January 2012

January 31, 2012

Love and Valentine's Day Frames

Developer Quote: "Love and Valentine's Day Frames makes it easy to frame your photos. Tell that special someone you care by sending them a digitally framed picture of yourself."

- COST: 99 cents - APP STORE STARS: 4-1/2

- Categories: Cards, Communications, Lifestyle, Native, Photo & Video, Photo Effects, Sentiments, Valentines

Running out of ideas of what to get friends and family for Valentine's Day? We don't all have money to buy jewelry and expensive items. Why not put your iPhone to good use and show your love by sending someone special a digitally framed picture of yourself with Love and Valentine's Day Frames? Better yet, send a group photo or a romantic couple's photo that the recipient will treasure. You can do this electronically, or print out your gorgeous already- framed photo, buy an actual frame and voila, there you have it! Share the love with your friends and family on Facebook by framing your best photo as a couple or family. Some features of this beautiful Valentines photo frames app are as follows:

- 32 Love-Frames built-in for off-line use
- 14,000+ Love-frames online; more added daily
- Kimi-Cam previews while taking photos
- Add photos from Facebook
- Multi-touch position, rotate and size photos
- Share your creations on Facebook, Email or MMS
- Customize your Contact-Photos and Wallpaper
- iPhone4: 4x output quality (1024x1024 max resolution)
- iPhone4: Retina Display Enhanced
- 30+ FX to enhance your photos
- FX Eraser & Blender - easily apply FX to part of a photo like ColorSplash but better!

With over 14,000 gorgeous, high-quality frames it's a snap to select one to make your photo stand out. Use photos from Facebook, your Photo Library or use the new Kimi-Cam feature which previews your frame as you take a picture with your iPhone camera. Imikimi's powerful FX engine with FX-erasing makes it easy to touch up or dramatically enhance your photos. Once you are done, post your framed photos on Facebook, save to your photo album, email or send via MMS to a friend. Use Love and Valentine's Day Frames to dress up your photos because you just can't beat their high-quality color and unique frames.

COOL CONCLUSION: "The lush, vibrant color and grand assortment of Love and Valentine's Day Frames by Imikimi will add a loving sparkle to your everyday photos!"

--Date/Version: Updated 1/21/11 - Version 2.0.0
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 3.1 or later. iOS 4.0 Tested. Rated 12+.
--Device: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
--Developer Link: Imikimi LLC

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
LOVE AND VALENTINE'S FRAMES

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January 30, 2012

Easy Spending Expense Tracker

Developer Quote: "Easy Spending - Expense Tracker is the most EASY to use expense tracker ever on an iPhone. It comes with a beautiful and clutter free user interface."

- COST: Free - APP STORE STARS: 4-1/2
- Categories: Budget, Finance, Native, Productivity

Are you one of those big spenders that has champagne taste on a beer budget? This can get really tough on your finances when the bills start rolling in, even as you're wearing that tailored, designer suit that cost big bucks! Try keeping track of your expenses with Easy Spending Expense Tracker so that you don't have the credit card companies coming after you to pay off your purchases. There are so many extremely helpful and utilitarian features to this finance app such as:

- Add a new Income/Expense in seconds

- Quick view of Recent Transactions and Top Income/Expense categories

- Passcode Lock

- Support Fortnightly transactions

- Notifications on Default calendar for recurring transactions as an option

- See future bills/payments and income using, "Upcoming Transactions" view

- Cool Search based on category and notes

- Record Recurring Transactions

- Allows transactions to be emailed as CSV, and also uploaded to your Google Docs account

- Use multiple accounts

- Preview comments in History while drilling down the transactions

- Back-Up/Restore all of your data via E-mail

- Bill Reminders, multiple account Summary in a single screen, and nice reports

- Expense Tracker is the most EASY to use expense tracker ever on an iPhone. It comes with a beautiful and clutter free user interface

With smart tools to help you watch your purchases and upcoming bills, keep a history of several accounts, search for a particular item, including recurring items and more, you will definitely get a handle on your spending habits. Easy Spending Expense Tracker is a personal finance app where you can log multiple expenses in order to better track them. Use the Expense Tracking tool to be a friendly monitor of your expenses! Throw in some must-have items such as a clean and neat interface with which to work along with a simple to use design, and you've got yourself well under way to a more palatable budget!

