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Downloads transform iPhone into handy tool

 


By Hiawatha Bray

Boston Globe at Technology

It seems a shame to run down the battery of an iPhone by making phone calls. There are so many more interesting things to do with it since July, when Apple opened up the popular smartphone to outside software developers. (link)

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