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ABBYY Business Card Reader App Review – Reliable Reading

Business card recognition isn’t something new, as it’s a service you’ll find on many mobile phones – Windows Mobile 6.5 came with it as standard, even – but doing business card recognition well on the other hand, that’s something one doesn’t always find.  Step forward ABBYY Business Card Reader (iTunes link), an app for the [...]

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How to fix Exchange Mail, Calendar or Contact sync issues after iOS 4 update

Since the release of iOS 4 we have heard a few complaints in regards to Exchange sync and how its either not working at all or working very slowly. Either way, non-existant or slow it can be a big issue if you have come to depend on syncing your mail, calendar or contacts using Exchange. With [...]

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Podcaster 3 (aka RSS Player) now available in the App Store, selling for $0.99 & requiring iOS 4

As promised in their earlier Podcaster 3 roadmap, iPhone app developer Almerica has released the latest version of their iPhone podcast app. Most interestingly, the app has returned as Podcaster. Just a short back history here, the app originally began and was later pulled from the App Store because of the name. Afterward it was [...]

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Wired Magazine app for iPad: July issue now available with changes to the app & lower purchase price — now $3.99

The Wired Magazine app for the iPad has returned with the July issue and some changes. First and foremost, the app itself is now free to download. But before everyone begins cheering — the full issue of the magazine still comes with a purchase price which is done by way of an in-app purchase. Of [...]

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iPhone Reception Issue Rumbles On

We posted yesterday about a possible software fix for the iPhone 4’s reception problem, which still hasn’t been seen or further discussed by Apple.  By now, it’s clear the problem isn’t going away and those who have phones that are afflicted by it are not going to be quiet about it. The Boy Genius has been [...]

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Gresso Unveil Custom iPhone 4 Models

Unless you like to buy custom-made or unique mobile phones you may not have heard of Gresso, a Russian company who have been producing exorbitantly-priced handsets since 2005.  They have just added a pair of customized iPhone 4s to their line up, one for men and one for women. From what we can make out, the [...]

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Hulu confirms Hulu Plus app coming to iPhone and iPad

Remember that rumor about Hulu coming to iPhone? Well, Hulu has confirmed that it’s no rumor – it’s official. In a post on the official Hulu blog, CEO Jason Kilar announced that the company will soon offer Hulu Plus in an invitation-only beta. Hulu Plus will be a subscription service that offers every episode of your [...]

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Will a Software Update Fix the iPhone 4’s Problems?

By the comments made in our poll on the subject and the many more made elsewhere on the Internet, plus all the videos demonstrating the problem, it’s clear that some iPhone 4s have issues with reception when held a certain way.  While it doesn’t seem to be all 1.7 million phones sold so far, it’s [...]

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See The iPhone 4 and iMovie in Action with ‘Apple of My Eye’

If you’ve got the skills, this is what you can expect to achieve using the HD video capabilities of the iPhone 4.  Apple of My Eye is a short film directed by USC School of Cinematic Arts graduate Michael Koerbel, and it’s really quite something. We mean what we say about talent though, as the the [...]

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Pad & Quill unveil “The Case” for the iPad and iPhone

Lets just say that I am horrible when it comes to deciding on a case for my iPad, I have been eyeing the DODOcase in the past but had not wanted to wait 6 weeks to get it. Of course, had I just ordered when I last posted about it, the case would almost be [...]

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