iPhone Apps (Applications)

In the same way that reviews of most consumer products have come into question over the years, iPhone reviews have begun to experience problems as well. One of the features of Apple’s online store for approved iPhone downloads is that people who have already downloaded and used the apps can write reviews and give them a rating. But gradually, questions have come up about how genuine those reviews actually are. Was it possible that reviewers were somehow being paid or influenced to write good reviews by the companies or developers who had created the apps?

In March of 2009, Jeff Bertolucci wrote an article for www.pcworld.com about the authenticity of these iPhone reviews, asking how one might have confidence that there was no “cheating” going on. The research didn’t reveal any acknowledged skewing, but Bertolucci did identify some red flags that should make people suspicious. For example, if someone consistently gives five stars to iPhone applications from one developer only, and never reviews any other type of app or gives other ratings, then it may indicate that the person was writing more to give a boost to that app than to give a genuine review.

The first big confirmation of any iPhone reviews being rigged, though, came in December of 2009, when a Chinese company named Molinker was demonstrated to have had its employees post glowing reviews of its 1000+ apps. The more good reviews an application gets, the more likely it is to be featured among the top iPhone apps and therefore be purchased and downloaded by more people. But as it turned out, over ninety percent of the reviews for Molinker apps were finally shown to be bogus. In response, Apple removed all of them from the store.

Between new federal regulations requiring disclosure of payments for writing reviews, and the ability for developers to respond to iPhone reviews with accurate information, Bertolucci still thinks it’s a good idea to let the reviewing continue at the App Store. Certainly, in the midst of a bunch of rave reviews made for hire, a couple of negative ones will stand out and make the potential user take notice. And the new regulations, instituted in December of 2009, will help to reduce reviews written for a payment, and it’s possible now that users may actually glean some accurate information from them.

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Among its other features, the things that really sell the Apple iPhone are the iPhone apps. “Apps” is short for “applications,” which are little programs that both the Apple developers and others create for phone users to download. Those that are approved by Apple can be submitted to place in its online store, and then users can download these iPhone applications. The creators usually decide whether these apps will be free, or will be sold for a price. This sounds easy enough, and users should find all the apps they need in Apple’s store.

However, some people have a problem with the iPhone apps officially approved by Apple. Those applications often don’t quite do what people want or, more insidiously, they sometimes allow a third party to track what they do, infringing the user’s privacy. Whatever the reasons, some users will do an iPhone hack. They developed methods of breaking into their phone to allow them to alter how the applications worked, or to download apps from a source other than Apple. One rationale for some of them was that they now owned the phone, and should be allowed to do what they wanted with it, as they could do with a car they owned.

Not surprisingly, Apple decided not to take this tampering with iPhone apps lying down. The company insists that it’s not going to authorize this hacking, or as it is also known, “jailbreaking,” while the Electronic Frontier Foundation among others have asked the nation’s Copyright Office to allow hacking in certain instances. Apple claims that opening up the iPhone this way would cost money, deter its own development efforts, and open it to a vast number of service calls from customers who become angry when iPhone downloads from unauthorized sources interfere with their phone’s performance.

Whatever people’s reasons for wanting to hack their phones and alter how iPhone apps work, the Copyright Office must consider them all before it finally rules. Some people want the right to use their phone with someone other than the “approved” carrier, as they can with other cell phones. Others want to engage in iPhone hacks that allow them to use applications that work much better or have different features than those Apple approves of, and some simply want to break what appears to be Apple’s monopoly on use and access. Whatever the final decision on these matters, 2010 will be an important year for iPhone users.

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Computer games are often wild affairs, with players competing heavily, blowing things up, trying to undercut or outdo each other, and so on. And the world of iPhone games might be viewed as a mirror of what goes on inside computer games themselves. The competition to create and promote the games is fierce, and isn’t always fair. With the device’s ability to download separate iPhone applications, game creators saw a chance to make it big with game applications that could be played on the phone’s new and wide touch-controlled screen.

