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Jimmy Rogers is an undergraduate at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) and an avid tech blogger. He loves the iPhone, iPods, and watching Steve Jobs talk about them. He aspires to one day research in the field of microbiology. When not writing for iPhoneFreak, he keeps his own blog, Mason Tech Beat (http://masontechbeat.blogspot.com), updated and freelances for a number of other technology blogs.

Aurora Feint: Bizarre Yet Addictive

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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When you look through the iPhone App Store, you’ll notice that while there are many free Apps, very few of those are games. Of those free games, very few of them are really entertaining for more than two minutes. I have discovered one gem, though, and thought I would share it. It is called Aurora Feint [...]

Top 5 (free) Apps You’ll Want To Grab

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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Here are 5 little iPhone Apps that you will both laugh at and probably find useful at some future time. All of these are free and can be gotten from the App Store in iTunes (that’s where the following links take you). 1. Light - Nothing could be simpler than this App. Have you ever needed [...]

Apple’s Bluetooth Earpiece Gets A Price Cut

Sunday, July 13, 2008

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Apple’s Bluetooth Earpiece Gets A Price Cut

Apple’s iPhone-oriented (though not limited) Bluetooth headset is getting a price reduction. It was originally sold at $129, but now it is available for only $99. Remember that’s either in the Apple Store or with free shipping from the website. This price reduction is probably due in some part to the fact that they no longer [...]

Apple iPhone Developer Program Out of Beta

Saturday, July 12, 2008

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Apple iPhone Developer Program Out of Beta

It appears that with the launch of the 3G iPhone, the App Store, and the new firmware, the iPhone developer program has also “launched” officially as well. Up until now it has been running in a kind of private beta where only 4,000 developers were accepted into the program. Those developers have managed to creat [...]

Google Releases Dedicated iPhone App

Saturday, July 12, 2008

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Among the many Apps that have launched this week for the iPhone platform, several jump right out and make you want to download them without even looking. One such App is Google’s new search App. It is free and comes hot off the Google presses. So what does it do? Well obviously it searches, but it [...]

Apple Update Servers Are Down Internationally [Update]

Friday, July 11, 2008

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Apple Update Servers Are Down Internationally [Update]

As Gizmodo put it, the “iPocalypse” is upon us. While many people have been able to buy the new 3G iPhone, activating it has been a different matter. Releasing the new iPhone firmware to old users and activating every new phone on the same day was a really bad move on Apple’s part. I knew [...]

White 16GB Unboxing [Video]

Friday, July 11, 2008

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For those of you who won’t be getting a shiny new iPhone today, but still want to experience the Christmas-like joy of opening one, there are lots of videos online of just that. Most of the videos (the good ones anyway) have been black iPhones though. Here is a great unboxing of the white 16GB [...]

The Low-Down on the iPhone Remote

Thursday, July 10, 2008

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Today, with the launch of the iPhone, Apple released the “Remote” App for free. What is it and why did Apple make it? Have you ever had a “remote control watch?” You know what I mean, a watch that lets you change the channels of your TV. Well if you have, you are a complete dork, [...]

Nifty New Doohickey for Your iPhone!

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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Here is a really cool new product for the iPhone/iPod family. It is Macally’s Powerlink, a “3-in-1 Battery Pack/Data Sync/Flash Drive.” Set to sell for $49.99 at a yet to be announced time, this device will provide emergency power for your 30 pin connecting device, provide an easy way to sync to a USB port, [...]

NYT’s David Pogue Reviews the iPhone

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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Today David Pogue of the New York Times published his review of the new 3G iPhone. He has been testing out a model for a little bit and has reported his findings. Pogue took a different direction than that of Walt Mossberg, who also reviewed the phone. Pogue’s article focuses less on the faster data [...]