iPhone and iPhone Apps reviews, news, and tips from the Apple experts

Gameloft to cut back on Android development

Nicholas Bonsack — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:21:00 -0800

Mobile games developer Gameloft has announced it's cutting back on development for the Android, citing a lack of revenue.

Review: Geared for iPhone

Lex Friedman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:19:00 -0800

In spite of some flaws -- it can be hard to position pieces and the game is a little picky about when you're allowed to move things -- Geared is a perfectly fine puzzler that satisfies after its too-easy early stages.

iPhone owners demand to see Apple source code

Gregg Keizer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:00 -0800

iPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code.

Twitter turns on geolocation functionality

Juan Carlos Perez — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:25:00 -0800

Twitter has turned on its geotagging functionality for external applications.

Torture tests on an Olympus camera and Sonim phone

Chris Holt and Sarah Jacobsson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:27:00 -0800

The Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 point-and-shoot and the Sonim XP3 Quest rugged phone are supposed to be tough. How tough? Sarah Jacobsson and Chris Holt drop them, dunk them, toss them and run one over with an SUV. Take a look to see if they survive.

Review: Snapture for iPhone

Jeff Phillips — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:53:00 -0800

As a one-stop solution for the shortcomings of the iPhone's built-in camera, Snapture does an admirable job. It should be one of the first apps you turn to for improving your phone's camera.

First Look: Super Monkey Ball 2

Chris Holt — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800

Super Monkey Ball 2 not only intends to improve upon the original, but to live up to the considerable potential of the popular monkey-rolling franchise. I sat down with Sega’s associate creative director Ethan Einhorn to discuss this new game for the iPhone. Slated for a Holiday 2009 launch date, the price for this game still has not been revealed.

Review: Mini Golf Wacky Worlds for iPhone

Tim Mercer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:25:00 -0800

This fun miniature golf game lives up to its wacky moniker. More important, with five courses and three modes of play to chose from, there's plenty of replay value to be found.

iPhone to drive mobile game adoption

Macworld UK staff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:23:00 -0800

Apple will drive the game market with the iPhone, according to a survey of 8,000 gamers in North America, Europe and Australia.

Review: Photo geotagging apps for iPhone

Dale Gardner — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:14:00 -0800

Geotagging -- adding data to a photo that reveals the location it was taken -- brings a new dimension to enjoying and sharing photography. Several apps let you start tagging your photos with GPS data. We'll help you find the one that's right for your needs.

Incase debuts new chargers for iPod and iPhone

Dan Frakes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:31:00 -0800

Incase has debuted two new chargers for iPods and iPhones: one for the car, and one that works both in the car and with standard wall outlets.

AT&T strikes back at Verizon in new ad

Dan Moren — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:35:00 -0800

AT&T fires back at Verizon in a new ad claiming it has a better 3G experience. Of course you know, this means war.

Review: Quip for iPhone

Lex Friedman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:09:00 -0800

This app aims to let you send pictures with text messages to your friends' cell phones a la MMS, only without the texting charges. But Quip doesn't offer iPod touch support, and it has a number of flaws that make it a poor choice for most iPhone users.

Analysis: Five qualities of a great iPhone app

Tom Kaneshige — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:03:00 -0800

Thinking about creating an iPhone app? A contest run by retailer Gap shows off five common strengths of winning iPhone apps. Here's a look at the lessons learned -- and the apps.

Macworld's complete iPod buying guide

Christopher Breen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:08:00 -0800

This holiday season, which iPod is the right one for you and for your loved ones? Our expert Christopher Breen helps sort out Apple's offerings so you can make the best choice.

Judge denies AT&T's request to stop Verizon 3G map ads

Matt Hamblen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:49:00 -0800

A judge denied AT&T's request to stop ads from Verizon Wireless that Apple's iPhone partner had called "misleading."

Slideshow: CatPaint got your iPhone?

Kelly Turner, Macworld Staff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:31:00 -0800

The newly-released CatPaint iPhone app makes a simple promise: to let you insert cats in your photos. But does it deliver? Macworld editors put the application to the test.

iPhone apps run background checks on your date

Brad Reed — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:00 -0800

PeopleFinders has created iPhone apps that let users perform background checks on potential dates.

Review: Print Magic for iPhone

Jeff Merron — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:52:00 -0800

This app, which aims to let you print from your iPhone to a printer on your network, has a lot of promise. Unfortunately, the current version commits too many unpredictable errors to be worth your download.

CatPaint iPhone app adds cats to any photo

Lex Friedman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:45:00 -0800

CatPaint lets you add cats to your photos. For some reason.

China Mobile still in talks to sell iPhone

Dan Nystedt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:07:00 -0800

China Mobile is still in talks with Apple about offering the iPhone in China, its CEO said Wednesday

Service lets users build own iPhone, RIM, Windows apps

Stephen Lawson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:38:00 -0800

The BuildAnApp online service helps novices create mobile applications for several platforms and submits them to the iPhone App Store.

iPhone cleared for sale by South Korean regulator

Owen Fletcher — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:46:00 -0800

A South Korean regulatory body Wednesday gave Apple a business license that would allow it to launch the iPhone at any time.

Snapshot: When is an iPhone better than a DSLR?

Heather Kelly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:30:00 -0800

Photographer Chase Jarvis shares one of his favorite iPhone images and explains why he thinks iPhones and camera phones are the future of photography.

