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Do you ever head on over to the iTunes store to peruse the iPhone apps and you get lost and overwhelmed in the sea of apps? Unless I know exactly what I'm looking for and can enter it in the search box, browsing the app store is usually a headache just waiting to happen.
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Access Store Coupons on Your iPhone With the Yowza App
With the holidays right around the corner, I'm not only starting to think about shopping, but I'm also thinking of creative ways to save. Yesterday, I told you about ten websites that will help you save some money on gifts, and today it's all about Yowza!!, an iPhone and iPod Touch app that will show you all of the store coupons within a mile or as far as 15 miles from where you are shopping (which makes sense why it has two exclamations after its name!).
Once you download this free app, open it and you will see all of the coupons applicable to your location, or you can type in a store name to see what's available.
Have You Ever Wanted to Return a Phone App?
An awesome detail about Android's App Market — which had recently announced paid apps in the store — has come to light: If you're not satisfied with an app you bought, you can return it within 24 hours of purchasing it.
Though simple, this customer service feature is fantastic; I would love to see a similar policy implemented for iTunes' App Store, since I tend to gravitate toward cheaper apps, particularly because I know that once I buy it, there's no going back.
I haven't wanted my money back for an app that I've paid for yet, because I tend to mull over the decision so carefully, reading every posted review, so I'm confident when I do pay.
What's the Most You've Paid For an App?
It's true that I sometimes complain about how expensive some iPhone apps can be. Although paying $15 for a language learning app doesn't seem unreasonable, there are tons of other translation apps out there that are much more wallet-friendly that catch my eye.
Recently, CNN wondered about the potential of the App Store to become the "Crap Store," with its high number of featured free and 99-cent apps (that may be lacking in quality), while more expensive and useful apps get less promotional love because of their price tag.
Would You Download an App From a Non-iTunes App Store?
If the App Store is your favorite part of the iPhone, then you're probably always looking for the best apps. However, even the gargantuan App Store in iTunes may not have everything you want — and to serve that desire, a few unauthorized, independent iPhone app stores are about to launch.
At least one of these stores would require you to have a jail-broken iPhone, but some will not require that and merely provide alternatives.
Start Your Shopping Engines: ShopStyle Mobile App Launches
Tech-savvy fashionistas have known for a while that the destination to search for new clothes and home accessories is ShopStyle. Well now the incredible search functions and tools have gone mobile — say hello to the new (totally free) ShopStyle Mobile app!
You can hunt and browse from your iPhone on the go — making it your best comparison shopping tool.
What's Your Favorite Thing About the New iPhone?
Now that the iPhone 3G has been out for a few weeks, those of us who took the shot and bought the new phone have settled in with our new toy, and those of you who are still considering it may be basing you decision on what you've seen so far.
I've been impressed by the quicker speed of the 3G, and having GPS on my phone ain't too shabby either, but the best thing, hands down, is the App Store. It's obviously not limited to the 3G iPhone either — if you got the 2.0 update, you're good to go with new applications on a Touch or first-gen iPhone, but it's the main reason I'm so excited to pick up my new phone.
Frommer's Travel Guides Come To the iTunes App Store
I absolutely love travel books — they provide you with useful tips, suggestions and maps for popular destination spots around the globe. But what I don't love is lugging these heavy books around while I'm trying to admire the Champs-Elysées or while trekking across the Sahara Desert.
That's why I was thrilled to learn that Frommer's is going digital by offering iPhone and iPod touch apps available for purchase from the App Store in iTunes for $9.99.
Daily Tech: Happy First Birthday Apple App Store!
- Apple's iTunes App Store celebrates its very first birthday today — Wired
- The popular Fonera 2.0 wireless router has just made its way to the United States — Engadget
- Head on over to Amazon for some great Blu-ray movie deals — CrunchGear
- A couple in Indiana was arrested for trying to hire a hitman via text message — Switched
- RIM will be launching its own social network for BB users tomorrow — TechCrunch
- Have a four-way video chat while watching YouTube clips with DeskTube — Mashable
Classics Like Trivial Pursuit and Monopoly Hit the App Store
I don't know what it is about being able to play old classic games on the iPhone. I always get this nostalgic feeling that is usually accompanied by a wave of fond memories. .
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