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Simple app shares SSL vulnerability with other banking sites, sends personal data on login (Updated)

by Mike Wehner (Dec 20th, 2012)

Update: Good news for Simple customers, the company has already removed your SSN from its encrypted communications and is actively working on a fix to the SSL issue (but it will likely require an app update). Just this past May, Simple Finance launched its iOS app -- also called Simple -- to ...

iPhone app and debit card from Simple aim to streamline consumer finance

by Michael Rose (Jul 29th, 2012)

Considering the amount of time your wallet and your iPhone spend sitting right next to each other, is it any wonder that banks and payment services are making iOS job #1 for their mobile strategies? Big banks like Citi and Chase have capable iPhone apps for handling your money on the go, with ...

Daily iPhone App: Whale Trail

by Mike Schramm (Oct 25th, 2011)

Whale Trail is a catchy little game that combines a few of my favorites lately into a cotton candy sweet package. Jetpack Joyride is in there, as you need to press on the screen to move upwards and avoid obstacles. Tiny Wings is in there too, as you keep a cute little whale flying using ...

RedEye launches mini app for IR plugin

by Mike Schramm (Feb 24th, 2011)

We've covered RedEye's IR dongle for the iPhone a few times. Originally, it was introduced as a complete add-on for the iPhone that allowed you to control any entertainment center reached by infrared. Over time RedEye has pushed to simplify the unit more and more, instead providing a cheaper and ...

TUAW's Daily App: Umbrella Today

by Mike Schramm (May 12th, 2010)

Last fall, I moved out here to Southern California, and while I don't mean to brag, my concerns about the weather outside have fallen right off of my list of priorities; it's sunny and 70ºF here most of the time. However, back when I lived in Chicago, I had to check and see what the weather ...

Two super simple DIY hacks for the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Jan 14th, 2010)

I've been reading the Unplggd blog from Apartment Therapy a lot lately, because I recently moved into a new place and am trying to fill it up with cool stuff. And someone over there must be an iPhone fan, because I've seen not one but two great and simple tricks for the iPhone there recently. The ...

Family-friendly Zombies on the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Nov 18th, 2009)

We have a lot of apps coming through our tipline, but this one caught my eye, not only because it is called Zombies (the stumbling undead always catch my eye), but because it offers up a bit of good old-fashioned fun in the form of a Daleks!-style remake. Gameplay is simple and straighforward -- ...

TUAW at E3: The Sims 3 for iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Jun 4th, 2009)

The Sims 3 pretty faithfully recreates the Sims experience on Apple's handhelds, albeit in a more streamlined version. While the handheld port avoids a lot of the new complexity of the latest PC release, the core Sims experience is still here -- you can create a Sim, give it a personality and a ...

CTU ringtone for iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Dec 17th, 2007)

Just last night we were chatting about ringtones on the Talkcast, and I mentioned that I was so happy with my iPhone that I hadn't taken steps to change either the ringtone or the wallpaper yet-- that Xylophone ringtone is probably the best ringtone I've ever heard. Until now, anyway. Matt Devost ...

Refresh Finder is ready to refresh Leopard's Finder, too

by Mike Schramm (Nov 13th, 2007)

Reader Fredrik L sends word (thanks!) that Samuel Svensson is back from India, and that means his little mini-application, Refresh Finder, has been updated and is Leopard-ready. There's not much more to say about this one-- you can probably guess what Refresh Finder does from its name, and while ...