COOL CONCLUSION: "Easy Spending Expense Tracker provides necessary budgeting tools in a neat, uncluttered interface with many easy to apply, useful options."

--Date/Version: Updated 1/9/12 - Version 2.0
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 4.0 or later. Rated 4+.
--Device: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
--Developer: Tekton Technologies (P) Ltd.

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
EASY SPENDING EXPENSE TRACKER

January 28, 2012

justWink Greeting Cards

Developer Quote: "justWink lets you personalize and send awesome greeting cards from your phone to your friends, family, and beyond, via REAL MAIL, TXT messages, email or Facebook."

- COST: Free - APP STORE STARS: 5
- Categories: Cards, Communications, Email, Lifestyle, Native, Social Networking

There are so many aisles of greeting cards in the store for every occasion and sentiment. Still, sometimes it's hard to find just the right one. I personally like a card that is sentimental, but not overly so, and using a dash of humor blended in for balance. It's a time saver being able to use my phone to send cards for every imaginable occasion. justWink Greeting Cards have more than 200 cards that will fit all the obvious and not-so-obvious occasions for sending them. Some of the sensational features of this greeting card, social networking iPhone app are as follows:

- Cards that shuffle between, funny, bold, cute, trendy, sassy, heartfelt, sweet, and beautiful

- Cards that open and flip and make people smile just like real card

- Send paper cards hand-delivered by your local mail carrier

- Customize these cards like you can any greeting card: Add your own note, drop in a photo, and even add your own signature (or finger doodle) for that authentic “I Actually Care About You” feel!

- Personalization – choose to add inside the cards: Your own message, signature, photo from your phone

- Share via mail, email, Facebook, text message

Sure, there are always Birthdays, but you have other intriguing categories in justWink Greeting Cards such as Just Because, Congrats, Thanks, On The Fly!, Bromance!, Friendship, Couples and much more. Within each category, there are sub-categories. For example, inside of the Thanks group you will find Funny Thanks and Just Thanks. View the cards on a shelf just like in your local store or swipe sideways to see each one at a time. Swipe again to open the card and read the sentiment on the inside. These cards are unique in both graphics and images, not clichéd and can be sweet, flirty and downright funny. The feature I find most unique from other greeting card apps is the way that the cards animate in opening just like a regular paper card would. It's a really special touch. Add your photo or message if you wish, your signature, and you're done! Your card is on its way in a matter of minutes - a relief if you've remembered your friend's birthday too late! Or use justWink Greeting Cards to post on that someone special's wall in Facebook! In any case, the recipient of your card will be delighted by its charming appearance and personalized content.

COOL CONCLUSION: "justWink Greeting Cards makes it easy to send friends a unique and downright special, customized card for every imaginable occasion!"

--Date/Version: Updated 1/3/12 - Version 2.0.0
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 4.2 or later. Rated 17.
--Device: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
--Developer: AGC LLC

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
JUSTWINK GREETING CARDS

January 27, 2012

SpiderRider Z

Developer Quote: "SpiderRider Z, a fresh and addictive game, will keep you hooked for many hours, along with a plethora of features like power-ups, and in-game shop at no extra cost!"

- COST: 99 cents - APP STORE STARS: N/A
- Categories: Action, Animals, Arcade, Entertainment, Games, Native, Universal

Games take on all forms and categories, as well as utilize every type of creature imaginable in the action variety. Still, have you ever played a game involving mutant bats being tracked by a spider? In SpiderRider Z, you will come face to face with bats, spiders, lightning, nasty weather and many other challenges. Legend has it that the spiders were living happily until the bats swooped in to take control of the land and the little green spider's loved one. The spider must now fight to regain all that is important to him! Nobody said it would be easy though!

As the spider, you must fight mutant bats, wacky and unpredictable weather, electrical barriers and many other strange and murky obstacles! Still, it doesn't matter the size of the small, brave spider! He has many fantastical and useful powerups with which to fight the menacing bats! Some of the fun stuff you'll have to play with in this challenging, action, arcade universal iPhone, iPad game are as follows:

- 100 levels
- 8 enemy types
- 9 different power ups
- 4 environmental conditions
- Cartoon-like characters
- Smooth, tilt controls

Open SpiderRider Z to view the spider with his true love. Watch the bats come swooping in and the spider transform to a fighting ninja as his beloved gets swept away. Tilt your device to move the spider, and you will see him move along his electronic field. Listen to the sound of the bats as they make their way around the screen. Beware that the bats will cause the loss of a life if you allow them to touch the spider or his glowing line. The spider can use powerups to make his way safely (these can even be purchased in the shop using only flies as currency)! There are many fun and unusual powerups that will aid the spider in his quest to find his loved one.

