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After my 3rd broken or stolen iPhone (I only blame myself) it was time to find some insurance. I thought about insurance after my 2nd drop but couldn't find an affordable option. Then I found Worth Ave. Group. I paid 63 dollars for the policy, half the price of squaretrade. When my phone was stolen afterward they replaced it for just a 50 dollar deductible. So for 113 dollars, I got a brand new iPhone. Since I wasn't eligible for an upgrade with AT&T, it was going to cost 500 for a new phone! On ebay it was at least 600 for a new 16GB iPhone 3GS. You do the math! And THAT is why I started this site. Hopefully I'll save some of you from having a broken phone and no insurance!
TomTom, the leading provider of navigation systems, announced that the new update to their app for the iPhone is now available. The updated TomTom App for iPhone Version 1.5 has many new features, including:
Navigate-to-photo – Users can navigate to a location by selecting a photo that has been stored in the iPhone gallery. The locations are identified by geo-tags on your photos.
Optimization for iPhone 4 – The update definitely takes advantage of the new features of Apple’s latest iPhone. The TomTom App now offers high resolution graphics, sharper maps, more responsive menus, and improved positioning, even if you’re in an area with limited GPS reception.
Latest, most up-to-date maps – TomTom maps have over 1 million more miles of roads in the US than other competitive maps and TomTom has been rated highest in quality and reliability. While you’re figuring out where you want to go, you don’t have to use any of your data plan and you don’t even have to have a signal.
Tom Murray, senior VP of market development for TomTom, Inc. said, “With over 45 million drivers worldwide relying on TomTom navigation, we have the expertise to deliver iPhone and iPod touch users the smartest and easiest-to-use navigation experience available. As we build upon TomTom’s expertise and refine it for the iPhone, we are focused on meeting consumers’ needs through our continued product innovations and support of Apple’s advancements.”
With the latest update to the App, users will continue to benefit from TomTom’s industry-leading navigation features, including:
IQ Routes™ – TomTom uses actual speed data collected from of users to accurately calculate the travel time of your route. It allows for rush hour and traffic lights, so no matter what time it is, you can always fully rely on IQ Routes to let you know when you’ll get there.
Advanced Lane Guidance – TomTom provides extra clarity when navigating difficult lane switches and exit ramps by showing the user which lane to take for an upcoming exit.
Local Search – Allows a user to locate and have directions to points of interest (POIs) by using the latest local Google listings from within the TomTom App.
Multitasking Functionality – On the iPhone 4, the app allows a user to receive turn-by-turn directions while the iPhone is running other applications.
The TomTom App for iPhone is available for purchase now from the App Store for $39.99.
Terminology, a dictionary app, has had a lot of success as an iPad app, ranking 25th on the Top 100 Apps list, and once hitting the number one on the iPad Reference charts. The company has recently released the same app that is for the iPhone, called Terminology Ph.
Terminology is a dictionary, thesaurus, and research tool for those of you who need definitions, synonyms, and even the history of the words. It uses a book-like display for the information and has an in-app web browser with links that allow you to find more information about the words on Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and other sites. You can even “star” your favorite words for quick access and see a history of terms you’ve browsed.
Terminology’s dictionary is viewable even if you don’t have an internet connection. Since the app got such great responses on the iPad, Terminology Ph could easily be a great iPhone reference app for students, teachers, writers, or anyone else that wants to know more about the English language.
Terminology Ph is available now for $1 and runs on iOS 3.1 or later.
There is a new app for your iPhone that helps kids learn to read by identifying the most commonly used words in the English language. 22Moo recently updated an app for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad called Chirpy: Dolch Sight Words Pre-Primer.
Chirpy is a cute little chicken who was created after reviewing feedback from parents, teachers, and kids from all around the world.
In 1948, Dr. Edward William Dolch made a list of the most frequently used words in the English language. The list consists of 220 words. Most of the words can’t be “sounded out” and have to be learned by sight. Sight words make up about 50-70% of general text.
A new iPhone app has been created by best-selling cookbook author and TV personality Rachael Ray. It’s called “Tasty Bytes” and it has over 200 recipes and cooking tips along with a shopping tool that lets you get your shopping done faster.
The app shows you which ingredients you need for certain recipes and also has a feature where you can buy whatever ingredients, meal types, or cooking styles you are in the mood for and it will show you a recipe that has those things in it.
Ray stated, “When I head to the grocery store, I know what meals I want to make for the week and I buy ingredients based on those recipes. Sometimes I bring my own cookbook to the market and feel silly carrying a book around with my head on it. I figured why not create a recipe database that was portable and mobile, so I could provide busy cooks, including myself, with a simple way to search through tons of recipes and be able to shop for ingredients in the fastest way possible.”
AT&T has just announced a new application, called U-verse, that is only available for AT&T’s subscribers and offers the ability to download and watch TV shows on their iPhone.
