Your smartphone looks set to become even smarter by gaining additional digital brain cells, so to speak, with the introduction of Azumio. Just what the heck is Azumio? Well, it is a mobile app which will stretch the functionality of the smartpho…
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Snapkeys 2i touchscreen keyboard coming soon
Posted by Gene Ryan Briones on May 12th, 2012
This might be the third time that we’ll talk to you about the Snapkeys 2i touchscreen keyboard. In case you forgot, we wrote about Snapkeys 2i (Imaginary Interface) last year and that it will be demoed at the CES 2012. But as a matter of…
Facebook for Android updated
Posted by Edwin Kee on May 11th, 2012
Facebook seems to have found new ways of monetizing itself, and it ain’t too different from the real world, either (and we are not talking about purchasing pizzas here). Basically, the paid Highlight feature will let content that you want …
Samsung Cares app does not make you shed a tear
Posted by Edwin Kee on May 11th, 2012
“Samsung Cares” – I like the way this particular app is named, it can be seen as a marketing slogan that works on your subconscious in a subtle manner, all the while masquerading as the moniker for an app. Basically, Samsung Ca…
Polaroid Polamatic for iOS
Posted by Edwin Kee on May 7th, 2012
“Shake it like a Polaroid picture” – the great American photography icon of yore is not quite dead and buried, and it seems that it has a new lease of life as an iOS app, coming in the form of the Polaroid Polamatic. This is a …
Tawkon radiation-tracking app is on Android
Posted by Edwin Kee on May 2nd, 2012
Own an Android-powered smartphone? Well, you might be interested in the Tawkon radiation-tracking app then, where this particular app allegedly measures radiation levels that are emitted from handsets whenever a phone call is in session. It is i…
iPhone 4S Screen app gives Android users an iOS theme
Posted by Tyler Lee on April 27th, 2012
The photo you are looking at above is not a leak of a 4”+ iPhone. It’s actually the Samsung Galaxy Nexus with what appears to be iOS running on it, or is it? The theme you are looking at above is called iPhone 4S Screen and it basically mimi…
Kinect Star Wars app makes Facebook and Twitter more Forceful on Nokia Lumia smartphones
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 26th, 2012
The Force is definitely strong with you if you decide to install the Kinect Star Wars app on your Nokia Lumia smartphone which runs on the Windows Phone operating system from Microsoft. It enables you to hook up to your friends on Facebook and T…
FaceVault: A Taste of ICS feature Face Unlock on iOS Devices
Posted by Pradeep Chandrasekaran on April 25th, 2012
If you are one the iOS users who always thought that the Face Unlock feature on Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich was pretty cool, you can stop secretly harboring that admiration. An iOS developer named Robert Neagu has managed to come up with…
PlayThru offers playful captcha alternative
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 25th, 2012
Don’t you just hate it when you often need to solve a captcha whenever you want to log in to select websites? You know, those irritating slanted and jumbled group of letters and numbers, where sometimes, you cannot even tell whether it is …
Skype for Windows has landed
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 23rd, 2012
At long last, Skype for Windows is now available a couple of months after the beta version was announced at Mobile World Congress, and launched a short while after that. The official Skype for Windows is now available over at the Windows Ph…
Instagram passes 40 million user mark, says API
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 13th, 2012
Who would have thought that Instagram would have grown by leaps and bounds in terms of its user base within the past 10 days? We are talking about a 10 million user jump to touch and pass 40 million users, which is definitely an achievement. I g…
StumbleUpon rolls out Facebook Timeline app
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 12th, 2012
Facebook’s Timeline is a love it or hate it affair, and StumbleUpon decides to embrace it by introducing the Facebook Timeline app. According to a StumbleUpon spokesperson, the whole idea behind Timeline integration is short and simple, wh…
Paper drawing app arrives at 1.5 million downloads in a fornight
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 12th, 2012
Draw Something achieved a mobile game record of 50 million downloads in a mere 50 days, a mark that Paper, another sketching and drawing app that is the brainchild of ex-Microsoft staff who were part of the defunct Courier project, will never be…
Dream:ON app could shape your dreams
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 10th, 2012
“Sweet dreams are made of these…”, or so the opening line from a song goes. Well, when we sleep, we are most rested when there are no dreams that happen, but sometimes, we tend to dream a whole lot, ending up with a far more ti…
iPhone app tells if building is safe as a tsunami shelter
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 5th, 2012
Is your building tall enough to offer adequate shelter in a tsunami? That is a question that is worth asking, especially when you live in a country like Japan, where earthquakes are normal occurrences, and there is always a danger of a tsunami s…
NoRedInk grammar app
Posted by Edwin Kee on March 23rd, 2012
