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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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iOS Y2011 Bug: How To Fix Your iPhone Alarm Clock

iOS Y2011 Bug: How To Fix Your iPhone Alarm Clock

For the third day in a row, we're getting reports from around the world indicating that iOS alarm functionality has, once again, failed to work properly for some users. However, thanks to the help of some readers, we've been able to nail down what can be done to avoid further issues. We also have some additional tips that might serve as a good backup. Check them out...

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Confirmed: New Year's iOS Alarm Bug Does Fix Itself

Confirmed: New Year's iOS Alarm Bug Does Fix Itself

Cupertino finally came out of its post-NYE coma last night, and confirmed to Macworld what we all already knew; the transition to 2011 did mess up the iOS 4.0+ non-recurring alarm clock functionality. While Apple didn't say whether Steve would be made available to sign notes to your boss confirming it, they did have some good news.

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Beware: 2011 Breaks iOS Alarm Functionality

Beware: 2011 Breaks iOS Alarm Functionality

The advent of 2011 is apparently as hard on our iPhones as it is on our poor hangover heads. As numerous users around the world have now discovered, the built-in iOS alarm functionality didn't support the transition to the new year and has not functioned properly this morning.

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How Huge Was The iPad This Christmas?

How Huge Was The iPad This Christmas?

We felt pretty confident that the iPad was going to be the hit toy this Christmas season. Further proof that we put our money where our mouth is; we even launched a starter iPad app for the occasion. Now that Christmas is behind us, we're all wondering: Did our prediction come true?

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The Very Best iPhone Apps Of 2010

The Very Best iPhone Apps Of 2010

The App Store has literally doubled in size over the course of 2010. From just under 150,000 apps available at the end of 2009, Apple's virtual app shelves are now populated by over 300,000 products for us to chose from. Here are our picks of some of the best apps from 2010.

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AppStart: The First 10 iPad Apps You Should Download

AppStart: The First 10 iPad Apps You Should Download

AppStart is a new, premiere iPad app we designed to help both novice and experienced users take full advantage of Apple's exceptional tablet. It's available on the App Store for $.99 cents, and "The First 10 Apps You Should Download" is one of the many resources you can find within it. Check it out:

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Win A Free Year Of TextNow Calling For Christmas!

Win A Free Year Of TextNow Calling For Christmas!

With Christmas right around the corner, we’re happy to announce that we have partnered, once again, with Enflick, the developers of the extremely popular TextNow app. We'll be giving away a bunch of free yearly and monthly subscription packages for their voice services.

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Infographic: The State Of The App Store 2010

Infographic: The State Of The App Store 2010

With about 300,000 apps, it's amazing how much the App Store has grown over the last two and a half years. We're still at a very early stage of development, and every day brings a lot of new apps to surprise us. It's always interesting to take a look at how the landscape is shaping up, and what kind of apps are popular, or how they are priced.

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