Your objective is to capture 50% of the screen in order to finish your level. You will note the % meter on the left of your screen marking your progress. If you scroll through the locked levels, they are labeled according to their theme content such as Welcome, Warming Up, Presents, Trouble, Snow, Fog, Night, Walls, Electro and Crazy Days. The design of each game level changes to include these types of obstacles. Darkness and fog be gone, for the spider can use a lantern to make his way through the murky maze! Also, don't forget to use the radar powerup for bad visibility on gloomy days!

In this universal #iOS app, SpiderRider Z, a nimble wrist and a clever brain will keep the spider safe as he bravely battles the nasty bats through turbulent weather and zany obstacles. Expect to encounter many challenging levels creating addicting and thrilling game-play that could keep an older child or adult tilting sideways in concentration practically all day long!

COOL CONCLUSION: "Clever spider heroics abound in the thrilling, fast-paced arcade action game, SpiderRider Z!"

--Date/Version: Released 1/23/12 - Version 1.0
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 3.0 or later. Rated 9+.
--Device: Universal: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
--Developer: KatzApps
--Twitter: @SpiderRiderGame
--Facebook: SpiderRider-Z

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
SPIDERRIDER Z

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January 26, 2012

Push-Cars: Everyday Jam

Developer Quote: "In Push-Cars: Everyday Jam, the good and eco friendly cars must leave the cities again while the bad and polluting ones keep on crashing."

- COST: Free - APP STORE STARS: 5
- Categories: Action, Cars, Entertainment, Games, Native, Puzzle

If you are looking for a captivating, exciting logic and puzzle game, you should have a look at Push-Cars: Everyday Jam. This game is actually the sequel to the original Push Cars, but there are many thrilling, new additions to this game that you don't want to miss. Sparky, Angie and the other eco-cars have to find cleaners roads (while the other "bad" cars keep on polluting the air and crashing). As you accomplish this task, you will find tons of levels covering nine US cities. Some of the features of this puzzle game are as follows:

- Challenging levels based on authentic American cities  
- Unique puzzle gameplay
- Retina graphics
- 10 Different cars with different behavior
- Unique achievements with game center integration
- Exclusive music theme 
- Game Center, Facebook and Twitter integration

Push-Cars: Everyday Jam contains beautiful graphics and thrilling gameplay. The trick is to manipulate a car using one finger to change its direction, demonstrate its power plus clear each level. You've got to love the special eco theme, blend of easy-to use-controls with challenging gameplay and pleasant music tracks. There is no end to the fun with 10 unique cars, lots of crazy obstacles and so many levels to master!

COOL CONCLUSION: "Push-Cars: Everyday Jam is pure logic fun behind the wheel of cars that have a mission in mind!"

--Date/Version: Updated 1/26/12 - Version 1.0.2
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 3.2 or later. Rated 4+.
--Device: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
--Developer: RLS Games

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
PUSH CARS: EVERYDAY JAM

January 24, 2012

Winq

Developer Quote: "Within seconds Winq lets you share your contact details with a new friend, save new contacts in iPhone Address Book and even find people on social networks."

- COST: 99 cents - APP STORE STARS: 4
- Categories: Communications, Lifestyle, Lists, Native, Productivity, Social Networking, Utilities

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We are a very social and high-tech generation. Almost everyone these days has several social network IDs, addresses, phone numbers and perhaps a website. There is a great deal of time and effort used to input all this data into your Contacts list when you need to store a business acquaintance, friend or family member's information. Do you really want to type this one letter at a time into your device?

