Rick Broida

Five killer gift ideas for iPhone users

What do you get for the iPhone user who has, well, an iPhone? After all, the device itself is the gift that keeps on giving. Am I right? Anyway, I’ve rounded up five iPhone-friendly items for the holidays. Whether you’re shopping for a Secret Santa gift for a co-worker, a stocking stuffer for your hubby …

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Print Magic for iPhone: Simple wireless printing

The App Store offers a handful of solutions for transporting data from iPhone to printer, but few work as easily as Print Magic. The $6.99 app makes it a cinch to print text, Web pages, and photos, all without wires: it connects via Wi-Fi to any printer on your network (or any shared printer on your Mac). Well, almost any …

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iPhone app turns business cards into contacts

We live in a digital age, so why do business cards refuse to die? They’re a hassle to store and an environmental suck to produce. Plus, who among us has time to manually transcribe contact info into a phone, PDA, or PC? Needless to say, I was geeked to try Business Card Reader, a $5.99 app that turns business cards …

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iPhone app rounds up free Redbox rental codes

This 99-cent app serves up a wealth of free Redbox rental codes. Good news for fans of Redbox movie-rental kiosks: the new Redbox app (free) lets you browse and reserve movies and find the kiosk nearest you. Cool. Better news for Redbox fans: the new Red Box Free Rental Promo Codes app (from third-party developer Neese) means you may never …

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Sale: CoPilot Live GPS for iPhone, $19.99

Why spend upward of $100 on a navigation app when CoPilot’s on sale for $20? At $34.99, ALK’s CoPilot Live North America is already one of the least-expensive navigation apps in the iTunes App Store. At $19.99, it’s an outright steal. That’s the deal ALK is offering this holiday weekend, and you can grab it starting right now. CoPilot Live …

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Konami’s iPhone games on sale for 99 cents

I once wrote for an app review site where the guidelines insisted price shouldn’t factor into a game’s rating. Nuts, right? That’s like saying as long as you like the car you’re test-driving, forget about the sticker. For a cheapskate like me, price absolutely matters, which is why I’m happy to see every game in Konami’s iPhone catalog temporarily on …

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5 iPhone games for zombie lovers (and haters)

You know what’s great about zombies? Duh: everything. Lurching, moaning hordes of the undead existing solely to gorge on human flesh and brains–talk about your party monsters! Whether you love zombies like I do, or just love to mow ’em down, there’s an iPhone game for you. First up, a highly celebrated newcomer: Before the zombies in Call of Duty …

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Undercover helps recover lost, stolen iPhones

What’s worse than a lost or stolen iPhone? Uh, hello? Nothing! That’s why Apple invented Find My iPhone–and charges $99 per year for it as part of the MobileMe service. If you’re not willing to spend that much but want some kind of insurance against an iPhone that goes missing, check out Orbicule’s Undercover. This $4.99 app covertly transmits your …

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You can still break even on iPhone 3GS upgrade

So it has come to this: My iPhone 3G is a year old and out of warranty. Its battery ain’t what it used to be. And, heavens, does it seem slow sometimes. Needless to say, I’ve been eyeballing a 3GS for some time, but I still don’t qualify for a price break on an upgrade–not until April, 2010, according to …

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PressReader brings 1,300 newspapers to your iPhone

Maybe this is the way to save newspapers? Read nearly any newspaper in the world, right on your iPhone or iPod Touch. PressReader brings more than 1,300 newspapers to your iPhone and iPod Touch. In other words, it’s a dream come true for news junkies. The app itself is free; you pay only for the content. The above video explains …

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