Hands-on with Voxer: more than just another iOS, Android messaging app
There's no shortage of messaging apps that take advantage of your smartphone's data plan. Apple's iMessage platform allows the instant exchange of messages, images, and video (albeit to other...
View ArticleRunning with iOS: Strava Run vs. RunKeeper vs. Nike+
In May of 2006, Apple teamed up with Nike to announce a running tracker for use with the iPod nano. To put this moment in perspective, Apple had just opened its now-iconic flagship Fifth Avenue store...
View ArticleHands-on with Tweetbot for Mac alpha: what we’d like to see
A recent blog post from Tapbots announced a long-awaited Mac version of the company's iOS Twitter app: Tweetbot for Mac. Released as a public alpha, Tapbots is using early user feedback to improve the...
View ArticleCheddar for iOS: to-do lists and markdown wherever you go
Task manager apps are nothing new to smartphones. With veterans like OmniFocus and Evernote grabbing the top spots, and Things, Any.DO, and Apple's own Reminders bringing up the rear, you'd think the...
View ArticleHands-on: Launch Center Pro is (almost) the Quicksilver of iOS
There's no shortage of speed dial apps for the iPhone. Web apps like iSpeedDial and native apps like Contact allow phone calls and text messages to be sent quickly and easily. But Launch Center Pro...
View ArticleHands-on: Barefoot World Atlas for iOS a boon for kids
As a child, there were two kinds of books that persuaded me to beg my parents for a trip to the library: Goosebumps books and world atlases. While I’ve outgrown R.L. Stine’s hardcover horrors, I still...
View ArticleHands-on: stay dry with weather apps for iOS
Look out the window. See the sun? Hopefully you can walk outside and actually feel it in real life. But if you're unfortunate enough to be surprised with rain, snow, or whatever else mother nature can...
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