Archive for the Apps Category

Apple Updates Find My Friends App with Location Notification Improvements

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Apple updated their Find My Friends iOS app with a new interface for location-based alerts. The new interface has a few improvements, like the ability to fine-tune the location threshold for an alert. This is a nice feature if you are in an area like a school that has multiple buildings. You could set an alert [...]

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Turnplay for iPad Receives Major Update, Free for One Day

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Turnplay, the most realistic turntable on the iPad, is available in the App Store for free today. Turnplay usually sells for $1.99 and the app gives users an ultra-realistic experience of playing classic vinyl records on their iPads. The new update released today provides even more detail, new features, easier use and more. New features [...]

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RUMOR: iPhone 5S Will Feature Fingerprint Sensor

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

This rumor doesn’t seem very believable to me, but there are some reports that Apple will feature a fingerprint sensor on the iPhone 5S for biometric user authentication. China Times says that the new fingerprint sensing technology will enable heightened security for  Near Field Communications (NFC) technology that will be used for mobile payments. KGI [...]

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Watch the 2013 Academy Awards on Your iPhone or iPad with the Official Oscars App

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

Unfortunately it doesn’t look like ABC will be providing a live stream of the 85th Academy Awards, but you can keep up with all the news and get exclusive backstage video streams from the official Oscars iOS app. Oscars is a universal app for iPhone and iPad and available for free in the App Store. [...]

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Easily Make Anyone Look Naked With This iPhone App

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Do you want to make someone look naked? There’s an app for that, and it’s called Nudifier. Nudifier lets you take a completely innocent photo of grandma sitting on her porch and make it look like she’s a crazy old lady sitting outside nude. Of course, if your grandma actually does sit on her porch [...]

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Review: Mailbox for iPhone Rethinks Email Management

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

Mailbox is a new email app for iPhone that is getting a lot of attention. What sets Mailbox apart from other email apps is the ability to easily snooze emails until later. Instead of having dozens of unread emails sitting in your inbox, Mailbox lets you focus on only the ones that are important right [...]

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How to Watch the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII on Your iPhone

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

If you’re not able to watch the Super Bowl on your television or stream it on your computer at CBS Sports, here is a list of ways to follow the action on your iPhone. NFL Mobile This is probably the best way to watch the Super Bowl while on the go, because it features a [...]

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Twitter Launches Vine App for iPhone and iPod touch

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Twitter released its first-party version of Vine, an iPhone app that the company acquired the rights to in 2012. The app lets users shoot small, looping videos that can be shared with others on a native social network. The videos can also be shared on Twitter and Facebook. Vine Twitter posts link to vine.co, and [...]

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Ink for iOS is Simple and Beautiful

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

If you are looking for a simple note-taking/sketching app for iPhone and iPad, Ink is perfect for you. Ink is a canvas for instantly capturing a rough sketch or back-of-a-napkin idea. The only features are smooth ink on soft paper with built-in sharing…..it doesn’t get any simpler than this. Ink is a universal app and [...]

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Google Releases YouTube Capture for iOS

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Google released a new camera app for iPhone and iPod touch today called YouTube Capture. The app lets users film and share short video clips through various social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. There are a few post-productions options like color correction, stabilization and trimming available for users before uploading the video to YouTube. [...]

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