Cram 1.7 Released for iPhone & iPod Touch

SimpleLeap Software announces the release of Cram for iPhone and iPod Touch 1.7, a flashcard and multiple-choice study app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Cram is perfect for students, teachers, or anyone else looking to study or learn any subject matter on their iPhone with flashcards and practice multiple-choice tests. The application's pairing with the Mac, multiple study modes, and the ability to share with test material friends makes Cram for iPhone the essential study tool.
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Cram has been nominated as best education app of '09!

Very short post here, but:

Cram has been nominated as best education app of 2009. Please click on the link to help vote us up - http://bit.ly/4zjPwY.

P.S. Excuse our mess (the Kubrick blog theme) the new blog will be up on January 04, 2010!

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Free App of the Day: Sponge Dude

Sponge Dude has been banned to earth by his tyrannic boss iBoss as a disciplinary measure for messing up his job as planet's watchman. Taken for granted he wants to leave this underdeveloped planet as soon as possible. During his adventure he will meet scary enemies and unexpected friends.
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Review: Things To-Do List

• $9.99 price tag


• Things is simple in both design and function


• 4/5 star rating


• Get Things: Things on The AppStore

I've seen Things around the AppStore many times and finally decided to give it a try and I wasn't disappointed. Things for iPhone has everything you need for a basic to do list on the iPhone today including a desktop pairing, simplicity, and the functionality you would expect.





What is Things?

Things is simply a to-do list/task manager for the iPhone . There is no other way to describe it, this is Thing's one function and it does it well.


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Today's FREE App: Balcassa

A unique and challenging cross between a slider puzzle and a Rubik's Cube, Balcassa includes a variety of games offering hours of increasingly challenging game-play. The object of each of the games is to rotate a number of cubes into a sequence, a pattern or orientation by moving them around the screen. In some games it may be enough to get each cube into position with the correct side showing, while in other games rotation of the cubes must also be considered. The idea is simple, the solution is not!

Open Planet Software
http://www.openplanetsoftware.com

• Designed by: Open Planet Software


• http://www.openplanetsoftware.com


• Bookmark This (http://www.openplanetsoftware.com)


• Tweet This

GET IT NOW: APPSTORE LINK

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App Mention: Pushme.to 1.0 Instant Web to iPhone Messenger

Pushme.to 1.0, a new iPhone App and web service, that enables its users to exchange free instant messages between its users. The service aims at a broader audience, since the sender is not required to own an iPhone. It offers a more comfortable way of instant communication, where you can use both your iPhone and you computer to manage your inbox and send messages.

Pushme.to service aims at a broader audience, since the sender is not required to own an iPhone, and offers a more comfortable way of instant communication, where you can use both your iPhone and you computer to manage your inbox and send messages.

To receive messages, the service requires the "pushme.to" application to be installed on the device, although the application is not required to be running in order to get messages. Pushme.to offers this functionality:

* Party can type their message on user's personal web page, no registration is required for sending
* Users can exchange free messages using the iPhone address book to store nicknames
* There is no per message fee, including international messaging
* There's no need to reveal one's phone number or email to receive messages
* Messages can be sent and received both from an iPhone/iPod touch or from the website
* Messages are delivered on the screen of the device (using apple push notification service)

Pushme.to is being used in more then 20 countries by individuals and small businesses that require receiving immediate instant feedback from customers. Pushme.to is available in three languages: English, Italian and Russian. More localizations are coming.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
The application is available today on the AppStore for $2.99 USD; the service itself is free and there are no ongoing charges.
We are willing to provide redeem codes for qualified reviewers. Please contact us with the name of your resource.

