IPHONE APPS / NEWS / DISCOVERY
iPhone apps, news, and accessories.
Discover useful apps, see what’s new, and get more from your Apple devices.
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PayPal – Pay, Send, Save: iPhone Guide to Wallet, Transfers, and Rewards
A practical look at PayPal’s iPhone app for payments, transfers, package tracking, rewards, and account management.
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Munily: a community management app for residents, guards, and admins
Munily is a Winter 2022 YC app for community access, communication, and building management.
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Capital One Shopping: Save Now for iPhone
Free iPhone shopping tool that checks coupons, compares prices, and tracks rewards, with Safari support and iOS 16.6 or later.
Latest perspectives
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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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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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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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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.