by Tyler Riggs on May 21, 2013 in Apps, Social Media
Google made a lot of noise last week during its I/O Conference with changes to Google Hangouts, the video conferencing service that allows users to interact with each other in groups, including sharing computer screens. The release of new Hangouts specific apps for mobile devices was received by mostly positive reviews. One of critical feedback [...]
by Tyler Riggs on May 20, 2013 in Apps, Product Reviews
F.lux is not a new application, but once you download it, it will change your life if you use your computer at night. Go download it here, and while it is downloading, I’ll tell you about it. F.lux is a free application that changes the brightness of your computer display when it gets dark. F.lux [...]
by Ryan Moore on May 17, 2013 in Android, Apps, Giveaway, News, iPad, iPhone
What were you doing May 16th? Probably not winning $10,000 like Brandon Ashmore from Ohio. Brandon was the winner of “Apple’s 50 billion app Countdown” contest by downloading the popular app from the band OK Go, Say the Same Thing. Lucky Mr. Ashmore received an iTunes Card worth US$10,000 to use at his discretion. The press [...]
by Ryan Moore on May 17, 2013 in Android, Apps, New Technology
Google’s popular mobile OS is helping officers in the big Apple combat crime through an innovative, connected app. Last summer, 400 on foot NYC patrolmen were outfitted with Android smartphones that cannot make or receive calls, but rather, send and receive data from the force’s criminal databases. Officers can now access criminal records, photographs, license [...]
by Tyler Riggs on May 17, 2013 in Apps, Gadgets
For those whose fitness regimes include running or biking, it’s pretty common for a mobile app to become part of one’s fitness routine, with the app being used to measure time and distance spent on various activities. The space is dominated by apps like Nike-Plus Running, Runkeeper, MapMyRide, Strava, and others, but one of the [...]
by Drew on May 16, 2013 in Apps
While on tour, OK Go plays a game called Say The Same Thing. They like it so much they turned it into a free app. It’s available on iOS as well as Android.
by Mike Beauchamp on May 16, 2013 in Apps, iPhone
Let’s face it: our phones aren’t really phones anymore. Think of all the things your iPhone or Android replaces in your daily life. Things like your alarm clock, a digital camera, an MP3 player, a day planner, stopwatch, GPS for your car — the list could go on forever. And the latest trend adds one [...]
by Tyler Riggs on May 15, 2013 in Apps, News
A rebuilt desktop experience for Google Maps was one of the major announcements out of the Google I/O Conference, Wednesday. Google will soon release a new version of Google Maps on the desktop that will feature a redesigned experience (“from the ground up”, executives say) featuring tighter integration with Google Earth and Google Street View, [...]
by Drew on May 15, 2013 in Apps
Today Google announced and released the Hangouts app (screenshots above). Hangouts is part messaging app, part photo sharing app, and part video calling app. Obviously, the app ties in with your Google+ Circles and allows users to communicate across various devices and platforms. Free download for iPhone here.
by Mike Beauchamp on May 14, 2013 in Android, Apps, News, iPhone
While many of us would have appreciated this news a few years ago, it seems Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry is finally bringing BBM, their instant messaging platform, to both iOS and Android in just a few short months. BlackBerry Messenger has previously been proprietary, only working from one BlackBerry device to another, via a [...]
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