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Motion-X Drive; a GPS app for the iPhone- it is damn good

Quick review of MotionX GPS Drive Motion-X Drive is an iOS based app to replace your in car GPS. This little app is a full featured replacement for any in car GPS.

New iPhone finally gets a voice

So the next generation iPhone called the iPhone 4S was formally announced today. In my opinion the most important new feature is the integration of Siri voice recognition throughout the system.

What will Apple show at WWDC- iCloud?

WWDC Later today Apple will host its annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) where Apple is expected to showcase their big products for the year and set a direction for the future. So far they have had more hits than misses. Since the last WWDC, Apple has grown to become the second largest market cap [...]

Mac app store for desktop is open today

Building on the success of the iPhone app store, Apple is introducing the Mac app store today. It single place to buy and update all your Mac desktop/laptop apps. I know many Mac users who have never installed or updated any apps after buying their Mac mainly because it is perceived as being too hard. [...]

Sonos releases an iPad app

Sonos has had an iPhone app for some time. The previous app gave enough control of all your Sonos zones that the dedicated Sonos remote seemed so last decade that most users could load this app on to an iPod Touch and forget the dedicated $349 remote. Now Sonos goes one step further by finally [...]

Skype updates iPhone app for iOS4

Skype, the makers of the wildly popular telephony service that allows users to make free skype to skype phone calls all around the world have updated their iphone app. This is a significant upgrade taking advantage of the multitasking features (3GS and iphone 4 only) new to iPhone iOS4. Prior to this version incoming skype [...]

iPhone OS4; a smooth upgrade

In case you have not heard, Apple released the much talked about iPhone OS4 (now officially called iOS4) at about noon EST today. I did not get a chance to install it till I got home at 4:45p. Getting to my desktop at home I proceeded to back up my iPhone 3G S, iTunes immediately [...]

Finally an Apple store app

Ever wonder why there is an app for everything but the Apple store itself? Well they finally listened and today released an <a href="Apple Store App. This is different from the app store where you buy apps. In this store you can browse and purchase hardware like the iPhone 4, the new macmini and accessories [...]

Amazon.com’s iPhone app rocks

I was asked about my favorite iPhone shopping app. I must say that it is by far the Amazon Mobile app. It is my favorite, not because I like shopping. But in fact because I do NOT like shopping. The quick demo of the application demonstrates how a three hour wild goose chase of trying [...]

Apple iTunes account without a credit card?

Some one asked me if it is possible to create an iTunes App Store account without a credit card, I found this apple support article that shows how.