Pushme.to 1.0: http://pushme.to
More Info: http://pushme.to/about.html
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pushme-to/id343341970?mt=8

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Today's FREE App: Blimp

Blimp: the flying adventures

The merchant planet Solbot of the Wondda galaxy was not always a merchant planet and a member of the Allied Planets organization. Not long ago it waged a bitter war with the malevolent aliens form the planet Tarra, who planned to seize this strategic outpost. As an allied pilot I, too, joined the fight only to come out of it as a captain Zed Pelin, a pilot of the merchant company on a new and independent planet. That could be the end of my story, but rather it's just a beginning…
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Review: iStudiez Pro - Student Planner

Quick Points:

• $2.99 Priced too low , worth $4.99 or more


• iStudiez reminds you of something Apple would make


• 5/5 star rating


• Get iStudiez Pro: iStudiez Pro on The AppStore

This is one app that I think should be pre-installed on every student's iPhone and iPod Touch's. Yes, it's that great of an app. iStudiez Pro is beautiful, organized, and easy to understand.

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5 Tips for iPhone and iPod Newbies

After reading that Apple did so well with sales in October, I wanted to write a blog post for the newbies out there. So here are five tips for the iPhone and iPod Touch Newbies.
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5 Tips for Mac Newbies

You just got your Mac out of that pretty packaging, fooled around with taking a few crazy photos, and now it's time to get down to business. You bought your Mac to help you get good grades, grow your business, or just help you with your personal productivity, and darn it you are going to do it, lol.


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Cram Mac & Cram iPhone Update News

We have a few matters to address, so I will make this quick!

General Update News:

Ok, now this is the update a lot of you have been asking for (at least we hope). I will detail the updates below, but I just wanted to thank everyone for their feedback and suggestions for Cram. We feel Cram is slowly becoming the best study tool for the Mac and iPhone platform right now and it's because of the feedback we get from you guys, so we really appreciate it and as always if you have any feedback let us know!

Cram iPhone Updates:

Cram iPhone received the most updates as the iPhone version had a lot of catching up to do and there are LOTS more coming. There are actually some on their way to approval to Apple right now. So be forewarned, you will be receiving updates frequently from this point on.

Key Cram Updates in Cram iPhone 1.6:

• Import tests from Cram Mac to Cram iPhone


• Saved username and password within Cram test portal


• Ability to add images to questions


• Quizlet Test Channel added giving access to thousands of test sets

Cram Mac Updates:

Cram Mac updates are a bit subtle, but they are still there and based on the feedback from a lot of users.

• Added the ability to easily split large tests into smaller tests


• Added the ability to easily duplicate an existing test


• Export tests from the Mac to the iPhone


• Small toolbar refinements

Cram for Mac and $15 iTunes Gift Card Contest:

There is a contest on YouTube going on right now, as a collaborative effort from a lot of YouTube Apple techies. Cram for Mac and a $15 iTunes are being giving away as long as you leave a comment ON THAT VIDEO (not this blog post). I have included the link to that video below. Good luck everyone!

Contest - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz9qiuTJ9O8

Cram is on SALE:

The last announcement, I promise! For those of you that have been enjoying the Cram trials for both the Mac and iPhone or just want to purchase a copy for a friend as a Finals/X-Mas gift - there is a sale (the last one this year) going on now just in time for FINALS and the holidays. Cram for iPhone is $3.99 and Cram for Mac is $25.99!

Enjoy everyone!

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Free Today Only - Samurai: Way of the Warrior

Samurai: Way of the Warrior

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iPhone & iPod How-To: Reset your iPhone Home Screen Icons

Did someone use your phone and for some reason move around your icons? Have you download tons of apps and they are on every screen? Besides the option of reorganizing your app icons ,  you could simply reset them to the default iPhone & iPod settings.

"How do I reset my icons?" you excitedly ask ( well maybe not that excited, lol). Well all you to do is follow the steps below to simply and quickly restore your default icon positions.

Let us begin…

1. From the iPhone home screen, tap on "Settings"


2. On the setting screens, tap "General"


3. Now tap "Reset".


4. From the Reset menu, choose "Reset Home Screen Layout".


5. Tap the "Reset Home Screen" button.

Wholla! Check out your home screen, you icons are now reset.

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Cyber Monday Deal - 40% off Cram

Yes, we are participating in Cyber Monday. Everyone enjoy the discount today - Cram for Mac is only $17.99 and Cram for iPhone is $2.99.

