News tagged with iphone apps

Disney iPhone app makes photos the key to content

(AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. is releasing an iPhone application that rewards users for poking through the Disney.com Web site and could one day offer exclusive bonuses for activities such as shopping at Disney Stores.

Technology / Software

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone

(AP) -- Headbangers will have a reason to steady their gaze a bit starting Tuesday, when rock band Metallica makes its way onto iPhones with a finger-tapping music app called "Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica."

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple lets iPhone apps get down to business

Apple said Friday that it is allowing businesses to sell content or services through applications given away for free at the iPhone maker's online App Store.

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created Oct 17, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

iPhone the body electric: New 'apps' visualize human anatomy

University of Utah researchers created new iPhone programs - known as applications or "apps" - to help scientists, students, doctors and patients study the human body, evaluate medical problems and analyze ...

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Apple App Store downloads hit two billion mark

Apple announced Monday that more than two billion applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store, just five months after hitting the one-billion download mark.

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created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Loopt shows iPhone a new trick

Apple's iPhone has been a sensation from its launch -- even if, digitally speaking, it can't walk and chew gum at the same time. There are now more than 65,000 applications in the App Store, but the iPhone runs only one ...

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created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft gives Windows Mobile a new look for fall

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is giving its operating system for "smart phones" a new look in time for the holiday shopping season.

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Firm feeds demand for iPhone apps

Companies are increasingly pitching their products using text messages and cellphone applications. But a South Florida entrepreneur is taking the idea to the next level by designing iPhone apps for large companies, and using ...

Technology / Software

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

KGB holds the answers to your questions

Ninty nine cents doesn't buy you much these days. Some fast food places still offer a burger, chicken or drink item for that price. Dollar Stores offer some really good bargains but they're going to charge you an extra penny ...

Technology / Other

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

TomTom GPS turn-by-turn app for iPhone now available for $99

Yeah, this is one of the big reasons why I opted for the Pre, which comes with free turn-by-turn GPS.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple’s App Store Downloads Top 1.5 Billion in First Year

Apple today announced that customers have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications in just one year from its App Store, the largest applications store in the world. The App Store is also growing at an incredible pace ...

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Star Trek movie inspires apps

I just got back from seeing the new "Star Trek" movie and I give it five out of five hard drives. I've been a big fan of "Star Trek" and most of its spin-offs throughout the years. I remember watching the original TV show ...

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created May 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Review: BlackBerry App World simple, light on apps

(AP) -- I'm typing this in between perusing Facebook, trying (and failing) to master a guitar-simulation game and listening to Internet radio on my smart phone.

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created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A musical hit for the iPhone

The iPhone is many things - business device, gaming console, instant-messenger buddy. Ge Wang turned it into a flute.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft vows openness for mobile app store

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. plans a central market to sell programs for cell phones running the Windows Mobile system. It hews closely to the setup of Apple Inc.'s App Store for iPhones, with one notable exception - Microsoft ...

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created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1