With hectic days and packed schedules, we could use all the help we can get. Why not let your phone lift some of the burden? Your iPhone can help assi…
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God Complex: Peter Molyneux Kicks Off First Kickstarter With Project GODUS — A Grand Plan To “Recreate The Entire God Game Genre” 0
November 23rd at 1:13am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsLegendary game designer Peter Molyneux has kicked off his first Kickstarter campaign — with project GODUS, “an innovative reinvention of Populous”. For GODUS Molyneux is continuing to work with 22can, the Guildford-based games developer which built his first mobile game Curiosity, and talks about wanting to “recreate the entire god game genre”.
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How to track Santa this Christmas Eve 2
December 28th at 12:09am / The Verge / 0 opinionsAs the last packages arrive for Christmas, it's also time to begin tracking that diligent and timeless courier, Saint Nicholas. While past generations may have had to rely on a massively distributed amateur radio network coupled with a bevy of powerful telescopes, today's youth can get their data straight from powerful American institutions like NORAD and Google. Here are your best options for keeping an eye on Santa in 2012....
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EyeTV Mobile offers live TV on your iOS device 0
December 14th at 10:10am / Macworld / 0 opinionsElgato Systems, the maker of a number of well-received “digital media” hardware products, has introduced EyeTV Mobile, an antenna-based system that lets iPad and iPhone users watch live TV over the air, even if they don’t have Internet access....
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4chan creator launches DrawQuest: A charming iPad app that helps you explore your creative side 0
February 8th at 11:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsCanvas, the image remixing site founded by 4chan creator Chris Poole (aka “moot”), has launched DrawQuest: a surprisingly entertaining iPad app that encourages users to embrace their creative side....
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7 Apps You Don't Want To Miss 14
March 30th at 1:06am / 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 7 apps that are new or updated. This week a popular reading app made its way to BlackBerry 10, and another popular app designed for reading news released version 2.0. A new iOS app turns the words you say into a song, and a new mobile-gaming favorite finally made its way to Windows Phone.
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Kindle for iOS gets VoiceOver capabilities, AT&T U-Verse customers gain WatchESPN, Fox Now 0
May 1st at 9:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsAmazon updated the iOS version of its Kindle reading app on Wednesday, adding features that leverage Apple's VoiceOver technology to make Kindle content more accessible to the visually impaired.
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Google Play Still Missing Top App Titles From iOS, Many Of Which Are Games 1
May 28th at 10:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsMany of today’s tech companies and startups are still building their apps for iOS first, despite Android’s growing marketshare. The problem stems from a lack of in-house talent, fewer Android-owning beta testers, technical hurdles, fragmentation issues, potential for revenue and more. And yet, there’s this general perception that when it comes to the size and scope of the two competing app stores…
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Lottery app Potto lets you win real money just by watching videos on your phone 0
July 12th at 10:48am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsTrafficGem is the company behind Potto, an app that in the last couple of weeks has been gaining attention not just in Korea but worldwide. While there are plenty of other “reward” apps out there, Potto is slightly different in that you can actually win money…big money....
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Roku adds video streaming from your iPhone to the TV to its iOS app 0
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Our Favorite iOS, Android, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week 0
September 21st at 4:10pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsHello! You might notice that Apps of the Week looks a little different this week. You might also have noticed that our usual App of the Day posts were conspicuously absent. Things are changing, and we're replacing App of the Day with a new, improved, and Windows Phone-inclusive Apps of the Week. Let us know what you think of the changes, and please, enjoy....
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Jinni for iPad could become the ultimate TV and movie-recommendation app 3
November 13th at 2:28am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWe first covered Jinni way back in 2009, calling it the Last.fm for movies, just as the service was opened to public beta. While Jinni may not be a name that sits on the tip of your tongue, the Israeli startup has been notching up some pretty impressive content partnerships in recent times....
