If to-do lists don’t work for you because you need your reminders more visible, the Whiteboard Pro app for Android phones may help you. With Whiteboard Pro you can write or draw notes that will display on the home screen. Notes display in a fully-customizable widget that can be various sizes, colors, and positions on […]
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Last year, Julie reviewed the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home Network Storage System that allows all the computers on your home network to share a single disk for backups and data sharing. Sometimes you’d like to have access to your files even when you aren’t home, and Seagate has introduced an app for iOS and Android
I love Rush – the Canadian rock group, that is – and I was surprised to see that they have an app in the iTunes store. With Rush Time Machine, you can get news, tour itinerary and ticket information, and information about places to stay near concert venues. The Gear section lets you explore the
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Haptify is a new application developer, and they are introducing their first game. Enzo’s Pinball for Android devices doesn’t just let you see and hear the pinball – haptics technology (vibration/force feedback) let’s you feel the ball rolling and bouncing around the table. You choose from three tables: Clockwork (shown), Steam-Powered, and DJ. In addition
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The SMSW!sh application for Android smartphones and tablets lets you schedule and send greeting cards for the cost of an SMS message. The app from Iconosys lets you pick the type of greeting (birthday, holiday, thank you, etc), choose a design, enter a personalized message (even an audio message), and the card is ready to
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The IRS has released a free app for Apple and Android devices that allow you to track the status of your tax refund. The IRS2Go app also lets you sign up for tax tips or get the most recent IRS Twitter feed. The app is free from the iTunes store or from the Android Marketplace.
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How many times has this happened to you? You are sitting behind a car at a light waiting for the car to go when the light turns green only to miss the light because the driver is distracted reading their email or texting? Or, even worse, watching a car swerving in and out of lanes
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There are only few hours left of 2010, so you know what that means… It’s time to bust out your New Year’s Resolutions. Whether you plan to stop smoking (always a worthy resolution), get physically fit or something else, January 1st, 2011 will be a good day to start working towards those goals. The only
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Earlier this year I reviewed SoundHound, an app for iPhone/iPad that works beautifully to “listen” to a song and tell you what it is and who performs it. I thought the app was well worth the price ($4.99 at the app store), but it would have been nice to have a chance to try it before purchasing it.
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First Orion is launching PrivacyStar for Android, which will display the name of the caller as the phone is ringing – even if that person is not in your address book. PrivacyStar will give Android users the same level of Caller ID service that has only been found on landline phones. The application accesses the
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Google Labs released a new application on the Android Market called Open Spot to help users identify and find open parking spots. Users can tag the location of an empty parking space and find open spots around them. The concept sounds interesting and becomes more useful when more people in your area participate. Different tag
The U.S. Government has a small number of apps for mobile phones that allow you to do a variety of things. You can learn about product recalls, get information about TSA rules, news from the White House or the EPA, see the FBI’s most wanted, find and contact the nearest US Embassy from anywhere else
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Amazon announced a free Kindle reader for Android. You can access the Kindle store from your Adroid device, and books you buy will be delivered wirelessly. If you have multiple Kindle devices, Whispersync will automatically synchronize your last page read and annotations between devices. The download is free and works for all Android OS 1.6
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In honor of Earth day, here are a list of applications available on the Android Market to help you help Mother Earth. Scan the code provided from your Android phone using a bar code application to get to each app. Most are free. These apps save your phones battery life, give you green advise, provide
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