Which app have been updated to look great on the new iPad‘s impressive 2048×1536 Retina display? Not very many yet by our count, but we expect the floodgates to open when Apple’s third generation tablet actually hits the shelves next Friday, and for a steady stream to follow thereafter. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/yVZWIczilDY/story01.htm UNITED ONLINE UNISYS TRIQUINT … Continue reading →
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Add playback hotkeys to Amazon Cloud Player with a Chrome extension
Sure, Amazon’s Cloud Player works — as long as you’re in the U.S. or willing to do some tinkering — but it’s fairly simplistic at the moment. There are plenty of features missing which we’d like to see added — but since Cloud Player is a Web app we don’t have to wait for Amazon! … Continue reading →
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Amazon Appstore for Android Test Drive hands on: surprisingly cool, but still US-only
When Amazon Appstore for Android launched last week, one of its primary features — Test Drive — was disabled just a few minutes after it opened. With no try-before-you-buy, no refund process, and 1-Click purchasing ready to strike at any moment, this caused some problems. Anyway, don’t despair: Test Drive is now enabled. Before you … Continue reading →
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Libra for Android helps you track your weight using The Hacker’s Diet system
I’m getting fat; that’s what you see on the screenshot to the right — my gradual move from chubby to portly. But never mind the numbers, look at the pretty graph! If you’ve ever read The Hacker’s Diet, this graph should be instantly recognizable. Each point shows the weight for a given day, while the … Continue reading →
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Futulele turns your iPad or iPhone into a ukelele
Are the instruments in GarageBand for iPad just not good enough for you? Amidio is in the process of making a universal iPad/iPhone case with Bluetooth connectivity and… wait for it… a dedicated ukele synthesizer app. Futulele will support 12 chords for each song, with the ability to switch chord sets easily. Sharing, recording, and … Continue reading →
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Ask DLS: What’s your favorite mobile app at the moment?
The mobile app marketplace is exploding; there are now hundreds of thousands of apps on the iOS, Android and BlackBerry app markets. Heck, even Windows Phone 7 just crossed the 10,000 mark! But alas, not all apps are created equal; some are way, way better than others. Which leads me to today’s Ask DLS question: … Continue reading →
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PlanGrid Builds A New Market For The iPad: The Construction Industry
Mark this up as one more crucial chapter in the much-thumbed book called “The Consumerization of IT”: a new app has launched from a Y Combinator-backed startup that offers builders the ability to store, manage and view blueprints on and iPad tablet. The unique selling point for PlanGrid, as the app is called, is that … Continue reading →
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Add playback hotkeys to Amazon Cloud Player with a Chrome extension
Sure, Amazon’s Cloud Player works — as long as you’re in the U.S. or willing to do some tinkering — but it’s fairly simplistic at the moment. There are plenty of features missing which we’d like to see added — but since Cloud Player is a Web app we don’t have to wait for Amazon! … Continue reading →
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MLB at Bat 2012 app out for iDevices and Android, brings in-app monthly subscriptions to iOS
It’s that time of year when the hot stove league gives way to spring training, and people start talking less about things like El Hombre’s move to LA and more about batting averages and home runs. Thus, MLB has unleashed the MLB At Bat 2012 app to keep you up to date on your favorite … Continue reading →
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Pacemaker and RIM announce exclusive DJ app for PlayBook
We loved the original Pacemaker, and were sad to hear of its eventual discontinuation. News just in this morning, however, is that the DJ tool is back as a PlayBook app thanks to an exclusive collaboration with the tablet’s maker. Details are sparse right now, as the information spilled at RIM’s event this morning at … Continue reading →
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Microsoft releases sexy Bing app for iPad
It’s still a bit odd seeing Microsoft deliver apps for Apple’s mobile platform. And it’s even stranger still to see one as sexy as the new Bing app for iPad, which brings a slick, immersive search experience to Apple’s tablet. Just as a regular search on bing.com will, the Bing app for iPad tailors the … Continue reading →
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Updating interfaces for iPad 3: Why your favorite app might take a while to go Retina
Depending on how an app was designed and developed, updating for an iPad 3 Retina display could take days or weeks Flash forward ? After lining up for hours, or sitting at home all day waiting for a courier to arrive, you finally have your hands on an iPad 3 with its amazing Retina display. … Continue reading →
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iSites overhauled, now lets you publish cloud-based HTML5 iPhone apps in minutes
iSites — a zero-code cloud-based ‘app creator’ — can now generate HTML5 apps that work on iOS devices. With this new feature, dubbed ‘InstantApp’, you can now design a single app in your browser and publish it natively on Android and iOS, and as an HTML5 iPhone app. We haven’t looked at iSites before, but … Continue reading →
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First Look: RAVN, the Pandora of Event Discovery Apps
Even 24-hour party people can become creatures of habit. They hit the same clubs, they haunt the same bars, they attend the same art openings. Enter RAVN, an event discovery app that alerts users to the coolest local happenings. And it’s even sober enough for regular people too! Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/02/ravn-events-app/ SILICON LABORATORIES SI INTERNATIONAL SEAGATE … Continue reading →
