Happy Boxing Day

Perhaps these apps have very little to do with Boxing Day. But it's the thought that counts.

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  Touch KO Games
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  Boxes Games
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  Super KO Boxing 2 Games
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  Boxed-In Games
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  Gift Box Productivity
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  Boxing Timer Healthcare & Fitness
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  Mail Boxed Utilities
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  Speed Box Navigation
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  boxee remote Utilities
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  Package Tracker Productivity

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Let It Snow

Brave the cold weather -- or just admire it from the comfort of your iPhone.

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  Ski Lodge - Snow Reports + Trail Maps +... Sports
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  The Weather Channel?? Max Weather
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  Snow Battle Games
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  wikiHow: How to and DIY Survival Kit Reference
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  Call of the Wild, The (ebook) Books
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  Winter Snow Globe Games

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Zombie Apps 2: Even More Zombies

They're baaaaaaaaaaaaaack. These apps offer as much zombie-blasting fun than our first zombie-themed Essentials pack.

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  Aim for the Brain! Games
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  Alive 4-ever Games
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  iDracula - Undead Awakening Games
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  Archmage Defense Games
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  Zombies & Me Games
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  Twin Blades Games

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Nine iPhone GPS navigation apps compared

We took these turn-by-turn apps for a spin. Here's how they rated.

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  AT&T Navigator: GPS navigation (subscription Navigation
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  MobileNavigator North America Navigation
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  Gokivo GPS Navigator - turn-by-turn voice... Navigation
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  Navigation for North America - iGO My way... Navigation
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  Magellan RoadMate 2010 North America Navigation
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  MotionX GPS Drive Navigation
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  TomTom U.S. & Canada Navigation
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  CoPilot Live North America Navigation
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  Mobile Maps US Navigation

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App Gems Award Winners

Out of the 100,000-plus apps in the App Store, we've picked our favorite productivity, communication, search, and photo tools.

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  BeejiveIM with Push Social Networking
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  Best Camera Photography
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  Boxcar Social Networking
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  Brushes Entertainment
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  CNN Mobile News
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  Eucalyptus — 20,000 books, to go. Books
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  Facebook Social Networking
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  Google Mobile App Reference
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  iBird Explorer Plus Reference
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  Instapaper Pro Productivity
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  MLB.com At Bat Sports
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  Pocket Universe: Virtual Sky Astronomy Education
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  Postage ~ Postcards Photography
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  RedLaser Utilities
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  Tweetie 2 Social Networking

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App Gems Award Winning Games

All work and no play makes for a dull iPhone. These five games are our App Gem picks for 2009.

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  Flight Control Games
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  Ramp Champ Games
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  Real Soccer 2010 Games
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  ROLANDO 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid Games
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  Strategery Games

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