Do you feel that the standard of grammar has dropped over the years among the younger generation? Something in me suspects that the introduction of SMS, Twitter and Internet lingo has contributed to this decline. You know the adage, when you wan…
Real-time translation for e-reader market
Posted by Edwin Kee on March 21st, 2012
Ortsbo.com – ever heard of the domain name before? Well, you might want to start taking note of it, as Ortsbo is the leader in real-time experiential communications, having announced that they have recently applied for U.S. patent protect…
3M to introduce Augmented Reality Post-It app
Posted by George Wong on March 9th, 2012
If having virtual Post-It notes on your computer desktop isn’t enough for you – how about having virtual ones on your wall instead? Well, it looks like that’s what 3M is trying to accomplish with its Augmented Reality Post-It …
Google Search app for Windows Phone updated
Posted by George Wong on March 8th, 2012
For those of you who prefer Google over Bing when it comes to searching, even on your Windows Phone, you’ll be pleased to know that Google has updated its Search App for the platform. The app has been redesigned with a bunch of new feature…
OverSkreen brings windowed browsing to Android
Posted by George Wong on March 6th, 2012
While most of us seem to have left the windowed browsing era behind with the introduction of tabbed browsing, it looks like it’s coming back – but this time it’s on Android. The folks over at MBFG have come up with a new browser ca…
Zombies, Run! app helps you achieve ever faster times
Posted by Edwin Kee on March 5th, 2012
Running for leisure and running to beat the world record are two different things, and I don’t suppose if you have a pack of flesh eating zombies bearing down on you like in the movie Resident Evil, then surely you might even beat Usain Bo…
iPhone app locates stores with hottest hunks
Posted by Edwin Kee on March 1st, 2012
Here is one for the Forever Alone ladies – this iPhone app is said to make use of your iPhone’s built-in GPS chip in order to zoom in on stores that have the sexiest, drool-worthy guys around. Rolled out by Datacraft earlier last mon…
Gooroovster brings Google Music to Windows Phone
Posted by George Wong on February 17th, 2012
Google Music, Google’s online music locker service, allows you to access music from pretty much any device that has a web browser. But as we all know, most web apps have limitations when compared to native apps and at the moment there is n…
Clik lets you control YouTube with your smartphone
Posted by George Wong on February 16th, 2012
Remember the Vscreens.com app from Sony Ericsson that let you stream content from your phone to any internet-connected display? Well, the folks behind Kik, the cross-platform messenger, have come up with something similar called Clik. This time …
Adobe Revel Importer now on Android
Posted by George Wong on February 16th, 2012
Adobe Revel subscribers who own Android devices will be glad to know that they now have an easy option to upload their photographs to their Adobe Revel photo library. Adobe has just released the Adobe Revel Importer app for Android devices today…
Caffeine Zone app lets you know if you need more coffee
Posted by Edwin Kee on February 16th, 2012
We are not supposed to take in too much caffeine, while other proponents of health claim that avoiding coffee altogether is best – but for folks who absolutely cannot go through the day with a cuppa of their favorite brew no matter how har…
Hookflash lets you keep in touch with your LinkedIn contacts
Posted by George Wong on February 16th, 2012
If you use LinkedIn a lot and wish there was an easier way to keep in touch with all your connections, you’re in luck. Hookflash, an upcoming app for the iPad is designed to do just that. Functioning like an instant messaging client like S…
Amazon MP3 app updated
Posted by George Wong on February 15th, 2012
For those of you who use Amazon MP3 or as the app for playing music on your Android device, good news because it’s been updated with a bunch of new features. It now features an optimized layout for tablets, a brand new color scheme, person…
RecognizeMe brings face unlock to your iPhone
Posted by George Wong on February 15th, 2012
If you’ve got an iPhone and wish that it had the nifty face unlock feature that’s present on Android Ice Cream Sandwich devices – well you now can. Provided you have a jailbroken iOS device with a front facing camera. The app is ca…
Google+ app for iOS updated
Posted by George Wong on February 14th, 2012
In addition to making some changes to its Google+ website, Google has released a new version of its app for iOS devices as well. The latest update brings it on par with the Android version of the app, introducing instant photo uploads, the abili…
Minecraft – Pocket Edition updated
Posted by George Wong on February 12th, 2012
Great news Minecraft players on mobile devices, the long-awaited Survival mode for the game is finally here! Mojang has just pushed out a new update for Minecraft – Pocket Edition that introduces a host of brand new features, bringing it one s…
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Posted by George Wong on February 10th, 2012
If you had a PC-DOS computer back in the 1980s you’d probably remember DONKEY.BAS. It is a game written in BASIC and was included with early versions of the PC-DOS operating system. In case it doesn’t ring a bell, the screenshot on t…
speaktoit now on iOS