According to David Christopher, chief marketing officer of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, “We’re making it possible for you to watch TV shows on your iPhone at no extra charge. It’s just one more valuable and innovative feature available on U-verse TV. Our U-verse multi-screen promise is now a reality for millions of U-verse TV customers, with content available on U-verse TV, U-verse Online, and today, U-verse Mobile.”
The U-verse application is a free download from the AppStore, but U-verse TV customers will have to subscribe to the U300 package or higher to be able to download and watch content on their iPhones. AT&T is offering new U-verse TV customers and iPhone owners that order the U300 or higher packages an iTunes gift card for $75.
After users subscribe to one of the two available packages, they will be able to browse a library of downloadable shows, and select which series or which specific episode they want to download. The U-verse Mobile App includes TV shows from several popular networks. The carrier promised that it will continue to add more content over time.
Craigsphone is a free application that allows you to use Craigslist on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Not only is it the same as Craigslist.com, it also lets you use some additional features that you can’t use on the website.
When you think about it, it may not seem like a Craigslist app could offer much more than what Craigslist.com does, but you may be surprised. Craigsphone can post directly from your phone, which includes photo uploads and location sharing. It also has a Nearby feature that uses your iPhone’s GPS to find classified ads close to you. It also lets you use click-to-call and history.
If you spend lot of time on Craiglist, or you just want to look around you’re out and about, Craigsphone seems like a great way to do it.
It is now possible to lock individual applications on your iPhone with a new app called Locktopus. The Locktopus app provides protection against an iPhone app being opened without a password. This app is available in Cydia for only $2.
I know I’ve been in a situation before when a friend has asked to see my phone and then gone through my text messages, email, or pictures. If I would have had this application on my phone, I wouldn’t have had to worry about them going through my things. This also would be a great app to have in case you lose your iPhone. If this application was on a lost iPhone, there wouldn’t be any personal information like email, SMS, contacts, call history, or browser history on your iPhone to worry about.
If you’re looking for a way to pick out a trail to hike, bike, or walk on, then here is the perfect app. A new application from North Face has everything a hiker needs. Whether you’re trying to figure out where you want to go or what to expect when you get there, this app is just for you.
There are more than 300,000 trails to choose from on this app. Images and information about each trail are gathered from EveryTrail.com. You can see trails, hikes, bike routes and other paths. Once you’ve picked what you want to do and you start on your trip, the app tracks your route, distance, speed, and elevation.
According to Mashable.com, you can search by keywords and view user-submitted photos and tips to make sure the trail is what you expect, or maybe it can even get you motivated to take on a more difficult trail when the views are worth it. Soon, the app will include how the weather will be on the trails and even gear recommendations based on the weather forecast.
For hikers this is a great (and free) resource for getting outdoors and getting some exercise.
If you’re a music geek like me, the NanoStudio app is just for you. By now, everyone knows that the iPhone is much more than just a phone- it’s a music player, too. With NanoStudio, your iPhone can be the ultimate music-maker. It has synths, trigger pads, sequencers, samplers and lots of other things. Best of all, it’s easy to use!
This app is an actual recording studio that has 4 virtual analogue synths, 16 sampler trigger pads, a comprehensive sequencer, a sample editor, a mixer, and 10 effects units that are all integrated into a single application. Another thing this amazing app allows is for you to record different samples using the iPhone’s built in microphone and then resample with the app’s own output or upload it to your computer.
This app is simple enough for a beginner to figure out, yet complex enough to entertain an expert, like the man on the video. This app is a little pricey at $15, but if you ever think you might get a little more ambitious, it’s worth the money.
The makers of the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) website now have something new. It’s an app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. All the information you would look up on the IMDb website is available on the app. You can see lists of cast members, actor credits, reviews from critics and other IMDb users, and more.
The format for the mobile app is slightly different from the website. By grouping things on the website into links that you can tap on, it’s easier to maneuver around the app. On the iPhone and iPod touch, IMDb’s makers know that the amount of screen space is limited. When you search for movies, instead of trying to fit the entire cast list onto a single screen, the IMDb app just lists the top billed actors. From here, you can tap on their names to see what other movies they’ve appeared in or you can tap another link to get a full cast list on another screen.
The app is even easier to use on the iPad. The app is different because with this one, when you tap on the link to see the entire cast list of a movie, it appears as a separate window on top of the main screen. The same thing happens when you tap to show the pages for individual actors’ filmography. This also shows up as a separate window, which gives you the information you want without making you to tap your way back to where you started.
The IMDb app lets you view trailers. The video player is built right into the app soo when you’re done watching the trailer, you go right back to the screen where you left off. An IMDb button that is always shown lets you go right back to the app’s home page if you want quick access to the main menu of search categories. This is nice because there are a lot of apps that would make you hunt to find your way back to the start.
