YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DISCOVERY
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The apps worth your time. The news that matters. More from your iPhone.
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iPhone app deals: compare the total offer, not the discount badge
Evaluate sale pricing against the edition, included features, renewal terms, and the task you need to complete.
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How to read iPhone app reviews and find evidence that matters
Look past the average score to the task, version and conditions behind a review before deciding whether an app fits your needs.
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Searchme: the early iPhone experiment with visual search results
What made Searchme’s page-preview approach distinctive and how to assess a search interface beyond its presentation.
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Photography apps for iPhone: follow the image from capture to export
Choose a photo app by the adjustments you need and the quality of the file you can actually keep.
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iTriage: the early health-information app and how to assess medical content
A historical look at Healthagen’s app, with reliable questions to ask of any health-information service.
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Apple Podcasts: why following, saving and downloading are different
Use downloads for offline listening and keep your podcast library from filling with episodes you never meant to store.
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IQ Boost: separate a memory game from a claim about intelligence
A careful look at the early dual n-back app and why progress inside a puzzle is not a clinical assessment.
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MythBusters on iPhone: the 2010 companion-app experiment
Discovery’s television series became a mobile mix of video, fan interaction and games during the early App Store years.
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Find My Friends: how do you share the right location with the right person?
A practical Find My guide to choosing the sharing device, checking a friend’s request and reviewing who can see your location.
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Pocket Climber: the endless runner that headed up a skyscraper
CocoaChina’s 2012 mobile game translated the runner format into a vertical climb.
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iHound: early lost-phone software and the importance of preparation
A look back at device-location apps, with current official resources for locating your own missing Apple device.
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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.