Oft nachgefragt: ein Beitrags-Update über meine ‘Homescreens‘. Seit März 2011, als die letzte Aktualisierung dieser Artikel-Serie erfolgte, hat sich die eine oder andere App verschoben, geändert und aussortiert. Der derzeit aktuellen Stand ist an dieser Stelle festgehalten. Vielleicht finden an diesem Montag ja speziell frische 4S-Käufer, die einen ersten Grundbedarf an Software benötigen, die eine oder andere Anregung. Ich persönlich ziehe jede individuelle Empfehlungen allen generischen ‘Hitlisten’ vor. Genau deshalb soll mein privater Einblick auch nicht alleine bleiben: Wer Screenshots oder Tipps von seinen verwendeten Apps in den Kommentaren kundtun möchte, ist dazu herzlich eingeladen. Zwei Anmerkungen noch: Die zwei benutzten Hintergrundbilder gibt es hier und hier. Auf meinem Standby-Screen befinden sich dieses und dieses Bild. Außerdem führe ich zwei Ordner mit ‘Review’-Software, die ich mir für dieses Blog noch genauer anschauen möchte. Da diese Programme (noch) keine Empfehlungen sind, verbleiben sie für diesen Artikel ohne Erwähnung. Außerdem verstecken sich in Read More

If you have recently bought a new iPad I have some “must have” apps you should start out with. Of course, some apps you may wonder why they are so “must have” and argue that you don’t need them. Ok, you just might not. This is my list and there may be more that you would suggest (please do so in the comments). This is the first 5 and I will post more in chunks of 5 in the future. For what it’s worth, here’s my list: This is the app, next to Google, that will teach you pretty much anything. Wikipedia is very accurate and way more up to date than the Encyclopedia you have on your book shelf. There are things that may contain errors but it’s just as accurate as a traditional Encyclopedia. Here’s a article and links to studies on it. Anyway, I like it and it’s Read More

A friend just picked up a shiny new iPad and asked me for my app recommendations.   Obviously, we get similar questions often, so I drew up a list of the apps that I use often that most any iPad user might consider. Wundermap: Appshopper: Find new, free, and price-reduced apps.    Pulse:  Innovative news/RSS reader.     Flipboard:  An alternative to Pulse.       Wikibot:  Wikipedia reader with read-ahead, etc.        Noteability:  Take notes with optional linked audio recording.       Simplenote:  Simple text note-taker with sync to other devices and the Web.       Goodreader:  Sync and view documents and other media.       eFax:  Send/receive faxes.       neu.Annotate:  Annotate/sign PDFs.           ABC Player:  Watch full episodes of ABC shows.       IMDB:  Access the Internet Movie Database.      iMyAddress:  Use GPS to find the nearest street address.   Got any other suggestions?  Leave them in the comments below. Read More

There was a time when writers carried a notepad and pen with them, or left one on the nightstand for noting those midnight ideas.  Instead of carrying these two items around, the smartphone has become the modern day equivalent.  The standard iOS Notes app does for making very quick notes, but there are better apps out there if you’d like something a little more stylish and with a lot more functionality. Here are ten apps to help writers keep track of story ideas, character arcs, jokes or article headlines while out and about with their iPhone or iPad.  Instead of bundling in the old favorites – doesn’t everyone know that Evernote and Awesome Note are good by now? – we’ve gathered together some you may not have heard of before. Specifically for the iPad, Notes Plus lets you write your notes on the screen using your finger, plus annotate them with Read More

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, May 30, 2011 | TiPb’s developer spotlights are like DVD/iTunes Extras for the App Store — a weekly look behind the scenes at the programers and designers that bring you the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games you love. This week Rene talks with Lin Junjie. What’s your name Lin Junjie. It’s a Chinese name, so Lin is the last name and Junjie is my given name. Also happens to be exactly the same as a popular Chinese pop singer, so I get quite a number of wrongly directed tweets from his fan girls or people telling the whole world what song they’re listening to. What’s your company’s name? Phocus LLP, and its main business here in Singapore is photography (explained later). Where are you based? I’m based in Singapore, a really tiny island on the equator where the only seasons are rainy or sunny. Read More