So go ahead, take advantage of us and get our wonderful app for it's bargin bin Cyber Monday price, lol!

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Review: Cyber Word All-In-One Word Game

Quick Points:

• $.99 More than a suitable for a word game


• Various word play modes extend the life of this game


• 4/5 star rating


• Get Cyber Word Here: Cyber Word on The AppStore

I don't know about you guys, but I am a word game fanatic. There is nothing better to me to pass the time than a good ole' word game, so this review was so fitting for me.


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What We've Been Up To!

I haven't written a blog post in a while and for good reason. We have been absolutely SWAMPED over here with new things to bring you guys. We are very excited for the upcoming announcements and changes and hope you guys like them.

There will be one announcement each week until January 4th, so please stay tuned. Until then we have something for you...
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How To Clean Silver

We all know that cleaning certain objects of silver can become quite challenging, but here is a simple and inexpensive way to clean your silver.
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iPhone AppStore Cyber Monday Sales

Everyone likes a deal and there are no deals comparable to the infamous deals of Cyber Friday and Cyber Monday. So we hunted around for the best Cyber Monday deals of the AppStore and here they are...
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App Deal: 1Password Pro FREE!! Limited Time.

As a thanks to their customers Agile Web Solutions is giving out their iPhone and iPod Touch, 1Password Pro FREE for Thanksgiving! Please download this app ASAP, it's wonderful and the Mac pairing is PERFECT (you can't say too many apps are perfect).
Read below to get more details about how to get the app for free and read more from the developer about the offering:
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Rumored Apple Black Friday Sales

This is the "leaked" Apple Black Friday sales paper, per Boy Genius Report. They leaked a version before that was a little far fetched, but this ad shows very little savings, so I have a feeling this is more like it.Unfortunately, since Apple has created a "we don't have to share because we are so big" attitude, we won't know until the day we log into the online Apple store to get the discount.
See the ad after the jump...
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5 iPhone Apps to Get You Through Final Exams

It is nearing final exams time and you know more about what you are going to eat for the holidays than you do about the plot of the "Pride and Prejudice" . If you want a chance at earning that degree pick up your iPhone or iPod Touch and these apps to get you through finals and on to good eating and family arguments convo.
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App Mention: Free Black Friday iPhone App

I figured there was no better time to make this an App Mention. TGI Black Friday allows users to browse over 8,000 deals from all the major retail store's Black Friday ads.

Users can create a personal shopping list within the app to map out their Black Friday shopping. They can also use the app to compare prices with online stores and purchase select items online avoiding the crowds.


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iPhone and iPod Touch Jailbreaking 101

I found this video on jailbreaking and posted it because alot of friends and readers ask me how to do it. Since, I haven't done one myself I posted a how-to from someone, as I only post what I know and I really don't need to jailbreak my iPhone.

What is Jailbreaking?


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iPhone App Mention: Packing Pro 2.0

Packing Pro 3.0 is a packing and travel organizer app for iPhone and iPod touch. Packing features check off packing status, weight of suitcase as you pack, and built-in sample packing lists.


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Quick Tip: Send Calls to Voicemail using your iPhone Power Button

You love your iPhone and when you are not using all of those wonderful apps that you have for your iPhone, you actually use it to make phone calls, no kidding! Well, I have a tip for you when you receive phone calls that you are too busy at the time to answer or just quite frankly want to ignore at the moment. You can send phone calls directly to voicemail using your iPhone power button, how neat right!? More after the jump.


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Want to own 87 iPhone apps? It will cost you!

So you want your own piece of the iPhone app pie, well it's gonna cost you! Brice Milliorn of JMBJBM, LLC is giving everyone the opportunity to own their own iPhone business for just $100,000, (well that's just the starting bid on eBay). But everyone don't get your checkbook out at once, Brice is only selling his venture with 87 apps because he wants time to focus on his family and if you don't have the money to market the app, he suggest not wasting your time.

