone, and in a surprisingly usable and snappy way. More »

06/17/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by sharmanova: At first I thought Twitter was the most retarded thing on the planet. Now I know it is because... 10 Responses | Other threads

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Ngmoco's Xbox Live-esque iPhone Service Set to Launch Tomorrow

High-end iPhone gaming company Ngmoco will be launching Plus+, their social gaming service, for the iPhone tomorrow. More »

06/16/09

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By Andi Wang

Comment by inspiredEpic: Thats the one thing I cannot stand about Xbox Live. If you beat somebody else at something once, they instantly... 7 Responses | Other threads

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