With the academic year about to begin, and having already tackled the important issues of iWork vs. Office, it’s time to turn our attentions to the iPhone. With over 65,000 apps on the App Store, even subtracting all the iFart and iTip applications there are five I feel are indispensable for any college student’s life. These apps range from the practical to the whimsy — all school and no play makes for a grumpy Crumpy. Evernote (Free) Evernote has quickly become the dumping ground... Read more...
After nearly a year in development, people in Qik has announced that its official iPhone App is now in App Store.For those unfamiliar with the company as Qik application allows you to transmit video entertainment and special moments with your family and friends on Twitter, Facebook, blogs, etc directly from your mobile phone. Viewers of the live broadcast you can send messages to high school to receive the messages on your iPhone, allowing an interactive experience at both ends. ... Read more...
Have you ever wondered if your friend is a zombie? Do you have a metal implant in his brain? Is the food you just ordered radioactive? Or maybe he has been poisoned? Is there a ghost in the closet? It is likely that you requested one of these questions at least once today. With 'Detector XT' now you can know the answer immediately. "Detector XT 'is a joke cool application that lets you take your friends to believe almost anything you want. With the clever use of accelerometers in... Read more...
A slew of new Apple patent applications have been published, revealing the company’s research into a number of iPod and iPhone enhancements. Of the iPhone- and iPod touch-specific patents, two deal with the usability of touchscreen-based devices. One patent outlines haptic display technology that would let users “feel” on-screen graphics as they move their fingers across the screen, while another would identify fingerprints, allowing the system to execute different commands based on the... Read more...
Where to ? is a search engine friendly destination for the iPhone. The latest version is available in the App Store today for U.S. $ 0.99. Note: The iTunes Store said to work on an iPod touch, but some people are reporting will not be installed.It adapts intelligently maps, web browser, and a tracking mode to show new points of interest as you move. You can share the destiny which is with email, SMS and clipboard. You can also search any category 600 or request the application be... Read more...
If you are a musician looking for a cheap way to create rhythm wacked-out samples - or just audio nut who wants a new toy on your iPhone - check out the new JR Hexatone Pro app for iPhone. Created by Starch, the company behind the wicked-fun and surprisingly powerful StarGuitar apps I tried earlier this year, Hexatone was co-produced with Jordan Rudess, who plays keyboards for the prog-metal giants Dream Theater. How StarGuitar, this is a series of samples of built-in, but also... Read more...
Supreme Preferences utility that allows you to extend the default settings of your iPhone / iPod Touch has been updated and changed its name. It is now the third version, which makes the application compatible with firmware 3.0, and incorporates many innovations and fixes some bugs. The application requires the installation of WinterBoard ---> Learn how to customize winterboardThe installation of this utility also change the icon settings. The application is divided into 6 main sections, in... Read more...
A company called Scoreloop today announced a service called "Scoreloop Community", consisting of two different functions: a web presence, and a downloadable application for the iPhone that hooks right into other developers' games and applications and allows players to create avatar, view their friends and their activities, and share the challenges and high scores with others. Just as OpenFeint, Scoreloop says they're offering an easy to implement solution for push notifications, allowing... Read more...
Have you ever woken up feeling completely wrecked when the alarm clock goes off, despite the fact that you have slept "enough" hours? When this happens you have probably been awakened during a deep sleep phase, and your whole day can turn into one long zombie marathon. Other days you spring out of bed with a smile on your face, feeling completely rested even though you shouldn't. As the alarm clock goes off, chance seems to play a big role in how your day will become. But does it really have... Read more...
Buy your fruit and vegetables via your iPhone. Or your iPod Touch to course. Online supermarket Ocado has launched an iPhone app - which allows users to browse their virtual store aisles and over 18,000 products. Ocado, which is partly owned by John Lewis and Waitrose stock-branded products, says the application is only "the first step in a journey that then see Ocado available in various digital platforms." The app saves all information of the product on iPhone so the navigation... Read more...
Apple does a reasonably good job at making the iPhone feature-rich, but sometimes there is an application that adds a feature that really should have been built to begin. This is the case with the camera Kenditech Zoom. The name says it all, with this app. It serves as an alternative to the built-in camera app, but with the addition of a slider that lets you zoom in, making images of things far away just a little 'better. And 'only the digital zoom, so that it gets quite grainy as zoom further, but it's better than nothing, especially at this price. You can get in App Store for € 0,99.
