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.
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iPhoneMarks: visual bookmarks for early mobile Safari
Explore SpeedyMarks’ original iPhoneMarks web tool and the practical role of visual bookmarks on a small screen.
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Tic-tac-toe for two: making a shared iPhone game enjoyable
A second guide to the classic game focuses on local play, teaching, and clear touchscreen design.
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Avot mV: video search and playback for the early iPhone
Avot Media’s mV service combined finding, personalizing and playing internet video on iPhone and iPod touch.
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MMS Inbox: a workaround from the first iPhone’s messaging era
The 2007 O2-specific project illustrates how early developers filled gaps in the original iPhone.
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Myf2p and Files2Phones: desktop access from an early iPhone
What the 2007 Myf2p service promised, how its desktop-access model differed from carrying a file, and why the distinction still matters.
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Free SMS from Dynadel: an early iPhone web-messaging idea
Identify the original Dynadel web SMS service and distinguish composing a message from confirming that it arrived.
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Change Your Caller ID: identifying the original 2007 iPhone service
A historical explanation of the Official Spoof Card web listing and why a displayed phone number does not establish identity.
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Solar System: an early iPhone web orrery
Revisit Chronita’s 2007 iPhone web app and learn what an animated overhead model can explain about the solar system.
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iPhone Update 1.1.1: when music purchases moved onto the phone
Revisit the 2007 software update and the importance of distinguishing a historical release note from current update advice.