Take a look at the two screen segment captures from my iPad 2 space two minutes apart. Notice that the battery level was reported at 95% at 7:24am. However, two minutes late, the iPad 2 reported 98% battery level despite the fact that I had not plugged it in to any power source to recharge […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Disney Publishing Worldwide announced a pair of iOS apps scheduled for release next month (Feb. 2012) that tell the origin stories of Marvel Comics’ Hulk and Avengers. The apps follow the 2011 release of The Amazing Spider-Man: An Origin Story app.
T-Mobile’s free Bobsled for iOS app was updated a few weeks ago. But, I didn’t notice that it gained the ability to make free voice calls to any landline phone in the U.S., Canada, or Puerto Rico. Fortunately for me Paul Miller at The Verge did and let us know about it. T-Mobile Bobsled adds […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The giant Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is going on this week in Las Vegas. If you’ve ever been in the huge LVCC or any of the hotels, you know that some kind of navigation is a big help. Google announced indoor mapping for the LVCC, airport and some hotels/casinos in Las Vegas. However, this indoor […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Google+ 1.0.8.3514 for iOS update released today provides a new photo interface and, more importantly, the ability to start a Google Hangout (multiperson video chat) from the Google+ Messenger module. Tapping the camera icon in a Messenger contact gets things going. Although the Google+ app is not a universal one, it can run on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thirty-four of the apps for my iPad &/or iPhone were updated in the past week. Apps that do not have comments in the list below indicates that the update is simply a bug fix release.
The free Dijit for iOS app works with the Griffin Beacon to turn an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad into a universal remote control. It does this by accepting commands from the iOS device via Bluetooth and then relaying those commands via infrared to a variety of consumer electronics devices. Until now, however, did not […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My paper subscription to The Economist magazine just started. A quick check of its iPad app revealed that subscribers to the paper edition are able issues for free (normally $5.99 per issue). The digital magazine has a different navigation style compared to the two TIME Inc. magazines I’ve read (TIME and Entertainment Weekly). Its contents […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apple’s iPhone app catch phrase, there’s an app for that, will soon apply to the all-electric Ford Focus car too. Ford’s video demo embedded above demonstrates some of the app’s features. It works with the Ford SYNC technology built into the car itself. The app will feature social networking components, charge station location information, navigation, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Entertainment Weekly for iPad app launched recently. Like other Time, Inc. e-magazines, it is a free app with the option to purchase EW for $4.99 per issue. However, if you have a subscription to the magazine’s paper edition, it just takes a minute or two to set up the online iPad subscription at no […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
CNET’s Michelle Meyers reported that the PostSecret iPhone app was pulled out of the app store. PostSecret shuts down iPhone app due to abusive posts I had wondered earlier if the open nature of the app (compared to the more closed controlled situation for the physical postcards that the PostSecret site had been based on) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The last week of the calendar year is always a slow one for app updates because Apple, for the most part, shuts down during that week. Still, seven apps updates showed up for my devices. Box.net 2.5.2 CNN App for iPad 1.5.0 America’s Choice 2012 Election Center for iPad available. glmps 2.0.1 Share visual status […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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