Winq takes this big data input job and makes it incredibly simple! Winq is a QR-code (or type of bar code) which when scanned yields all the information that has been entered into it. The function of these codes is to enable instant action accessing data. Some of the useful scanning bar code features of Winq are as follows:

- Create multiple contact cards and store them in QR-format on your iPhone;
- Share your contact cards with others in fractions of a second;
- E-mail contact QR-codes;
- Scan and decode QR-codes: all formats are supported;
- Automatically add new people to your Address Book;
- Find and befriend people on social networks;
- Support for multiple QR-code standards
- Winq can read and decode just about any type of QR-code
- Create QR-codes right on your iPhone.
- Extremely intuitive QR-scanning app
- Facebook and Twitter compatibility

I have made my own winq (or barcode) for my social networks and other contact info. That winq can now be scanned by a friend and inserted into their Address Book, or I can simply mail the winq to whomever I please. Quite frankly, it is a snap to share your contact info once your winq is set up. But the icing on the cake is then using one tap to access your friends' networks from their winq barcode which you have saved on your device. So what do you think - do you really need to exchange paper business cards any more? Here's how to use this awesome QR-code, social networking app.

Open the app, and you will be prompted to use the Tutorial to learn the few, easy steps involved in making a winq. You will also see a file cabinet drawer with 3 folders labeled My winqs, Make a winq and Accept a winq. If you don't read the tutorial immediately, you will find it very easily at the bottom of your screen under the Support tab. Tap Make a winq and name it. Tap Add Details (top left) button to insert the fields you want included. You may choose details including Name, E-mail, Address, Phone, Middle Name, Web page, Mobile phone, Work phone, Home fax, Work fax, Organization, Job title, Work address, Home address, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Skype, Google Talk, AIM, MSN and Note. Add or delete fields using the Edit (top right) button.

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Once your own winq is created you can easily share it. Have a friend or new acquaintance scan your winq with his phone, or tap Send to mail via in-app e-mail. The winq will be saved in the Photo Library. To Accept a winq, simply go to this Library and select a winq. Tap on the Address Book shown to insert this winq (information) into your Contacts. You can also immediately access your friend's social networks, or data entered into other fields by tapping the icon next to it. Winqs are a real time saver especially because they can read any QR-code available, which has just made your life a whole lot easier!

COOL CONCLUSION: "Use versatile Winq to instantly exchange social contact data via QR-code in a snap!"

--Date/Version: Updated 1/5/12 - Version 1.1
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 4.0 or later. Rated 4+.
--Device: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
--Developer: iNdevour 2009

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
WINQ

January 23, 2012

Air Media Center

Developer Quote: "Air Media Center's high-performance, retina optimized streaming leaves other standard media streaming apps in the dust when it comes to directly accessing the movies, personal videos, photos and music stored on your Mac or PC."

- COST: 99 cents - APP STORE STARS: 4-1/2
- Categories: Entertainment, Lifestyle, Native, Storage, Universal, Utilities

Space is always at a premium on your device. When it comes to carrying your entire photo, video or music library in your hands, it's not likely you're going to fit it all in addition to the apps and other stuff already located there. Air Media Center makes it easy to have your media library at hand with seamless play, no glitches, buffering or grainy images. What's different about Air Media Center? Well, it codes your music, video and photos without any help needed from you! No need to sit through aggravating file conversions, especially because the supports so many file formats. Some of the excellent portability features of this media files streaming app are as follows:

• Retina display optimized video and photo streaming
• Specially designed with AirPlay in mind
• Works with all official TV adapters
• Uses the latest SL/Lion+Windows 7 security model
• Authenticate using your Mac or PC user accounts
• Hide files or folders using file system permissions
• Play videos, music, photos of any form or shape
• Provides instant live transcoding if needed
• Folder, iTunes playlist and iPhoto album sharing
• Compatible with universal dock + remote
• Enable access over the Internet using Air Media Server: http://www.airmediacenter.com/downloads/pc/AirMediaServer-1.0.11.msi

Take a look at all these supported files/formats:
AVI, DIVX, XVID, MKV, MP4, M4V, MOV, MPG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, EyeTV MPEG2, MPEG-4, ASF, WMV, WMA, WAV, MP3, 3GP, OGG, FLAC, MPEG audio, ADTS AAC audio, Real Audio and Video, Macromedia Flash (Only embedded audio is decoded), FLV (Macromedia Flash video files), DVR-MS, WTV, CDR, ISO

To explain a bit better, Air Media Center is composed of two different applications: Air Media Center, the app that you install on your iOS device, and Air Media Server, the server application that you install on your computer. After installing and launching both programs, you can then browse and select media from your computer by using your Air Media Center app.

