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Hey, iPad owners! A new infographic from Mobclix reveals that you like to play games and click on video ads. Apparently, you play games 3X longer than your iPhone counterparts and are 10X more likely to click on a video ad than a standard display ad. If you are feeling a bit guilty, you can…
Apple has set a media event for Sept. 1 and we’re sure to see some cool new iOS products. Could we see a new iPod Touch, Apple TV and iPhone? I’d say we’ll definitely see two out of the three, as the fall event is generally when the company shows off its new iPod lineup.…
If you “got get drunk,” have we got an app for you. The Bartab app is launching this Thursday (August 26) and the Apple iPhone and Android program will enable you to send vouchers for real-life drinks for only $1. The concept is simple: use the app to buy a drink for a friend for…
Facebook is showing off some of its mobile usage data and it shows that its Apple iPhone and BlackBerry users handily outnumber Android users. According to the company’s Facebook for iPhone page, there are nearly 105 million active monthly iPhone users. This number seems a bit fishy because Apple recently said that iOS is on…
I’m a bit of a pinball fan. Always have been. Not sure what it is about the big old archaic machines… if it’s the nostalgia of them, or the bright colors and blinking lights (ok, it’s the bright colors and blinking lights)… but I just love me a good game of pinball. Same goes for…
When you think of Homer Simpson, you think iPhone, right? Yep, me too. That’s why, when I stumbled across this gem via Etsy, I had to tell you about it. In the recent past we’ve seen everything from a set of app icon coasters to an iPad case that looks like an Etch-a-Sketch… yes, the…
There’s nothing quite like watching your home get robbed from afar on your iPhone with the iCam app, an application that allows you to set up alerts for your smartphone when motion sensors are tripped at your home. Vince Hunter, a Dallas man whose home was burglarized, went on vacation to visit family in Connecticut…
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the hacking and jailbreaking of hardware and software, like the iPhone and iOS. A recent DMCA ruling by the Library of Congress made jailbreaking legal, and suddenly there was a huge sigh of relief amongst those with a jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch…
Back in early 2007, Steve Ballmer laughed out loud when asked about the iPhone and its potential as a business device. Ballmer said that not only was it the most expensive phone on the market, but that it wouldn’t appeal to business users because it didn’t have a keyboard. Fast forward three years later where…
Tumblr, the online service that’s not quite a blog, but not quite a microblog like Twitter, now has a beautiful way of being accessed on the iPad via an application called Tumbleroo. Developed by Jerry Brito and Peter Snyder, Tumbleroo introduces a dual pane user interface that lets you do all the things you usually…