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Alexander Vaughn
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Alexander Vaughn

Editor-in-chief/Sofa-chair enthusiast. Contact: alexander@appadvice.com
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Skyfire Sells Out - Will Return

Skyfire Sells Out - Will Return

A quick heads up to notify everyone that Skyfire, the flash-enabled browser that hit the App Store yesterday, is no longer available for download. Before you send Steve another hate mail about it, let me stop you right there.

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T-Mobile Takes On The iPhone 4 And AT&T In A New Ad - Stays Classy

T-Mobile Takes On The iPhone 4 And AT&T In A New Ad - Stays Classy

It's a common practice for US carriers to bash each other with competing TV ads. Most of the time, these ads are very poor and just take cheap shots at the competition. T-Mobile is no stranger to this practice, and this week has begun airing a brand new advertisement for their My Touch 4G. The ad is targeted against AT&T, the iPhone 4 and FaceTime. This time around, they really nailed the message, while managing to stay classy.

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AppFresh Daily – The Very Best Apps From The Last 24 Hours

AppFresh Daily – The Very Best Apps From The Last 24 Hours

If it’s your first time on the AppFresh daily, let me explain it to you. It’s simple, and actually quite amazing. Every single day of the year, we go through the thousands of apps that have been approved by Apple over the last 24 hours. Then, we select the most interesting ones, and share them with you. Can you imagine? Nobody else in the entire world does this, not even Apple. We’re calling it AppFresh. It’s a revolution. Check it out:

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Safari Books Online Is Launching An iPad App

Safari Books Online Is Launching An iPad App

If you're serious about technology and/or development, you probably know Safari Books Online. It's an online publisher that allows you to access online versions of the books you buy and all sorts of additional content. They even have monthly subscription plans where you can access 10 books a month, or all the books you want from their collection. It's a great service, and it's about to get better thanks to an upcoming iPad app.

Alexander Vaughn
AppFresh Daily – The Very Best Apps From The Last 24 Hours

AppFresh Daily – The Very Best Apps From The Last 24 Hours

If it's your first time on the AppFresh daily, let me explain it to you. It's simple, and quite amazing actually. Every single day of the year, we go through the thousands of apps that has been approved by Apple over the last 24 hours. Then, we select the most interesting ones, and share them with you. Can you imagine? Nobody else in the entire world does this, not even Apple. We're calling it AppFresh. It's a revolution. Check it out...

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Apple Releases New iPad Ad - Electric

Apple Releases New iPad Ad - Electric

Apple's ad spending is reportedly on the rise of late. However, the iPad division doesn't seem to be getting much of a taste of this sweet cash. Indeed, Apple released a brand new iPad ad last night. Named "iPad is Electric," it's unfortunately, once again, more of the exact same thing.

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First Look: EyeWeb Helps You Read The Web Fast

First Look: EyeWeb Helps You Read The Web Fast

The idea of being able to consume written content faster is a very attractive one. There are plenty of services that try to scale down online articles to just their essential ideas like tldr.it. Also, there are aggregators and, of course, there is Twitter. EyeWeb, an upcoming iPhone app that should see the light sometime this week takes on the problem from the other side. It's designed to make you read faster.

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Humor: The Banned White iPhone Commercial

Humor: The Banned White iPhone Commercial

This week, Apple once again delayed (more like cancelled) the white iPhone 4 that so many of you were waiting for. The great comedians at jLe Productions created another unofficial, BS-free Apple commercial to tell us what is really going on.

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This iPhone 4 Halloween Costume Is 75 Pounds Of iGoodness

This iPhone 4 Halloween Costume Is 75 Pounds Of iGoodness

What better Halloween costume than the pop icon that is the iPhone? If you're already picturing yourself wearing two big pieces of cardboard attached by some wire this weekend, you better not be partying around Tampa. Indeed, John Savio, the living iPhone man from Florida is back at it again, this year with a brand new working iPhone 4 costume.

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