Let's see everything you get for $100,000 shall we...view all the details in the official press release after the jump.


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iPhone App Mention: Beauty Minder 1.0

Outside Ventures today announces Beauty Minder 1.0, their new beauty organizer for iPhone and iPod Touch. Beauty Minder enables you to take complete control of all your beauty events. Never miss an appointment, while maintaining all key contacts in one beautiful place. Features include Google maps, direct dial and email, expense tracking, reminders, and calendar function. Beauty Minder is fully customizable to enable you to track other events, including health, wellness, and fitness.


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Today I received an email that announced that AdMob, the company that is mostly responsible for all of the ads you see in the free iPhone apps, has been sold to Google for $750 million  (pocket change in my book, lol).  So what does this mean to the rest of us?

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Apple at 100,000 apps, who are the losers? - Part 2

If you missed the first part of this article here it is, Apple at 100,000 app, who are the winners.  And now on to the losers...

#1 - RIM - The Makers of the BlackBerry

Well this a sad one, because the I actually thought at one time that the BlackBerry was a very nice smartphone and then the iPhone came out. It was reported yesterday that the iPhone has achieved 30% of the market share versus BlackBerry's 40% market share. Though the iPhone still has a smaller market share, Apple has gained this market share in much less time and reports released every quarter confirm that the iPhone continues to gain huge market share.

#2 - The Windows Marketplace/Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile phones have been out for ages (six years to be exact) and the general consumer probably couldn't even tell you that Microsoft had a phone. Well, that's not going to get any better for Windows with BlackBerry and Palm competing to keep their market and Microsoft's head honcho Balmer has confirmed in many times that they will not be releasing a new Windows mobile phone anytime soon, so we will wait and see how far down the Windows Mobile market share will drop until it exists no more.

#3 - The Developers

For some developers their app would be politely considered a big commercial miss. At the launch of the AppStore, it was reportedly much easier to get in the top 100 list, as there were only so many apps, now not even 11,000 sales a day canget you in the top 100.  Some app sales were so unflattering that a few developers just gave up. There are other app developers that feel they put too little or too much in their app and are starting over. So it's not great news to developers that there are even more competitors in the store. Trying to get in the top 100 list of the AppStore only means that your marketing and app are pure genius - and most likely featured somehow  by Apple, whether it's through their highly effective television campaigns, group app lists, or Staff Pick.

#4 - The iPhone Users

I know I listed the iPhone users twice, but it was for good reason. Besides wonderful websites like The iPhone Website, it will nearly be impossible to find apps as more apps are accepted into the store, especially within the AppStore itself. Once apps get in the top 25 to 100 apps in their category that's all you are going to see for a while and it just turns into a list of apps you've seen before, have, hate, or just don't want.

It's been rumored that Apple will release a "Premium AppStore" featuring apps from developers with higher priced apps like EA Games, but before you know it that will be full as well, so only time can tell.

#5 - The "Dumb Phone"

Even my technically challenged mother asks how she can get "neat things" on her phone like the things on the iPhone , I can only laugh and know that the dumb phones are in deep trouble. What used to be sufficient enough functionality for a phone (a phone call and voicemail, lol) just is no more. Of course, as all things, today's smartphone will soon be tommorrow's dumb phone but in these most recent years the technology in phones has taken a big leap.

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How-To: Restore your iPhone or iPod Touch to Original Default Settings

So you've done some crazy stuff to your iPhone. You've removed the default applications from your iPhone , you've changed the wallpaper, jailbroken it, whatever. Well here is how you restore your iPhone or iPod Touch to the original settings.
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Quick Mac Tip: Jump Scrolling

Do you ever find yourself doing just a little more scrolling than you would like to on your Mac? Well I think I might have what may end up being one of your favorite Mac shortcuts to date - The Jump Scroll shortcut. Using the jump scroll shortcut is easy and can speed up your search for anything in almost in application, whether it's a search in Safari or some text in your favorite to do list app.