There are about forty million iPhone users, and chances are that there are just as many interested in games, as there are gamers using other technologies. So a certain percentage of iPhone users are satisfied with just a few basic games, as they are for their home computers. On the other hand, the primary iPhone downloads of other users are games created specifically for this device. Game applications have proliferated wildly, even for the earliest version of the iPhone which had to be hacked for any non-original programs to be downloaded. The iPhone 3G and 3GS versions that now allow downloads can accommodate Apple-approved games placed in their online store, and many others downloaded by those who’ve hacked their iPhones.

And because gaming is such a huge, profitable industry, iPhone games have been subjected to another sort of “wild west” tactic, much the same as other products have been in this consumerist society. Apple’s store and tech blog sites allow people to write iPhone app reviews and rate the applications. But many companies promoting games have actually written to reviewers, offering to pay for favorable reviews, in the hope of increasing sales. This leads to doubts, both about the reliability of any reviews at all, or how good the games actually are.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken note of these and other problems surrounding this iPhone software and, for that matter, any other sort of product that gets evaluated and reviewed in a public way. Late in 2009, the FTC instituted regulations requiring anyone who receives payments or free products in return for reviews to disclose this fact. Those writing reviews of iPhone games will have to do the same, or face very stiff fines. But it means that some of the wild atmosphere surrounding the games will calm down, and perhaps users will be able to trust reviews of these games a little bit more than before.

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When someone does an iPhone hack, it’s usually because they feel they are justified. The impulse generally has little to do with vandalism, but often comes from a perception that Apple is determining iPhone use in a controlling way. So hackers alter the locks and controls in iPhone programming, so they can download any iPhone application they wish. And when Apple demands that the Copyright Office declare this practice illegal, these hackers become even more determined.

But there are other rationales for iPhone hacks as well, or for what is known as “jailbreaking.” The writer of the www.hackthatphone.com blog believes that Apple is not that interested in what its phone users want, and that the company doesn’t even care if the programs they want to use are safe on their phones or not. According to this writer, Apple wants to keep every iPhone app under its thumb to preserve its own business model, and for no other reason. Yet the writer claims to have seen even Apple employees using hacked iPhones because they don’t want to be so restricted.

Jay Freeman runs www.cydia.com, a store where people can download many an iPhone application either rejected by Apple or developed independently. He and other developers who place programs there believe that Apple is being arbitrary in its decisions of what applications to accept or reject for the App Store. Many of them view the current situation as analogous, for example, to Microsoft dictating which programs people are allowed to use with its operating system. This is simply regarded as a monopolistic no-no.

Another factor that especially feeds the impulse to do an iPhone hack is the apparent cosy relationship between Apple and its American carrier, AT&T. On a few occasions, Apple seems to have rejected a submitted iPhone application because it would somehow provide a shortcut that could curtail AT&T’s profit-taking from iPhone users. The rejection of Google Voice is seen as a prime example. Hackers believe that if Apple really does care more for the profits of its carrier than the service it gives to its own customers, then this as much as anything justifies all the alterations made to the iPhone thus far, and whatever changes the hackers continue to make in the future.

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If you’re searching for particular iPhone downloads, how will you discover which ones really work best? As you start hunting, you may feel a little overwhelmed. Everyone who has posted a list of their favorite applications will be different from yours. Some will emphasize games, others will be news-centered, and other recommendations might have nothing to do with your own interests. But these lists can still help narrow down what are the best iPhone apps for you. Checking out sites like www.cnet.com can give you some ideas.

For example, in October of 2009, Don Reisinger of www.cnet.com gave an overview of what he thinks are the best iPhone apps for students. For example, math students can download an app called “Pi83 Graphing Calculator,” which turns their iPhones into something resembling a Texas Instruments graphing calculator. A program called “Evernote” helps students take text or voice notes and even photos, which they can upload for use on online study sites or their computers. That program works with both the iPhone and iPod Touch. But Reisinger’s top pick is “iStudiez Pro,” which helps students organize their assignments, study times and tests.

