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Freemium vs. Premium: Best and Worst Games in the App Store!
By Nate Adcock
We do enjoy the games at iPhone Life. What's not to love about having something like a kabillion titles to choose from?! So, we decided to run a series amongst the gamers here that highlight our favorites over the years (some of us been swiping, tapping, or joysticking since the 1970s), and expound a bit on our opinions about freemium, downloadable content (DLC), and regular old-school purchase models. Siva Om has regularly covered this area (and does a superb job) in his column, but the other iPhone Life gamers thought maybe we would each throw in our two cents as well. Here is mine...
Tip of the Day: Use Siri to Get Directions from Google Maps
By Sarah Kingsbury
This tip was originally published on 03/17/2014. Due to recent updates, this particular tip no longer works for devices running iOS 9 or later.
Apple Maps has improved a lot since its disastrous debut. But many people still prefer to use Google Maps as their go-to navigation app. The problem is, when you ask Siri for directions, it'll automatically use Apple Maps as the default app for turn-by-turn directions. If you want to use Google Maps or some other navigation app with Siri instead, try this handy trick:
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Find Out If Your Data's Been Compromised
(Sponsored Post) By Amy Spitzfaden Both on Thu, 09/03/2026
