Sprint's LTE rollout in NYC begins
Sprint is finally rolling out LTE service for parts of New York City, including the Bronx and Brooklyn. Sprint says it will flip the switch for those areas on July 30. Sprint has been way behind...
View ArticleSuperScanner! is an impressive emergency radio scanner for your iPad
This app brings back memories of my trips to Radio Shack back in the day to look at scanners to listen to police, fire, aircraft and other emergency frequencies. SuperScanner! (US$9.99) recreates...
View ArticleCreate and share slideshows with MYMUSAIC
MYMUSAIC is a free iPhone app that lets you create a slideshow from your photos and music, using images from your Camera Roll or those submitted by friends. The app requires you to create a login, or...
View ArticleUSPTO issues another rejection to Apple's pinch to zoom patent
Apple's had another 'pinch' from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over its pinch-to-zoom feature. According to Foss Patents, The Patent Office has rejected all claims Apple made on behalf of its...
View ArticleFlowboard is a great way to create and share content via your iPad
So much for the 'can't create content on your iPad' naysayers. Flowboard is a well thought out, free app that lets you create presentations with text, video, or graphics. I could see this being very...
View ArticleSlideShark is an easy way to broadcast PowerPoints over the web
If you often have PowerPoint presentations that you want to share, SlideShark is a clever and free iOS app that does the trick. I'm mostly a Keynote kind of guy, but many times I've used PowerPoint...
View ArticleNetflix adds profile support to Apple TV, iOS apps
If you're a Netflix subscriber, you may know the pain of having multiple people in your household whose tastes in movies may mess up your profile. You like action and adventure films, but one of the...
View ArticleCity Maps 2Go offers iOS users offline maps and a travel guide
Between Apple Maps and Google Maps you are pretty much covered on a trip or navigating around town. Both apps have an extensive point-of-interest (POI) databases. For those who want more, apps from...
View ArticleSnappyCam Pro is the perfect app for sports, pets and kids pictures
Did you ever wish you could use your iPhone camera to take images at rapid-fire speeds and save the best ones? SnappyCam Pro does just that. The app is US$0.99 for a limited time. The app's developers...
View ArticleImprove your iPhone headphone experience with Audio-3D player 7.1
Audio-3D Player Headphones HD 7.1 (free today only) is a long name for an app that can make a big difference in the sound of headphones playing music on your iPhone. The app is designed to make music...
View ArticleAudiophile Music Player offers better audio for your iPad
The free Audiophile Music Player app for the iPad is an attractive and great-sounding way to improve iPad audio if you are connected to external speakers or headphones. Speakers can be the plug-in...
View ArticleEfexio adds Hollywood style visual effects to your iOS videos
Efexio is a free universal app (with many in-app purchase options) that lets you add professional visual effects to videos you shoot on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. The app comes with free...
View ArticleTakes for iPhone creates videos to share
Takes is a free iPhone app that turns still images taken with the app into "moving pictures" and then stitches them together into a video montage. The resulting movie can be up to a minute long, and...
View ArticlevividHDR brings some new features and ideas for iOS photographers
I'm always on the lookout for innovative photography apps and vividHDR certainly qualifies. It's a universal app that sells for US $1.99. Unlike many apps that take 2 exposures for HDR (High Dynamic...
View ArticleTesting the Garmin Heads Up Display (HUD) for navigation
Garmin is just beginning to ship the company's first HUD (heads-up display) unit for in-car use with Garmin and Navigon apps. The U.S. $129.99 device (sale pricing for the summer) sits on your dash,...
View ArticleApple stock inches past $500
Apple stock broke the $500 mark today. It's the first time for AAPL in that territory since late January of this year. The higher stock value followed by a day billionaire Carl Icahn's support for...
View ArticleWhy one Android blogger uses an iPhone
Well, here's a twist. After seeing a few articles about how iPhone users are switching to Android, here's a respected Android blogger, Ron Offringa, telling us why he uses an iPhone. In a blog posted...
View ArticleGlassCamera for iOS lets you take photos through customized lenses
GlassCamera (US$0.99) gives you the ability to shoot your photos and movies through a variety of simulated glass lenses. It's sort of like imaging through church windows or distorted glass. The app...
View ArticleStar Chart is a nifty and free augmented reality astronomy app
There are plenty of star charts around the app store that feature augmented reality, where you tilt your iOS device toward the sky and the app reveals what planets and stars are in your field of view....
View ArticleNew book highlighting Hurricane Sandy to feature only iPhone photos
Yes, the iPhone can take serious photographs. An upcoming book, #Sandy shows the destruction and hardship Hurricane Sandy brought to the East Coast of the US last year, and all the photos were taken...
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