IPHONE APPS / NEWS / DISCOVERY
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Discover useful apps, see what’s new, and get more from your Apple devices.
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Wagetap iPhone app review: wage advances and bill splitting in Australia
Wagetap is a Winter 2022 YC iPhone app for Australian wage advances and bill splitting.
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Univerbal for iPhone: AI conversation practice for language learners
Univerbal is a YC Winter 2023 language-learning app for speaking practice, instant feedback, and personalized conversation drills.
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Travel apps for iPhone: maps, itineraries and offline preparation
The best travel setup on an iPhone starts with three jobs: keeping reservations together, finding your way, and having essential information available…
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Mobiscope for home and SOHO: the remote-camera idea in context
What SHAPE’s early surveillance service offered and why a current camera system needs more than a working phone view.
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Mahjong by 38i: the original iPhone web solitaire
Explore 38i’s original iPhone web solitaire, its tile sets, and the small-screen strategy behind matching accessible pairs.
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iPhoneMarks: visual bookmarks for early mobile Safari
Explore SpeedyMarks’ original iPhoneMarks web tool and the practical role of visual bookmarks on a small screen.
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Tic-tac-toe for two: making a shared iPhone game enjoyable
A second guide to the classic game focuses on local play, teaching, and clear touchscreen design.
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Avot mV: video search and playback for the early iPhone
Avot Media’s mV service combined finding, personalizing and playing internet video on iPhone and iPod touch.
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MMS Inbox: a workaround from the first iPhone’s messaging era
The 2007 O2-specific project illustrates how early developers filled gaps in the original iPhone.
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Myf2p and Files2Phones: desktop access from an early iPhone
What the 2007 Myf2p service promised, how its desktop-access model differed from carrying a file, and why the distinction still matters.
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Free SMS from Dynadel: an early iPhone web-messaging idea
Identify the original Dynadel web SMS service and distinguish composing a message from confirming that it arrived.
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Change Your Caller ID: identifying the original 2007 iPhone service
A historical explanation of the Official Spoof Card web listing and why a displayed phone number does not establish identity.