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Photo Shaper for iOS is a nice way to create a memorable portrait
There aren't a lot of apps that specialize in portraits, but Photo Shaper (on sale for US$1.99 on the App Store) does just that. The app is simplicity itself. Take a photo using the camera controls in...
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DIY Map GPS is a nav app that lets you create your map experience
DIY Map GPS (US$4.99, universal) is a GPS navigation solution for those who like to create or annotate own maps. While it can use the open source Open Street Maps to download mapping data with an...
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MeteoEarth is a high end weather app for iPad with a catch
MeteoEarth is a US$4.99 weather app with enough visual treats to makes your iPad's screen look like something from a TV weathercast. In fact, much of the display tech in the app was adopted from...
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Get Street Views in Apple Maps with a 99 cent app
If you haven't migrated to Google Maps on iOS because you're OK with Apple Maps but you miss Google Street View, here's a pretty easy solution. The US$0.99 app Street View can give you those street...
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HDR for iOS is a competent app for photography (Updated)
Update: While the developer of HDR told us the app would be free for some time, unfortunately our post was published the same day the app returned to its $1.99 price. We apologize for any confusion....
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PhotoBulk for Mac is a clever batch image editor
PhotoBulk is an OS X app that should interest webmasters, photographers, and anyone who must manage and edit a lot of images. PhotoBult can watermark images, bulk resize them, and optimize photos by...
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MediaFire updates design and features of its Mac and iOS friendly...
MediaFire has added some interesting features to its Mac- and iOS-friendly cloud storage and collaboration platform. A new file manager home screen and an online document editor with full support of...
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Review: Antarctica - Standing on the Bottom of the World
Antarctica - Standing at the Bottom of the World (US$2.99, universal) is a unique book app for iOS that documents the travels of a writer in his 80s and his grandson. The pair went on a quest to visit...
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Koozoo lets you watch and send live pictures
The free Koozoo app is based on an intriguing idea. It lets you shoot video with your iPhone and share it live with other users. You could conceivably use it to monitor the view of a city, check the...
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tap2focus is a clever poor man's Lytro app for the iPhone
We've all been impressed with the Lytro Light Field Camera, which allows a single picture to have multiple focus points. It's a complex process, and the Lytro cameras aren't cheap: they begin at...
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Weather Tab Pro brings graphical weather to your menu bar
There is no shortage of weather apps for iOS. On the Mac side, things are a bit more sparse, so I welcomed the arrival of Weather Tab Pro, a US$2.99 app for OS X. The app lets you create a list of...
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CleanMyMac releases solid update at no charge to current users
CleanMyMac has been a powerful tool for Mac maintenance for a long time. CleanMyMac 2 has just arrived, and it is even more powerful than previous versions. The app now has an auto-cleanup function...
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Clinch for iOS can turn you into a pretty capable movie maker
Clinch is an free video editor that is mostly hands-off. Throw it some photos or video, and the app will edit, add music and assemble your raw material into an attractive video that you can share with...
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Access your Nest Thermostat from your Mac menu bar
The Nest Thermostat has been a hit since it was announced in late 2011. Apple sells them along with other retailers, and they were created by Tony Fadell, one of the fathers of the iPod when he was at...
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GifMill brings animated GIF creation to your iPhone
Animated GIFs kind of come and go in popularity, but seem to be having a bit of a resurgence lately. GifMill is a free app for your iPhone or iPod touch that lets you take photos and create animated...
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US Navy taps iPad to help with PTSD
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) in conjunction with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is sponsoring development of an iPad app designed to teach US sailors and marines to...
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Wrapcam is a clever and unique photo editor for iOS
We've seen a lot of photo editors in these parts, but Wrapcam takes a different approach to editing and enhancing photos. Even better, this app is free until approximately noon PDT tomorrow. Besides...
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DivX Stash is a new free service that lets you get control of your online...
DivX Stash is an interesting and free service that lets you collect your favorite YouTube, Hulu, Vimeo and videos from other sources and keep them in a central library. The service is in beta. You can...
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A big update from Zite fixes a lot of user complaints
I was an early admirer of Zite, the free iOS app that learns what you're interested in and creates a magazine just for you. As Zite got more popular, some changes came in that drove some users wild. I...
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Daily iPad App: Deco Sketch Pro is a unique photo editor and graphics...
Deco Sketch Pro is a universal iOS app that features geometric effects that can be added to images you have, or you can start from scratch. The US$2.99 universal app includes 10 brush types with 130...
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