Apple App Reviews

Filed under: Apple , iPad Normally readers write directly to Aunt TUAW using our tips line or feedback form . But today, we’re switching things up a bit. Instead, Auntie is responding to a comment left on her last post about whether you should buy the Wi-Fi only iPad or wait for the 3G version . That’s because Aunt TUAW has a bug up her sleeve about GPS and its role on the iPhone, the iPad, and its tie to social media. Without further ado, here’s today’s “letter” and Auntie’s response. Dear Aunt TUAW, I’m on Facebook, but why do people need to read Facebook updates when they’re traveling? Whatever happened to looking out the window at new places? And geez, how about a simple paper map?!? If I have to go somewhere new, I print out a Google map before the trip or bring the old Rand-McNally. I may be weird, but look at all the dough I saved. I live in northern New Mexico with wilderness available just a few miles outside of town.

Placelnk is one of those apps that allows you to post your services for others to see and review form their iPhone.  PlaceLnk uses iPhones GPS locator to give your potential customers direct access to either your personal or business information.  You can link the physical location of your home or business to [...]

Results are in for the release of Obama 08 app for iPhone.  Obama 08 gives the user instant access to Barack Obama’s positions on important issues, as well as local and national campaign news as it happens including photos and videos from the campaign trail are all here, too.  Obama 08 boasts many features expected [...]

Craig’sList has gone mobile with the help of iPhone and Craigslistmobile.  That means you can find products and services while you are in another city.  You can search in your area of course, and browse categories and sub-categories. There are some filters, like only viewing ads with pictures of your search results.  You can’t see [...]

Since I recently did a review for Qik, I thought it was only fair to review their competitor Flixwagon. Flixwagon also allows you to broadcast live to the web, keep videos for later, stream to your blog; notify your friends and more.  In order to use Flixwagon you’ll need a “jailbroken” iPhone that can run [...]

Imagine posting a video from your phone directly to the web, in near real time.  If this ease of media sharing interests you then you may be please to know that Qik.com has announced their much anticipated public beta. Qik will have you using your mobile phone video recorder like a full fledged wireless video [...]

            Schmap puts engines like mapquest and business listings on your iPhone, making boredom a thing of the past.  Schmap, publisher of over 200 free online travel guides, has opened access to their guides for iPhone and iPod Touch users.  The guides cover cities in the US, Europe, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, and provide [...]