The amount of space this app could save on your phone is phenomenal. Get the free server application to your Mac or PC from the Air Dynamic website here . This file sharing app makes it so easy to stream your special media collection from your computer to your iPhone or iPad. What I like best about it though is that it lets you index and search photos on your computer. Select alphabetical indexing, indexing by date, or even ascending and descending lists. For my large photo collection, this is ideal. I really don't want to waste room on my phone having photos physically reside there. Just tap to enlarge photos, flip or scroll through thumbnails to view. For other folks, being able to access their huge video files is another space saving wonder. Just tap on a movie to play. Oh, and get this cool music feature - you can use AirPlay from your iOS device to your Mac running AirServer, or to your Apple TV! Lots of goodies indeed on this media streaming app!

COOL CONCLUSION: "Air Media Center provides the ultimate in media center portability when it comes to streaming your favorite photo, video or music files."

--Date/Version: Released 1/8/12 - Version 1.0
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 4.0 or later. Rated 4+.
--Device: Universale: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
--Developer: App Dynamic

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
AIR MEDIA CENTER

Tips & Tricks For Your iOS Device - Spotlight Search

Tips & Tricks For Your Device may teach you something new, or remind you of a neat function! Tap the title of TODAY'S TIP to see other helpful tips!

Labels: author's note, #iOS 5, iPad, Lists, Lifestyle, Tips

TODAY'S TIP: SPOTLIGHT SEARCH RESULTS- iOS5

Question?

Perhaps you've been looking for a specific Voice Memo, Note or Mail, and so naturally you search for it using Spotlight Search (search function when you swipe to the left from your Home Screen). You will find on your display, loads of results covering all items on your phone, and it will take way too long to scroll through each to find the one you need. How do you speed up this search process?

Solution!

- Your iPhone is so easy to customize in many ways. So if you tend to use your Voice Memos more than anything else, for example, you will want to have those search results shown first when you use Spotlight Search. To arrange the order of results, go to: Settings, General, Spotlight Search where you will see all the categories of items on your phone. These include: Applications, Events, Contacts, Notes, Music, Videos, Audiobooks, Reminders, Voice Memos, Mail, Messages and Podcasts.

You can change the order above simply by tapping and holding the 3-line movable icon to the right of the category, and dragging it to your preferred position. Repeat the same steps to move the order of other functions which you may search the most. Tap and drag Mail to the top of the display or put it in 2nd place, if you wish. In this way, when you actually use your device's Search feature, the items displayed will be in the exact order in which you've customized them on the Settings page!

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January 22, 2012

Scribbles-Notes & Draws

Developer Quote: "Scribbles-Notes & Draws can be used for notes and also to finger paint, make sketches or play with children."

- COST: Free - APP STORE STARS: N/A
- Categories: Art, Entertainment, Games, Lifestyle, Productivity, Native

Are your kids fighting in the backseat or getting restless in the cart at the supermarket? We've all been there, done that, at some point or other in life! Perhaps you just need a quick way to jot a fast note or drawing without going to a lot of fuss to do so. In that case, you might want to try out Scribbles-Notes & Draws. The app is beautifully designed with large, colored icons for drawing tool, eraser, color ink, and background theme on the menu panel. Some of the creative features of this writing and drawing iPhone app are as follows:

- Neat user-friendly interface
- Pen/brush and eraser modes
- Choose from 6 predefined pen colors or pick any other using standard RGB color sliders  with color preview.
- Choose from 8 predefined backgrounds (three types of notebook sheet, school board, yellow and blue sticker, rainbow cardboard and white screen) or choose your own picture  from the photo library.
- Support of portrait and landscape oriented background pictures.
- Save new pictures and notes to your photo library, email or tweet them

After opening the app and picking your options, just swipe up with 2 fingers to hide the menu icon panel, and shake to clean the screen (even at first to clear the instructions). Swipe down to return the menu to your display. You can save your image or notes to your photo album, send them by email or tweet a friend with your thoughts! The drawing tool is reversible when you tap on it to produce either a pencil point or eraser. Tap the color splash icon to change your colors. Similarly, tap the pencil/hammer icon to adjust Pen Size, Opacity and Blur. You may choose from several, simple note-paper backgrounds on which to write or draw. Lastly, the top scrolling menu lists other option icons to assist you such as undo and re-do along with trash when you want to get rid of your notes.

The creative and effective design of Scribbles-Notes & Draws is to be admired. It is clean, works very well and can cover a multitude of your daily tasks. It is quick and ready for use when you are!

