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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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.
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PayPal’s bump-to-send iPhone app: a memorable payment interface from 2010
The historical Send Money update combined a physical gesture with everyday payment tasks.
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The first iPad preorder estimates: separate the headline from Apple’s numbers
Why the old 120,000-preorder headline needs careful context alongside Apple’s later confirmed launch-day report.
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Speed Anatomy: make a quick quiz part of a better study routine
Benoit Essiambre’s anatomy game rewards recognition and precision; the useful next step is reviewing why a missed answer was wrong.
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Barcode Reader by SHAPE: the original iPhone shopping scanner
Revisit SHAPE Services’ Barcode Reader, the app behind this 2010 shopping guide, and learn how to check a product match before comparing…
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Mardi Gras 2010 for iPhone: a pocket guide to New Orleans parades
A historical look at Mardi Gras 2010, the iPhone app that combined New Orleans parade schedules, route maps and useful local listings.
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IM+ Lite in 2009: the tradeoffs of an ad-supported messenger
Revisit the lighter edition of SHAPE’s IM+ and the distinctions documented in the original review.
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Star Walk: the astronomy app behind the old Sky Walk link
Identify Vito Technology’s original Star Walk and the star-guide idea documented in the 2009 listing.
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Glimpse: time-lapse photographs with a route alongside them
The historical Glimpse app paired a moving photo sequence with location playback and a cloud-sharing service.
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Stylebook’s early wardrobe app: clothes, outfits and visual inspiration
The 2009 Stylebook listing centered on photographing a wardrobe and arranging clothing into free-form outfit collages.