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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.
Latest perspectives
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iPub Boxing: a motion-based novelty game from 2010
Identify the game behind the old punch-strength headline and separate its score from a verified measurement.
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Bumps: the physics puzzle built around planning a bounce
The history and design of Utopian Games’ Bumps, a puzzle about placement, motion and collecting the right keys.
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Just Juggle: the appeal of a one-screen iPhone arcade game
Denki’s Juggle! provides a useful historical example of how a tiny set of rules can support a satisfying mobile game.
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Dragon Dictation vs Vlingo: what a useful voice-input comparison should test
Revisit the 2010 comparison as a practical framework for judging dictation accuracy, corrections, privacy, and workflow.
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Text’nDrive: why reading a message aloud does not remove every distraction
The early email-reading app is a useful reminder to distinguish spoken output, dictation and recorded replies—and to keep messaging out of driving.
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GPSed: turning a journey into a route and photo record
A look at SHAPE’s historical GPSed service, its iPhone trip-recording workflow, and the difference between logging a route and sharing a location.
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ShopListFree vs. GroceryList: simplicity and detail in a 2010 comparison
Revisit two grocery-list approaches and the workflow questions behind the original review.
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Eco-app of the Week: iGreenpeace and Alex the Penguin
Revisit iGreenpeace, the 2010 iPhone app that paired Alex the Penguin’s clapping game with environmental news and ways to get involved.
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Levers: A Balancing Puzzle Where Every Object Changes the Game
Vectorpark’s Levers challenges you to balance hangers, a water bucket and an unusual cast of objects above the waves. Revisit the 2010…