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Picksie and AroundMe: the local-discovery comparison behind Partnership Potential
The 2011 article proposed combining two approaches; it did not announce an actual business partnership.
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Microsoft’s Skype acquisition: what happened, and what it means now
Microsoft announced its $8.5 billion Skype deal in May 2011. Revisit the acquisition, its significance for iPhone users, and Skype’s later retirement.
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Facebook, Facely HD and iSocialize: a 2011 interface comparison
The original article compared three ways to reach Facebook from an iPhone.
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Hungry Penguins: the physics puzzle behind the 2011 headline
Identify the original penguin game and its fish-collecting, obstacle-navigation challenge.
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iPad 2 and the moment the tablet became a creative notebook
Apple’s 2011 tablet launch paired cameras with music and video tools, suggesting a useful approach to making small projects.
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Springpad vs Evernote: smart notes, saved ideas, and keeping your data
Revisit Springpad’s 2011 approach to organizing notes, its later shutdown, and the export checks that still matter when choosing a notes app.
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Show of Hands: the mobile polling app reviewed in 2011
Revisit the app’s question-and-results workflow and how to read a voluntary poll carefully.
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Square in 2011: turning a phone into a payment point
Revisit the early Square reader and the mobile-payment workflow discussed in the original article.
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CrispApp’s Facebook Messenger: calling Facebook friends in 2011
This February 2011 app came from CrispApp. Explore its original voice-calling pitch and watch the historical iPhoneApplicationList demonstration.
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iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom: the expectations before launch
Read the January 2011 comparison as a record of tablet speculation, with confirmed announcements kept separate.
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iPhone app trends in 2010: bigger screens and a broader platform
A retrospective on the iPad, iPhone 4, and iOS changes that gave app developers new choices in 2010.
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Angry Birds: revisiting an App Store-era favorite
Understand the original game’s legacy and distinguish it from Red’s First Flight and other Angry Birds releases.
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Instagram in 2010: a focused beginning for mobile photo sharing
Revisit the early Instagram experience through the original iPhoneApplicationList review.
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The power of Peel: two different accessories from the iPhone era
Distinguish Peel’s home-entertainment remote from the Apple Peel iPod accessory before following an old link or buying used hardware.
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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.
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Games with push: keep the useful turn reminder, lose the noise
How to evaluate game notifications so a reminder supports play without making the phone feel permanently on call.
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Holiday shopping on iPhone: organize gifts before chasing deals
A practical plan for gift lists, delivery dates and price comparisons that remains useful after seasonal promotions end.
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Turkey-riffic greetings: make a personal Thanksgiving card on iPhone
A simple creative workflow for a holiday greeting that remains readable, personal, and easy to share.
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Mobiola WebCamera: the early iPhone-as-webcam idea
How a phone camera and desktop companion formed a webcam setup, and what to check before using an old solution.
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Scene It? Harry Potter: when film trivia came to the iPhone
The 2010 Screenlife release brought a familiar movie-quiz format to Apple’s handheld devices.
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Pinch texting: what “free messaging” meant and what to check
The legacy Pinch messenger’s data-based model, with a practical distinction between service fees, connectivity, and privacy.
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Watching iPhone video on an iPad: choose sharing or streaming first
Sending a video file, opening a shared library and mirroring a screen are different tasks. Start with the result you need.
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Macs and apps: how the App Store idea reached the desktop
A historical look at the Mac App Store launch and the practical differences between choosing phone and desktop software.
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The Waze of the road: plan with live information, keep your judgment
A practical guide to using a navigation app as a planning aid while keeping road conditions and attention in perspective.