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Produce Pal is Right for the Picking!

27. July 2010

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Produce Pal is Right for the Picking!

Price: $2.99   Score: 9/10    By A. Papachristos Whether you frequent your local supermarket, the small corner store down the street, or your favorite stand at the Farmer’s Market, picking the proper produce can cause quite the predicament.  Everyone has his or her own methods of picking out the ripest melon or the freshest lettuce, but [...]

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Video Manual for iPhone Has All You Need to Know

22. April 2010

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Video Manual for iPhone Has All You Need to Know

Price: $1.99   Score: 9/10    By Steve Beaudry This is an app about which I sometimes wonder why it wasn’t included out of the box. The Video Manual for iPhone by Train Simple is just that: a simple video manual. Open it up and it shows you a list of things you can do on the [...]

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Get a Green Thumb with Landscaper’s Companion

19. March 2010

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Get a Green Thumb with Landscaper’s Companion

Price: $9.99    Score:  9/10    By Lara Vukelich As the descendant of women with green thumbs, it is much to my chagrin that I seem to kill every flower or houseplant that has the misfortune of crossing my path. That being said, I will never stop trying to maintain a balcony garden, and Landscaper’s Companion is one [...]

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Get Educated and Know Your History with American Dreams

18. March 2010

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Get Educated and Know Your History with American Dreams

Price: $2.99    Score: 10/10     By Aricka Flowers It’s a well-known, but embarrassing, fact that most Americans are in need of a serious crash course in national history. Thanks to a new app, iPhone users can make good use of their time waiting in lines, at bus stops or anywhere else that they have a few [...]

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iTalk To God (NIV) Brings Hope to Your iPhone

25. February 2010

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iTalk To God (NIV) Brings Hope to Your iPhone

Price: $0.99    Score: 9/10    By Sarah Parker Do you need a little scriptural guidance during hectic days? We can all use an encouraging word now and then, but for many people, it is simply not practical to carry a Bible everywhere. For a quick dose of cheer during your busiest days, check out the iTalk [...]

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DIY Democracy: Run for President From Your iPhone

28. January 2010

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DIY Democracy: Run for President From Your iPhone

Price: FREE    Score: 10/10    By Michelle Schusterman I love apps that make me say “It does what? And it costs how much? Awesome.” DIY Democracy, designed by The Prometheus Institute, does nothing short of put you in control of the world around you. You can become an active and concerned citizen who makes changes that [...]

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Pokedex App Puts Pokemon Stats in the Palm of Your Hand

24. September 2009

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Pokedex App Puts Pokemon Stats in the Palm of Your Hand

Price: $1.99    Score: 8/10    By Anna Papachristos *update 15/10/09: Pokedex’s commercialized use of Bulbapedia’s servers may in fact be illegal – refer to comments Back in the day, there were only 151 Pokémon, Ash, Misty and Brock were best pals and Team Rocket was a force to be reckoned with.  But the times change, Pokémon [...]

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Audio Dictionary – WebWord American English

23. September 2009

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Audio Dictionary – WebWord American English

Price: $4.99    Score: 8/10    By José Ralat Maldonado This audio-enabled dictionary could give free reference applications a run for their money, though at a cost. WordWeb Software’s Audio dictionary – WebWord American English offers 285,000 entries, including phrases and derived forms as well as 225,000 word-sense definitions. It also gives users homonyms, synonyms and words [...]

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Congress is a Great Political Reference For Your Pocket

18. June 2009

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Congress is a Great Political Reference For Your Pocket

Price: $0.99    Score: 8/10    By Shaun Campbell Whether you work in politics or just take a keen interest in what happens on Capitol Hill – Congress from the Cohen Research Group literally puts Congress in your pocket. Congress is an iPhone app that gives you all the information you need to keep up-to-date with your [...]

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Dictionary.com Dictionary & Thesaurus on iPhone

24. April 2009

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Dictionary.com Dictionary & Thesaurus on iPhone

Price: Free    Score: 10/10    By Shaun Campbell Dictionary.com has long been a trusted go-to resource for a lot of people – myself included. It is arguably the fastest, and most efficient way of looking up a reliable definition on the internet. Now  you can access this world-class content – over 275,000 definitions and 80,000 synonyms [...]

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