YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DISCOVERY
Find your next favorite iPhone app.
The apps worth your time. The news that matters. More from your iPhone.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
The latest.
-
ShopALot Grocery: an early iPhone shopping reference
A look at the original grocery-information idea, and the difference between product data and a dependable shopping list.
-
FaceTime in 2010: evaluating a video-calling launch
The old “FaceTime flop” headline needs context. Apple’s Mac beta expanded the feature, while usefulness depended on more than a launch demo.
-
Be Nice to Bunnies: checking cruelty-free products on iPhone
The historical PETA app put a shopping database on a phone. Its useful lesson is to check the current source behind a…
-
NYC Subway Buddy: a practical iPhone subway-planning guide
Prepare the route, check current service, and keep an official map available before heading underground.
-
-
Just Juggle: the appeal of a one-screen iPhone arcade game
Denki’s Juggle! provides a useful historical example of how a tiny set of rules can support a satisfying mobile game.
-
CNN on iPhone: follow a developing story without losing its context
CNN’s app listing describes articles, video, live updates and notification choices.
-
WolframAlpha on iPhone: ask better computational questions
Use clear units, inspect assumptions, and treat a calculated answer as something to understand rather than blindly copy.
-
Safety Button: what an alert app can and cannot promise
A historical look at location-alert apps, the difference between notification and response, and the questions that matter before relying on one.