The App Store itself on the Apple website provides a few ways for people to discover applications that do something they need, but sometimes the site can be confusing. If accessed from the iPhone itself, there are a few categories that people can look under. But most organize apps mainly by how recent or popular they are, relying on the number of downloads and the ratings of reviewers. Unfortunately, though, this may not help someone looking for the best iPhone apps for a very specific, possibly even obscure task.

The MacWorld AppGuide database (www.macworld.com/appguide/index.html) is another site that breaks down the best iPhone apps from Apple’s online store into sub-categories that help people get a handle on them. It also offers reviews and ratings, and also suggests fifty “Essential Collections” (www.macworld.com/appguide/collections.html) both for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Ironically, it’s not that there’s no help out there to help you find the best applications for you, it’s just that occasionally it takes a little help to find that help.

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To call the Apple iPhone a mere “cell phone” is almost an insult to the device itself. This is because even though it can still be used the same way as a basic phone, there is so much more to it. With its revolutionary touch screen controls and the actual iPhone software itself, it was not surprising that the release of the first version in 2007 created such a stir. And once it became possible to download all sorts of extra little applications to customize one’s iPhone, it was no wonder that each release that followed was greeted like some sort of divine revelation.

Those two features, the touch screen and the applications, or apps, were what put the Apple iPhone in a class by itself at the time of its first release. There were other phones that made similar internet connections, such as the BlackBerry, which served as a cell phone but also allowed email, texting and internet browsing on a small screen; however, the iPhone release brought those functions to a slightly larger screen, which people could manipulate by moving their fingers on the screen itself. And by adding all those applications, which help users to do everything from order flowers to surf YouTube to make stock trades, the iPhone became something that can hardly be described as a “phone” any longer.

The initial iPhone was released gradually in several countries around the world. Of course its first release was in its own home, the United States, in June of 2007. It was slowly rolled out in other mostly European countries in the subsequent months, as deals were reached with the companies that would have rights to be the official vendors. And everywhere the iPhone news spread, people continued lining up and paying high prices to get an iPhone of their own.

With the expansion of the iPhone software to allow user downloads of small applications that would customize a user’s phone to their particular needs, the Apple iPhone really became something other than a mere cell phone. Even with initial complaints about the price of the device, it’s those special downloadable applications that have made it truly remarkable. Even though it still doesn’t dominate the field of portable communication devices, it did alter the concept of the “cell phone” into something else altogether.

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The proliferation of iPhone 3G apps advanced exponentially once the flood began with the 2008 release of that generation of the Apple iPhone. And even though there was another version of the iPhone produced the following year, namely the 3GS, that didn’t stop the flow of the apps for the 3G. What this means is that even if there are a few extra functions on the 3GS, such as increased video capability, the thousands of iPhone applications that are out there still benefit the earlier users, and can be taken advantage of by those with newer iPhones as well.

The iPhone 3G apps, apart from fitting into categories such as games, organization, videos, search, utilities and so on, are divided first of all into those that are free and those that users must pay to download. Many people believe in freeware to begin with, so any iPhone software they would create was bound to be free. But there are other apps that are meant to serve a public purpose. So “Google Mobile” is free, for example, as is the “NYtimes & Mobile” news app. Free applications alone provide a broad scope of usefulness, so people would hardly even need to pay for apps if they really didn’t want to.

However, a great many 3G apps carry a price too. For most, the cost is almost negligible, running from 99 cents to a couple of dollars. The creators can sell them inexpensively because the programmers are almost guaranteed downloads if the applications are useful or fun. But in some cases, the iPhone application prices are very high, not because the app creators are way off the mark, but because the apps are specialized for professional use. For example, an application called “Interpath” allows medical professionals to access pathology images remotely. Another application, “iRa Pro,” allows users in the security business to monitor surveillance cameras.

