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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.
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Barcode Reader by SHAPE: the original iPhone shopping scanner
Revisit SHAPE Services’ Barcode Reader, the app behind this 2010 shopping guide, and learn how to check a product match before comparing…
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Mardi Gras 2010 for iPhone: a pocket guide to New Orleans parades
A historical look at Mardi Gras 2010, the iPhone app that combined New Orleans parade schedules, route maps and useful local listings.
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IM+ Lite in 2009: the tradeoffs of an ad-supported messenger
Revisit the lighter edition of SHAPE’s IM+ and the distinctions documented in the original review.
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Star Walk: the astronomy app behind the old Sky Walk link
Identify Vito Technology’s original Star Walk and the star-guide idea documented in the 2009 listing.
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Glimpse: time-lapse photographs with a route alongside them
The historical Glimpse app paired a moving photo sequence with location playback and a cloud-sharing service.
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Stylebook’s early wardrobe app: clothes, outfits and visual inspiration
The 2009 Stylebook listing centered on photographing a wardrobe and arranging clothing into free-form outfit collages.
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Star Walk’s first birthday: revisiting the early astronomy app celebration
The historical anniversary post combined an astronomy-app celebration with a short-lived price promotion and quiz.
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Grat’s Film Slate/Clapboard: a pocket slate for organizing takes
Identify Grat Crabtree’s historical film-slate app and understand what a readable slate contributes to an organized video shoot.
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Business Card Reader for iPhone: SHAPE’s early contact scanner
How SHAPE’s 2009 Business Card Reader used OCR to turn a photographed card into a contact, and what to check before relying…