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New Autodesk SketchBook Ink App Delivers Stunning Creative Tools for iPad
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Vegas Tech Start Up Questionable LLC Launches Questionable Friends iPhone App
23 May 2012 4:53 PM | No CommentsLAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Questionable™ today introduced Questionable Friends™ for iPhone®. Questionable Friends lets you send questions to your contacts and provides instant feedback as questions are answered. Answers can be ...
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Sidecar Revolutionizes Phone Calls by Bringing “Smart Calling” to Smartphones
22 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Launching today, Sidecar (www.sidecar.me) is a new mobile app that brings Smart Calling to smartphones. Smart Calling allows people to share live See What I See video, brilliant ...
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TransCore Launches Mobile iPad App for TransSuite Traffic Management System
21 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsWASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent Transportation Society of America Annual Meeting – TransCore brings the ease of mobile computing to its TransSuite® advanced traffic management system (ATMS), launching its iPad® ...
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Cellfish Marvel’s The Avengers Live Wallpaper Android App Reaches 1.3 Million Downloads
16 May 2012 2:05 PM | No CommentsNEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Marvel’s The Avengers Live Wallpaper Android personalization app, created by Cellfish, has been downloaded 1.3 million times, driven by the massive success of Marvel Studios’ blockbuster movie. ...
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gg09mobile Archive
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Review: Kensington Car Mount with Sound Amplified Cradle for iPhone
Posted on December 15, 2009 | No CommentsShort Version: A solidly-built iPhone car dock whose unique, no-batteries-required sound amplification system actually works fairly well provided you get your phone’s microphone and speaker lined up correctly. Review: Let me start out by saying that I’m leery of iPhone docks that cost $40 and up without including built-in charging features. Thankfully, Kensington has recently dropped the [...] -
Stocking Stuffer: Kensington Travel Battery Pack and Charger
Posted on December 10, 2009 | No Comments
The general idea behind most of Kensington's products seems to be to perform one main task and then follow up with one or two secondary and thoughtful convergence features. In the case of the Travel Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod touch, you get a high-capacity backup battery that doubles as a horizontal stand for watching movies.
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Review: BackFlip Kickstand iPhone Case
Posted on December 7, 2009 | No Comments
Short Version: To put it simply, I didn't know that I needed the Back case until I had one. The idea of a case with a built-in kickstand seemed worthwhile, but I didn't think it was something I'd find myself using often. I was dead wrong.
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DLO WallDock takes the cables out of iDevice charging
Posted on December 3, 2009 | No Comments
I'll go on record and say that $25 seems like a lot of money for something like this. It's an intriguing idea, though, and might make a good stocking stuffer or Secret Santa gift for the Apple fan in your life.
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Review: Dexim P-Flip Foldable Power Dock
Posted on December 1, 2009 | No CommentsShort Version: Equal parts backup battery and iPhone dock, Dexim’s $55 P-Flip Foldable Power Dock serves as a nice daily desk accessory and then easily pulls double duty as a portable travelling companion. Review: Guess what? There are a million iPhone accessories. And it’s not easy to stand out in the crowd if you’re a company that [...] -
The 5 Rules of Black Friday
Posted on November 25, 2009 | No CommentsBlack Friday is almost here. It’s a great time to score some deals, but don’t go at it willy-nilly. Follow these 5 simple Black Friday rules to avoid the scams and wasting time. 1. Doorbusters are stripped-down crap What we call doorbusters, stores call loss leaders. These items are heavily advertised and retailers will lose money on them. Because of this, [...] -
Amazon announces better battery life and native PDF support for the Kindle
Posted on November 24, 2009 | No Comments
Amazon announced some major changes to their Kindle e-book reader today. Specifically, it stated that they've worked out a way to increase battery life by 85%. That means that the new firmware update will allow you to leave your Kindle on (with the wifi active) for about 7 days before you need to recharge. Additionally, the Kindle will now support Adobe's PDF format natively. Previously, you had to convert PDFs in order to view them on the Kindle.
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Bass in your face with the BassJump for MacBooks
Posted on November 24, 2009 | No CommentsIf there’s one thing I’ve always missed about MacBooks it’s the lack of gut-thumping bass. I mean the kind of bass that curdles your insides and causes them to blow out in a wet, pink slurry. I’m talking about bass that will make your parents come down into the basement and ask just what do [...] -
iPhone Apps to keep you fit this Friday
Posted on November 23, 2009 | No CommentsGo ahead and take that second helping of bacon-broasted mashed potatoes and high-fat gravy this Thursday, friends, because even if your tummy gets big and round like a steamed black bean bun, there’s an app for that. Fitness apps for all! iPhone fitness apps have come a long way since Nike+iPod. The addition of GPS opened entirely [...] -
The second day of Peek-mas
Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
We're giving away five Peek Protos this week, one a day, and we want you to ask us nicely for one so we can give you one. What I'm basically trying to say is that you should respond to this post with a comment (using your real e-mail address) and also follow CG on Twitter and watch the Gift Guide for more special things.