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Apple updates Remote app with iTunes Radio control 1
December 13th at 3:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple on Thursday released an update to its Remote iOS app, adding functionality to control the recently released iTunes Radio when playing on a Mac or PC.
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12 Apps to Make This Valentine's Day Your Best One Yet 1
February 6th at 5:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsWhat's red, white and romantic all over? Valentine's Day. The sappy holiday is approaching fast, and there are millions of ways to prepare for it. Whether you're single, in a relationship or just love celebrating love, we've scoped out 12 useful and fun apps that'll make the holiday bright. See also: 11 DIY Valentines to Make Your True Love Whether you use a movie app such as Flixster to see what's playing in theaters, or you create a sweet, customized card with Red Stamp, these apps will help.
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4 Fictional TV Show Apps You Can Actually Download IRL 0
May 26th at 4:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThese four apps got their start in fictional TV shows, but now they're available IRL. So meta.
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With Its iOS Update, StumbleUpon Becomes A Mobile Chat App 0
October 9th at 10:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsStumbleUpon, an older web brand still best known for its content discovery service that helps introduce web surfers to new and interesting websites (or maybe for getting bought, then sold again, by eBay), is now taking a big step to make its app more relevant for the mobile era. In an update to the StumbleUpon iOS app out now, the company is introducing social chatting.The chatting aspect is…
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Google launches new YouTube Kids app on Apple's iOS 0
February 23rd at 6:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsParents with young children now have a new option for tablet-based entertainment, as Google on Monday officially unveiled YouTube Kids, a new app for the video sharing site focused on enabling children to discover content for themselves.
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Warcraft movie footage comes to virtual reality 0
July 9th at 7:29am / The Verge / 0 opinionsTonight is the preview night for San Diego Comic-Con, and Legendary Pictures has just set the tone by announcing a new virtual reality partnership with Google â and they're debuting a look at Duncan Jones' upcoming Warcraft movie along with it. Dubbed Legendary VR, the initiative consists of an app â available right now for Android and iOS â and a version of the new Google Cardboard, with Legendary set to distribute 50,000 units of the DIY VR kits over the course of the week....
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5 can't-miss apps: Unroll.me, Action Movie FX, Honest Beauty and more 1
November 7th at 1:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsIncluding an app to help you unsubscribe from annoying email newsletters, a new SoundCloud app and more.
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Kanye West slams Apple partner Nike, pimps Kim Kardashian's Kimoji app in 'Facts' diss track 0
January 5th at 6:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsThe 2016 edition of producer-turned-rapper-turned-designer Kanye West's annual New Year's Eve drop took the form of a diss track aimed squarely at longtime Apple partner Nike, while Yeezus also seized the opportunity to promote his wife's Kimoji app that he claims "shut down the App Store."
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Bar Roulette routes your Uber to a random bar nearby 0
May 7th at 3:23am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsWant to go party the night away but not sure where to go? Bar Roulette’s brand new iOS app has you covered. Press a button to summon an Uber, and it will take you to a bar picked from the highest-rated bars on Yelp and Foursquare. The twist? The app won’t tell you where you are going until you arrive. It aims to break you out of your routines and add a bit of adventure to your life.
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Channels streaming app updated to version 2.0, brings integrated programming listings to Apple TV 1
October 11th at 9:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsThe popular cord-cutter app Channels has been upgraded to version 2.0, implementing on-screen television programming guides to ease streaming from a HDHomeRun to the fourth generation Apple TV.
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10 Apps for Keeping Up with Pop Culture 0
March 20th at 9:00pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsEntertainment You're among a group of people who are talking about ScarJo or Blake Lively or Beliebers. You nod along with them in agreement, but deep down have no idea who they’re...
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10 Free iPhone Apps You'll Use Every Day 0
February 10th at 8:59am / Mashable / 0 opinionsEveryone knows the iPhone isn't just for making and taking calls -- it's a slim supercomputer at your fingertips, with the potential to improve your daily efficiency. But...