In the end, it doesn’t matter so much whether the iPhone 3G apps are free, or come with some large or small cost. What’s really important, as they proliferate and become more and more elaborate and handle more tasks, is that these applications are encompassing a growing amount of human activity. Whether one uses the iPhone GPS function, plays games, or organizes their business life, the 3G apps are truly a hint of things to come, pointing the way to a very digital future.

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Creating an iPhone app sounds like something a developer could do in his or her back room, in almost complete isolation. But according to Brook Lenox at www.howtomakeiphoneapps.com, there’s much more to the process than that. Because if an application is ever to see the light of day and have any success outside of that developer’s room, then he or she will need to become a marketer too. That’s one of the lessons Lenox teaches about creating top iPhone apps that people will want to download.

But that’s getting ahead of the game, because creating successful iPhone apps begins several steps earlier. Possibly the next most important tip Mr. Lenox gives people is that their app should be simple. If you create something really complex, then it’s going to take a lot of effort to learn to use, and most people won’t be willing to put in the work. And not everyone who does download iPhone applications of such complexity will understand them even if they do try to learn. So keeping your app straightforward and fairly easy to use is paramount.

Two other factors in developing an iPhone app involve both the appearance of the interface and how you infuse good marketing principles right into its design. When it comes to appearance, be sure the graphics are top notch and sharp, and don’t look like they were designed by an amateur. The way the app is used should be easy and intuitive to the users, not requiring unnecessary or confusing steps. And before submitting your program to Apple, research the best keywords to assign to it during the submission process.

And when the iPhone app is accepted and on its way into the online store, the real marketing push starts. Putting both a free and a paid version into the App Store will be another way of creating interest, because if people like the free version, they’ll be more likely to pay for a version with more features. It will also provide you double exposure in the store. Finding successful marketing strategies is as important as creating a well-crafted application. If nobody knows about it, they’re not going to download it no matter how great it is.

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The one thing that virtually everyone has these days is a cell phone. Now you can either have a cell phone that looks like everyone elses or an individual  phone that shows it is YOUR phone.

We all have different styles and tastes and these can easily be reflected by our phones.

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The different Apple iPhone has started to be one of more popular entertainment piece of hardware available right now. One of the main ways that this original revolutionary cell phone is going to be used is for playing music. So if you are wondering how you can upload music to your innovative iPhone, you’ve come to the right place, due to the fact in this article we are going to offer you a step by step guide on what you have to do to put music on your iPhone.

The iPhone can be a revolutionary piece of equipment. This is due to the fact this brand new gadget manages to integrate all the possible entertainment that is readily available now. You can use it to browse the web, listen to music (works simply like an iPod). If you’re new to handheld gadgets entertainment you has to know that there are two ways of transferring music to your iPhone.

The to begin with one is to connect the iPhone to your personal computer, and transfer the music that is currently stored in your very difficult drive. And you can additionally download music to your iPhone by accessing some massive libraries of music that are currently readily available on the web.

You’re going to use a personal computer for both these 2 ways of putting music on your iPhone. For the first method, you will need a computer to download a software that is going to help you copy the music from your favorite CDs to your computer, and encode it to MP3. One of more popular software that does that is AudioGrabber. It’s easy to use and all you have to do is push a button and you will copy a music CD to your computer. And from your very hard drive you will be able to copy the music to your iPhone.

The to begin with step that you can use to enrich your iPhone with lots of music is to transfer the music that is already on your personal computer. This is one of the shortest steps. All you need to do is use a software called ripper, that is able to copy your music from your cd at a a good deal greater speed than the normal CD playback, this means that depending your you CD-ROM drive speed you will have the ability to copy a music CD in 5-10 minutes. One of the hardest ways to get music to your iPhone is by finding a reliable free music download source.

For example if you’re going to use P2P software you might get caught and install in the same time some spyware and adware, that can cause damage to your computer. Yet another way you can download music legally is by using the software provided by Apple: iTunes. This music download software lets you download music from the internet, but you will need to pay for just about every song that you download.

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