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Samuel L Jackson iPhone App Will Kick Your Other Apps Butts

Samuel L Jackson iPhone App Will Kick Your Other Apps Butts

If Samuel L Jackson has anything to say about it, his iSamJackson iPhone App would be the biggest, meanest son of a bitch in the Apple App Store. While a bit odd, it does offer quite a ... continue
Now we can all play Foursquare!

Now we can all play Foursquare!

I admit it again, I'm totally playing Foursquare. Having been banished to Long Island from my former home of Brooklyn, however, I'm stuck out here with the rest of the old, too poor for the city, and terminally ... continue
iPhone Game Downloads Could Break Records This Week

iPhone Game Downloads Could Break Records This Week

Game downloads for iPhones were down 12% from January to November 2009, however Apple may soon be able to rejoice as a record number of iPhone game downloads are expected to occur this week. According to iPhone game ... continue
TomTom slashes iPhone app price to a still ridiculous $49

TomTom slashes iPhone app price to a still ridiculous $49

TomTom has reduced the price of its iPhone app from $99 to a more relatively reasonable $49, a price labeled as "introductory" and available until at least December 28th. $49 is still exorbitant for an iPhone app, and ... continue
Lawsuit: iPhone app developer Storm8 stole phone numbers, user data

Lawsuit: iPhone app developer Storm8 stole phone numbers, user data

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims that popular App Store app developer Storm8 may have bypassed safeguards in order to obtain data such as phone numbers via games downloaded over 20 million times. World War, iMobsters, Racing Live, ... continue
Would you spend $30 on an app to decode your baby’s cries?

Would you spend $30 on an app to decode your baby’s cries?

This kind of seems like one of those things that sounds crucial when you're expecting a baby, but after five minutes with an actual baby, you realize it's probably totally pointless. If you've ever dealt with more than ... continue
New app Babelshot spares you foreign country restroom shame

New app Babelshot spares you foreign country restroom shame

If you've ever traveled to a land where you don't speak the native language, you may know the horror of swinging open a door to a bathroom and seeing a man (or perhaps lack of men) at ... continue
Drivesafe.ly provides texting while driving solution

Drivesafe.ly provides texting while driving solution

Despite spendy penalties for scofflaws in New York State, I see people talking and texting while driving every day, usually when they're going 17 miles under the speed limit in the left lane or blocking an exit ... continue
Viper iPhone app unlocks, starts cars

Viper iPhone app unlocks, starts cars

And it's free, if you shell out for a $500 Viper SmartStart system. Another day, another groundbreaking iPhone app. This time, Directed Electronics has made a modern convenience even more convenient with a new twist on remote start. ... continue
Buzzd launches iPhone app, tells you what’s up near you tonight

Buzzd launches iPhone app, tells you what’s up near you tonight

Previously a Blackberry only app (but with a few hundred thousand users), Buzzd hit the iPhone today with their real-time city guide. Using a ranking algorithm called the "buzzmeter," Buzzd pulls data from places like Twitter (and Buzzd, ... continue
“Date Check” and “Just Don’t Wife Her” digitize mistrust between sexes

“Date Check” and “Just Don’t Wife Her” digitize mistrust between sexes

Website JustDontWifeHer.com and iPhone app "Date Check" are in the news this week, two technologies designed to let you know before you fall for a "player" or a "gold digger." The former is a site devoted to putting ... continue
Starbucks launches two lame apps

Starbucks launches two lame apps

Starbucks, I'd like to introduce you to the Chipotle app. As a busy blogger, when I make my way up the basement stairs and expose my tender green skin to sunlight, I don't want to have to spend ... continue
TomTom launches iPhone app that’s costlier than some GPS units

TomTom launches iPhone app that’s costlier than some GPS units

As consumer confidence tanks and retail spending continues to plummet, TomTom's much anticipated iPhone app has hit the app store- priced at a questionable $100. It's got turn-by-turn audible directions, local points of interest and 3D GPS navigation, ... continue
Why is Apple even getting away with this shit?

Why is Apple even getting away with this shit?

Over the last couple of days there has been a mounting number of people calling out Apple over its pulling of Google Voice related apps. The newest victim is the official Google app but ... continue
New Pizza Hut iPhone app cuts out strenuous phone ordering

New Pizza Hut iPhone app cuts out strenuous phone ordering

As explained in the surprisingly detailed video below, Pizza Hut has launched a new app to make procuring junk food from where you sit even easier. The free app is pretty comprehensive, allowing for detailed customization of orders. ... continue
New “purity ring” app for proud virgins

New “purity ring” app for proud virgins

You know that creepy movement where mislead pious teenagers pledge to anyone who will listen that they're saving themselves for marriage? There's an app for that. A new "purity ring" app has joined the ranks of silly apps ... continue
Awesomest morning headline: App goes nude, gets pulled

Awesomest morning headline: App goes nude, gets pulled

Remember the iPhone porn app we told you about yesterday? Yeah, it got yanked. And not the good kind. For no apparent reason, Apple decided to pull the racy app from the app store. Or it sold out. ... continue
App Store about to celebrate 1 billion downloaded apps

App Store about to celebrate 1 billion downloaded apps

The App Store is nearing a significant milestone. As I'm writing this post they are 36, 097,834 downloads from reaching 1 billion downloaded applications via App Store. To celebrate, Apple is hosting a contest worth over $10,000 (yes, ... continue