(image source: Apple, Inc) With the release of the iPad 2, there has been a lot of commentary on the overall usefulness of the iPad. Even amongst the iSource staff, there is some debate as to whether or not the iPad is a truly useful device, or merely an expensive toy. Here’s my take. When the iPad was announced a year ago, I had no plans at all to buy it. Like many others, I concluded that it was little more than a large iPod Touch; and I simply didn’t see a need for one, especially considering that I had a perfectly usable iPhone. When my friend Mike got one, I played around with it a bit; but ultimately, I came to the same conclusion – a big iPod. Much later, when I started traveling for work again, I finally realized how useful the iPad could be and decided to take Read More

By Chris Hall on March 2nd, 2011 Favorite 4 note taking apps. Simpler than Simplenote. – Simplenote, for one reason or another, is always a crowd favorite for simple note taking. Ridding itself of all the bells and whistles, Simplenote does a great job of creating searchable lists very quickly, with an added bonus of having instant syncing between your notes on your device and the internet. Also exciting is that Simplenote syncs with a few different desktop apps, which allows users to pick and choose the desktop interface they like best. Some people will be turned off by the lack of an official desktop app, but the WinAmp generation of PC’s past will appreciate the option to choose something different. There are limitations to Simplenote that users should be aware of, though. Unlike the rest of the feature-packed note apps, Simplenote doesn’t allow drawing or images of any kind. No Read More

Most iPhone text editors support only plain text (an iOS limitation, I believe), which makes it a real pain in the app to create useful little formatting tools, such as the bullet points above. However, many of the iPhone’s plain text editors do support a nifty little app called TextExpander ($4.99), which is a utility for setting up quick text macros. TextExpander can’t run in the background like Pastebot does, but it is integrated into many apps (Notesy, Simplenote, etc.) so that it feels like a background process. This means you can type out “tyvm” and have the TextExpander instantly replace it with “thank you very much”. I don’t tend to use many of these little shortcuts because I’m still getting used to how to use the app , but one great little use case is the one I’ve shown in the screenshot above. Here’s what the case-sensitive “Qq” macro I’m using Read More

Time for this week's "Three Apps" video! We caught up with the Daring Fireball himself, John Gruber, at Macworld and asked what his favorite or most-used iPhone apps were. As a highly productive and insightful writer, his answers weren't surprising. 3 apps interviews by Kelly Guimont Read More

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are fourteen applications released recently.  Enjoy! An iPhone version of the Hasbro handheld game, with both single and multiplayer modes.  $0.99/£0.59. Use this note-taking app for free, or pay to remove the ads or upgrade to the premium version.  Now with the ability to lock the app with a passcode.  Free. A web browser for the iPad where you can take screenshots, annotate them and send them to friends, or simply store them up for later reading.  $2.99/£1.79. Find and compare prices of millions of products with Google’s Shopper app.  Free. A dual-stick shooter for the iPad, with exciting gameplay, bright graphics and several different game modes.  $1.99/£1.19. A multi-player version of Pac-Man for the iPad.  Free, US-Only. Learn basic engineering concepts with this physics-based game from AutoDesk.  Free. An educational app for the iPad, based on learning about vitamins through six Read More

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Feb 4, 2011 | Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you! Bop It!: The popular handheld game now on your iPhone! [$2.99 - iTunes link] Simplenote: Update brings lots of new features to tags, sharing, lists, and Dropbox syncing. [Free with in-app purchases - iTunes link] MyWi (Jailbreak): Now with OnDemand! Connect and disconnect your iPad automatically to your iPhone. Superstash: Enhanced iPad web browser that allows you to quickly take screenshots of any page on the web, annotate it, instantly share with friends and colleagues, or file it for future reference. [$2.99 on sale - iTunes link] Any other big apps or game releases or updates today? If you pick Read More