Review: 10 Pin Shuffle for iPhone

Tim Mercer — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:08:00 -0800

Gorgeous graphics make this mobile version of the sports bar classic a fun addition to your iPhone or iPod touch.

Mac hardware, tested and reviewed

Philip Michaels — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:35:00 -0800

We take a final, definitive look at Apple's fall hardware update and revisit the vagaries of Apple's App Store approval process.

Review: SyncMate Expert 2.4

John Rizzo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800

Sync your Mac to multiple devices, including Windows Mobile.

Review: NASA app for iPhone

Sue Voelkel — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:04:00 -0800

With this app from the U.S. space agency, you can get info on NASA missions, view images from space, access NASA TV videos, and follow NASA Twitter feeds -- all for free.

Apple looks for 'AAA developer' for internal video game team

Dave Rudden — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:14:00 -0800

A job posting at Apple's Website calls for a Game/Media Software Engineer, fueling speculation that Apple may be looking to bolster its mobile gaming efforts.

Google Earth updates iPhone app

Ramu Nagappan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:41:00 -0800

Google has announced an update to its highly popular Google Earth iPhone app. Version 2.0 lets users view personalized maps created on a desktop machine. The upgrade also adds 13 new languages to the mix, bringing a total of 31 supported languages.

Verizon ups the smarm, mocks AT&T

Brad Reed — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:41:00 -0800

Verizon's latest TV ad features a bombastic broadside against AT&T and the iPhone carrier's lawsuit against Verizon's "There's a Map For That" ad campaign.

Thousands of iPhones stolen from Belgian warehouse

Dan Moren — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:35:00 -0800

Antwerp, Belgium was the unlikely site of a theft of between 3,000 and 4,000 iPhones, stolen from a transport company's warehouse.

Review: WritePad Pro for iPhone

Ben Boychuk — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0800

Apart from some quibbles and a few trade-offs, the feature-rich WritePad Pro is a very fine personal organizational tool.

Star Wars iPhone game: More fun than bagging womp rats

Dan Moren — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:53:00 -0800

Star Wars: Trench Run re-creates the climactic dogfight from the classic sci-fi film, complete with authentic sound effects, music, and scenes from the movie.

Call of Duty now on iPhone

John Davison — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:39:00 -0800

Activision has just released the first official iPhone game in the franchise in the shape of Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies.

Review: JunoWallet GiftCards for iPhone

Lex Friedman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:36:00 -0800

This app aims to help you keep track of all those plastic gift cards you accumulate. Unfortunately, it has a way to go before it's a truly useful option.

Loopt 2.0 for iPhone brings more context to your location

David Chartier — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:49:00 -0800

A major upgrade to Loopt's location-based, social iPhone app brings a much better experience and puts more emphasis on finding businesses, restaurants, events, and even shopping discounts around you.

Review: Archmage Defense for iPhone

Chris Holt — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:36:00 -0800

Archmage Defense is a darkly humorous, clever, addictive, and beautiful tower-defense game that puts you in the shoes of an evil necromancer. An in-app purchase option ratchets up the difficulty and the fun.

Palm updates WebOS -- without iTunes sync

Brennon Slattery — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:06:00 -0800

iTunes syncing is conspicuously absent from the latest update to Palm's WebOS, signaling a possible end to the back-and-forth between Palm and Apple.

What's next for future iPhones?

Dan Moren — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:55:00 -0800

Apple's iPhone has been the smartphone to beat for the past two years, but what does the company need to do to keep its position as leader of the pack?

iPhone Hints: Access MobileMe site via iPhone

Dan Moren — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:48:00 -0800

Apple doesn't normally let you access MobileMe via the iPhone's Web browser, but here's a way you can sneak around that with the help of several third-party applications.

Apple reverses decision, approves iPhone political caricature app

Lex Friedman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:50:00 -0800

Apple has now approved an application that provides contact information for every representative in Congress in addition to bobble-head caricatures of them.

Review: Samsung Behold II smartphone

Ginny Mies — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800

With a gorgeous AMOLED display and an excellent camera, the pricey Samsung Behold II will appeal to multimedia junkies with deep pockets.

Review: Palm Pixi smartphone

Ginny Mies — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:30:00 -0800

Palm’s latest WebOS smartphone, the sprightly Pixi, is a slimmed-down version of the Palm Pre.

The Macalope Weekly: Business 101

The Macalope — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800

Windows inspired by the Mac? Microsoft seems conflicted about the answer. And while the App Store continues to get attention, you can't argue that Apple knows how to sell iPhones.

Headfunk offers Sidekick Speaker Bags for iPod

Nick Spence — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:32:00 -0800

Headfunk has announced the launch of the Sidekick Speaker Bags for iPod.

Review: iSing for iPhone

Jeffery Battersby — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:10:00 -0800

A combination of "American Idol" and a karoke bar, the slick iSing lets you compete in a global talent show.

Rogue Amoeba quits iPhone development over App Store issues

Aayush Arya — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:00 -0800

Established Mac and iPhone developer Rogue Amoeba walks out of the App Store after yet another botched app submission.

id Software's John Carmack talks iPhone games, Doom

Chris Holt — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:23:00 -0800

Few names are bigger gaming than John Carmack's. The co-founder of id Software talks to Macworld's Chris Holt about making games for the iPhone and what it took to bring Doom to Apple's mobile platform.

AT&T 'sets record straight' in latest ad against Verizon

Jacqueline Emigh — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:45:00 -0800

AT&T has sent out a letter to customers in response to a wave of negative advertising from rival carrier Verizon.