In case you hadn't noticed, the new iPad is here, with a gorgeous retina display. Although virtually every app will look better on the new screen, software that's designed...
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The 10 Best iPad Apps for Showing Off Your Retina Display 0
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The iPhone Brings Us to Different Worlds with Augmented Reality 0
December 11th at 11:32pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsThe App Store is littered with augmented reality apps, and it’s with good reason. The idea of projecting a virtual world into our everyday lives feels magical to almost anyone….
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Daily App Deals: Get DMD Panorama for iOS for Free in Today’s App Deals 1
April 4th 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. DMD Panorama (iTunes) Previously $1.99, now Free. DMD Panorama for iOS makes taking panoramic pictures with your iOS device a breeze. Launch the app, snap a picture, then move your device to the left or right and slide the on-screen Yin symbol into a Yang symbol and there you have it: a panoramic photo taken exclusively with your iOS device in four simple steps. Get it...
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10 Must-Have Apps for Successful High School Students 0
August 27th at 10:16am / Mashable / 0 opinionsA high school student's plate isn't just filled with classes, but also sports, clubs, SATs and a social life of proms and pep rallies. Don't head into the classroom...
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Seven Apps That Will Keep Your New Years Resolutions Alive 8
December 31st at 7:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsA brand new year is upon us, and it’s time to start thinking about the changes you want to make. But it can be difficult to follow through on New Years Resolutions, especially without any help or support. But nine times out of ten, there’s an app for that. We pulled seven of Time Magazine’s list of the top ten most broken New Years Resolutions, and determined which apps would be best to help…
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Top 5 Kids Apps of the Week 0
March 4th at 3:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsGet your adventure caps on -- it's exploring time. This week's app collection for kids is all about taking the road less traveled.
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JoyTunes Lands $1.5M, Releases New App To Help You Learn To Play Instruments Through Interactive Mobile Games 0
May 6th at 6:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsFounded in 2010, Israeli startup JoyTunes has been on a mission to become the Rosetta Stone of music — to help those looking to learn play an instrument do so by turning practice into a mobile game, activated by playing the instrument of their choice. The startup’s first app, a free iPad app called Piano Dust Buster, enables wannabe rockstars to learn and play songs at their own pace, using a…
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How Movile wants to take on Netflix with its PlayKids iPad app 0
October 8th at 5:00am / GigaOM / 0 opinionsPlayKids TV just got a lot new content for the preschool crowd, and the makers of the iPad app want to lure in parents frustrated about Netflix not working on a plane.
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Gojimo: How a 17 Year Old Turned His Revision into a $1m Opportunity 1
January 30th at 4:28am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsGetting students to revise for tests and exams can be a challenge at the best of times, but when George Burgess, founder of London-based Gojimo wanted to revise for his geography GCSE using his phone, he found the options a bit lacking....
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5 Can't-Miss Apps: 'Cookie Monster's Challenge' and More 1
August 30th at 8:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes the latest app out of the Sesame Street Workshop, an updated NFL mobile and a new maddeningly difficult game from the creator of Flappy Bird.
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ScoreBeyond, A Standardized Test Prep App, Raises $2.8M 0
June 30th at 10:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsScoreBeyond, a service that helps students prepare for standardized tests like the SAT, said it has raised $2.8 million in a round led by Khosla Ventures.The ScoreBeyond app gives students a daily progress report of their skills as they prepare for the test, as well as daily exercises to improve their skills in certain subjects. Dogan has a background in product management for…
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A new app traces the history of India's information technology miracle 1
April 22nd at 8:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsA new app traces the evolution of India's IT industry over six decades.
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10 Free iPhone Apps To Learn A New Skill In 10 Minutes 0
May 9th at 2:15pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsAs well as options for almost unimaginably varied entertainment, the powerful iPhone platform can be used as a learning tool. Thanks to kind-hearted developers, many of...
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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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Daily App Deals: Get Easy Calendar for iOS for Only 99¢ in Today’s App Deals 2
February 10th 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. Easy Calendar (iTunes) Previously $1.99, now 99¢. Easy Calendar for iOS is an alternative calendar app that aims to make creating new events easier with only three taps and editing your events with two taps. Easy Calendar integrates with native iPhone calendar events and will sync with MobileMe, Outlook, Google, and other CalDav calendars. Get it for 99¢. (via Apps-...
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Top 5 Apps Your Kids Will Love This Week 0
September 30th at 10:14am / Mashable / 0 opinionsEver wanted to explore NASA's Curiosity rover? Want to customize a a book to help your early reader? Maybe you just want to sing along with your child in a jamboree. Check...
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Online Learning Platform Udemy Launches iPad App for Its 5,000 Courses 0
November 7th at 3:00pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWith over 5,000 courses available, Udemy has released an iPad app, bringing its online learning marketplace into the mobile space....
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America’s Presidents, Essential Anatomy, and More 0
February 15th at 11:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThis batch of the week's best iPad apps is all about learning. Whether it's U.S. presidents, or human anatomy, you're beefing up your brain muscle....
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How to Design Beautiful iOS App Icons, According to Apple 1
July 15th at 11:50pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsIt's no coincidence that the best and most popular apps frequently have striking and memorable icons. It might seem like just a colorful tile, but a good icon is critical piece of an app's design that has a huge effect on how people think about and interact with what's inside. Here's a rare look at how Apple thinks icons should look, straight from one of the company's design gurus....
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Apple updates iBooks & iTunes U with fresh, flatter looks for iOS 7 0
November 14th at 12:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple on Thursday issued a major update for its iBooks application, giving it a cleaner and simpler look in line with the company's design for the iOS 7 platform.
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FarFaria Brings Hundreds Of Children’s Books To Android 1
April 11th at 6:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsFarFaria, the children's subscription-based e-book service which recently raised $3.25 million in Series A funding, is now bringing its e-reader to Android users, with the launch of a smartphone and tablet-compatible application on Google Play. Users - and by users, I mean parents like me who don't get to the public library that often to check out new books - will now have a selection of over…
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Kidaptive’s Latest App Mosaic Puts A Preschool Teacher In Parents’ Pockets 1
December 3rd at 10:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsKidaptive, the maker of children’s educational iPad applications with a curriculum focused on Kindergarten readiness, has now released a new app designed just for parents. Called “Learner Mosaic,” the app offers parents personalized insights into how well their child is progressing based on their behavior and activity within Kidaptive’s applications, and soon, within…
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Google Delivers Mini-Marketing Lessons In Its New Google Primer App 1
September 15th at 6:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsNearly a year ago, Google launched a new mobile application called Google Primer, offering startups mini-marketing lessons aimed at helping users get up to speed on Google-specific subjects like search engine marketing, media coverage, content marketing and more. However, at the time, the app was still in testing, and Google wouldn’t comment on the project. Today, a redesigned…
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This Week’s Must-Have iOS Apps: Camera+, Readlines, Tap Forms & More! 0
February 20th at 2:33pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsOur roundup of must-have iOS apps from this week includes Camera+ – quite possibly the best, and certainly the most popular, photography application for the iPhone. It’s so good that it has replaced Apple’s official Camera app on my iPhone’s home screen, and is now my go-to application for snapping all my photos Also to feature is Readlines – an application that makes great use of your iOS device while it’s sat in its dock on your desk, and turns an otherwise boring blank screen in to a big, bold stream...