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A New Kind Of Heist: Six Apps For Free

Those crazy MacHeisters are at it again, and this time the deal is even harder to resist.
The first ever MacHeist Nano won’t cost you a penny. You can download, without charge, fully licensed copies of ShoveBox, WriteRoom, Twitterific, TinyGrab, and Hordes of Orcs. If 500,000 people take part (which I think is a pretty safe [...]

Getting More iPhone Home Screens – And Keeping Them

A couple of weeks back, I wrote Temporarily Get More iPhone Home Screens Via Cunning Bug Exploit, but had heard staying away from the iTunes Applications tab within my iPhone was probably a Very Good Idea. Reader Larry Pressnell noted that since the most recent iTunes update, his extra screens have been accessible in iTunes.
Since [...]

Cult of Mac Favorite: MobileStacks Is the Best Reason To Jailbreak. Period.

I really like Stacks on my Mac. Stacks makes it fast and easy to find files, folders and apps right from the Dock. It makes managing a Mac pretty slick with all sorts of little UI tricks. That’s why I recently gave MobileStack a go on my jailbroken iPhone.
I must say that it lives up to the [...]

Gallery: Behind the Scenes From Two Classic Apple TV Ads

Is this Steve Jobs driving a tank in a classic Apple TV spot from the late 1990s? That was the rumor at the time: Jobs was making cameos in Apple commercials.
Ken Segall, the TBWA ad man responsible for naming the iMac and Think Different, reveals the truth after the jump. He also shares some rare [...]

WTF iPhone Apps Of The Week

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First: Try My Nose!! No, really! Try it!

“Just select a nose you like, hold it next to you current nose and surprise your friends!”

Or – now here’s a radical thought – just stick with the nose you were born with! Maybe it suits you just fine! Maybe – oh never mind. Next!

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Venus Fly Trap. A virtual fly trap, except without all that tiresome waiting for a fly to come along.

They don’t have to eat any flies to survive, did you know that? They can get by just fine on water. Next!

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Well well, you’re asking yourself. What is this? What is Hot Lips?

Why don’t you tell the kind folks, BCD Soft?

“This hilarious game will give you and your friends hours of laughter as you compare each others kiss-appeal. Hone your skills to achieve the highest ranking, and to realize your full potential as a kisser.”

Hmm, yeah, I can see that working. Next time you’re on a date, and you move in for the Big Kiss, and you reassuringly whisper in her ear: “It’s OK, I’ve been practicing on my iPhone.” No-one’s going to get a slap in the face for that, are they?

The end.

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Giles Turnbull is a freelance writer in England. He is a columnist for PA, and has written for the BBC, Guardian, Daily Telegraph, MacUser, Macworld, and The Morning News. He has a blog you can ignore and a Twitter account you needn't follow.

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2 comments

    “No-one’s going to get a slap in the face for that, are they?”

    No, they’ll get laughed at!

    You should post the prices with the apps because if they cost any more than FREE, it makes it just that much more hilarious.