Articles and Reviews by Barbara Holbrook

Barbara is a long-time Apple fan who enjoys trying out gadgets just because they're new and learning about all the neat things technology can do even if she doesn't need to do it. You can often find her at a coffeehouse with her boyfriend — just look for the couple with "his and hers" iPads.



PhotoFrame Turns iPhone into Digital Picture Frame

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PhotoFrame, released last week, adds a functionality so simple that it's amazing it hasn't been done before. PhotoFrame is an app that will turn your iPhone or iPod Touch device into an easy-to-use digital picture frame. The frame, displays a digital clock with a photo slideshow above, comes with a set if images by default [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: ,


Big Keyboard Email: Improve Your Typing Skills with a Wide Keyboard

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An oft-ranted complaint about the iPhone is that users can't access the horizontal keyboard when typing emails. Several developers have tackled the issue including Big Keyboard Email. We love Big Keyboard Email because it's simple, clean and does exactly what it set out to do. To get started, open the app and type your subject [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: ,


Halloween Picture Haunt: Entertain Your Brains Zombie-style

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Photo hunt games are all the rage. Kids and adults can be equally entertained by these simple image challenges where you compare two pics side by side to find the differences. Halloween Picture Haunt is a holiday-themed version of the popular game with simple graphics and few fun twists to keep users engaged. Halloween Picture [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 3.5/5 | Category:


More Changes in Store for Apple Rating System

Recently Apple took note of complaints by altering the review system in their App Store. The changes included tightening up the system so that only users who purchased the app could leave a review. According to iPhone Hellas (link to English translation) more changes to the review system could be on the way in iPhone firmware [...]


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Google Earth: A Free Trip Around the World on iPhone, iPod Touch

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As of last night the ultimate interactive map and the ultimate interactive phone are now linked. Google Earth is available as a free download for iPhone and iPod Touch. Having Google Earth at your fingertips anytime, anywhere is cool enough. But the good folks at Google have also added a tilt feature that uses the accelerometer. [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: , , ,


Street View for iPhone! Apple releases iPhone 2.2 Beta to Developers

Google Street View, which is already available on the Android, will soon be found on an iPhone near you. After a false start on Thursday, Apple started seeding developers with the 2.2 firmware update for iPhone on Friday. And, as was expected, the latest update includes support for Google Street View. The features included in the [...]


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Pac-Man Lite Tops List of Free Apps in iTunes Store

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Pac-Man Lite - Classic arcade gamers can keep their change for more important things by downloading PAC-MAN Lite. The paid version of this vintage star has been in the app store for a while, but this full-featured free demo is a first for Namco Networks. Let's hope other game makers take note. Classic games are [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: ,


Interview with Philip Dhingra

AppCraver recently spoke with Philip Dhingra of Nuclear Elements, the developer behind Tarot, Palmist and Rave Light. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Philip Dhingra: Early May 2008. Since then I’ve done five apps. Three have been published, [...]


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Interview with Ian Dunlop

AppCraver recently spoke with Ian Dunlop, the developer behind Cosmic One, Tilt Me, iVoodoo, and Stress Toy. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Ian Dunlop: I started back when the real SDK program was launched. 2. What was [...]


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Interview with Ivan Galic

AppCraver recently spoke with Ivan Galic, one of the developers behind Sleek. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Ivan Galic: At about the time the official SDK was released. 2. What was the inspiration behind your app? Ivan [...]


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Interview with Rusty Ross of Squaresville

AppCraver recently spoke with Rusty Ross, the developer behind Squaresville. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Rusty Ross: Less than a month ago! I taught myself iPhone development basically from scratch, so I started with about a week of [...]


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Interview with Larva Labs of BreathPacer

AppCraver recently spoke with Matt Hall and John Watkinson of Larva Labs and psychologist Fred Muench, the team behind Breathpacer. They answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Larva Labs: A few months ago, although we’ve been developing mobile software [...]


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Interview with Brian Schroeder of Holidays

AppCraver recently spoke with Brian Schroeder of SchroederDev, the developer behind Holidays+. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Brian Schroeder: We started working with the iphone SDK in August and submitted our first project (Holidays+) in late September. [...]


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Interview with Dan Bourque, creator of Square Master

AppCraver recently spoke with Dan Bourque, the developer of Square Master. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Dan Bourque: I bought my first Mac computer on September 1st, and being a true nerd I immediately downloaded Xcode & taught [...]


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iheart radio: Clear Channel Takes the Airwaves to iPhone

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Editor's Note: This app has been updated significantly and now rates 8/10. Read the new iheart radio app review. Clear Channel Communications owns more than 1200 radio stations. They stream more than 750 stations online. So why are there only 12 stations on their new iPhone app iheart radio? Everything about iheart radio is extremely [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 3.0/5 | Category: ,


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