There is news that Twitter will launch a new music service, but it appears to be invite only. If you take a peak at music.twitter.com, there is a holding page with the hashtag #music and the words “coming soon”. There is also a button to sign in – but when you do so, it doesn’t [...]
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Twitter
The latest buzz from Google is a new app called Keep. It is a note-taking application that mimics features from popular products such as Evernote and Springpad and lets you “keep” text notes, images, check lists, and voice notes. It’s available on the Google Play store for Android devices at the above link. I’ve installed it on [...]
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After a long wait, GoPro has finally released their app for controlling your GoPro via your smartphone or tablet with their WiFi BacPac. The current version of the app gives you full control of your camera settings and live previews. However, it’s still not all picture perfect. The additional functions – like being able to share [...]
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May the 4th Be With You! A happy Star Wars Day, I wish you! To celebrate this Star Wars Day, Star Wars Pit Droids is free to download this weekend from the iTunes App Store. A fun little game it is. And for free—try it, you should. Enjoy it, you just might! Hmm, yes!
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Hands up! Who likes to start their morning with a coffee and a catchup of the daily news? In “the old days,” this meant grabbing the latest newspaper to read, but these days with all the digitised content out there, you’re no longer constrained to having to read a single source about a single subject. [...]
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On March 5th, Apple announced the download of their 25 billionth app from the App store. Evolving over about 4 years, the App store has more than 550,000 apps on offer in 123 countries to more than 315 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users. The 25 billionth app downloaded ? Where’s My Water? downloaded by Chunli [...]
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Winner of the Popular Science Best of Toy Fair 2102, TheO Ball from Physical Apps encases your smartphone in a large foam ball, and special apps allows players to have an entertaining movement-based experience, all while protecting your phone, the players and their surroundings. Current games are Bowling, Hot Potato and Interrogo a ”socially interactive game”, and the games [...]
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Yeah, yeah, we know we need at least thirty minutes of exercise a day, but come on, it’s just so boring. You know what would make it better? That’s right–Zombies! Zombies, Run! is an app for the iPhone/iPad/Android that casts you as a survivor in the zombie apocalypse. You become Runner 5, and it’s your [...]
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iOS,
Running
The Rovio folks are at it again….they have just released their most recent holiday version of Angry Birds Seasons. First was Halloween, then Christmas, and now Valentine’s Day. A quote from their website (says it all): Hogs And Kisses for Valentine’s Day! Enjoy the Valentine’s Day spirit of love and affection by popping more pigs! [...]
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The NewKinetix Rē universal remote control is a combination of hardware and software that aims to turn your iOS device into a high end universal remote control. If you’ve ever been tempted by one of those $200 plus touch screen programmable remotes, you’ll find the Rē to be a capable substitute. In many ways, it [...]
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Remote
Are you obsessed with iOS4 apps? There’s a wallpaper for that. At least there is if you’re an OS X user. It’s called AppWall and it’s a free screensaverthat shows an ever changing full screen of app icons. I’m not sure if the changing icons represent newly added apps to the appstore, frequently accessed apps [...]
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PCMag.com has compiled a great list of the top 100 free apps for your phone. They have individual lists for the iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, WebOS and Symbian. Each list contains a screenshot and a short blurb about the app. These lists will come in very handy for a new smartphone user or anyone [...]
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Symbian OS Related
Blackstone Audio, Inc. offered The Gadgeteer the chance to review one of their Folium-enhanced audiobook apps for the iPhone. Blackstone is the largest independent audiobook publisher in the US. They have joined with Folium Partners to produce Folium enhancedAudio™ audiobook apps for iPhone. I was given the chance to review their Adventures of Huckleberry Finn audiobook.
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iPhone
If you’re a basketball coach, player, or just a devoted fan, you can now use your iPad as a playbook. Use the PlaybookBball app from Daren to create step-by-step plays on a court drawn to scale. Select high school, NCAA, FIBA (Oct. 2010 rules), or NBA courts; select the number of players per team and their [...]
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If you’ve wondered what your children with your significant other might look like, the iBabyMaker app for iPhone can give you a look into the future. Choose pictures of the two parents from your photo library, snap pictures using the iPhone camera, or select pictures from the photos in the iBabyMaker app, then watch as [...]
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You know what’s missing from your iPhone? According to the team at Sega, that would be a hedgehog, dolphin, and dragon-riding dwarf. And their remedy happens to be a new iPhone application (aptly titled the “Ultimate Genesis Collection”) that turns your iPhone/iPod touch into a virtual Sega console. Fans of old Sega titles such as [...]
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MailTones is an app for your iPhone that lets you associate email from different people with different tones.
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