Jim Lynch

The iPhone App Reviews Blog is written by Jim Lynch. Jim has written for many leading industry publications and sites over the years including PC Magazine, ExtremeTech, Computer Gaming World, Windows Sources, Salon, MSNBC, Forbes and many others.

Updated Version of the 25 Best Free iPhone Apps

Just a heads up that there’s an updated version of the 25 Best Free iPhone Apps over at JimLynch.com.
The older one that exists on ExtremeTech is very outdated at this point so I thought it would be great to have an updated list that included newer free apps for the iPhone.
There’s also a bonus app, [...]

Free iPad Games and Apps

If you are looking for free iPad apps and games, try these stories over on jimlynch.com:
The 25 Best Free iPad Games
The 25 Best Free iPad Apps
The Best eBook App for iPad: iBooks or Amazon Kindle?
I hope those stories are helpful and interesting to those of you who have added an iPad to your iPhone.
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Navigon MobileNavigator 1.2

Navigon MobileNavigator 1.2

I’m the type that gets lost very easily. I try not to but inevitably I end up taking the wrong turn or missing an exit and end up having to ask for directions from somebody. I thought about buying a GPS but I didn’t want yet another device to manage. And when I got my [...]

Vanguard

Vanguard

Vanguard is known for its low cost mutual funds and it’s quite popular among many investors. Now you can check your Vanguard accounts right from the comfort of your iPhone.
The Vanguard app is free and weighs in at a tiny .7MB.
User Interface & Features
The interface is very well done and it’s quite easy to find [...]

World of Warcraft Mobile Armory

World of Warcraft Mobile Armory

I’ve been a WOW addict player for years now and it’s always been in the back of my mind that it would be neat to somehow have an iPhone version of World of Warcraft. Unfortunately that still isn’t possible…yet. But I was very happy to discover that Blizzard has released an iPhone app called World [...]

Barnes and Noble eReader

Barnes and Noble eReader

I reviewed the Amazon Kindle app for iPhone a while back for ExtremeTech.com. I was pleased to find out that Barnes and Noble had released their own ebook app for the iPhone as competition usually brings out the best in all companies. And, given Amazon’s recent screw up in deleting books from people’s Kindles without [...]

Terminator Salvation (Lite)

Terminator Salvation (Lite)

I’ve been thirsting for a good shoot em’ up for my iPhone for a while. And what better franchise to offer a game in that genre than the Terminator? We all remember Arnold Schwarzenegger’s fun Terminator movies. The setting for those flicks is perfect for an iPhone shoot-em-up game.
I have to admit though that I [...]

Pandora Radio

Pandora Radio

Have you ever been driving in your car, listening to the radio and wishing desperately that you could find something decent to listen to? There’s so much pure garbage and trash being played on radio sometimes that I just despair of ever hearing anything that I actually like. And why is that? Well the bottom [...]