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LISTEN: All Along the Watchtower Performed Solely by iPhone Apps
Some traditionalists have never forgiven Bob Dylan for ‘going electric’ almost half a century ago. So they're really going to hate what a group of musicians have...
10 Great iPhone Apps for Foodies
Don't get me wrong: I hate my iPhone. I only got one after I accidentally left my Droid on a bus. So I'm not coming to you as a wide-eyed enthusiast, the sort...

The Best New iPhone Apps For Mom
From games that keep toddlers busy while they wait, to sounds that capture a babies' smile, to nursing trackers that help make feeding newborns a little...

iPhone Apps for the Holidays
Lo! The holidays approacheth! Twinkly colored lights festoon all things. The tintinnabulation of bells peal from street corners. And the bright promise...

Are Your iPhone Apps Taking Your Address Book Without Permission?
What started out as an inside-baseball squabble over the data that third-party applications pull from iPhones has turned into a federal case. Literally. Two...

50 Best iPhone Apps 2012
Whether you're looking to load up a new iPhone or simply expand your collection, here's our 2012 list of download-deserving apps.


Best iPhone Apps for Dad
Dads may be sweet and uncomplaining, but they're also impossible to buy presents for. But if your dad has an iPhone, we've got you covered with our guide to the...

iPhone Apps: To Pay or Not to Pay?
It's probably been a while since you bought new software. That's because so many tech firms — buoyed by ads placed in Web-based applications like the Google Docs...

New Ways to Create iPhone Apps on the Cheap
Does your kid's lemonade stand have its own iPhone app yet? It might soon. To the 70,000 apps already available, Apple's App Store is adding thousands every...

Android and iPhone Photo Snooping: What You Need to Know
Smartphone apps could potentially violate your privacy, but you can't rely on companies like Apple and Google to protect you all the time. Sometimes, common...

Waze Gets a Dash of Siri-Like Handsfree Input
Waze, the cool navigation app that includes information on traffic, speed traps and other hazards that's provided by Waze users themselves, now has a Siri-like...

Coming Soon: Privacy Warnings on Mobile Apps
Thanks to the state of California, smartphone apps will soon have to tell you in advance what they plan to do with your personal data.

Apple to Developers: App Store Placement Scams May Get You Expelled
Be honest, developers: Have you ever thought about finagling your Apple App Store rankings? Hiring someone who promises to get your app into the top 10 or 20...

Draw Something Now Lets You Save, Share and Comment On Drawings
It looks like the game's fans are finally going to get the updates they've been waiting for, including the ability to save their drawings to their photo...
Guess How Big Android's Lead over Apple Is Now
New data from Nielsen paints a revealing, if not all that unexpected, picture of the current smartphone market here in the U.S. While earlier this year we saw...

How Topps Is Taking Baseball Cards Digital (Without The Gum)
Remember baseball cards? Those cardboard collectables that came packaged with a stick of gum, which you’d flip, trade and store in your stock drawer? With the...
Report: Production Defect 'May Influence Initial iPhone 5 Shipments'
Finding an iPhone 5 might be a bit trickier after launch, thanks to a rumored manufacturing defect that could reduce initial shipments. Anonymous sources told...

Smartphone Sins: Catholic Church Approves Confession by iPhone
First came the iPod, then the iPhone. Now there's iPrayer. The Catholic Church in America has approved Confession: A Roman Catholic App, for use among...