Posted 12/31/2010 at 1:47pm | by Roberto Baldwin We thought about throwing a bunch of hardware on the floor and letting our pets pick the winner. Sure that sounds awesome in theory, but the bosses said we were being lazy, that we needed to put our animals away and get back to work. By the way, they picked the MacBook Air. Pets love the Macbook Air. A piece of paper that fell into the pile came in a close second. So here is the top wares for 2010 as picked by the Mac|Life editors. Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Susie: Reviews Editor Ray: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Susie: Online Editor Robbie: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Online Editor Robbie: Reviews Editor Ray: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Read More

In unregelmäßigen Abständen halte ich an dieser Stelle meine ersten beiden Homescreen-Seiten vom iPhone fest. Zuletzt erfolgte dies im August 2010, Januar 2010 sowie September 2009. Für mich von Spannung ist dabei welche Apps sich immer noch auf meinem Geräte befinden, welche komplett verschwanden oder sich eventuell (nur) verschoben haben. Dabei greife ich die (für mich) wesentlichen Änderungen heraus. Ansonsten überraschend wenig Veränderungen: BeejiveIM flog dank Push-Benachrichtigungen in einen Ordner auf der zweiten Seite. Außerdem verstecken sich innerhalb der Ordner folgende Apps*: Amazon.de (kostenlos; App Store-Link), Convertbot (1.59 €; App Store-Link), AnalyticsPro (5.49 €; App Store-Link), Delivery Status touch (3.99 €; universal; App Store-Link), Dropbox (kostenlos; universal; App Store-Link), iCabMobile (1.59 €; universal; App Store-Link), Skype (kostenlos; App Store-Link), WeatherPro (2.99 €; App Store-Link), Pastebot (2.99 €; App Store-Link), LogMeIn (23.99 €; universal; App Store-Link), OffMaps (1.59 €; universal; App Store-Link), Kik (kostenlos; App Store-Link), PayPal (kostenlos; App Store-Link), Linkie (0.79 Read More

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. The statistics indicate that small businesses with corporate blogs receive 55% more web traffic than small businesses that don’t blog. That’s why it is so important for companies to explore the possibility of adding blogs to their marketing and social strategies. Blogging isn’t just writing posts. You have to choose images for your posts, monitor your blogging platform and analytics, market your blog and constantly think about new post ideas. To keep your blogging activities flexible, there are several iPhone apps that you can use. This allows you to keep up with your blog no matter where you are. These 16 apps will help you do just that. Add your favorite apps for blogging in the comments below. BlogPress ($2.99) provides complete mobile blogging, including text, images Read More

By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, Nov 13, 2010 | Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, funnest, most useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game. To see what we picked this week, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break! Easily one of my most used apps, TV Forecast has a place of honor on my home screen. A very simple app, you add your favorite shows, and it lets you know when they’re coming on. In addition to telling you the day and time, TV Forecast gives you a synopsis of the episode and even information on past episodes. I especially like it since I never know when shows will come back from Read More

National Novel Writing Month, or, National Stop Procrastinating and Write Month, is soon upon us. This year marks the first time the iPad is available during the prose-fest. Writing tools are near and dear to my heart, because the time spent researching and writing about said tools is a fantastic way to avoid actually writing my fiction. With that in mind, I’m going to take a look at writing tools I’ve found that are suited for NaNo. I’ve laid down a few criteria. To be considered, an app must easily sync or transfer natively with a cloud service (I’m assuming you’re going to be doing the bulk of your writing at home, and the iPad is the “writing at lunch” option). Since the goal for NaNo is to churn out 50,000 words, the app should have a word count feature, although there are two notable exceptions to this rule that made Read More

Posted 10/04/2010 at 12:36pm | by Andrew Hayward Each new iPhone has offered fresh and fantastical ways to improve your daily life, but the epic tag-team of the iPhone 4 and iOS 4 deliver the greatest set of tools and features to date. With the introduction of FaceTime video calls, multitasking, and the high resolution Retina display, the iPhone 4 has moved even further away from being just a powerful phone and web-surfing device. Now more than ever, the iPhone is a true lifestyle-enhancing accessory. Between the built-in features and the hundreds of thousands of options in the App Store, not to mention a few key accessories, the iPhone 4 can be figuratively formed and changed to fit your daily needs, whether you’re planning your daily commute, knocking out items on your to-do list, or simply looking to try a new restaurant. With this wide-ranging versatility in mind, we’ve come up Read More

