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Articles tagged with "Utilities"

Set multiple timers with Ding! iPhone app

With only one timer available in my kitchen, I consistently rely on my iPhone’s timer to help get meals on the table or for when I’m on the other side of the apartment and can’t hear the tiny microwave beep. Although the native timer in the iDevice clock works swell, often I find myself needin ... Full Article »

October 12, 2011 12:30pm

Breezy app minimizes pain of printing, but there's a hitch

The release of AirPrint was Apple’s way of minimizing the work involved in printing documents from your iDevice, but its restrictions on compatible printers make AirPrint hard to find when you’re on the go. Universal app Breezy makes the process a bit easier. By installing printer software (for ... Full Article »

September 18, 2011 12:30pm

ThugsMug app designed to nab criminals, collect evidence

Developer Gene West was the victim of a violent crime. “Reflecting back, I wish I could have captured a picture of them the moment I jumped up from the crash” he writes on his website, so West set out to create an app for iOS that would aid individuals in protecting themselves. The result is the ... Full Article »

August 3, 2011 12:30pm

Trimit iPhone app shortens and summarizes, but doesn’t prove useful

I don’t see the purpose of Trimit. I understand what the iPhone/iPod Touch app does — takes websites or passages of text, and summarizes it down to a set character limit — but I’m not sure when the service would ever serve a truly functional purpose for mobile users. With Trimit, users can ... Full Article »

July 27, 2011 12:25pm

iPhone App Video Review: Living Earth HD

Living Earth HD lets you look at a real time representation of our little blue planet with accurate clouds and sunlight being shown at all times. The app is quite pretty just to look at, and it makes for a great toy. You can set any cities you’d like, in any country, to be your favorites, and you ... Full Article »

May 17, 2011 7:00am

Smurks app adds attitude to your online interactions

I'm typically loath to use emoticons, but with Twitter's character limit, the rapid-pace of text messages and the plain lack-of-a-better-word situations, sometimes a smiley is the best course of action. Cartoonist Pat Byrnes, who produces work for The New Yorker, decided that available emoticons wer ... Full Article »

April 25, 2011 12:30pm

Google Translate for iPhone a helpful language tool

If Google Translate existed when I was in high school, I have a feeling I would have done much better in Spanish class. I barely eked by, but this app could have changed things tremendously, and it probably would have put the numerous translator websites I visited during that time out of business. ... Full Article »

February 17, 2011 4:48am

iReadG iPhone app is a solid Google news reader

With a $3.99 price tag, mobile Google Reader iReadG should provide a plethora of features that make it a perfect companion to web-based Google Reader functions. In some instances, iReadG does just that, although a few problem areas hold the app back from reaching its potential. First, the good: iRe ... Full Article »

February 2, 2011 5:21am

iPhone App Video Review: 90 in 1: APPZILLA!

Apps can get expensive and although most run for a cheap price, the total cost quickly adds up. This becomes a problem when there is a simple app you want to have but don’t want to keep spending a dollar every time. 90 in 1: APPZILLA! is a compilation of 90 different apps into one convenient packa ... Full Article »

January 27, 2011 4:31am

Dialects translates into a helpful iPhone app

Dialects is a cool app for those times when you're traveling, and need to translate something quickly. From Big Hill Software, Dialects, lets you choose any two languages to translate between. It then takes the most common types of questions you would ask if you were traveling. You don't have to lu ... Full Article »

January 26, 2011 5:29am


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