Best Buy Has ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ Deal For iPhone 4 Today Only

by Cody on Dec 24, 2011

Wow, talk about a last-minute Christmas deal. Best Buy, a major electronics retailer, is hosting a ‘buy one, get one free’ sale on the 32GB iPhone 4.

It’s not being widely advertised, but folks on Best Buy’s email list have been receiving word of the promotion throughout the day. Here’s a full breakdown of the BOGO offer…

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Stuck on Gift Ideas? Give the Gift of Apps

by Oliver Haslam on Dec 24, 2011

We are so close to Christmas day now that we can almost smell the ham, but that isn’t always good news. What if you haven’t yet managed to pick up the perfect gift for that Apple-lovin’ family member?

If you’re all out of ideas, then how about giving the gift of apps?

If you know someone who is getting an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad this Christmas, then they will just love anything app related. You can pick up iTunes gift cards almost anywhere these days, and here is a quick reminder of how you can gift the perfect app, right from inside iTunes… Read More

 

LogMeIn Remote Desktop App for iOS Goes Free

by Oliver Haslam on Dec 24, 2011

If you are the kind of person that finds yourself needing to access your computers from obscure, remote locations, then you are in for a spot of pre-Christmas luck. Especially if you like to be able to access said computers from your iOS devices.

LogMeIn Ignition, the beloved remote desktop app for the iPhone and iPad, has been released as a free app, now simply called LogMeIn. The app works as expected, and offers remote desktop functionality for those that need it.

But how will LogMeIn generate money, we hear you cry. Well, it’s technically gone freemium … Read More

 

Use Your iOS Device as the Controller for Real Racing on the Mac

by Cody on Dec 24, 2011

If you know anything about iOS games, chances are that you’ve heard of Firemint’s Real Racing. The two-game racing series is one of the most popular franchises on Apple’s mobile platform.

The developers have really pushed the technological envelop with the title, making it one of the first apps to work cohesively with iOS 5′s AirPlay mirroring feature. And now they’re taking the game to a whole new level. Read More

 

CopyTrans Manager: iTunes for People Who Don’t Like iTunes [Sponsored]

by Oliver Haslam on Dec 24, 2011

Let’s face it, iTunes is a bit of a bloated mess. What started out as a handy jukebox has somehow turned into the music-selling, app-syncing behemoth that we are all so beholden to if we want to own an iOS device.

That means iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches all rely on iTunes as their way of keeping things in check – syncing songs, videos, apps, and playlists is all done via iTunes and one of those white USB sync cables. It’s how we’ve always done it, and it is how Apple wants you to do it.

Now yes, Apple has been keen to bring its ‘PC-free’ world to the iOS devices we all carry around. But what if you want to keep all your media on a computer and then sync it across to an iOS device without having to deal with all this cloud stuff? If iTunes is not your bag, then you might want to give CopyTrans Manager a try. Read More

 

Popular Science Sees Readership Boost Thanks to Apple’s Newsstand

by Oliver Haslam on Dec 24, 2011

Apple’s Newsstand is proving to be a big hit, both with those who own iPads and iPhones and with those behind the magazines and newspapers themselves.

New figures released by the people behind Popular Science show just how big a difference to subscriber numbers Newsstand has made. In the wake of iOS 5 and Newsstand’s release, Popular Science has seen its subscribers jump by around 4,000, and its customer base continues to grow… Read More

 

Fight Crime Like Batman and Check Facebook With This Unique iPhone Dock

by Cody on Dec 23, 2011

iPhone docks are usually pretty straight-forward accessories. Some have attached speakers, some have built-in alarm clocks, and some even have external screens to watch videos.

But the BodyGuard by ArmStar, as you can see in the above picture, is anything but usual. This wearable iPhone dock is made from kevlar armor and contains several crime-fighting gadgets… Read More

 

Walmart Hosting Last-Minute iTunes Gift Card Sale

by Cody on Dec 23, 2011

Hopefully you’ve already got most of, if not all of, your Christmas shopping done. Especially since the holiday is now less than 48 hours away.

But if you do happen to still be looking for gifts for the iOS device-toting folks in your life, Walmart has you covered. The retailer is hosting a last-minute iTunes gift card saleRead More

 

Create Your Own James Bond Film With Action Movie FX on the iPhone

by Cody on Dec 23, 2011

Applications can turn a smartphone into a swiss army knife, enabling it to do a number of things outside of its native scope of abilities.

Action Movie FX is a perfect example of that. The recently-released app turns your iPhone into a bonafide action movie-maker, allowing you to add high-quality digital effects to your videos like explosions and car crashes… Read More

 

Tecca Lists the iPhone 4S Among 2011′s Biggest Flops

by Cody on Dec 23, 2011

Most analysts, or anyone else who judges a product’s success by sales numbers, would find it difficult to describe the iPhone 4S as anything else but a smash hit.

The handset, which Apple just started rolling out in mid-October, is already one of the year’s (if not the) best-selling smartphones. But that didn’t stop the folks at tecca from naming the device one of the year’s biggest tech flops… Read More