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MONDAY GIVEAWAYS: Mystery iPhone Apps on Facebook and Twitter

We've got some GREAT iPhone apps to give away, but we're keeping it a surprise as to which ones they are! Let's just put it this way, we've got games, utilities, GPS apps, and much more. Here's how it will work:

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. (this is a must or [...:]

Swiss Army Style Laser, Fan, and Flashlight Accessories For The iPhone

Who knew that the headphone jack on your iPhone could be so freaking functional?!
Perhaps anticipating the release of no-brainer summer blockbuster MacGruber, HMB Tec has a host of gadgets that plug right into your iPhone headphone jack and turn your device into an oscilloscope, stethoscope, thermometer, or pocket fan–whichever necessary tools your dire situation requires.
The [...:]

iHobo iPhone App: Tamagotchi with Social Conscience

A charity group is hoping that if you spend a few days with a homeless person — even an animated one on your iPhone — you'll understand the problems they face. And perhaps donate to the cause.
iHobo was developed by Depaul UK, a charity devoted to youth homelessness. With a donor base largely over age [...:]

iHobo App: Tamagotchi with Social Conscience

A charity group is hoping that if you spend a few days with a homeless person — even an animated one on your iPhone — you'll understand the problems they face. And perhaps donate to the cause.
iHobo was developed by Depaul UK, a charity devoted to youth homelessness. With a donor base largely over age [...:]

Apple Files For "iTunes Live" Trademark

I wish I could tell you that LaLa.com is coming back or that Apple is bringing music subscriptions and unlimited downloads to our iPhones/Pads. I can't.
What is apparent is that Apple has recently filed to trademark "iTunes Live" and  plans to use it for two things:
- Online retail store services in the field of entertainment [...:]

Borders To Bring eReader And Bookstore To iPhone, iPad, OS X

With the launch of it's low priced Kobo e-reader shipping in June, Borders has announced an e-reader app to make its millions of titles library available to iPhone, iPad, and OS X users everywhere.
At only $149.99, the Borders reader might appeal to a larger audience of ebook users, including current iPad users who want to [...:]

iBooks and iBookstore to Launch with International iPad Release

With the iPad's arrival to nine countries on May 28th, Apple is beefing up it's bid for world e-publishing domination.
The iBooks app and iBookstore will be available through iTunes alongside the iPad's next international release. Apple's country specific press releases for Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the UK all indicate the immediate availability of iBooks and the iBookstore when [...:]

Steve Jobs On Printing For The iPad: "It will come."

I guess it's time to add another line to the Steve Jobs Email Reply Generator.
When asked Friday about why there isn't a stock printing function for the iPad, (possibly fake) Steve Jobs replied in true sensei form:  "It will come."
iWork makes its beautiful debut on the iPad and we still can't print. What Steve should have [...:]

Dr Dre's "Studio" Headphones Are Music To My Ears [Review]

It's not easy to buy good headphones these days. There are so many companies that produce good stuff. Choosing is impossible. Especially when you are OCD and everything has to be perfect. Well, I've discovered the perfect headphones: The Beats By Dre 'Studio' Headphones, which cost $229. I previously owned a pair of plain old [...:]

iWatch Concept Design Makes Our Hearts Patter

ADR Studio, an Italian design house, posted this great render of what an Apple iWatch might look like. It's just a concept design, but I'd buy this product: think of what Apple could do with it!
For one, the iWatch concept realizes the promise of Microsoft's own SPOT operating system in that it would bring [...:]