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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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iPad Gets Ping

iPad Gets Ping

Good news for all of you Ping addicts (and we know there are many of you), Apple has now made Ping, its social network for music, available on the iPad.

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StunFone Turns Your iPhone Into A Stun Gun; For Real?

StunFone Turns Your iPhone Into A Stun Gun; For Real?

People like to joke about the fact that there is an app for just about everything, including shaving or toasting bread. There are even plenty of novelty apps that make your iPhone look like it's making coffee or that it's a stun gun. Next time you hear someone bring up the latter, don't make fun of them right away, as the joke could be on you.

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Verizon Airs An iPad Ad

Verizon Airs An iPad Ad

Verizon's Apple-bashing commercials are now well behind us. Following their historic deal with Apple to distribute the iPad, along with their own mobile MiFi data routers, Verizon is now running iPad TV commercials of their own.

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Rumor: Facebook To Launch An Official iPad App Next Wednesday

Rumor: Facebook To Launch An Official iPad App Next Wednesday

Facebook has been holding a lot of events lately, and unveiling tons of new features. One thing they still haven't gotten around to launching is an official iPad app. Knowing how popular Facebook is on the iPhone, and the flourishing market for third party Facebook iPad clients on the App Store, there is definitely a need. Now, it may be right around the corner.

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AIM For iPhone Gets Much Needed Update - Retina & More

AIM For iPhone Gets Much Needed Update - Retina & More

When it comes to IM clients, I swear by the official AIM app. It also helps that it's the only chat protocol I use. I do really like the idea of having one app to do just one thing, but very well. AIM certainly does that, and thanks to a great new update, it just got a whole lot better.

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Get A Grip On Your iOS Gaming With These Sticker Buttons

Get A Grip On Your iOS Gaming With These Sticker Buttons

As great and revolutionary as iOS games might have been for the gaming industry, implementing good controls for them is still a huge challenge. I'm not talking about Angry Birds, but think of an FPS like Eliminate, for example. The controls aren't nearly as good as they would be on, lets say, a Playstation controller.

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Real Life CSI Boasting iPhones To Solve Crimes

Real Life CSI Boasting iPhones To Solve Crimes

While we're all used to seeing the folks on CSI and NCIS boast all kind of iDevices, so do their non-fictional coutnerparts. Indeed, as eagle-eyed AppAdvice reader William noticed in last Friday's WSJ edition, Greek CSI cops in Athens are using the iPhone 4 at crime scenes.

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iOS 4.2 Release Schedule Rumors Roundup

iOS 4.2 Release Schedule Rumors Roundup

Now that Apple released the pre-final version of iOS 4.2 and we've told you everything there is to know about it, you're probably wondering when it's coming out. Today, we're hearing some new rumors about a possible release date.

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Video: iPhone 3G Performance On iOS 4.2

Video: iPhone 3G Performance On iOS 4.2

The woes surrounding the serious performance hit the iPhone 3G took, with the arrival of iOS 4, have somewhat faded away now, especially since the release of iOS 4.1. With Apple due to release iOS 4.2 any day now, those of you still using a 3G model are probably wondering if this version will work with your device.

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