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Apple Attacks Back in Commercial

I can't confirm if this is  from Apple themselves, but it would be quite interesting if it is. This is supposedly Apple's response to the infamous copycat "iDont" Droid commercials that have been attacking the iPhone in an 'Apple-esque' commercial style.

What do you think , an appropriate response or just ehh?

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iPhone Headphone: For More than Just Music

Those trendy white earbuds that you have only used for listening to your music, do more than you might realize. The iPhone's headphones have a small button on the microphone and it performs multiple functions. Some of the things you would fumble to do while taking your daily run, enjoying your music on a long flight, or just trying to ignore an annoying friend, might become easier with a few iPhone  headphone tips.  So let's get it going!


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iPhone App Mention: freeSpace

freeSpace is an easy to use display of how much free storage space is available on your iPhone or iPod Touch. You can instantly view just how much available storage space is open on your iPhone or iPod Touch with one tap.


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And the winners are...

EVERYONE!

But let me get a little more specific. We chose the winners of the Magic Mouse and Cram license with a random number generator (iRandom# - free ) , which we honestly recorded a horrible video of, as you will see, lol.

The winners of the Magic Mouse and FREE Cram License are...

1. Farzad


2. Norad Rand

Farzad - farzadim@gmail.com

Norad Rand  - noradrand@gmail.comFarzad - farzadim@gmail.cNorad Rand  - noradrand@gmail.com

We will be contacting you via email shortly to request mailing addresses.

For everyone else, we didn't want you to leave empty handed, so for two days only (code expires November 2, 2009) we have generated a discount code for everyone who entered to get Cram for 50% off!!! The code is CRAMWINNER . This code is also valid on Cram Family Pack.

Happy Halloween!

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Quick-Tip: Show Detailed Battery Life on iPhone 3GS

When you see your battery life dwindling away, wouldn't you like to know exactly how much battery life you have left, besides that dreaded "20% Battery Life" warning? Well if you have an iPhone 3GS this quick tip is for you...


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Review: MyPsy - The Pro's Personality Tester

Quick Points:

• $4.99 Price Tag is perfect for this professional app


• Professional personality tests for job recruiting to dating


• 4/5 star rating


• Get MyPsy Here: myPsy on The AppStore

Ever wondered what your friends are REALLY like, their true thoughts and perspectives on life? Have you ever found yourself on an interview ever wondering if you were truly going to be compatible for a particular position working with a particular personality? Have you  been in charge of hiring and just can't weed out the truths from the 'flubs'? Well, MyPsy is here to help you truly figure out someone's character and compatibility.


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9 Reasons Google Should Make a Car

Yes, you read correctly.  Now I want the "almighty" Google to make a car. Please understand me -  I don't think they will actually do it ( at least anytime soon) but you definitely have to hear me out and hey...you may even agree.

#1 - It would have apps.




Everytime I get in a car, no matter how nice it is, I am always thinking what technology could be added inside and it doesn't help that I love cars . No car manufacturer in my mind could develop the technology that should go into cars and gladly they don't, so wouldn't it be great for the Android operating system to be installed in the car and app developers load you up with apps. Imagine the possibilities an app to tell you how much you just spent at the pump, keep track of your mileage and speed remotely , and even one to start your car with all of your temperature and radio settings based on the time of year.

#2 - Because the car would be free!?

Ok, only in my dreams would the car be free, but at least it would be cheap and ad supported. I promise if the car looked great and had an ad that maybe played through the speaker sometimes or on a navigation screen based on where I was, I really wouldn't mind.

#3 - Google Maps, in your car, duh?




Well of course! We already download so many apps that can help us move around the city, but having navigation in your car that can pinpoint where you are, locate nearby restaurants, etc. would be great. Yes, cars already have this, but the navs in cars get old and outdated quickly and quite frankly most don't look that user friendly.

#4 - Have you ever heard of Google Voice?




OMG...Google Voice would be outstanding all the free calls I want in my car, my voicemails playing through the speakers, and reading and drafting a text message safely from behind the wheel by voice. YEA!

#5 - They already have the talent.

