S Sure, most cell phone carriers are more than happy to alert you to how much precious data you've been using up, but these little warnings usually don't come until you're dangerously near the monthly limit. Megabytes keeps track of your data usage for you, and makes sure you're always aware of exactly where you stand....
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Megabytes: Never (Accidentally) Go Over Your Mobile Data Limit Again 1
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Sony begins rolling out its ‘my Xperia’ smartphone tracking app to all 2012/13 handsets globally 0
July 4th at 9:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsSony has begun to roll-out its remote security service for Xperia smartphones, called ‘my Xperia’, globally today following a successful beta period that’s been up and running in the Nordics since January....
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Chromecast setup app for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch released 0
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Shadow Puppet Lets You Create Helpful Tutorial Videos on Your iPhone 1
September 29th at 8:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsSometimes an explanation requires more than just words. A new iPhone app called Shadow Puppet lets users generate narrated tutorial videos or photo slideshows straight from their phone. See also: Top 25 Free iPhone Apps of All Time Users simply select images from their library, arrange them in the order they wish to share them, and use the phone's voice recorder to narrate the slideshow as it plays.
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Congratulations! You just won Black Friday with these 11 awesome tips 0
November 25th at 3:30am / Macworld / 0 opinionsBetween the unruly crowds, the long lines, and your lingering Thanksgiving food coma, shopping on Black Friday can be a major hassle. But the lure of a good deal is strong, which is why Black Friday remains one of the biggest shopping days of the year....
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Orange Adds a Clever Take on Mobile Messaging to its Libon App 0
February 20th at 2:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsMobile operator Orange’s audacious Libon project gets increasingly interesting as the years go by, and now it’s added a fresh take on mobile messaging into the mix – just hours after Facebook announced its acquisition of one of the major players in the field, WhatsApp....
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How to go completely paperless with iOS 5
June 21st at 9:27pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsIt still takes a little effort to go completely paperless; with names like iPad and tablet, the devices we use still pay homage to a paper-based world. But there are some apps for those who wish to banish paper.
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PopKey GIF Keyboard Proves Sometimes a GIF Can Say It All 0
October 1st at 6:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsPopKey, the emoji-style keyboard for animated GIFs, rolled out to Apple's App Store Wednesday, and it's pretty much everything you hoped for.
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Best of Cyber Monday: Free and deeply discounted apps for iOS and OS X 0
December 2nd at 2:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsOn the biggest e-sales day of the year, app developers are getting in on the action with hefty Cyber Monday price cuts on popular titles for iOS and Mac, including half-price and free deals for Fantastical, Assassin's Creed Pirates, Pixelmator and more.
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Flyp Lets You Add Multiple Numbers To Your Smartphone 1
March 31st at 4:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsFlyp is a new iOS/Android app that lets you have up to six different phone numbers simultaneously active on your smartphone. The first number is free and each additional “premium” phone number (a maximum of five) costs $2.99 per month (or $29.99 per year) to maintain. The Flyp app manages all the numbers, voicemail, text messages, and notifications. The app is live in the iOS store…
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ReBoard Is An iOS Keyboard With Third Party App Shortcuts 2
August 28th at 1:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsReBoard is a just launched iOS keyboard app from an indie dev team in India that’s targeting productivity-focused folk, by adding the ability to reach out to other apps right from the keyboard. So instead of having to double tap out of whatever messaging app you’re using to go hunt for that YouTube link, for instance, you can do a look up right from the keyboard.
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The secret meaning behind Apple's new eye emoji 0
October 22nd at 4:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsIt's another important tool to fight back against bullying.
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This app wants to negotiate with airlines for you 0
January 27th at 4:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsBringing back the middle man.
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Apple HomeKit may get an official controller app in iOS 10 0
May 9th at 8:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsApple could make HomeKit more convenient and less confusing with its own control app.
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Google open-sources Chrome browser for Apple's iOS, promises faster development 0
January 31st at 10:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsGoogle on Tuesday announced that the iOS version of Chrome is now open-source, something which could potentially aid developers and accelerate official releases of the browser.
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Apple Improves MobileMe And Releases Find My iPhone App 0
June 18th at 2:15am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsMobileMe went down for some ‘scheduled maintenance’ last night, and when it came back up it included a whole host of new features. As well as the Mail web application now out of beta, Apple’s list of improvements includes: In addition to the new features, Apple has updated the login page (above) and introduced a fancy new application switcher (below) that provides a nice new way to navigate between the MobileMe web applications. Apple have also released a Find My iPhone app that now provides you with qu...
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Back to School: 15 Essential iOS Apps for Students 2
August 17th at 8:06pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsForget Sharpies and highlighters, the new back to school essentials this fall are apps for your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. While cellphones used to be classroom...
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Carat: The Brilliant App That Increases Your Battery Life By Showing What Other Apps To Kill 0
June 14th at 10:45am / TechCrunch / 0 opinions“Kill Pandora – Expected Battery Life Improvement: 1 hour 50 minutes” This is what you’ll learn from Carat, an incredibly useful free new iOS and Android app that’s the first to give you personalized mobile battery life-saving recommendations. Carat quietly takes measurements from you device, does some math, combines is with other people’s anonymized data, and sends back tips on if you should update your OS, kill or restart apps, and how many more minutes of tablet or phone fiddling you’ll gain. As batt...
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Skyfire Web Browser for iPad Updated 0
September 13th at 6:54am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsSkyfire, the most popular Flash-playing alternative web browser for the iPad, was updated on Monday to add automatic discovery of Flash videos to its bag of tricks, as reported by…
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Replacing the Apps Apple Left Off the iPad 0
April 6th at 11:40pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe first iPhone shipped without an App Store, but with a handful of useful apps—many of which are conspicuously missing on the iPad. Here's how to replace them, for free. The concept of nonremovable, single-purpose default apps makes a bit less sense on the iPad than it did on the iPhone, precisely because there are so many alternatives now available for download in the App Store. But this doesn't stop the iPad from feeling a bit naked without its Stocks, Weather, Alarm Clock and Voice Memo icons....
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Daily App Deals: Get the Spring 2012 Mac SuperBundle for $49 in Today’s App Deals 0
April 18th at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. iOS iOS
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Daily App Deals: Get Daily Ab Workout for Android for Free in Today’s App Deals 0
March 1st at 10:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. Daily Ab Workout (Amazon Appstore) Previously 99¢, now Free. Daily Ab Workout for Android features three full abdominal workout routines, five to ten minutes each, demonstrated by a personal trainer. Get it for Free. (via LogicBuy) iOS iOS
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Carat: Learn How to Better Conserve Your Phone’s Battery 0
June 18th at 10:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsSome apps just slurp up your battery like a starving animal eating its first meal in months. But which ones are draining the most juice? Carat will give you the answer. It scans your apps to tell you the affect they're having on your phone. Then it recommends which ones you should nix, and how much time you'll gain if you do. Carat is really straightforward. For example, it will direct you to kill Facebook in order to see see an expected improvement of an hour. If you've ever had that desperate feeling...
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The New Essential Apps August 2012 0
August 31st at 10:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsiPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! If you want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: The end of the month is here, and that means it's time to do a little housekeeping on our list of the absolute best iPhone apps. Which ones were tops? NextDraft: From the mind of Dave Pell, NextDraft gives you the top 10...