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Facebook app for Windows Phone gets upgraded, redesigned
Here’s some news to brighten up your day: the Facebook client for Windows Phone has just been updated to version 2.3, bringing with it a host of enhanced features. Precise details remain a bit fuzzy at the moment, though in an announcement on its Facebook page, the app maker confirmed that the refresh will bring … Continue reading →
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iSites overhauled, now lets you publish cloud-based HTML5 iPhone apps in minutes
iSites — a zero-code cloud-based ‘app creator’ — can now generate HTML5 apps that work on iOS devices. With this new feature, dubbed ‘InstantApp’, you can now design a single app in your browser and publish it natively on Android and iOS, and as an HTML5 iPhone app. We haven’t looked at iSites before, but … Continue reading →
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zAPPed board games hands-on
Alright, zAPPed is no GameChanger but, where Hasbro’s line of iOS-integrated board games falls short in the pun department, it shines in cleverness. The Game of Life launched just a couple of days ago with a special edition designed to be used with an iPad app, while other classics Battleship and Monopoly are scheduled to … Continue reading →
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Urbanspoon: Traffic Up 80% In 2011, Mobile Growth Faster Than Web
Popular restaurant app Urbanspoon is releasing new data today related to its growth over the course of 2011. The company says its traffic is up by 80%, with mobile growth outpacing the web. The site is now seeing 28 million visits per month, with traffic now split roughly half and half between mobile and web. … Continue reading →
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Take Pictures Quicker, Sync DropBox Music, and Open Almost Any File [App Deals Of The Day]
Apple says the camera on the iPhone 4S is quick. Well, quicker, anyway. You still have to launch the app, then take a photo. Sometimes it’s super fast. Other times, it’s so slow you miss your chance to take a picture of the Yeti that just ran off with your backpack. Next time, capture that … Continue reading →
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HTML5 MP3 player lets you listen to your music library inside your browser
While this slick little HTML5 audio player might not pack all of the features of your favorite desktop media application, it’s still a very cool demonstration of what a Web app can do with access to local resources — like MP3 and OGG files. Just fire up http://antimatter15.github.com/player/player.html in your HTML5-compatible browser and browse to … Continue reading →
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Ask DLS: What’s your favorite mobile app at the moment?
The mobile app marketplace is exploding; there are now hundreds of thousands of apps on the iOS, Android and BlackBerry app markets. Heck, even Windows Phone 7 just crossed the 10,000 mark! But alas, not all apps are created equal; some are way, way better than others. Which leads me to today’s Ask DLS question: … Continue reading →
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Totoya Creatures iPad Cover ? Even Toddlers Need an iPad
The Totoya Creatures cover turns your iPad or iPhone into an interactive toy for toddlers (or for those young at heart). By loading the appropriate app to your device and slipping it into the cover, the cutouts can be used to interact with the Creature. “As the iPad is safely protected ?in the belly of the … Continue reading →
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iSites overhauled, now lets you publish cloud-based HTML5 iPhone apps in minutes
iSites — a zero-code cloud-based ‘app creator’ — can now generate HTML5 apps that work on iOS devices. With this new feature, dubbed ‘InstantApp’, you can now design a single app in your browser and publish it natively on Android and iOS, and as an HTML5 iPhone app. We haven’t looked at iSites before, but … Continue reading →
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Android app developer is looking for answers, take a minute and help
Android application developers work hard and don't get nearly enough appreciation. As you see mentioned just about everywhere, it's the application support that makes or breaks a mobile platform, so their job is pretty important. Luckily, we're in good shape with Android, a look at the huge number of apps in just the official Android … Continue reading →
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BlackBerry Messenger 6.0 screenshots leak
A leaked early version of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry Messenger 6 has been making the rounds since late February, but images of the new app are just now beginning to appear. Over at CrackBerry, the crew has shared a handful of images of BBM 6 in action. Unfortunately, you won’t get a glimpse at a chat … Continue reading →
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DropSpace adds real Dropbox sync to Android
Dropbox offers a lovely client for Android, but it’s lacking true “sync” functionality. You can merely browse your Dropbox, pull files into the device, and manually upload specific files. DropSpace is a little Android app that makes Dropbox on Android work like Dropbox – that is, you get real folder synchronization in the background. When … Continue reading →
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With Focus On International Expansion, Airbnb Comes To Android And Revamps Mobile Web Offerings
After about a year of being iPhone only, the Airbnb app comes to Android this morning alongside a complete revamp of the Airbnb mobile features. With over 500K downloads and 125k active users on iOS, and over 10% of its traffic coming through mobile, Airbnb mobile web genius Andrew Vilcsak tells me that the move to … Continue reading →
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How the iPad has changed the world