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By Leanna Lofte, Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 | How does an audio visual coordinator use his iPad to get the job done and what iPad apps help get him through his day? TiPb’s iPad at work contest aims to bring you just such slices of the iPad life. Here’s Aaron’s answer and as a small token of thanks we’re sending him a $20 iTunes gift certificate. If you want to see your name up on the TiPb home page and get a gift certificate all your own, head on over to the TiPb iPad Forum and share your story now! I am the AV coordinator for a school district. My tasks include things like video editing and equipment repair, but the bulk of time is spend managing and running the theatre. Of course I use my iPad for the usual synching with our exchange server. I use Safari to log into Read More

If you've ever been on your iPhone and wished you could save a file to your Mac, your wish just came true thanks to Scott Jackson and MobileDL. Saving files to your Mac from your iPhone/iPad is now as easy as copying the URL and pasting it into Simplenote iPhone/iPad app (free) or a Simplenote web account (also free). MobileDL runs on your Mac's menu bar and periodically (default is every 10 minutes) checks a note in your Simplenote account called "MobileDL Downloads" and downloads any file listed there. If the note isn't there, MobileDL automatically creates it for you. One URL per line of any kind of file: ".mp4, .mov, .mp3, .zip, .dmg, .app, .pdf, if it's a file on the web, MobileDL can download it." Even HD YouTube videos are supported. There is a short screencast available which shows how it works. I went into MobileDL's "Advanced" preferences and Read More

Although, technically, all changes to a note-taking app can be described as “notable”, there’s really only one that I think is worth mentioning. Launching the free Simplenote app will now start a sync regardless of whether you’re inside a note or on the list view screen. It took me quite a while to notice this bug, but it eventually dawned on me when I realized all of the little drafts I’d written up on my iPhone simply weren’t syncing on my MacBook until after I had closed the notes within Simplenote. So what does all of that really mean? It means you can use Simplenote now like it was meant to work. Take notes, and don’t even worry about the syncing. Read More

Here’s the plan – I have a quick business trip planned to Paris for just 3 days and 2 nights – can I get by, me, a HEAVY computer user, for that time with just an iPad? What equipment do I need to do so? What things won’t I be able to do? Sounds like a pretty good test of the functionality of the device and a great way to review the 3G iPad for travel use on a business trip. Let’s set up the testing process. The equipment I have with is the iPad 3G, an external battery to make sure I’m covered for the long flights, the Apple Bluetooth keyboard, a case and a bag. For back up, I have my Macbook, and my iPhone. Thats a lot of Apple devices in one bag. I hope I don’t have problems with security. iPad 3G The iPad 3G gives me Read More

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This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. According to a new report from RingCentral, 34% of small business users surveyed said that they use their smartphone more than their computer to conduct business. That may sound crazy, but think about it — a high-end smartphone is about as powerful as a desktop or laptop computer that many of us had in our offices about six or seven years ago. Plus, a smartphone brings instant access to the Internet no matter where you are. However, thanks to the iPhone and the rise of app stores, it’s mobile applications that can really help turn a smartphone into a workstation on the go. Last month, I wrote about 14 terrific iPhone apps for small business users. However, with more than 185,000 apps in the iTunes App Store, Read More

Simplenote is back, and it’s better than ever. I was taking a little break from the app while I tried out the latest version of Awesome Note (great, but syncing is far too slow). Version 2.6 has a lot of under-the-hood changes (see the above screenshot), but the one I want to talk about is the change to the search feature. Ahem. WOOHOO! Instead of executing searches for exact phrases (Cat in the Hat), Simplenote can now find things with substrings (Cat Hat). This makes a big difference with regards to the accuracy of search results, especially with the MacGyver tags I add to all my notes. Simplenote doesn’t yet support actual metatags, so I’ve taken to using dashes and keywords to tag all of my own notes as I create them (more info here). I could only search for a tag or a note content in older versions of Simplenote, Read More

