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'AcneApp' Claims to Incinerate Zits While You Talk, Teens Rejoice

For every iPhone app that actually serves a worthwhile purpose (even if that purpose is only to amuse the user), there are hundreds of useless offerings that are only meant to dupe unwitting shoppers. Technology has also given rise to an influx of ... Read more →

Google Voice Finally Comes to the iPhone as a Web App 14 days ago on Switched

Just as it did with Latitude, Google has circumvented Apple's arbitrary and frustratingly restrictive app approval process by releasing Google Voice as a Web app, tailored specifically to mobile devices like the iPhone and WebOS handsets. Everything ...

'Sega Genesis Ultimate Collection' Brings Classic Games to iPhones 19 days ago on Switched

As kids, we spent countless hours parked in front of the TV with a Sega Genesis controller in our sweaty little palms. Unfortunately, Mom sold the console in a garage sale while we were at college (which we're still not happy about), so we've been ...

Man Trapped in Haiti Earthquake Credits iPhone App for Survival 19 days ago on Switched

Usually, the most we can expect an iPhone app to do is add a few drops of entertainment or convenience to our everyday lives. Few of us, though, could ever imagine the iPhone actually saving our lives -- the way it did for one lucky American. On ...

White House Launches an iPhone App, Mobile Web Site Coming Soon 20 days ago on Switched

In spite of its other perceived failures, the Obama administration has actually succeeded quite admirably at one of its promises: technologically ushering the White House into the 21st century. It has embraced blogging, streaming video, Twitter, ...

'iTrust' iPhone App Snoops on Snooping Boyfriends and Girlfriends 20 days ago on Switched

We've all been tempted to do it, and, let's just be honest, many of us have done it before. Paranoia or boredom grips, and we read through text messages or e-mails on our significant other's phone. But when the tables turn, how do you ensure this ...

$1,000 iPhone App for Lawyers Becomes 'Most Expensive App' 20 days ago on Switched

Like many folks, we've spent our fair share of cash in the iPhone's App Store. From the useful to the useless, it's hard to resist loading up your cell phone with applications. Well, at least until you receive that bank statement at the end of the ...

Apple Event to Put Tablet Rumors to Rest on January 27th? 22 days ago on Switched

It's official, invitations have hit inboxes, and Apple fanboys around the globe are getting all hot and bothered. What's going on? January 27, Apple will be holding an event to show off its "latest creation." Will it be the long rumored iTablet? ...

'Defriended' iPhone App Exposes Your Former Facebook Friends 25 days ago on Switched

Everybody is always excited to add a new friend on Facebook (and if you're not, social networking probably isn't for you). But what happens when those cyber relationships turn sour? Feelings are hurt, angry Wall posts might be made, and, in many ...

The Worst of CES 2010 28 days ago on Switched

We saw plenty of cool gadgets at this year's CES. But for every 3-D screen that needed no glasses, and for every hybrid laptop, there was at least one piece (but, more likely, two or three or ten pieces) of utter crap. There were digital photo ...

iPhone Detective: App Ends Inflated Snowfall Numbers at Ski Resorts 28 days ago on Switched

Like moths drawn by a campfire, skiers flock to the slopes with the promise of fresh powder. But what happens when you ditch work, only to find that those six inches of fresh snow reported in the paper are more like two inches on the mountain? If ...

iHome Shows Off New iPhone App-Equipped Docks 1 month ago on Switched

When Apple launched the iPhone OS 3.0 back in June, one of the features that most thrilled us was the one that allowed apps to interact with specially designed accessories, like docks and blood sugar monitors. Sadly, in the months since, very few ...

Facebook 3.1 for iPhone Syncs Your Address Book, Adds Push Updates 1 month ago on Switched

Facebook's excellent iPhone app just got a new update that brings push alerts to your phone. Because you'll receive an update every time a new friend request, new wall comment, or photo upload pops in among your friends, you'll probably want to ...

Pocketheat Overheats Your iPhone, Warms Your Chilly Hands 1 month ago on Switched

Are you too cool for gloves? Even those fingerless ones that only hipsters (and the homeless) wear? If you answered yes, then surely you also own an iPhone -- the ultimate barometer of anybody's coolness these days. So just how does one remain both ...

Switched Comes to the iPhone and iPod touch! 1 month ago on Switched

We're barely into 2010 and we've already got some great news: Switched is now available in app form on Apple's App Store! You get full access to all the features, tech coverage, and galleries you already know and love, as well as offline reading ...

'LEGO Photo' Turns iPhone Snap Shots into Toy Mosaics 1 month ago on Switched

Have you ever wondered what you'd look like if someone created a mosaic of your face entirely out of LEGO blocks? No? Neither have we. Which does leave us a little confused as to why LEGO decided to make its first foray into the iPhone App Store ...

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