COOL CONCLUSION: Scribbles-Notes & Draws is a pleasantly surprising, attractive and easy-to-use notes or drawing app with enough options for the entire family's use."

--Date/Version: Updated 12/16/11 - Version 2.0
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 4.0 or later. Rated 4+.
--Device: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
--Developer: MobileSoftJungle Ltd.

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
SCRIBBLES, NOTES AND DRAWS

January 21, 2012

Voice To Apps - Voice To Messages And Email

Developer Quote: "With Voice To Apps, just use your voice instead of typing, touch the microphone dictation app, then say what you have to say and the iPhone converts your words into text!"

- COST: 99 cents - APP STORE STARS: 3
- Categories: Communications, Email, Lifestyle, Native, Productivity, Recorder, Social Networking, Utilities

The wonders of Siri never ceases to amaze us. Siri has often been referred to as "man's new, best friend"! That's what voice recognition will do for us! In any event, here's a universal app all iOS users can make good use of and enjoy in both a personal, recreational and professional setting. Voice To Apps - Voice To Messages And Email is a super helpful app allowing you to speak or dictate your thoughts, emails, messages, notes or social networking status which will then be translated to text, and placed in the application you choose. This type of smooth and reliable productivity is the kind of smart feature everyone needs on their iDevice!

I can think of a thousand ways to utilize voice-to-text utilities. In fact, I have used this iPad compatible voice recognition app at least a dozen times a day since installing it. Let's take a look at how it can help simplify family, social and business life, make you more productive and even help you stay safe on a daily basis. With Voice To Apps, you can:

♦ Send a quick and easy text to family or friends - no hands needed!
♦ Dictate an e-mail to your business associate while on the go
♦ Take notes in your class, or dictate your research assignment without having to type it at all
♦ Speak your iMessage while exercising safely - no need to use your eyes and fingers to type
♦ Send a note to yourself or text someone you're meeting while parked (NOT driving) when running errands
♦ Make note of needed groceries or supplies to have them handy on your phone
♦ Useful accessibility function for the handicapped

You can readily see how helpful Voice To Apps will be to you on a regular basis. Now let's take a look at some of its many features:

- User-friendly interface and compatible Retina support
- Dictation function to write an email
- Dictation function to write a text or an iMessage
- Automatic correction of grammar and conjugation
- Copy text and paste it into notes or a word processing application such as (Documents to Go, Pages, Quickoffice, etc.).
- Copy text and paste it in your favorite Apps
- Use text to place in your Facebook or Twitter accounts
- Recognition of 22 supported languages : Cantonese Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English GB, English US, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian - just to name a few!

Using Voice To Apps (powered by Nuance) is really a snap. Just open the app, and you will see the sleek, polished microphone waiting for your dictation. If you tap the arrow icon at the top right of the screen, you will see options to: Edit Language, Sign out from Facebook, Sign out from Twitter, Help and About. Language allows you to pick the one you are about to speak. Help gives you the phrases you will need to add a large variety of commands and punctuation to your dictation. For instance, you may speak "New Line", "All Caps On", "Semicolon", "Equal Sign", "Open Quote", etc.

Go ahead and tap the microphone and wait till you see the words Connecting, and Start Recording. Begin speaking into the microphone and when finished, tap the mic again. Now touch the arrow icon at the right top of your screen, and you will see option buttons: Email, SMS & iMessage, Facebook, Twitter and Copy. Use any of these buttons to get your message sent where necessary. Each option will open the corresponding application right then and there to save time for you.

That's just how quick and easy it is to use Voice To Apps! I found the voice recognition iPhone app to be pretty much on target with what I actually spoke, and enjoyed staying within the app to open the various communication targets. When I think about it, I realize how much simpler life has been since using my new assistant, Voice to Apps, to take note of important thoughts and tasks.

COOL CONCLUSION: "Voice To Apps makes it a snap to dictate email, notes, documents and social updates with its easy-to-use, expert voice recognition capabilities!"

--Date/Version: Updated 1/17/12 - Version 1.1
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 4.0 or later. Rated 4+.
--Languages: English, French, German
--Special Note: Discount -50% off the original price NOWduring the launching period
--Device: Universal: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation with microphone), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad
--Connection: Voice To Apps requires an internet connection (WiFi or 3G/EDGE)
--Video Channel: BrothersApps Channel>
--Developer: Mohamed Alaoui Mrani / © BrothersApps
--Twitter: @brothersapps

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
VOICE TO APPS-VOICE TO MESSAGES AND EMAIL

January 20, 2012

Bring Me Sandwiches!!

