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PhotoScope: Explore your iPhoto and Aperture libraries from your iPhone or iPad
It's always refreshing to see something new for photo aficionados and PhotoScope (US$4.99) certainly meets that criteria. PhotoScope gives you complete access to your Aperture and iPhoto libraries from...
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airadio pro is a full-featured radio app for iOS that lets you listen and record
There are soooooo many radio apps for iOS that it takes some effort to get my attention. But airadio pro has done that (yes, the app name is all lowercase). This free app is an advanced internet radio...
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HAL 9000 wants to be your Mac screensaver
Remember the iconic HAL 9000 computer from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey? We all wanted our own HAL, even though he pretty thoroughly crashed in the movie: "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." The folks at...
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Localscope for iOS gets an update and continues to provide great location...
Localscope (US $2.99) has been around the app store for quite awhile, and continues to get updates that make the app a great way to explore your surroundings without moving an inch. This latest update...
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Light Pad HD turns your iPad into a light box
Here's a new solution to an old problem. How to view slides, transparencies or X-rays without a light box? Light Pad HD (US$1.99) lets you see those old slides and other analog photographic media...
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Trover updates its travel/photo app
I looked at Trover (free) a couple of years ago and found it a useful app for seeing what is around you with photos and comments from real travelers rather than what is contained in a guidebook. It has...
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Aero Wireless Charging cases for iPhone 5s and 5
There are plenty of battery cases available for the iPhone, all built to keep our devices going. Mophie sells a popular option and now uNu is offering a wireless charging case that works with the Aero...
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Document Writer for iOS has nice features and rough edges
Document Writer (US$5.99, universal) claims to be the "best document and editing management suite for iOS." Based on the extended feature set, I'd have to admit that's true. The app can create rich...
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Later for iOS reminds you to send those texts, tweets and emails at the right...
Later for iOS (free) is one of those apps I thought about inventing myself. It's a simple app that sends you a notification reminding you to send a text, email or tweet at the appropriate time. You may...
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inStatus is a photo editor that concentrates on text
inStatus (free for a limited time) has all the usual photo-editing bells and whistles like saturation, sharpness, cropping and almost everything you need to fix up or modify a photo. That includes an...
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iTranslate Voice delivers version 2.0 with new features and faster performance
When I looked at iTranslate Voice in 2012, I though it was like science fiction. It lets you speak to your iOS device in one language, and hear any of 36 other languages come back. It's a powerful...
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Fix and Set Wallpaper goes beyond Apple's basic settings
Apple's wallpaper adjustments for iOS leave something to be desired. You can't rotate the image, and if you try to scale it, the image often snaps back, making a mess of your intentions. Fix and Set...
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Sygic offers free Speedometer app to log trips, watch for speed cameras
Sygic makes some very popular navigation apps, and now the company is branching out a bit with a free app called Speedometer. It uses your iOS device's GPS receiver to provide your current speed and...
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PolyFauna for iOS is a trip into another dimension from Radiohead
We mentioned PolyFauna last week, and now I've had a chance to look and listen. This free app from the rock band Radiohead is a trippy portal to another dimension. You start up with a dark screen that...
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iQi Mobile Receiver: Wireless charging for the iPhone 5 family
Wireless inductive charging seems to be a kind of Holy Grail lately -- a lot of companies are on the quest to bring it to all smartphone and tablet devices. I recently reviewed a battery case that...
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WeatherBug for iOS has been revamped with better real-time lightning features
WeatherBug (free) has long been a top choice for people serious about weather. Yes, Yahoo Weather is beautiful and useful, but WeatherBug has always let you dig deeper into weather data. Now, Earth...
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mPing lets you get involved in the weather, rather than just complain about it
mPing for iOS (free) is a unique weather app from the University of Oklahoma. The 'Ping' stands for Precipitation Identification Near the Ground. mPing is designed so that volunteers like you can make...
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PhotoScissors for Mac is an easy way to cut out part of an image
Photoshop is the alpha and omega of photo editing apps, but every once in awhile someone comes up with a way to do a specific function even better than Adobe. A case in point is PhotoScissors, a...
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Perloo is a free physics-based puzzler that is clever and engaging
I'm not hooked on too many games, although the original Angry Birds did cost me many (happy) hours. Every so often something catches my attention, and Perloo has done that. Perloo is a free app that...
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Horse Races Now for iOS keeps you up to date with the latest racing info
Horse Races Now is a handy free app that can turn your iPhone into a complete racing program. After signing up for a free account, you can look at the racetrack info closest to you, or anywhere else in...
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