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iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max First Impressions: Apple Just Made the Pro iPhone Ridiculously Good
The first iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max impressions are in, and Apple may have pulled off something unusual: making…
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WORMS on iPhone: identify the original Team17 edition
The original iPhone WORMS listing describes turn-based battles, unusual weapons and local multiplayer. Check the exact edition before returning.
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Sleep Analyzer: what an old nighttime audio log could record
Excelltech’s Sleep Analyzer recorded sounds above a chosen threshold. An audio log is different from a clinical sleep study.
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BigTipper by PureBlend: splitting a restaurant bill on iPhone
Revisit the original BigTipper calculator and the small interface choices that make a shared bill easier to check.
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Bubbles on iPhone: a simple touchscreen toy with a long history
Jesse Grosjean’s Bubbles turns drawing and popping into a small, direct interaction; here is how to read its history and current listing.
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Remember The Milk on the early iPhone: a task list away from the desk
The June 2008 page covered Remember The Milk’s iPhone web interface. Its lists, tags and notes showed how an existing task service…
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Payless Car Rental’s iPhone portal: booking from early mobile Safari
A historical guide to Payless’s mobile rental portal and the details that make a small-screen booking easier to verify.
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iActu: when an iPhone news app lived in the browser
The early iActu web-app idea and the qualities that still make a small-screen news reader useful.
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BellHop.com on iPhone: an early mobile lodging search
Identify BellHop.com LLC’s original lodging search and the difference between finding a room and confirming a reservation.
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Omer Counter: a compact calendar tool from Neohasid
Neohasid’s mobile Omer Counter showed days, weeks and the associated sefirah during the count between Passover and Shavuot.
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iGATORfan: a mobile hub for Florida Gators supporters in 2008
The original iGATORfan gathered team news, a 2008 schedule, scores and game information for mobile browsers.
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The Beatles: an early iPhone web reference to the band
The 2008 listing linked a compact Beatles reference covering discography, biography and band members.