The coloring book has just gone high-tech. Mobile app colAR takes traditional 2D coloring pages and then turns them into 3D models that literally jump off the page. Unlike any coloring experience you’ve had before, the app makes the things you color come to life with animation that seems to bring the otherwise generic drawings to life. SEE ALSO: Top 25 Free iPhone Apps of All Time Armed with a 96-box of Crayola’s and some imagination, I gave the app a try.
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iPad illustration app Procreate gets canvas recording with 'Full HD' video playback in update 0
August 20th at 9:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsPopular iPad app Procreate rolled out a significant update on Tuesday, bringing near real-time 1080p canvas recording and video playback, free in-app purchases and support for Wacom's forthcoming pressure sensitive Intuos Creative Stylus.
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Netflix updates iOS app for HD streaming and AirPlay 0
October 3rd at 10:49am / The Verge / 0 opinionsNetflix has updated its iOS app to support HD streaming and AirPlay. After noting that HD streaming was coming well over a year ago, today's update apparently brings high-quality video to iOS devices for the first time. We've been unable to get the feature working in either the UK or the US. We had similar issues with AirPlay. The update claims to enable AirPlay streaming for iOS 7, so long as you disable AirPlay mirroring. We've been unable to stream anything but audio to an Apple TV, however, and...
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Behold Internets! Memrise Launches CatAcademy App That Deploys Cute Cats To Teach You Spanish 0
November 20th at 3:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsCatAcademy is a new iOS app from language learning startup, Memrise, best known (prior to this feline foray) for its eponymous crowdsourced mnemonic creation platform. Memrise's founding team has a background in psychology, neuroscience and memory-related research. CatAcademy draws on some of the technology and techniques the startup uses in that platform but stands on its own two feet as a…
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Apple slip-up lists second freebie in its ’12 Days of Gifts’ app for £12.99/€12.99 0
December 27th at 2:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsA small technical slip-up has caused Apple a bit of embarrassment this morning. The firm’s ‘12 Days of Gifts‘ app, which promises iOS users one digital present each day from December 26 to January 6, currently lists a BBC documentary on Africa for £12.99/€12.99 in the UK and parts of Europe....
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WWE Network launches on iPhone, iPad & Apple TV, offering every PPV for $10 per month 4
February 24th at 8:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsMonday morning brought about the launch of the new streaming network from World Wrestling Entertainment, as well as new applications for both iOS and the Apple TV that allow users to access the content from all of their Apple devices with a $10-per-month subscription.
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Apple's Podcasts app sees widespread crashing issues, rendered unusable for many 0
June 27th at 1:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsA number of iOS device owners on Thursday are experiencing major issues with Apple's first-party Podcasts app, saying the title is unusable due to constant hangs and crashes.
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Bitstrips Closes $8M Series B As It Launches Custom Emoji App, Bitmoji 0
October 29th at 7:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsWhat happens when stickers and emoji collide in a bespoke mash-up that uses your own self-image as the canvas? Bitmoji happens that’s what: a new Android and iOS app from personalized comic strips app Bitstrips that lets you create a custom avatar to star in personalized stickers.
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Star Wars trading card app puts Episode VII's new characters in your pocket 0
March 12th at 9:00am / The Verge / 0 opinionsYet again, Han Solo has been imprisoned inside a flattened rectangle. At least this time it's not carbonite â the smuggler is joined by a raft of Star Wars characters old and new as trading cards in Topps' new iOS app, Star Wars Card Trader. The app allows users to collect, trade, and display official Star Wars trading cards, replicating every card released since Episode IV's release in 1977, and adding eight new cards for characters who will appear in the upcoming Episode VII for the first time....
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JustWatch Brings Its Search Engine For Cord Cutters To iOS And Android 1
July 21st at 9:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsJustWatch, a startup that launched earlier this year offering a search engine that helps cord cutters figure out where to watch their favorite programs and movies, is now expanding to mobile. The company has released both iOS and Android applications that help you find where to watch movies and shows, as well as discover new and popular content across a variety of services, including…
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Verizon offering free Star Wars Google Cardboard headsets to customers 1
December 2nd at 10:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsYou should probably head to a Verizon store fast, as plenty of Star Wars fans are likely to quickly swoop in to grab one.
