With Google Reader fading into the sunset in July, more and more users are looking to replace its functionality. Zite for iOS (free) has some solutions that should please many news hounds. The app was originally born out of a desire to replace Google…
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Just about everything you'll want to know about Beethoven's 9th on your iPad
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (free plus in-app purchases) is an epic iPad app that lets you explore one of the greatest symphonies ever written in a unique, compelling way. Classical music lovers will definitely want to check it out.
Beethoven’s 9th Sym…
Free VIEW Magazine is filled with intriguing photography
View Magazine is a nicely put-together coffee table ebook for the iPad or iPhone that contains photos that are interesting and certainly not run-of-the-mill sunsets and flowers. A variety of photographers have combined to submit some of their favorit…
MacBook Air supply dwindling as WWDC approaches
It’s clearly not the best time to be looking for a MacBook Air — 13-inch versions are in especially short supply. The reason for the shortage will be obvious to those who follow Apple closely: it’s almost time for the Apple World Wide Developer Conf…
iPhone cameras are everywhere at one of America's best scenic spots
My last visit to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah was in pre-iPhone days. My, how things have changed. I went to Bryce on a landscape shoot this week with my usual semi-pro equipment: Canon 5D, Manfrotto tripod and the usual gaggle of batteries, ti…
Google Drive triples free storage to 15 GB
We were just talking about how Amazon is competing with Apple and other cloud services by offering 5 GB of storage for free. Now, that turns out to be old news, because today Google announced that free storage spanning several Google services like Gm…
Google Drive triples free storage to 15 GB
We were just talking about how Amazon is competing with Apple and other cloud services by offering 5 GB of storage for free. Now, that turns out to be old news, because today Google announced that free storage spanning several Google services like Gm…
Amazon releases Amazon Cloud Drive Photos to compete with Apple Photo Stream
Amazon today released a new app called Cloud Drive Photos. The free app allows you to upload all your iPhone or iPod touch photos to the cloud. The images can be accessed from your iOS device, from your Mac, or from any web browser. You can also uplo…
Amazon releases Amazon Cloud Drive Photos to compete with Apple Photo Stream
Amazon today released a new app called Cloud Drive Photos. The free app allows you to upload all your iPhone or iPod touch photos to the cloud. The images can be accessed from your iOS device, from your Mac, or from any web browser. You can also uplo…
Daily iPhone app: The Visible City celebrates Vancouver's neon past
In 1953, Vancouver was aglow with nearly 19,000 neon lights. Today, only a few dozen of those historic signs remain. Those interested in the city’s glowing, buzzing past should check out The Visible City, an iPhone app from the Museum of Vancouver.
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Daily iPhone app: The Visible City celebrates Vancouver's neon past
In 1953, Vancouver was aglow with nearly 19,000 neon lights. Today, only a few dozen of those historic signs remain. Those interested in the city’s glowing, buzzing past should check out The Visible City, an iPhone app from the Museum of Vancouver.
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Apple requests Android source code in Samsung lawsuit
That’s the word from Bloomberg News today. Apple has asked a US magistrate judge to force Google to turn over the Android source code. It’s part of Apple’s case against Samsung, and Apple continues to believe its intellectual property has been stolen…
Daily iPhone App: View Seeker Location Scout: a handy tool for iPhone photographers
View Seeker Location Scout is a handy US$0.99 photo app that can help you find the best locations for landscape photography. You can get all the best locations around you with a click, which the app does by sourcing images from Panoramio and Flickr.
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Air Microphone turns your iPhone into a wireless PA system
Air Microphone is a US$0.99 app that uses AirPlay to connect your iPhone to an Apple TV or AirPlay-equipped amplifier to give you a wireless microphone.
The app is not hard to use. After launch, go to the multitasking bar on the iPhone and select an…
Air Microphone turns your iPhone into a wireless PA system
Air Microphone is a US$0.99 app that uses AirPlay to connect your iPhone to an Apple TV or AirPlay-equipped amplifier to give you a wireless microphone.
The app is not hard to use. After launch, go to the multitasking bar on the iPhone and select an…
Daily iPad App: Gradients is a free iOS photo editor that is worth a look
I’m always on the lookout for free photo apps that do a good job, and Gradients for the iPad or iPhone (free, universal) fits the bill. The app lets you add gradients to existing photos with almost infinite variations and control. I often create grad…
Gradients is a free iOS photo editor that is worth a look
I’m always on the lookout for free photo apps that do a good job, and Gradients for iPhone (free, universal) fits the bill. The app lets you add gradients to existing photos with almost infinite variations and control. I often create gradients in Pho…
Daily iPad App: Tipping Point Adventure for iPad is clever and engaging
My experience as an adventure game player goes way back to the text-only Colossal Cave game, which then morphed into the classic Zork text games from Infocom (which, by the way, you can play even now on iOS with the Lost Treasures of Infocom app).
N…
Nest updates iOS app and adds notifications
The popular Nest Thermostat has updated its internal software to version 3.5, and pushed out a new iOS app to control it. Most people should have had their thermostats updated automatically at some point yesterday. The software is being billed as summe…