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Phlo is a powerful internet search tool for iOS
Earlier this year, I took a look at Phlo for Mac and liked it. Phlo lets you conduct one search using multiple search engines. You could, for example, use Google, Bing, Amazon and Wikipedia with a...
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iPad with augmented reality app assists in liver surgery
Reuters is reporting on a unique liver surgery that took place in Germany, where an iPad running an augmented reality app helped doctors plan and conduct the operation. The app, developed by Fraunhofer...
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Daily iPhone App: ProCamera is a best of breed photo app for iPhone
It takes some work for a photo app to stand out from the crowd, but I think ProCamera does just that. The US$4.99 app has assembled a very strong feature set that will give you the best chance of...
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Apple posts Mac Pro intro video to YouTube
Apple has released a short promo video of the soon-to-be-released Mac Pro up on YouTube. The clip is similar to what was shown at the June Developers Conference in San Francisco. The new model, with a...
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SharpScan for iOS quickly and effortlessly scans your documents
SharpScan is a free (with in-app purchase options) iOS app that makes document scanning a snap. Select your camera to snap a document or choose an image with text already saved in your camera roll, and...
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tadaa 3D creates the illusion of depth in your iPhone pix
tadaa 3D doesn't create real 3D images, but it can bring some depth to your photos and the result will likely delight friends and family. The US$3.99 app is disarmingly simple to use. You can snap a...
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Review: Pic Scanner is a good idea, but incomplete
The "free" Pic Scanner app for iPhone and iPad (universal) has a lot of promise, but fumbles on the details. The app lets you put up to three photos you want to digitize on a blank piece of white...
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A possible fix for your Mac's lost audio alerts
I've experienced this issue many times. A new email arrives, or some other such event that ought to trigger an audible alert from my Mac, but I get nothing but silence. Until Apple decides to fix this...
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Beautune is a capable OS X editor for making portraits
The digital era has given us a bountiful selection of apps to improve portraits we take. Photoshop, long the favorite for improving and retouching, is being challenged by a variety of apps that...
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Apple FaceTime fix not working out for many unhappy users
It seemed minor at the time, but last year's loss by Apple of a patent suit from VirnetX has cascaded into some serious problems for the FaceTime service. Apple could have to face continuing royalty...
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On-the-fly business portraits are a snap with George
Here's a handy iOS app for a very specific task: Using the iPhone camera to create a nice looking snapshot for resumes, Linkedin or any business use. The app, called George - Quick Business Portraits...
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CanOpener is an excellent app for listening with headphones on iOS
There have been several apps designed to enhance the experience of listening on headphones, using a variety of digital manipulations of the signal. CanOpener is a new entry in the audio app derby, and...
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iPhone factory Jabil Circuit accused of labor abuses
The nonprofit China Labor Watch group says they have uncovered multiple labor violations in a US-owned factory in China. The factory is currently among those producing the soon-to-be-released new...
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The Clear Day Screensaver for Mac is pretty and useful
I've always felt that a screensaver should be useful and attractive. Clear Day Screensaver for Mac is both. This US$1.99 app lets you view the weather in more than 2.5 million cities via a beautifully...
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T-Mobile to reportedly have new iPhone at launch
Here's a first -- as Apple launches the expected two new iPhone models tomorrow, all four US carriers are expected to have the new devices as soon as they are available at retail. That includes...
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Magical Weather delivers a load of weather info to your iPad
Magical Weather (US$0.99) is an app for the iPad and iPad mini that is simple in operation, but packs a lot of information onto it's nicely rendered screens. The app starts up with thumbnails of up to...
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Apple bumps up camera specs on new iPhone 5s and 5c
The cameras built into iOS devices are among the most popular features ever offered, and Apple is paying attention to photo buffs with some significant updates in the iPhone 5s and some strong camera...
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Daily iPhone App: PhotoPresenter gets your iOS photos on the big screen
PhotoPresenter from Boinx Software is a new US$0.99 app that lets you display your photos from an iOS device to a big screen via a cable or using AirPlay to an AppleTV. At first glance, this seems a...
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The iPhone's M7 Motion coprocessor and Maps
Apple's M7 Motion coprocessor has some powerful capabilities that will really enhance mapping on the iPhone. 9to5 Mac points out some copy on Apple's site that suggests at least one way Maps will...
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Review: Ultimate Camera Free EN
You can add Ultimate Camera Free EN to the list of interesting iPhone photo apps that add some unique features to iPhone photography, even getting ahead of some of the enhanced features in the new...
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