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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PhotoToMac: moving early iPhone photographs over Wi-Fi
Revisit Galarina’s PhotoToMac and the distinction between transferring an image and preserving all of its information.
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TonePad: making music with a grid of light
The original TonePad turned a sixteen-by-sixteen grid into an approachable musical sketchpad.
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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…
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PocketScore by Electric Ears: early music notation on the iPhone
PocketScore explored composing a melody on a phone. Contemporary music educators documented its one-staff approach and the limits of a small touchscreen.
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RDM+: controlling a Mac or Windows desktop from an early iPhone
SHAPE Services’ RDM+ paired a mobile remote-control client with software installed on the target computer.
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Lucky Gambling Days 2009: an astrology app, not a winning system
What the original luck-calendar app claimed, why a horoscope cannot establish gambling odds, and how to read its surviving historical record.
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Brain Fit: separate a puzzle score from a health claim
A cautious guide to interpreting brain-game marketing, with the original 2009 app identity still unverified.
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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.
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A Good Night’s Sleep: an early iPhone sound-and-alarm app
Revisit Mobile Frontiers’ original app while separating its audio features from unsupported promises about sleep.