Developer Quote: "Invader Gourmo promises to destroy the Earth unless you meet his simple demand: BRING ME SANDWICHES!"

- COST: 99 cents - APP STORE STARS: 4-1/2
- Categories: Action, Adventure, Cartoons, Entertainment, Games, Native, Universal

Looking for an unusual and definitely intriguing new game? We're talking about something a bit other-worldly here! Bring Me Sandwiches!! is loaded with fun as you make sandwiches that are anything but normal. Here's how it goes... You are Jimmy Nugget and have been given the enormous task of saving the planet. When making a sandwich, you can include whatever you like (which is where the game's grand imagination comes into play). Your sandwich filler could include meat, trash, flowers, hotdogs, cats…the weirder the better! Make your way through dozens of levels across numerous countries and planets, and power-up your sandwiches with alien technology, of course! Some of the fun and wacky features of Bring Me Sandwiches!! are as follows:

• Universal app - Optimized to use the full screen area on your iPad or iPhone/iPod touch

• Precision 2D Gameplay will challenge your platforming skills!

• Travel across the world on your Sandwich-Building Adventure! Dozens of levels across five chapters: USA, Mexico, Italy, Japan and the mysterious Planet Nuzz!

• Easy-to-use controls that can be customized to match your favorite play style!

• GameCenter support with dozens of Achievements to unlock, and compete against your friends in points-based and time-based Leaderboards!

• Track all the crazy stuff you've crammed into your sandwiches with the Food Journal, and discover hidden alien parts in every level to gradually build your own Spaceship!

This cartoon-like game, draws you in with its mindless and addicting fun. The funniest thing is that as you progress through the game your sandwiches get bigger. And though you are busy making and carrying them, you will be stopped by citizens who are out to put every conceivable obstacle in your way. Still, the sandwiches are your precious cargo, and above all else, you may not drop them!

COOL CONCLUSION: "Bring Me Sandwiches!! is an exciting, wacky and cartoonish game that will have you making and protecting sandwiches in order to save your planet!"

--Date/Version: Updated 1/9/12 - Version 2.1
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 3.1 or later. Rated 9+.
--Device: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
--Developer: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
BRING ME SANDWICHES!!

January 19, 2012

Inknotes Basic

Developer Quote: "This basic version let you taste the look and feel of Inknotes a beautiful and innovative note taker, handwriting and sketch app..."

- COST: Free - APP STORE STARS: 4
- Categories: Communications, iPad, Lifestyle, Native, Productivity

Taking notes is an everyday occurrence for most folks who have a zillion thoughts flitting through their heads. Notes are often hurriedly jotted down at business meetings by pressured associates, and even by students in class taking notes on their iDevices too. In any case, having an easy-to-use note taking app which is elegant and beautiful to the eye makes your written tasks worthwhile. Inknotes Basic is the free version of Inknotes, an app with an elegant touch that gives you different writing instruments and great note management capabilities. Some of the features of this productive, iPad notes app are as follows:

- Page Manager
- Drag and drop Notebooks and Pages
- Move Pages between Notebooks
- Sort pages by dragging them
- Smooth ink and very legible writing
- Three kind of pencils (gel, pencil, marker) - Smooth zoom in and out (500%) - Full screen page size
- Pre-defined Stencil Manager
- Export .png and .pdf format

This elegant app is well designed and displays are based on a variety of views and panels. This allows you to have views with tools where you can interact with drag and drop gestures (move pages, assign stencils, etc). Be aware that this free version offer less than the full one available on the App Store. Enjoy writing notes and taking care of chores with this useful iPad app.

COOL CONCLUSION: "Inknotes Basic makes even the most simple note-taking activities fun and easy to accomplish with a finished attractive appearance!"

--Date/Version: Updated 12/21/11 - Version 1.1
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 4.3 or later. Rated 4+.
--Device: iPad
--Developer: Patricio Lagos

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
INKNOTES BASIC

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Lingo of the Day: cold peace - A relationship between two countries in which there is no war, no trade, no travel, and no diplomatic relations.