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Microsoft’s New App “Fetch!” Tells You What Kind Of Dog You Are (And It Can ID Your Dog, Too) 0
February 12th at 6:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsEven Microsoft’s new image recognition app has no idea what kind of dog I have. Oh well! If you don’t own a mixed-breed mutt saved from the kill shelter, however, you might have fun with the company’s latest Microsoft Garage project: Fetch!, a new iPhone app that looks at photos of dogs to identify its breed. Or, in the case when it can’t make an exact match, the app…
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Netflix finally gets picture-in-picture support on iPad 0
June 15th at 5:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsIt’s taken quite some time, but Netflix has finally released a version of its application for iOS that takes advantage of the picture-in-picture feature introduced last year with the debut of iOS 9. Available on select iPads, this option lets you continue watching a video on Netflix after closing the app using the Home button or by switching to a different application.When you do so…
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Roku for iPhone gets 'one-tap' streaming, Evernote app overhauls iOS interface 1
January 17th at 11:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsRoku and Evernote each released major revamps of their iOS apps on Tuesday, the former making it easier to find and launch video streams, the latter simplifying navigation and other features.
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10 Free Mobile Apps to Kick Off the Football Season 0
September 8th at 1:52pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsEntertainment It seems odd to turn on the TV and already see large, heavily-padded men running around a well-manicured field with pigskin, but NFL opening day is already upon us. It’s...
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Activator: Scam App Appears in Apple App Store 0
June 24th at 2:39pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsAnother jailbreak-related scam application has appeared in the Apple App Store. A new iPhone application called “Activator” promises to d…
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All the new apps and app updates from Apple in one place 1
October 12th at 1:45pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsAlong with major OS updates for both OS X Lion and iOS, Apple released a boatload of software today in the form of new apps and updates to old favorites. Here’s a quick look at what’s new, what’s changed, and what we think about that.
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Currently Famous Mines Twitter for Top Celebrity Stories 0
April 23rd at 12:44pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsIt seems Twitter can be whatever you want it to be – from a job-search tool to a real-time bus timetable platform. With that in mind, this latest mobile app…
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The Week In iPhone Apps: Happy MMS Day, Everyone 0
September 25th at 10:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsLet's take a second to reflect upon how far we've come, from phone owners without the near-decade-old service that people don't really use that much, to people with it. That far! In other, slightly more scheduled iPhone news: some apps! 12Mail: MMS has only been working on the iPhone for what, four hours? So, uh, here's an alternative! 12Mail sends short—12 second, to be exact—video messages to your Twitter or Facebook account instantly, and for free. And if you designate a recipient who also has...
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Sexytime Soundtrack App Cracks Jokes While You Have Sex 0
March 13th at 2:00am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsMatt Berry's Sexytime Soundtrack App uses the iPhone's accelerometer and cracks jokes depending on your level of movement. All you do is place the iPhone on your bed, flip open the app and listen to Matt Berry say crazy things like "Refund" and "Stop thinking about your wife". $1. Enjoy.
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Daily App Deals: Get ROM Toolbox Pro for Android for $2.99 in Today’s App Deals 0
April 3rd 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. ROM Toolbox Pro (Google Play) Previously $5.99, now $2.99. ROM Toolbox Pro for Android is an app every root user must have. Combining the best aspects of various root apps into one, ROM Toolbox Pro will be your go-to app anytime you need to do anything root-related. Want to block ads from showing up on your device? You can from within the app. Want to customize your...
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The New Essential Apps April 2012 0
May 1st at 10:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsiPhones. iPads. Android. 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. Who made the cut? Pick: Instagram is fun, but eventually you might tire of it. Japan's take on the photo...
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AOL On Network Launches Mobile Video Apps 0
October 4th at 11:00am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsAOL is launching Android and iOS apps to help users find and watch video content on their smartphones, the company announced today during the Advertising Week in New York. The apps are…
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Count Down to Christmas With These 5 Free Apps 2
December 2nd at 9:28pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsIf you have little ones excited about the forthcoming holiday season, try these handy iOS Christmas apps. Each of the five offers a different way to count down to...