Google pays out millions a year to the most talented engineers around. Just a few more hires for Google and the team will be complete. See it's that easy Google ;)

#6 - Apple may make one to compete.

Apple's attention to design detail and OS stability wrapped nicely into a car would just be inspirational. Of course there would be some sweet iPhone and iPod intergration and there is already 100,000 apps to support you. What more do you need?

#7 - Because it wouldn't have Microsoft Sync.




When I purchased my car, I went out with the intention of supporting Ford this time around -  I like they didn't take money from the government, didn't file for bankruptcy leaving everyone else hanging, and so I purchased a Milan. I actually like the car, it's missing the interior and exterior refinement that a lot of imports have and is not for the car enthusiast, but  Microsoft Sync is REALLY not that great! It takes forever to sync with the iPhone, the voice recognition is subpar (even though I am not convinced that many speech recognition software is perfect) , and when the car shuts off most time the song doesn't start right up . Yea, I'm anti-Microsoft Sync.

#8 - Google can afford it.

They have the money to take this HUGE and EXPENSIVE risk. I didn't say it was wise and I don't think their investors would like my suggestions too much, but they have it!

#9 - Google Music!

I use Pandora all the time in the car for my Chromeo, Gnarls Barkley, and Vampire Weekend listening pleasure, but with the announcement of  Google Music, I think I would actually just take a ride driving nowhere just to enjoy my music on the road (like I don't already, so what... it get's my creative juices going -  Cram and many Cram updates have been thought of in the car, sorry Earth)

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Too Funny and soo iPhone...

What do you guys think? Are you getting your creative juices ready for an iPhone Halloween. The nerd but cool factor makes it soo iPhone, lol.

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Canadian iPhone Users Rejoice! Telus Coming Soon.

Do you live in Canada and have been waiting for the Rogers Wireless exclusivity deal to end, well your wish has come true. TELUS today announced that it will  bring the iPhone 3GS to Canada on Thursday, November 5, with a range of 3G data plans for iPhone customers. Now this doesn't mean that you can't get your iPhone from Rogers, it just means you can your iPhone from more than one provider now.

While the Telus network has been CDMA-only, the carrier is not selling a modified phone. Rather, the company is launching its iPhone-compatible HSPA network, which it's marketing to consumers as 3G+.

There is a little bad news though (as usual with telecom companies), the plans aren't cheap and really match the price that was expected for release from Bell, who is also rumored to be offering iPhone 3GS phone and plans soon in Canada. For those of you that live in the U.S. don't hold your breath, the AT&T exclusivity contract is much longer and is expected to end late 2010.

TELUS  offers the iPhone 3GS and 3G at the following hardware prices:

Apple iPhone	3 year term	Regular price
8GB 3G	$99.99	$599.99
16GB 3GS Black or White	$199.99	$699.99
32GB 3GS Black or White	$299.99	$799.99

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How-To: Remove Duplicate Songs from iTunes

You've downloaded all these songs and you have finally found the time to open iTunes and move it over to your iPhone or iPod Touch, but you notice something -  a lot of your songs are duplicates. The bigger problem is, you have over 8,000 wonderful songs in your library and there is no way you are going to dedicate your precious Saturday to manually deleting duplicates in your iTunes library. The wonderful thing is that you don't have to....follow me and I have a few quick solutions for you to use to delete those dupes.



First...how to do this using iTunes (these directions are based on iTunes 9, if you don't have it, download it here):

1. Open iTunes and make sure you have navigated into your iTunes Music Library.


2. From the menu, hold your "Options" button (on Windows press "Shift") and click on "File".


3. Now select "Show Exact Duplicates". (my screenshot does not show it, because you can not press option and take a screenshot without it performing another function)


4. Look through your list and see what is a duplicate ( I would suggest actually listening to a few seconds to see if this is true, as iTunes recognizes Live and Album versions as dupes).