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January 17, 2012

The 40 Best iPad Apps for Young Learners (Guest Post)

We are always looking to simplify searches particular groups of people make for specific apps. To this end, we are posting today an excellent guest article by Onlinecolleges.net entitled The 40 Best iPad Apps for Young Learners . Parents, guardians and teachers can pick and choose from app offerings that cover so many educational and entertaining subjects for young ones. You know the old, familiar adage, "The best time for learning things is when you are young!"

The apps are separated into these categories: Math, Spelling and Reading, Science, Special Education and Various Subjects. This first page only covers Math, so please read on by clicking the article link to get all the information of the apps in all their categories.

Several of these are paid apps, but is there a price too high to pay for your child's education, independence, maturity and growing confidence in all areas? The full list of 40 apps is found under the Onlinecolleges.net link at the top or bottom of this page.

1. Math Evolve: Nominated for “Best Educational Game of 2011,” Math Evolve teaches the math basics through gameplay involving a dolphin shooting lasers at sea creatures.

2. MathBoard: MathBoard works because of its highly-customizable features, like creating timed math quizzes or making quizzes out of questions answered incorrectly.

3. Motion Math: “Putting the action in fraction,” Motion Math has players put fractions in order to help a fallen star move back into the sky.

4. PopMath Basic Math: Match pairs of balloons that have the same value, using one of the four basic math skills to deduce the answer, and be treated to a very satisfying “pop.”

5. Math Ninja HD: You know you’ve interested the boys with just the word “ninja.” You must protect your treehouse from an evil tomato by using math. OK then!

6. Math Bingo Games — A Racing Game: Fun app for such a clunky title. Solve the math problems to keep your race car from crashing.

7. Numbers League: Combining super heroes and comic book graphics with math was a stroke of genius. Kids and adults love this game.

8. Bugs and Buttons: B&B helps pre-schoolers practice counting, but there’s also a bunch of fun, silly games paired with great graphics to keep them entertained.

Continue to read about the rest of this excellent list of 40 iPad apps thanks to Onlinecolleges.net. You are bound to see several iPad apps here which you may download for your own child or gift to another. There is no better, more captivating learning device than the iPad with excellent apps using all its high-def color, fabulous resolution, sound tracks and intriguing content to children.

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Lingo of the Day:access number - The telephone number you use to dial into your Internet Service Provider (ISP). To connect to the Internet, you must first establish an account with an ISP in your area. It is important to get a local access number because part of the beauty of the Internet is that you can surf Web sites, find information, and communicate with people all over the world for the cost of a local telephone call.

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January 16, 2012

Maze Magic

Developer Quote: "Are you up for the challenge to safely navigate your wizard through the Maze Magic in high definition?"

- COST: 99 cents - APP STORE STARS: 4-1/2
- Categories: 3D, Entertainment, Games, Native, Puzzle

Making your way through a real maze can be an entertaining and brain teasing activity. I always loved a maze of bushes as a child which was located in a popular theme park. I would run through the carefully carved 7' greenery trying to find my way out. With Maze Magic, you get all of this fun plus a whole lot of obstacles, potions and spells thrown in!

What is especially captivating about this iPhone puzzle maze is the use of 3D graphics throughout the game during 4 original stages with 40 varying levels. Just as in my real life maze, the game levels get more difficult the further you progress. Your mission is to conquer the secret of the maze and also defeat the wizards with their evil spells.
Fortunately, you will find in your travels special helpful potions (or powerups) which will assist you in evading and fighting off any wizardly nonsense that tries to get in your way! Some of the spellbinding features of Maze Magic are as follows:

- High Definition
- STUNNING 3D graphics
- New items added monthly
- Great Power-ups
- Share your experiences on HeyZap
- Take on the Game Center leader board and see how you rate against other keen gamers!

First of all, who doesn't like cute, little wizards? It's important to do a great job of making your way quickly and safely through the maze as your success will guarantee you coins. These unlock levels and allow you buy the powerups which help you survive. The sharp retina graphics and the clock ticking down make for an addicting and thrilling game with a bit of magic thrown in.

COOL CONCLUSION: "Maze Magic is a spellbinding and charming game with twists and turns aplenty!"

--Date/Version: Released 1/14/12 - Version 1.0
--iOS/Age Rating: This app requires iOS 3.2 or later. Rated 4+.
--Device: Universal: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad.
--Developer: Zoopa Inc. & JG Fichardt

Visit the iTunes App Store for more details, and to download:
MAZE MAGIC

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