iPhone

Steve Jobs and I

Mike Pilewski looks at the life's work of pioneer and visionary Steve Jobs (1955-2011).

In this track, you'll hear about a controversy involving iPhones. You'll also learn how to use the expression "to stumble upon something", as well as several other interesting bits of vocabulary. Here we go!

Apple communicates, Microsoft complicates

"Simplicity is simply a state of mind"

Have a good flight!

That's not what I wanted to say, but I like it!

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." Winston Churchill

Churchill joins Facebook, gets iPhone app

"There is not a day when Sir Winston is not quoted in one way or another, whether by presidents, prime ministers or by people in their everyday lives," his great-grandson, Randolph Churchill, told the Daily Telegraph.

Spotlight 7/2010

LANGUAGE
We explain why native speakers talk as they do, and give you listening exercises to practise what you've learned.

The Vuvuzela 2010 app has been downloaded more than a million times.

Vuvuzela apps top the iTunes charts

Vuvuzela apps are topping the Apple iTunes charts. They allow iPhone owners to annoy friends and family by turning their phone into a virtual trumpet. One app, Vuvuzela 2010, has been downloaded more than a million times from Apple's App Store.

Use your phone like an old-school travel guide.

Apps for maps, money and survival

From language lessons to city maps, smartphones put everything you need at your fingertips. Save travel itineraries, check your flight's status, organize your packing lists, keep track of all your travel expenses, compare currency rates, and more.