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MoviePeg iPhone Stand Keeps It Simple, Stupid [Accessories]

There are plenty of good reasons you might want to prop up your iPhone. Say you're using it as an alarm clock. Or ( sorry David Lynch ) watching a video. MoviePeg, without being cutesy or funny or DIY-y, just does it. More
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New Bing App For the iPhone Adds Bookmarks [Bing]

The official Bing app only dropped in December , but the Bing blog reports that a new and improved app is now available for free from the App Store . Some new features include the incorporation of bookmarks, copy and pasting URLs, and direct sharing via e-mail, along with a host of other new features and tweaks. More
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GameBone Accessory Will Turn iPhones Into PSP Look-Alikes [IPhone]

When we last saw renders of the GameBone iPhone gaming accessory it looked ridiculous. But the latest design actually looks like something we might slip our iPhones into to give them four buttons and a d-pad. More
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Football – Real Kick iPhone Game Actually Plays Meatspace Soccer [IPhone Apps]

Some app developer was smart enough to realize that the iPhone's speaker pushes air around, and thus, can be used to move a little styrofoam ball around a fake soccer field. More
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Wikipedia Gets Pretty with Articles iPhone App

When it comes to accessing Wikipedia on your iPhone , there’s no shortage of options. This week, a new app entered the arena dubbed Articles , and for users who value a solid interface and pleasant viewing experience, it’s an excellent choice. The app, which is $2.99 in the App Store , features some innovative features, like viewing articles based on your location, a really great photo viewer (complete with the ability to either copy photos or save them to your camera roll), and a multi-page interface that works the same way as Mobile Safari. The app also features a pull-down menu, a la Tweetie 2 , that can set the device’s orientation — perfect for those that want to view Wikipedia articles while in bed or on their side.
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5 Things You Need to Know About Location-Based Social Media

Kevin Nakao is VP of Mobile & Business Search for WhitePages , a Top 40 Web and Mobile Publisher. You can find him on Twitter , and on the Whitepages Blog where he writes about mobile, local, and social media. While last year’s SXSW seemed to serve as the “coming out” party for location-based services (LBS), maybe this year’s conference signifies the migration of these platforms into mainstream culture.
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Apple Takes iPad Secrecy All the Way to 11

In order to have access to iPad testing units, developers and testers had to agree to keep the device tethered to a fixed object in an isolated room with blacked-out windows, according to a report by BusinessWeek . That’s pretty hardcore. It’s unclear from BusinessWeek’s report if that was a condition enforced before the iPad was unveiled to the public or if it’s something that will be kept up until the April 3 launch date. Apple is a notoriously secretive company, especially when it comes to new products. Outside of partnerships with content publishers like The New York Times, Wired and The Wall Street Journal who have either confirmed interest or already shown demonstrations of their applications, the few developers that do have access to the iPad are keeping their mouths shut
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Location Isn’t A War Between Two Sides, It’s A Gold Rush For Everyone

Editor’s note : This post was written by Joe Stump , the co-founder of SimpleGeo , a geolocation infrastructure company. While much of the focus in location these days is on the front-end side of things, SimpleGeo focuses on the backend, allowing startups to very easily get started with geolocation. There’s been a lot of coverage lately about the location “ war ” between Gowalla and Foursquare. Nobody is arguing that Gowalla and Foursquare aren’t, on some levels, competing, but I do think a lot of people are missing the big picture here. Which is the impending location gold rush
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Non-Profit Challenges You to Ditch the iPhone for a Day

A non-profit organization called Reboot has a mighty challenge for you this Friday night: Power down your cellphone, let your FarmVille crops languish and sign out of Skype for a full 24 hours. What do you think: Can you hack a single day sans technology? We’re seen efforts of this nature before — remember when John Mayer wanted you to make like a Luddite for the first week of 2010?
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