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The Barefoot World Atlas, written by geographer and BBC personality Nick Crane and whimsically illustrated by David Dean, was released in hardcover late last year to much acclaim. Now Touch Press, best known for it’s seminal iPad app, The Elements, and other educational digital books like March of ... Full Article »
Across the U.S. people are looking forward to the long Presidents Day weekend. And while this secular holiday is indeed a great time for car sales and even app sales, the point is not just to participate but to educate. In that spirit, we’ve scoured the App Store to bring you eight of the best iOS ... Full Article »
Oh, to have my own washing machine. Apartment living means fighting over free machines, and never having enough quarters — and stains languishing in the hamper. In an attempt to get rid of those stains, I decided to give new app iStain for iPhone and iPod Touch a try while it’s currently on sale ... Full Article »
Dictionary apps are always useful, and one of the latest to join this app family is Wordy: The Logophile’s Primer, which serves up a word of the day alongside its aggregated word database. Although I appreciate Wordy’s word of the day, I’m not sure what clock this app is using. Early last nig ... Full Article »
Blends isn’t much to look at, but when you’re looking for the right word, sometimes less is more. The app’s simple interface, where users search for a word they’re looking for and then see a list of definitions along with various synonym, antonyms, hyponyms and hypernyms for the word, couldn ... Full Article »
Properly turning a phrase doesn’t come naturally to all people, and if you’re someone who struggles with English grammar and fundamentals, misusing common phrases can exacerbate your frustrations. PhraseWit, the universal app for iDevice, can give your language skills a boost in explaining the c ... Full Article »
Although Wikipedia may be the go-to web-based encyclopedia for many a college student, a prestigious competitor – Encyclopaedia Britannica – is finally launching a low-priced mobile app for those seeking information with more backing than the community-written Wikipedia. The Britannica has long ... Full Article »
Whether you’ve been in a trusting relationship for years or about to embark on your first date with a potential Mr. Right, the requisite pre-wedding or pre-date Google check is a must. No matter how upstanding a citizen your significant other or date may seem, an inner-psychopath could be waiting ... Full Article »
I’m no graphic designer, but I love typefaces. I even get an e-newsletter from a font website and I actually view its contents, which I can’t say is true for the other 97 percent of my inbox. And now what I love just as much as Archer (is that font passé? I don’t care.) is the new iPad app Ty ... Full Article »
The New York Public Library houses more than 50 million items in its vast collection, and now the content housed within the research institution is making its way to iPad via the new NYPL Biblion: The Boundless Library app series. First up, is the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. The first thing you' ... Full Article »
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