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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Airwork: iPhone shifts and same-day pay for workers
Airwork is a Winter 2022 YC iPhone app for flexible shifts, with same-day pay and location-limited work in Ontario.
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Canva AI Photo & Video Editor for iPhone: a mobile design suite
Canva’s iPhone app combines photo editing, video creation, templates, and collaboration in one mobile design tool.
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Kaagaz PDF Scanner & Compress for iPhone
Kaagaz is a free iPhone scanner and PDF tool for documents, folders, and cloud backup.
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Internet Radio Box: keep the station as well as the player
The legacy eingrad radio app highlights a useful habit for internet listening: know the broadcaster behind a saved favourite.
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Early iPhone VoIP: iCall, Vopium and Truphone compared in 2009
The historical comparison shows three different approaches to internet calling, pricing and messaging on the early iPhone.
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WifiTrak: finding a usable Wi-Fi connection on an early iPhone
Bitrino’s WifiTrak did more than list nearby networks. Revisit its connection tests, signal details and the reason it disappeared from the App…
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The iPhone story: from a connected handset to an app platform
A concise, sourced look at the two early milestones that explain why iPhone application directories mattered.
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Bumper Stars: a Facebook game makes the move to iPhone
The 2009 mobile announcement brought Bumper Stars’ pinball, pool and shuffleboard influences to iPhone and iPod touch.
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iFitness: the early exercise reference and workout log
What the original iFitness app combined, and how to assess the record-keeping side of a fitness app without mistaking it for personal…
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The iPhone novelty-app era: revisiting 15 unexpected roles from 2009
A historical list of unusual phone uses captures the playful side of the early App Store.
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Dictionary.com for iPhone: definitions and word choices in one app
Revisit the 2009 Dictionary.com app and the difference between finding a word’s meaning and choosing an alternative.
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KJV Bible: an early offline reference app with text search
The app identified by Apple ID 321239722 offered local reading, navigation and word search for its KJV material.