More Details From Today’s Apple Event: Steve Jobs, iOS, and MobileMe

by Alex Heath on Mar 2, 2011

It’s been a busy day for Apple. The iPad 2 has been announced, and Apple is set to take the tablet market by storm again.

During Apple’s keynote this morning, lot’s of great announcements were made. There were some expected details, some curveballs, and several rumors were left unanswered.

Let’s take a look at some components of today’s keynote. Perhaps even more interesting are the topics left unaddressed by Apple…

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The iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup

by Alex Heath on Feb 19, 2011

Rumors regarding the next iteration of the iPhone have been flying left and right. If you’ve been following the rumor mill, you know that there’s a lot of potential innovations to be implemented into Apple’s next iPhone.

Will Apple release several different iPhone models at once? Will the next iPhone be considerably smaller than its predecessors? Will Apple release the iPhone 5 on all carriers with a universal baseband?

These, among others, are all questions being asked about the next iPhone. Let’s examine the rumors and try and make sense of it all…

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5 Awesome iPhone Apps for Valentine’s Day

by Alex Heath on Feb 12, 2011

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and hopefully you’ve thought of how you’re going to make your significant other feel special.

There are some great apps on the iPhone that can help you navigate through a successful Valentine’s Day. V-day can be especially stressful for us guys, but the iPhone is always there for moral support.

Here are 5 awesome iPhones apps for Valentine’s Day

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5 Awesome iPhone Music Apps

by Alex Heath on Feb 8, 2011

There are a ton of music-related apps in the App Store. If you sift through the thousands of stupid music apps, you’ll find a few gems worth mentioning. The goal of this roundup is to showcase 5 awesome music apps for the iPhone.

These 5 apps all deserve to be called awesome. They each serve a specific purpose, and they all offer something special to the App Store’s music app catalog…

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iPhone Hardware and Accessories from Macworld Expo

by Alex Heath on Jan 31, 2011

The Macworld Expo is a giant technology conference that takes place once a year in California. Unlike the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Macworld is totally focused on everything Apple. The entire conference is devoted to Macs, iPhones, iPads, iPods, hardware, accessories, etc. Journalists and Apple pundits meet at Macworld to discuss the state of Apple’s technology and speculate about what is to come.

Hardware is a huge part of Macworld, with more and more attention increasingly being given to iOS hardware and accessories. The guys over at Mac Life posted a great gallery of some iOS hardware/accessories that stood out at Macworld this year. Here are a couple highlights from their findings…

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The Mac App Store Has Opened, Brings Popular iOS Games to the Mac

by Alex Heath on Jan 7, 2011

The Mac App Store has opened. If you go to Software Update on your Mac, you can download the latest version of OS X. This update includes a shiny new app on your dock called the “App Store.” Don’t get confused, this isn’t the iOS App Store on your iPhone; all of these apps are Mac-specific apps.

While the Mac App Store does bring many great new apps for the Mac, many iOS apps that we all know are also available through the Mac App Store. Specifically, there are many popular games from the iOS App Store now available on the Mac. The new Mac releases of these games are basically fullscreen versions with some added features and content.

And yes, you can now play Angry Birds in full, HD resolution on your 27-inch iMac…

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The 10 Best App Store Apps of 2010

by Alex Heath on Dec 30, 2010

The App Store has never been a very quiet place. 2010 was no exception; thousands upon thousands of new apps were submitted to the App Store. Most of them aren’t worth mentioning, but there have been some exceptional apps that have risen to the forefront of what the App Store has had to offer throughout the year 2010.

We’ve covered a lot of App Store apps this year on iDB, with the goal of keeping our readers in the know.

Now, we’d like to take some time to reflect on our favorite App Store apps of 2010. Being included on this list doesn’t necessarily mean the app was released in 2010, it just means that it was amongst our most utilized of this year. Drumroll, please…

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5 Awesome iPhone Games

by Alex Heath on Dec 13, 2010

In my latest roundup, I want to highlight 5 awesome games for the iPhone. I’ve already mentioned some useful utility and task manager apps from the App Store, but there are a few games that have caught my attention over the last couple months. They vary in price and complexity, but they all have something that makes them awesome.

Honestly, each of these games probably deserves their own stand-alone review. With their awesomeness combined into one list, they may be too much to handle.

I warn you, each of these games can be highly addictive. I recommend taking them in doses and no more than three times a day… Read More

 

Apple Declares The Hottest Apps of 2010

by Alex Heath on Dec 10, 2010

In classic iTunes tradition, Apple has posted their “iTunes Rewind” for 2010. The best content from the iTunes Store is listed in different categories, from “top grossing” to “hot trends.”

A huge section of iTunes Rewind 2010 is dedicated to the App Store, as one might imagine. There’s a huge selection of chosen apps to check out…

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5 Awesome iPhone Task Manager Apps

by Alex Heath on Nov 23, 2010

After positive feedback on my last roundup, I’ve decided to start a weekly (possibly bi-weekly) list of “5 Awesome iPhone ___________ Apps” articles. To reiterate from last week, the 5 apps I will mention in this list are not jailbreak apps, so everyone can use them.

Each of these apps are fantastic task managers for your iPhone. They have their own fortes and negatives, but, in my opinion, they’re all deserving of the word “awesome.” Hope you enjoy… Read More