Articles and Reviews by Greg Dawson

Greg Dawson is a writer, photographer, marathoner and self-proclaimed Mac fanboy.



DiskHUB Pro is Superb File Management App for iOS

diskHUB - file management for iPhone

DiskHUB Pro is a file downloader and browser that makes downloading anything from the Web, cloud storage or your local desktop a snap. However, the question on my mind when taking the app for a spin was one necessity. I have Dropbox setup on my iPhone, iPad and desktop and find that it is more [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: ,


PDF Connoisseur Perfect for Forms, Contracts, File Transfer and More

PDF Connoisseur for iPad

Let me say up front that I detest handling PDFs on mobile devices. Sure, they're easy to muck around with on the desktop and yes, it's easy to view on your mobile devices such as the iPad, but when it comes to getting a signature or exporting a file to a PDF, the desktop reigns [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: ,


Brandnew Boy: Brawler + RPG Action = Winning Combo

Brandnew Boy iPhone game

Brandnew Boy is one of the reasons I continue to look through thousands of apps constantly to try and uncover the best. Not all apps have a huge marketing campaign surrounding their launch and some, like this one, tend to burn up the charts based on pure merit. Powered by the Unreal Technology platform, this action [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: ,


Medal of Gunner is High-Flying WWII Fighter

Medal of Gunner game for iPhone

There's nothing like a good WWII dogfight to get the adrenaline pumping and Medal of Gunner game sure packs a lot of action. This flying first person shooter (FPS) puts you in the cockpit to take on WWII bad guys and true to era likeness, you have to protect your fighter from Left and Right Waist, Top, [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: ,


pin!Down Lets You Manually Map Your City

pin!Down iPhone app

Apps such as Foursquare have brought an onslaught of location sharing options to the App Store and the latest, pin!Down, gives you full manual control on naming your favorite spots. While it might be reinventing the wheel, it gives you the ability to create your own map complete with customized locations. When you open the [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 3.5/5 | Category:


warpspeed 2 Space Racer is Trippy Adventure Worth Flying

warpspeed 2 app icon

Space fighter apps are extremely fun to play and warpspeed 2 by Borderline Interactive is no different. The fast-paced action along with its visually stunning and equally trippy visuals will have a lot of budding Viper pilots coming back again and again for more action. After you start warpspeed 2 you're given the opportunity to [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.0/5 | Category:


Awesome Calendar Syncs with Google Cal and Offers Collaboration Option

Awesome Calendar for iPhone

The amazing aspect about the App Store is that there is always room for competition. Take for instance calendar and list maker apps, there is probably a new addition everyday and just when I think it's a crowded arena, something such as Awesome Calendar pops up and improves on the category. The beauty of the [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.5/5 | Category:


Two Towers Offers Newbies and Veterans Challenging Gameplay

Two Towers game for iPhone

Two Towers is an interesting strategy card game with the goal of defeating your enemies to increase your territory to earn more coins and spells. And while you're battling, you also have to protect your own domains or they'll vanish quickly. The game also offers the ability to make bets on castle battles, further increasing the [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: ,


Bug & Weed Identifier by Spectracide is Lawn Lover's Best Friend

Bug and Weed Identifier by Spectracide

As a homeowner, I can attest to the problems figuring out how to care for a fledgeling lawn and arachnid infestation after a harsh winter. And now that spring has sprung, I've turned my hours of waiting for the sun to hours of trying to become a professional green thumb and pest controller. Luckily, Bug & [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: ,


timeRAZOR Mixes Events, Traffic Data and Exclusive Offers

timerazor iPhone app

Our world has become cluttered. It's not like it happened overnight. We've all been dealing with too many meetings, social engagements, birthdays, shopping lists, sitcoms and a smattering of other riffraff for quite some time. Just look at how many channels there are on your TV that you never watch. One way to break through [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.0/5 | Category:


BounceMyX Offers Fake Bounced Email Notifications for iPhone Users

bouncemyx for iPhone

Have you ever been in a situation where you opened an email and wished you hadn't? Whether it be contact from an annoying friend, previous romantic partner, former client or boss — chances are, you have been in a situation where you hoped you could just click a button and it was as if you [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: ,


Video Star Makes You Into a Lip-Syncing Music Video Superstar

Video Star for iPhone

Everybody wants to be a big, big star, right? With Video Star you're one step closer to Hollywood with the ability to make your own music videos complete with built-in real-time effects. Who knows, you might just become the next Rebecca Black. In the mean time, creating a music video is very simple. As soon as [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: ,


Endless War is Frantic Space Fighter Battle for iOS

Endless War for iPhone

Just like for Maverick and Goose, Endless War is all about a good soundtrack and top gun dogfighting. And while you won't have a wingman in this space fighter, you'll still have a blast going below the hard deck and shooting down a slew of bogeys. Upon launching Endless War you have to create a [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: ,


Angry Birds Space is Intergalactic Phenomenon worth Every Penny

angry birds space

Space, the final frontier... Alright, I might be mixing genres up, but Angry Birds Space is now No. 1 in 99 countries and it's a force to be reckoned with. I also believe that even if this was the first Angry Birds title ever that it would still be top spot. It's just that good. [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 5.0/5 | Category:


The King of Streets Takes Buy Low and Sell High into Crime Time

The King of Streets for iPhone

Loosely based on Drug Wars, a game written by John E. Dell back in the 80s, The King of Streets brings the basic business concept of buy low, sell high to iOS. And while the concept is easy to understand, the game is anything but simple to master as it will take rigorous training and [...]


Greg Dawson rated this app 2.5/5 | Category:


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