The iPad Has Both Changed and Revitalized Reading One area that iPad has made a large impact is reading. Sure the e-Book readers have also had an impact but not in the way that the iPad has. The iPad has done this is by being a platform for brilliant app developers. The apps developed for … Continue reading →
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Receive lost pet notifications and track them with Tagg
Tagg is at CES 2012 showing off their tracking app for pets. The hardware receiver is extremely lightweight and attaches directly to your pet’s collar. Once activated, the receiver will Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/wkAF1JHmuOM/story01.htm MAXIMUS MANTECH INTERNATIONAL MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES LSI LINEAR TECHNOLOGY
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BlackBerry Messenger 6.0 screenshots leak
A leaked early version of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry Messenger 6 has been making the rounds since late February, but images of the new app are just now beginning to appear. Over at CrackBerry, the crew has shared a handful of images of BBM 6 in action. Unfortunately, you won’t get a glimpse at a chat … Continue reading →
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Hands on with Dailymotion Video Stream for iPhone and iPad
Dailymotion Video Stream is an iPhone and iPad app that provides a new, immersive experience to discovering videos. It features your own personal dashboard where you can access your favorite Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/Mx_NBlEs2vY/story01.htm SYMANTEC SYKES ENTERPRISES INORATED SYBASE SUN MICROSYSTEMS STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS
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Popular Like Voxer
Back in late November I wrote about a walkie-talkie mobile app called Voxer that had looked like it was starting to break into the big leagues of mobile communication. Since then, it has, at various points passing a few competing walkie-talkie app startups… and also Facebook, Skype, and most other mobiles apps for that matter, … Continue reading →
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Windows Phone Marketplace now accepting app submissions for China, five other countries
It wasn’t long ago that the Windows Phone Marketplace hit 50,000 unique titles, and very soon, developers may find themselves with a whole lot more exposure. Microsoft’s virtual store is expanding once again — this time to Argentina, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru and the Philippines. While it’s not yet live in these countries, proactive developers … Continue reading →
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Zoho Docs 2.0 adds iPad support
Zoho has offered an iOS app for a while now — at least for the iPhone and iPod touch. Those of you who have been wanting to use the Zoho app on your iPad were out of luck, but that’s no longer the case. Zoho Docs 2.0 has landed in the App Store, and the … Continue reading →
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon GameCommand app ready to take on TegraZone
Didn’t think Qualcomm was going to just sit around and let NVIDIA have all the fun, did you? The latter company’s launch of TegraZone — an app portal designed to show off mobile games that work best when using the Tegra 2 dual-core SoC — appears to have inspired the competition, as Qualcomm announced the … Continue reading →
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NFL Mobile updated for Ice Cream Sandwich, will need another update to actually work
Ahem. First we had to wait weeks for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. Then we found out that the NFL Mobile app — which is annoyingly exclusive to Verizon — doesn't work. And finally, today, the app is updated for Ice Cream Sandwich. Only, guess what: It still doesn't work on the Galaxy Nexus. So let's … Continue reading →
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Holga brings its retro, rotary, filter phone case to the Galaxy S II
We get it. Really, we do — photo filters fun. We also get that sometimes an app just isn’t gonna cut it. You want quick access to double, triple or even quadruple image lenses as well as colored overlays. Well, iPhone 4 and 4S owners had their prayers answered in mid November a $25 Holga … Continue reading →
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Leaked Android Music app images and hands-on review
This morning, an updated version of the stock Android Music app was leaked along with a new version of Android Market. The new Music app, which is labeled ‘version 3′, is similar to the leaked build from December, but it has received a ton of polish — and indeed, it looks almost ready for prime … Continue reading →
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How the iPad has changed the world
The iPad Has Both Changed and Revitalized Reading One area that iPad has made a large impact is reading. Sure the e-Book readers have also had an impact but not in the way that the iPad has. The iPad has done this is by being a platform for brilliant app developers. The apps developed for … Continue reading →
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Gladinet maps Amazon Cloud Drive to your Windows desktop
Amazon’s recently-introduced Cloud Drive is a great place to store your files online. It offers 5 gigs of totally free space, and U.S. users also get access to the handy Cloud Player app (for Web and Android!) which streams music you upload to your Cloud Drive. The service could be a little easier to use, … Continue reading →
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Capture 360-degree Panoramic Video with Your iPhone
The Kogeto Dot lens works with your iPhone 4 or 4S’s camera and their own free Looker app to capture 360-degree panoramic video. The Dot uses Kogeto’s iCONIC lens and their “unique catadioptric optical system is fully AR-coated for excellent color fidelity in all environments.” The Dot attaches to your camera with either a black, … Continue reading →
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