5. Select the songs you would like to delete and delete them.


6. Press "Delete" and you will be prompted asking if you are sure you want to delete.


7. When you delete you will be prompted by iTunes to either "Keep Files" or "Move to Trash". Select "Move to Trash"

Now, I think this method is simply not that efficient, nor reliable. You can make a mistake and think something is a duplicate when it's really not and it only saves you so much time versus going through your entire list and deleting that way. So I have a few other solutions, and of course they are those lovely applications that help do the work.

App Solutions for Macs:

1. iDupe ($8) - This has widely been confirmed around the net , as the solid solution for removing duplicate songs in iTunes on your Mac.


2. Dupin ($15) - Everyone else that doesn't use iDupe, use's Doug's AppleScript for iTunes, it's free and it works.


3. DupeGuru ME ($25) - Works on Mac and PC


4. TidyUp ($30) - Does more than iTunes clean up

App Solutions for Windows:

1. Dupe Eliminator ($35) - Rated well by CNET, I've personally never tried it.


2. Duplicate Finder ($24)


3. DupeGuru ME ($25) - Works on Mac and PC

I would say give them all a TRY, use the trials that the developers offer and see which app works best for you. If you guys have used any other solutions, share them, we all need to know what works!

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How to Control Mosquitoes

Have a fountain or bird bath attracting mosquitoes? Add a few tablespoons of vegetable oil and it will keep mosquitoes from using the water. Before adding the vegetable oil make sure to clean the fountain or bird bath out so any larvae don't have time to hatch

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Review: Parablox - The Addictive Puzzle Brick-Breaker Hybrid

Quick Points:

• .99 Price Tag is a Steal


• Addictive Puzzle, Brick-Breaker Game Hybrid


• Wonderful looking


• 4/5 star rating

When I stumbled across this game on the net, the nice looking screenshots caught my eye first, when I actually downloaded and played the game...oh what a treat!

What is Parablox?

Parablox is actually not what it appears it be at first, another brick breaker game, although similar. It's actually a puzzle and brick breaker game hybrid (in my opinion). The principle of the game is get rid of all the blocks before your life is up, that's it! Sounds easy right, well not quite.

You can only break the bricks that match the color of your ball. Some of the blocks can be moved by your ball (hindering or helping you achieve your goal) and even some blocks within the round change the color of the ball, therefore eliminating some blocks you can get rid of. Now you are getting Parablox's complexity, lol !

At first I found it challenging to grasp how to actually correctly move the ball in Parablox, but after my momentary brain fart, I got it. You have the option to turn on the accelerometer , but I didn't prefer this way, again that is total preference.

The Value:

For .99 I think the game is a steal. You get 25 levels of joy and challenge. Find a round a little to challenging at the time you can move on to the next. The options that you want are there and it looks great. What more do you guys want for a buck!

My Wish List:

My wish list features are just that. This is not what the game is missing, it's just what I would like to see in the future updates of Parablox.

1. Multi-player mode - I totally wanted to compete with my friend and what better way to do this, than with multi-player mode.


2. Timed Play - I am always competitive, so beating my own previous time or a record time wouldn't be bad at all.


3. FaceBook Integrated Challenge and Scoreboard - Besides the great marketing this would be for Bartelme Designs, how fun would it be to see  a friend on your Facebook friend list, duel, and plaster  your winning score all over for all of your other friends to see...Heck YA!


4. Optional Soundtracks - I kind of see why this wasn't in here, sometimes during play I wanted the track, other times I was thinking a little too much about my strategy to want it or to even care, lol.


5. Larger help button - I'm slow and I totally missed the help on the main screen. This will most helpful for the dumb and blind (like me), lol

Overall:

Parablox is a beautiful game that would be entertaining and challenging to the casual dental office gamer to the "my thumbs are sore" iPhone gaming nerd. It's well worth it as it is thought out, not too complex, and beautiful. I like this puzzle and brick-breaker hybrid and Parablox is deserving of the 4/5 stars !

