Reading Time: 2 minThis could be the start of something cool. Loopt, the location-based social network, has figured out how to use the iPhone to push your current location to their servers, without the app even running! It’s like running it in the background, but we all know that Apple doesn’t allow that. TechCrunch has the details on […]
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AroundMe posts a nice new update
Reading Time: < 1 minThe popular app AroundMe has just posted a new update. This one includes: Show the compass on iPhone 3GS Setting for Units and Temperature New theme “Black & White” Support for Facebook posting Improved detail view Minor bug fixes For those that haven’t used it before, the app is pretty cool. It asks for your […]
New version of WordPress app coming soon
Reading Time: < 1 minWordPress has just announced that a new version of their popular app is coming soon. They haven’t given many specifics yet, but the new app: Will require OS 3.0 (which most folks have already). Will feature an updated UI Will have a “slew of behind the scenes updates”, to make the app faster and more […]
Flight Control
Reading Time: 2 minThis simple app is pretty fun. When first opened, it gives you the option to use the game sounds or to listen to your own music. This is a great option since a lot of apps shut down your music to play their own game sounds. Planes come in from all directions on the screen […]
Nice new udpate to BeamME Pro
Reading Time: < 1 minThere’s a new update out today for BeamME Pro, the app that lets you share contact info and do a variety of things with the data you acquire. Some of the new features: Track where you met people by viewing them on a map. History of people you sent your contact info too. Integration with […]
Can “button” make you more productive?
Reading Time: < 1 minI’m not convinced that it can make you better at your job, but “Button” by Blank Software is a nice little distraction. The premise is dead simple — a big button shows up on your screen. When it lights up, click it. That’s it. It almost sounds too dumb to be true. The catch is […]
Yelp’s new easter egg is cool, but it might be bad for all of us
Reading Time: 2 minYelp provided a sneaky way to get augmented reality in their new app, but they might have made things worse for all of us. In a post yesterday on TechCrunch, Matt Galligan thinks that this move might make Apple look even harder at each app approval — taking longer for each one, and rejecting a […]
DropBox app is coming soon
Reading Time: < 1 minI’m a huge fan of DropBox. I use it daily for personal file storage and for sharing files with others. I even made a short video a few weeks ago showing how it helped me stay more efficient during the day. When I heard they had an app coming out, I was mildly excited. However, […]
Citizen Sports has a few cool apps
Reading Time: < 1 minAs TechCrunch says, “they’re not ESPN”, but the apps they’ve put out so far are much better. They have a very popular fantasy football league on Facebook, and an app that ties directly into it. It’s superb. Even better is their “Sportacular” app (free version, $1.99 version). It’s somewhat similar to the ESPN ScoreCenter app, […]
Yelp sneaks some augmented reality on your phone
Reading Time: < 1 minThe new Yelp 3.0 app is pretty slick, with a handful of new features. The best one, however, is undocumented — a very slick augmented reality view. We talked about augmented reality a bit with the Wikitude app a few days ago, but Yelp is the first US-based one we’ve seen. To access it on […]