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Articles tagged with "Media"

Turn video into single-frame images with StillShot

If you’ve ever wanted to turn a single frame of video into a photograph, app StillShot for iPhone and iPod Touch is the next app you should pick up. Its simplicity is ideal even for the most technologically unsavvy. In StillShot, choose a video from your library. The app only works with pre-recor ... Full Article »

May 21, 2012 12:30pm

Freezing can be a good thing – Umami updates second screen iPad app

Umami, aside from being one of the five tastes (savory), also adds some flavor to your iPad while watching TV. The app serves as a second screen for social TV watchers. The idea is to interact with shows and friends on your tablet. That app has been around since last November, but it just had a majo ... Full Article »

March 4, 2012 12:00pm

Listen to your favorite Grammy winners with these mobile apps

There are hundreds if not thousands of high-quality music applications available to download on smartphones and tablet devices. From apps that stream Internet radio stations, to music detection and discovery tools, to concert video services, there is no shortage of apps that rock (and appeal to othe ... Full Article »

February 11, 2012 6:00am

Couch potatoes can earn rewards with Viggle iPhone app

I don’t know why I bother testing apps on their launch day — it never ends well. But because I was rooting for new app Viggle to succeed, I gave the app for iPhone and iPod Touch a Day 2 chance. This move was purely selfish. You see, working from home, I watch a lot of TV. Like, a lot a lot. Tha ... Full Article »

January 30, 2012 12:30pm

paidContent founder Rafat Ali on touchscreens and the future of media

After selling digital news site paidContent for $30 million to Guardian Media in 2008, Rafat Ali in July left The Guardian and is now planning his next entrepreneurial journey. The future of media, says Ali, will revolve around touchscreen devices. We recently connected with Ali at the Online News ... Full Article »

November 19, 2010 12:36pm

Brookings Institution in an app; it’s improbable but it works

With its impeccable reputation for public policy research and innovative solutions to foster American democracy, social and economic welfare, and security, it is hard to believe that the work of the Brookings Institution could be contained in an iPhone app. But the free Brookings app does a great j ... Full Article »

September 21, 2010 7:34am

Share your media interests and discover new stuff with GetGlue

GetGlue is a free social networking application that allows you to "check in" and share with the world what you are currently doing. Being mostly geared toward media, you can share things like what show or movie you're watching, what song you're listening to, and what book you're reading. It sounds ... Full Article »

September 21, 2010 7:20am

Mac|Life Tablet Edition: What a digital magazine should be

Magazines have been trying to make the transition to the iPad with only moderate success. To really make it worth the purchase, the iPad version of a magazine needs to deliver great content while taking advantage of the iPad's features and interface capabilities. Mac|Life Tablet Edition (free) offer ... Full Article »

September 10, 2010 6:10am

The New York Times on the iPad and other great media apps

Reading newspapers and magazines on the iPad is unlike any other media consumption experience that has ever existed. On a 9.7-inch color screen, it is more about the context in which the stories are presented than it is the articles themselves. While the Internet, RSS readers and the vast major ... Full Article »

April 3, 2010 8:25pm


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