If you've been glued to The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, but are experiencing withdrawal symptoms while away from your TV, then we have a treat for you. In honor of the...
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Happy Shark Week: 6 Online Diversions to Sink Your Teeth Into 0
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Joe Jonas Named Pepsi Ambassador for ‘Pulse’ Dashboard, #LiveForNow Campaign 0
May 9th at 7:07pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsPepsiCo has tapped Joe Jonas as a brand ambassador for its new celebrity-infused “Live for Now” global ad campaign. The Jonas Brother wil…
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The 3 best iPad comic book readers 0
August 11th at 9:00am / GigaOM / 0 opinionsThere are a lot of comic book readers out there. Here are the best tablet apps I’ve found for reading them, both commercial readers (apps that let you buy comics as well as read them), and an app that supports CBZ and CBR files.
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Magic Tate Ball Launched for More Art in Your Pocket 0
May 14th at 3:39pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsNot ones to shy away from digital fun, the Tate Modern art gallery has launched the Magic Tate Ball, a free app for Nokia and iOS that selects art works…
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Your Guide to Watching Videos on the iPad 0
April 3rd at 10:25pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe iPad is a solid video-playing machine. But you have a whole slew of choices when it comes to finding and watching videos on the new tablet. Which is right for you? Let's explore your options. This is the way Apple would prefer you do things, as it would presumably involve you paying them for the videos you're watching. It's probably the most idiot-proof way of watching TV shows and movies (provided they're in the iTunes Store), but it's also going to fill up your iPad's hard drive really quickly. If...
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The iPad Apps Everyone Should Have February 2011 0
February 28th at 6:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsAnother month, another set of apps evaluated for inclusion on our list of the best iPad apps. Who are the big winners in February? Who gets the boot? The Daily: Overall, it's probably the best iPad newspaper/magazine/multimedia experience/whatever to date. There's a tremendous amount of high quality content in a variety of sections, with sharp writing, beautiful photos, and well-produced video sprinkled throughout. Free, for now. The Atavist: For some people, the iPad is the device with the potential to...
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Daily App Deals: Get Download Manager for iOS for Free in Today’s App Deals 0
April 5th 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. Download Manager (iTunes) Previously 99¢, now Free. Download Manager for iOS makes downloading, organizing, and viewing files on your iOS device easier than ever. Whether you want to download a video clip or a document from work, you can do so and view it straight from your iOS device. Download Manager is so powerful, it can even extract ZIP and RAR archives for later...
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The Zaphat Can Turn You Into A Zombie…Sorta 0
August 20th at 12:50pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsHere’s an interesting approach to Augmented Reality marketing: turn hats into Zombie heads. The Zaphat (pronounced like Zap Hat, not Zafat) is a new line of fashion apparel where the logo on the accoutrement acts as the target for an iOS/Android app that uses Augmented Reality to transform the wearer into an avatar of their choice. In other words, when you wear a special hat, people can look at you with an app and see a Zombie instead of your head and then take a picture of you.
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6 Apps You Don't Want To Miss 0
October 6th at 5:07pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsIt can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck -- Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps.
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You Can Watch Amazon Instant Video on Your iPhone Now 0
December 13th at 6:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsOne of the great things about Amazon Prime is it lets can stream a lot of movies and TV shows. And now you can do it through an iPhone app too. Amazon Instant Video has existed on the iPad, but the new version is totally updated for the iPhone 5's extra bit of real estate.
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Accel-Backed Entertainment News Outlet Global Grind Finally Starts Taking Mobile Seriously With New iPhone App 0
January 17th at 11:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsGlobal Grind, the NY-based digital media company funded by Accel Partners and hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons, is finally taking mobile seriously with today’s relaunch – and really, it’s a start-from-scratch job – of its flagship mobile application by the same name. With today’s debut of Global Grind for iOS (Android to follow), the company is bringing custom mix of Music, Celebrity, Gossip…
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AppDiaria Confirms LATAM's Appetite For App Discovery 0
November 19th at 9:49pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsDaily app recommendation tool for iOS AppDiaria has reached the App Store’s top 10 ranking in over 7 countries in Latin America, its parent company Jampp announced today. As you may know, AppDiaria’s name means ‘Daily App’ in both Spanish and Portuguese....