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How-To: Turn AutoFill On in Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch

We all use our iPhones and iPod Touch to help us move along the day a bit quicker, but isn't it always great to get that extra boost of productivity out of your phone once in a while. Well, that is exactly what you are going to get when you learn how to turn on the iPhone or iPod Touch Safari AutoFill settings . When the Safari auto fill settings are set to on, Safari will automatically fill out web forms using your contact info and previous names and passwords for you. How great, right?!

To turn on your Safari AutoFill settings...

1. From your home screen, tap "Settings".


2. Now scroll down and tap "Safari"


3. Tap on "AutoFill".


4. Now set your iPhone or iPod Touch AutoFill settings to either use your "Contact Info" and/or "Names and Passwords".


5. When you use the contact information settings, all you have to do is select a contact saved in your contact list . So it would be best to save your own contact information in your iPhone.


6. Now all you have to do is visit one of your favorite websites in Safari (like TheiPhoneWebsite.com :) and see how well it works.

That's it guys. Again, not that hard to do. So go save some time and enjoy your AutoFill.

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SimpleLeap Software giving away Apple Magic Mouse & Cram

Hey guys!

Just wanted you to know about the contest over at SimpleLeap Software.

SimpleLeap is giving away one free Apple Magic Mouse and one free copy of Cram for Mac on there blog to two winners. Check it out here: http://www.simpleleapsoftware.com/blog/giveaway-free-apple-magic-mouse-cram-for-mac-570

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Giveaway: FREE Apple Magic Mouse & Cram for Mac

Like the new Apple Magic Mouse? Heard of it, or just want something for free. Wonderful, we have a giveaway for you. SimpleLeap Software is giving two lucky people one Apple Magic Mouse and one free copy of our flashcard app , Cram for Mac.

Just leave a comment below before October 29th and we will announce the winners on Halloween (October 31st)!

Yes it's that easy. Good luck and retweet or tell a friend!

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iPhone App Mention: Contact 1.2

Contact allows users to create any number of custom speed dials that when tapped can either dial a number, open an SMS, open an email, or prompt you with all three. The built-in icon library features  icons to use as your speed dial icon. You can also snap a photo from within the app, or choose from you Camera Roll. This helps you to create highly customized and highly functional speed dials.

Feature Highlights:

* Add any number of custom speed dials to your Home Screen
* Set up your speed dial to make a call, send an SMS, send an email, or prompt you with all three options when the speed dial icon is tapped.
* Contact is fully integrated with your address book, so adding a contact is a breeze.  Either use your address book to enter automatically or choose to enter manually with the keyboard.  Contact will even ask you to use a contact's photo if there is one attached!
* When creating your custom speed dial icon, you have 4 options: (1) Use a contact's attached photo, (2) select from your camera roll, (3) take a photo and load it directly into Contact, or (3) select from Contact's library of gorgeous icons.
* Contact optimizes your speed dial to open immediately without any connection to the internet!

Minimum Requirements:
* iPhone devices 3.1 or later
* Internet connection required initially to create speed dial icon only

Pricing and Availability:
Contact 1.2 is currently available exclusively in the App Store for a limited price of $.99. Sale begins Tuesday October 20, and ends Tuesday October 27.

Contact 1.2: http://www.tapfactoryapps.com/Contact
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=322453515&mt=8`

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How-To: Change Default Search Engine on iPhone and iPod Touch

Even though Google has majority of the search engine market share out there, believe it or not, everyone doesn't use Google to search. Yes, hold your gasps but this is true. In this how to help article,  I will detail the way you can change your default search engine from Google to Yahoo within Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch.



So let us begin...

1. From your iPhone or iPod Touch home screen, tap on the "Settings" icon.


2. Scroll down the list and tap on "Safari" to modify these settings.


3. Once you are in the Safari option, scroll and tap on the "Search Engine" option.


4. Now, once selected, you have the ability to choose between Google and Yahoo.


5. Select the search engine you would like to set as your default search engine.

That is it, it really is that simple! Now all you have to do is open Safari and you will notice that the quick search is now Yahoo instead of Google. For those of you that are the 'true, die-hard' Google fans, don't worry, you can just go through the steps for practice, lol.

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