Tether your laptop to your iPhone with no additional carrier charges
Ever been stuck lacking internet on your laptop but still had your iPhone or iPad? It can be a huge drag; I just moved and made the critical mistake of assuming that there was internet already...
View ArticleWhen it comes to iPhone cases, More is better.
I like to change my iPhone case frequently, depending on the situation. This weekend, I participated in a Startup Weekend (my app won Best Mobile App, by the way!) so I needed a case with a battery...
View ArticleApple is the most profitable company in the world
Here's an astonishing figure: in the most recent quarter Apple's profit of $11.6 billion was more than Google's total revenue of $10.7 billion. It's not official yet, until all the numbers are in after...
View ArticlePicFlick for iPad App Review
The PicFlick app is a photo management app which is designed to help people organize and share pictures and other images on their iPad, iPad 2 and iPad 3 devices. This app allows users access to...
View ArticleReview: video converter iVI (Pro) for iPads / iPhones
Forum members asked me for my opinion on iVI (Pro) by South Pole Software, which is also a video converter with simple remuxing capabilities. That is, it doesn't necessarily re-encode the entire video...
View ArticleWINNERS: iPhone Life's Weekly Weekend Giveaway 4-30
Thanks to everyone who entered the iPhone Life Weekly Weekend Giveaway. We have selected the winners of this Giveaway. We gave away 14 apps! And the winners are... (drumroll please): Robert Blake, Ben...
View ArticleHOWTO (two videos): Preserving the AC3 audio track in a MOV (MP4 / M4V) file
In the MacRumors iPad forums, I've run into the question (see THIS) whether it's possible to (re-)add an AC3 track to an M4V file. (As you may already know, it's essential that you convert your videos,...
View ArticleReview: brand new, free(!) video player: QQPlayerHD
Several MacRumors forum members (see for example THIS thread – BTW, my first post there also contains an 1:2.35 movie playback screenshot) have asked me for my opinion on the recently released ,...
View ArticleBest free games
iMore has posted an article listing their selection of best iPhone/iPod touch games in 8 different categories: strategy, shooter, sports, casual, physics, action, role-playing, and racing. Most of the...
View ArticleLossless audio playback on iOS - Part II
Let's continue our adventure to lossless audio playback! In Part I, I've scrutinized 24 bit and/or lossless FLAC and WMA playback. In today's installment, I've looked into how the reviewed multimedia...
View ArticleWin the fin, by Liking Octa Products on Facebook!
I've written about the very cool Octa TabletTail before, and now they are giving iPhone Life readers a chance to win one of these cool tablet stands/grips. I first saw these folks at MacWorld, but I've...
View ArticleG.O.D.:God of Defence--Deity-powered Defense Against the Undead
G. O. D.: God of Defence from MGame Mobile is a brand new tower defense title that offers a twist on the genre’s traditional game play.read more
View ArticleA case that helps more than your iPhone
I saw a beautiful iPhone case at MacWorld, and the aesthetics alone were worth the purchase price, but there's more than meets the eye. Trü Protection tells us that 15 percent of the purchase price...
View ArticleApple led with 29% share of smartphone market in first quarter in U.S.
Apple and Samsung have been duking it out in court and in market share. And in the recently completed March quarter, Apple was the victor, according to a report today by NPD Group, with a market share...
View ArticleAlbum Art lets even the most inartistic user create custom wallpapers
The folks at More Blu Sky are back with another app and while all of their apps have beautiful design, their latest, Album Art, let's you create your own artwork, suitable for use as a wallpaper or...
View ArticleThe smartphone watch Pebble gets runkeeper as an app! 2 weeks left to get one
The Pebble, one of the coolest smart phone watches I have ever seen, now has it first app. RunKeeper. Now if you do not know what I'm talking about, you can read about it in my orginal post on the...
View ArticleReview: Fabrix Satchel 2.0
Fabrix sent me their Satchel 2.0 to test out. I have been using this the last few weeks. I have the 15” variant, which is part of their wool felt collection that includes other sizes as well. This...
View ArticleReview: Frenzy Pop
Having grown up in the 8 and 16 bit console era, I remember when 2D platform games were all the rage. Nowadays it seems as though even simple platforming romps need to be embellished with the latest...
View ArticleReview: Lock N Load by Chillingo
I’m sure before you even clicked on the link to read this review you thought to yourself “do I really need another dual stick shooter?” After spending some time with the game I’m thinking the answer...
View ArticleTen One's Magnus is a magnificent work of design, if you like your iPad naked
The folks at Ten One have been making iOS accessories since the early days, with their Pogo stylus, but their latest creation is something quite unique. Suppose you want to keep your iPad naked,...
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