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Dijit taps Watchwith to bring synchronized second-screen experiences to NextGuide TV listings 0
February 26th at 8:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsLess than a month after Dijit Media announced it was acquiring GoMiso, Inc, the makers of the Miso, SideShows, and Quips social TV products, the company has revealed a new partnership with Watchwith to bring real-time, synced second-screen TV experiences to users of its NextGuide app....
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Mr. T, Thirst, and More 0
February 15th at 11:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsNews. Weather. Mr. T-themed everything. There's a slight chance those are your priorities in life, so we're speaking to you with this round of iPhone apps of the week....
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Photovine: A Flipboard-Like iOS app for Your Photos 3
May 10th at 10:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsRemember Slide, that social technology company acquired by Google way back in 2010? No? Well, just to jog your memory, one of the first products to emerge from that acquisition was an iOS (yup) app called Photovine, which rolled out in July 2011....
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Hulu Plus for iOS Gets An 'Entirely New" Experience for the iPad 0
June 7th at 12:28am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsHulu today revamped its Hulu Plus app for iOS, although the redesign is only for the iPad. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store....
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Apple's iTunes Store racks up 1B podcast subscriptions 0
July 23rd at 4:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple on Monday announced the iTunes Store now has more than one billion podcast subscriptions, and is celebrating the milestone by highlighting some of the most popular content since the medium hit the digital storefront in 2005.
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Sphero 2.0 is a brighter, faster, smartphone-controlled ball of fun 0
August 21st at 2:22pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsRobots are undeniably cool. But the humanoid kind—Johnny Five, say, or the T–800—can be complex, sometimes sarcastic, and potentially deadly. But you know what’s never accidentally assisted bank robbers or blown up anything? A friendly robot ball named Sphero....
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Netflix Update Brings HD Streaming, AirPlay Support To iOS 7 0
October 3rd at 12:44pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsThe Netflix app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch has been updated to bring high-definition video streaming to devices running iOS 7. The release also adds support for AirPlay, and some improvements and optimizations that make the app more stable under Apple’s latest software.
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App Annie report: iOS customization apps gain popularity, as chat apps rake in the money 0
November 20th at 5:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsAndroid users are typically perceived to be more open to customizing their content, but it seems like iOS users have finally hopped onto the customization bandwagon as well — no doubt aided by the release of iOS 7, a bold overhaul that gave the iPhone an entirely new look....
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The giving continues with Apple’s free 12 Days of Gifts app, now on day two 1
December 27th at 7:07pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsAppleâs 12 Days of Gift App brings a free gift to your iOS device daily from now through January 6. If you download it today, there are still 11 gifts coming your way.
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Disney Movies Anywhere allows users to bypass Apple's store for iTunes content, comes with free movie 0
February 25th at 5:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsiOS device owners interested in keeping and viewing their catalog of digital Disney movies all in one place, as well as buying new titles through Apple without even needing to launch the iTunes Store, can download the new, free Disney Movies Anywhere application, which comes with a free digital copy of Pixar's "The Incredibles."
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NFL Sunday Ticket coming to iOS, Mac for 2014 season with no satellite subscription needed 1
July 16th at 10:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsSatellite television provider DirecTV looks set to offer a standalone subscription to its popular NFL Sunday Ticket package for the first time, meaning cord-cutting football fans can follow the action this fall on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac without mounting a dish to their roof.
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'Disney Movies Anywhere' gets Android app, ushers in cross-platform movie purchasing 0
November 4th at 9:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsDisney on Tuesday rolled out an Android app for its "Disney Movies Anywhere" cloud service -- already available for iOS -- in a rare deal that finds Apple and Google sharing digital content rights for movie purchases.
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Whipclip Launches So You Can Legally Share Your Favorite TV Moments 2
March 26th at 6:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThere’s a lot of talk about how social media has become the new watercooler for discussing TV’s funny, crazy, or otherwise memorable moments. What’s been more hit-or-miss, however, is finding the actual footage that everyone’s talking about.Sure, networks are putting more and more clips online, but it’s still only a fraction of what’s actually broadcast.