IPHONE APPS / NEWS / DISCOVERY
iPhone apps, news, and accessories.
Discover useful apps, see what’s new, and get more from your Apple devices.
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TikTok Pro – Events: what the iPhone app does and who it’s for
TikTok Pro – Events is a TikTok short-video app with event-themed challenges, sharing, and iPhone requirements.
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Allowance lets iPhone users approve AI purchases with temporary card credentials
An iPhone wallet for AI-agent purchases with one-time credentials, spending controls, and user approval.
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Apple’s iPhone Duo launch adds a new App Store badge for optimized apps
Apple is using iPhone Duo launch day to spotlight “Made for iPhone Duo” apps and push developers toward optimized software.
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Location Discovery on Apple Watch
What do you do when you want to discover cool places in a new city? Sure, you could do a Google search…
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Awesome Gaming On Apple Watch
If Apple names a game “Best Game of the Year”, then you know that it has to be great. Winning this title requires deep…
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Home and office camera apps: evaluate access, support, and privacy
A practical review framework for an authorized camera system, without assuming that an old app remains secure or supported.
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Mobile video monitoring with Mobiscope app
Mobiscope’s 2013 iPhone camera app revisited: original product imagery, live viewing, motion alerts and the difference between past features and current availability.
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An old iPhone or iPad as a second screen: the iDisplay idea
The 2012 post proposed a specific reuse for an older device through SHAPE’s iDisplay.
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iPhone 5 and app layouts: the question before the taller screen arrived
Revisit the September 2012 discussion of screen proportions, with the later announcement kept separate from predictions.
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Camera Awesome: SmugMug’s camera app and the photographs it left behind
Why Camera Awesome belongs in iPhone photography history, and what owners of an old installation should know about exporting images.
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Picksie and AroundMe: the local-discovery comparison behind Partnership Potential
The 2011 article proposed combining two approaches; it did not announce an actual business partnership.
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Microsoft’s Skype acquisition: what happened, and what it means now
Microsoft announced its $8.5 billion Skype deal in May 2011. Revisit the acquisition, its significance for iPhone users, and Skype’s later retirement.