Appular, which is a marketing and PR firm specialized in promoting iPhone titles, is taking the “publisher route.” What this means is that in some cases — when they like the application/game — they may act as a publisher and share the revenue generated from the app sales with the developer. As a result, their initial fees will be waived. To help with this plan, they brought former Freeverse CFO, Dino Decespedes, as their new Director of Publishing, on the heels of ngmoco’s purchase of Freeverse. Initially, he will be working with select developers by implementing proper business and marketing strategies, to go along with their app and game concepts. In case you wonder, Appular helped promote such iPhone apps as NPR News, Finger Physics, Simplenote, Flick Fishing, and many more. And now they are interesting in hearing from developers with upcoming apps and games, and will evaluate possible partnerships on Read More

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This was an intriguing experiment undertaken over at Minimal Mac: Patrick decided to play a little Homescreen Survivor with his iPhone app icons -- he cleared everything off his homescreen, and then only let those apps back on which he used more than once throughout the course of a week. The result? You can see here which ones made it back on. Contacts, Calendar, Camera all showed up, not surprisingly. Photos did as well -- I don't use that one much, but I can see why. Everything else seems to be his own personal use: Tumblr's app, two different Twitter apps (Birdhouse and Tweetie), and then Simplenote and so on. But the real point here isn't what apps he used, it's just how different his homescreen looked when he only put what he used on there. I'll admit it: my iPhone is a mess -- I've got icons all over the Read More

Last week Syncode released a beautiful, cloud-based notes application called Synotes [App Store, $1.99]. The app lets you take and store notes which are then synced to the cloud, making them available from any web browser. You can optionally provide titles and icons for your notes to easily distinguish between different notes. Search is also provided within the app and online. Synotes also looks really good. If you’re familiar with SimpleNote [App Store, Free], Synotes is essentially the same thing with extra shiny. It’s $1.99 in the App Store and definitely worth a try if you’re looking for a classy, cloud-based notes app. Categories: News  Tags: relief.com Read More

version 1.0 There are more and more good-looking iPhone apps coming out, and that’s certainly not a complaint. I think it’s actually one of the major advantages of the platform (really sexy apps!), but as more and more of these gorgeous designs hit the App Store, it becomes even more important to have a solid, functional UI underneath all the gloss. Synotes from Syncode is a shiny new note app that feels very much like a version 1.0. It features a good-looking interface and free, automatic-syncing with the online Synotes web app. Unfortunately, Synotes still has a bit of catching up to do when it comes to the basics, and it pales in comparison to other similar offerings such as Evernote and Simplenote. List View There are basically two screens you’ll be using in Synotes, the first of which is the list view. This shows all of your notes in the Read More

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In this week's self-contradictory app roundup: Videos, recorded! Hoops, shot! Stuff, copied and pasted! Photos, LEGO-ed! Navigation, given away! Classic movies, obsessively documented! Marbles, gratuitously exploded! Rivals of Yelp, doomed to die! And more... If you'd rather view this post as a single page, click here. Read More

It’s nearing the end of the year, and while all of the general public is out bustling through stores eagerly finding gifts to present to their loved ones, Apple’s employees have compiled their annual iTunes Rewind list that has highlighted their picks for the best in iTunes’ various media categories. iPhone Alley introduces our new editor debate series, beginning with a debate about Nintendo’s 3DS handheld system. Can it compete with iOS or is it dead-on-arrival? More importantly, is it worth the purchase? Read More

While the various news outlets of the web may have gotten readers a bit too ecstatic when hyping out the iPhone 5, truth is, there was no iPhone 5 come Apple’s annual press conference. One source says that next year’s iPhone, unofficially and presumably dubbed iPhone 5, will be a It seems that Apple decided to go ahead and give the go to iOS 5.0.1 earlier than we had initially thought. Releasing today, the update brings along multiple new minor features, the most significant, however, being the highly anticipated iPhone 4S battery patch. You’ll first dive into Junk Jack without a clue of what you’re supposed to be doing – running around, tapping on random blocks. Then when night falls, the monsters devour you, and by this time you’re frustrated. Even with the gorgeous pixel aesthetic, innovative controls that no other developer has I think that this product is truly great, Read More