Posted by George Wong on February 10th, 2012
When Siri was launched for the iPhone 4S a lot of people were disappointed that their older iPhones weren’t able to run the app despite them being capable hardware wise. Since then, a lot of similar apps started popping up on the App Store…
MSN for iPad app released
Posted by George Wong on February 9th, 2012
iPad users who are fans of MSN will be glad to know that there is now an official app available for the iOS tablet. The app provides users an easy way to stay in the know with MSN except this time around, it’s been repackaged as an online …
remembAR facial recognition app for those with poor memories
Posted by Edwin Kee on February 9th, 2012
Placing a name to a face is not something that everyone gets right all the time, especially when the passage of time has taken its toll, and when we meet a stranger on the street (to us, anyways) who greets us and asks how we are, the nervous st…
OneNote Mobile for Android now available
Posted by George Wong on February 8th, 2012
After being available on iOS and Windows Phone devices for quite some time, Microsoft’s OneNote Mobile app is now available on Android devices. In case you’re unsure of what OneNote is, it’s like Microsoft’s own version o…
Google Voice app for Android updated
Posted by George Wong on February 8th, 2012
Users of the Google Voice app on Android will be glad to know that it has received a new update today. The update brings the app up to version 0.4.2.44 and introduces a useful new feature: asynchronous SMS sending aka offline queuing which means…
Starbucks Cup Magic AR app updated for Valentine’s Day
Posted by George Wong on February 6th, 2012
Remember the Starbucks Cup Magic app that was released last year in conjunction with the holiday season? Well it looks like the app has been given an update just in time for one of the most celebrated events worldwide: Valentine’s Day. The…
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Posted by George Wong on February 6th, 2012
If you’re always using your Android phone while you’re on the move, you’ll probably appreciate this app that just hit the Android Market recently. Called Transparent Screen, this app turns your phone’s display “tran…
Yumemiru app controls your dreams
Posted by Edwin Kee on February 6th, 2012
Here is a little bit of “Inception” that you can perform on yourself, thanks to a new app known as Yumemiru (translated as ‘see the dream’ from Japanese), where it will help you sleep better since you can choose different…
Vimeo app now on Windows Phone
Posted by George Wong on February 3rd, 2012
It’s taken awhile, but it looks like one of YouTube’s competitors – Vimeo, has finally made it to Windows Phone in the form of an official app. If you’re a Vimeo user, this app should be suitable for all your needs – watch …
Google Docs for Android updated
Posted by George Wong on February 1st, 2012
If you use Google Docs on your Android phone, you’ll be glad to know that the app has been updated today. Google announced that the latest version of Google Docs for Android now works offline. Users can save documents to work on them witho…
KyshMysh helps cut down on your SMS usage
Posted by George Wong on February 1st, 2012
If you’re on a limited SMS phone plan and you’re looking for ways to cut down on the amount of messages you send each month, you have two choices. You can either look for a data-based alternative messaging approach (i.e. WhatsApp or …
Best Buy launches Rocketboost Control App
Posted by George Wong on January 23rd, 2012
Folks with Rocketboost-enabled home audio products will be glad to know that they can now their computers or iOS devices as remote controls thanks to Best Buy. The retailed today launched the Rocketboost Control App – an app that gives co…
AntiCrop app for iOS “uncrops” your photos
Posted by George Wong on January 21st, 2012
Whenever you shoot a photograph, it’s always easier to capture a large shot and then crop out what’s uninteresting to make a better shot. But what about the other way around? What do you do then? Well, the folks over at Adva-Soft hav…
Hulu Plus app modified to support more Android devices
Posted by George Wong on January 17th, 2012
Just like the Netflix app when it was launched, the Hulu Plus app on Android on supported a few devices at first, and only slowly added support for more devices over time. Unfortunately the support is being added at a very slow rate, and the app…
Click.to: “the real copy and paste”
Posted by George Wong on January 13th, 2012
When you’re working on the computer, one of the most commonly used functions is probably copy and paste. Most people already know the shortcut (CTRL + C and CTRL + V on Windows) to get the job done, some people use the right click, copy, r…
Bing: official search engine of Sundance
Posted by George Wong on January 12th, 2012
Anybody attending the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah next week? If you are, be sure to pick up the official Sundance Film Festival app for your smartphone – it’s going to be a lot of help. Bing is back as the official Sundance…
Cut the Rope now on BlackBerry PlayBook
Posted by George Wong on January 12th, 2012
Earlier this week we reported about Cut the Rope arriving on your web browser and on arcade machines as a CES 2012-only exclusive. Today, RIM has announced the availability of the game on yet another platform. BlackBerry PlayBook owners will now…
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