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How to fade to black in iMovie for iPhone

By Brian Middleton posted on July 1st, 2010

With my first use of iMovie for iPhone 4 I noticed that something was missing. While they offer you a choice of two transitions that can be used between clips in your timeline, they offer you no way of fading from or to black on either end of your project. This got me thinking, More »

Posted in Apple, Apps, Mobile, Tips and Tricks, iPhone

Opera in the App Store

By Brian Middleton posted on April 16th, 2010

Opera Software made quite a big deal about submitting their mobile browser, Opera Mini, for approval in the Apple App Store. This wouldn’t be the first alternate browser to show up on the App Store, but it would be the first one not based on the webkit rendering engine that Mobile Safari uses. The question is, how does it stack up against Apple’s own Mobile Safari? More »

Posted in Apps, Mobile, Product Reviews, iPhone

Waze – The Social GPS iPhone App

By Brian Middleton posted on January 21st, 2010

For all the benefits the iPhone has going for it, there is one glaring omission, turn-by-turn navigation. It’s true that the Google Maps app provides some of this functionality (and may provide more in the future), but it is awfully difficult to follow a Google Map on your phone and keep yourself out of danger.

Up to this point many of the top GPS navigation companies have released apps for the iPhone. The only problem here is that they usually hover in the $50 – $100 range or require a monthly fee. On the other hand, Waze is a social and community-driven GPS application that is completely free. More »

Posted in Apps, iPhone