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With well over 100,000 apps in the iPhone App Store now, it ‘s pretty rare to find that ‘there ‘s not an app for that ‘ when you think of things you need to do on the iPhone, or even in life in general.  It is common though to find many apps that offer to do the same thing, and to struggle to find the one or ones that work best for you and your own habits and preferences. Note-taking is an area where I think there are a number of good apps around “ but it ‘s also one where I have several that I have used but where I still haven ‘t found a good ‘groove ‘, a routine workflow that feels like an ideal way to do things. Three of the apps that I ‘ve spent quite a lot of time with are shown in the icons at Read More

The iPhone and iPod touch are, in many ways, the replacement for the little spiral-bound notepad that some of us used to carry around to capture reminders and ideas. The build-in Notes application works as a nice notepad, but it doesn't allow sorting of lists, and syncing to your Mac via MobileMe and Mail can be problematic. I've tried a handful of other notepad apps, but none of them have provided the simplicity of Notes with the power of cloud syncing. SimpleNote [US$1.99, iTunes Link] is an inexpensive app that is a worthy replacement for Notes. Launching the app, you're greeted with a very simple user interface into which you can type your notes. There's nothing new and different there, of course. Opening the options for the app indicates that you can set up a free account for the online web app and turn on web syncing. It's the ability to Read More

Posted 10/27/2009 at 4:01pm | by Mac|Life Staff Phil Schiller told Gizmodo that there wouldn't be anymore Apple products released this year. That wasn't good enough for Apple, they called and clarified, "The holiday lineup is set." Uh okay. Another set of Apple tablet news items appear. Now it's the Slate according to the executive editor of the New York Times, Bill Keller. We also announce the latest DonorsChoose prize pack for the week. This week we're getting you ready for traveling while you help the kids.  Got a question, but you're afraid to leave a voice message because of Witness Relocation Dept. rules? Drop us a question via Twitter twitter.com/maclife. This week's Battlestar Applactica picks: Don't forget, the Mac|Life staff would love to hear your thoughts, comments and ideas for the new podcast. Just leave a message on the Mac|Live question/comment line: (877) 404-1337, extension 622. Please limit the length Read More

In my Hidden Gem App column I’ve delivered more than 70 apps in the last five months and tested countless more that never made the cut. In that time we’ve gone through a site change from www.appleiphoneapps.com to www.appadvice.com and a complete redesign of our Web site, so I’m sure you’ve missed out on some if not most of my hidden gems columns. In any case, this is the column to start with or catch up on because I’m delivering to you today the best of the best. For the record, here’s the list of every app appearing in hidden gems: Sudoku Grab, GPush, Kayak, Simplify Music 2, Simplenote, Mover+ and Mover, Newsstand, Face The Music, Facehack, Dial Zero, Dictionary.com, vSNAX, Peephole, The Moron Test, Read It Later Pro and Read It Later Lite, Pocket Tanks Deluxe and Pocket Tanks Free, Cooliris, Blackjack Live, Flight Control, Leaf Trombone: World Stage, Touch Read More

Many of the apps featured in this column week after week are free. This is done for a couple reasons. For one, most people are not rich and cannot test out every paid app thrown their way. For another, apps that may be useful to me may not be as useful to you. While I don’t want to waste my money, it’s more important I don’t convince you to waste yours on something that doesn’t quite fit your needs. This week, however, it’s time to pay up. I’m going to do my best to convince you to pay for three apps – Mover+, Simplenote and Newsstand. Based on John Gruber’s recommendation, I gave Simplenote a buy. In short, he’s right. Previously, I recommended Evernote. It’s a great app especially if you’re on an iPhone 3GS. It has some great features that are impossible to match. Chief among the features unique to Read More

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