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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PineDrama – Short Dramas: What the iPhone app offers
PineDrama offers short drama episodes, subtitles, and browse tools for iPhone users on iOS 15+.
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Remedial Health: iPhone medicine sourcing for pharmacies in Nigeria
Remedial Health’s iPhone app lets pharmacies and medical practices source wholesale medicines, track orders, and manage supply needs.
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Apple’s iPhone Duo app push is already showing up in the App Store
Apple is steering developers toward iPhone Duo screenshots and app updates as the new phone reaches stores.
Latest perspectives
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Early iPhone VoIP: iCall, Vopium and Truphone compared in 2009
The historical comparison shows three different approaches to internet calling, pricing and messaging on the early iPhone.
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WifiTrak: finding a usable Wi-Fi connection on an early iPhone
Bitrino’s WifiTrak did more than list nearby networks. Revisit its connection tests, signal details and the reason it disappeared from the App…
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The iPhone story: from a connected handset to an app platform
A concise, sourced look at the two early milestones that explain why iPhone application directories mattered.
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Bumper Stars: a Facebook game makes the move to iPhone
The 2009 mobile announcement brought Bumper Stars’ pinball, pool and shuffleboard influences to iPhone and iPod touch.
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iFitness: the early exercise reference and workout log
What the original iFitness app combined, and how to assess the record-keeping side of a fitness app without mistaking it for personal…
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The iPhone novelty-app era: revisiting 15 unexpected roles from 2009
A historical list of unusual phone uses captures the playful side of the early App Store.
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Dictionary.com for iPhone: definitions and word choices in one app
Revisit the 2009 Dictionary.com app and the difference between finding a word’s meaning and choosing an alternative.
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KJV Bible: an early offline reference app with text search
The app identified by Apple ID 321239722 offered local reading, navigation and word search for its KJV material.
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Errand Tracker: shared shopping lists organized around places
The original Errand Tracker connected retailer-based lists, a map and a website for coordinated errands.