Archive for April, 2010

iPad App Review: Dash Four

With the iPad having been out for a week, users may still be trying to figure out where it fits into their day to day use, and developers are trying to tweak/create applications that take advantage of everything the iPad has to offer. Immediately after getting my iPad I started to look for the same apps that I use daily on my various devices (BlackBerry Tour, Nexus One, iPod Touch). I am an avid Twitter and foursquare user, so that is where I started. One of the first apps I found and purchased was Dash Four, a foursquare application made specifically for the iPad. Read on to find out more about Dash Four.

Twitter, the Company, Recognizing the Potential of Mobile Apps

Twitter, the Company, Recognizing the Potential of Mobile Apps

We have known it for some time now, the mobile apps industry is where the future is. The numbers are not showing any indication of slowing down. Steve Jobs, at the iPhone 4.0 announcement, let us all know that the App Store is thriving with over 185,000 apps and 4 billion downloads. He also mentioned a few iPad numbers like 300,000 iPads sold in the first day and 450,000 sold until the day of the keynote.

THE GAME OF LIFE Classic Edition Video Review

THE GAME OF LIFE Classic Edition Video Review

The Game of Life was first created in 1860, being updated many times and now available on the iPhone. It’s been out for a while now and has joined the successful board game conversions from EA such as Scrabble, Monopoly and Yahtzee.The game is usually 4.99 but is currently on sale for 1.99. In the game, you travel around a game board landing on spaces that will affect your virtual life. You start with school and end the game by retiring. You have jobs, children, houses, and other miscellaneous events which give you life tiles, which at the end of the game, add to your stash of money. The player with the most accumulated money at the end of the game, wins. Video after the break!

Follow Friday Generator for iPhone Video Review

Follow Friday Generator for iPhone Video Review

Millions of people today use a powerful social networking network known as twitter. Being one of them, I know how it works and it’s “traditions.” One of them happens to be a hashtag known as #ff, or #followfriday. It’s basically to let your followers know who you recommend that they follow for awesome content. Since I’m quite a busy person, I’ve been seeking an iPhone app to automate this process for me, and I believe I’ve found a solution – Follow Friday Generator. Video Review after the break!

Three Videos that Prove the iPad Will Be a Huge Hit

Three Videos that Prove the iPad Will Be a Huge Hit

I have been saying this for years, the name of the game in consumer electronics is usability. This is actually a true statement about most things, but when it comes to using gadgets or electronic devices of any kind, the point is magnified. I know it is hard for us geeks to grasp this sometimes, but there is actually a whole lot of consumers who use computers and are not geeks. You know, like our parents and their friends? Not a day goes by when I do not get a question from a friend or a relative asking me how to solve some quirky Windows issue they are having. The first company to create a full fledged computing device that is actually intuitive and user friendly will absolutely dominate this space.

iCopter for iPhone Video Review

iCopter for iPhone Video Review

Many people have played the game of iCopter before; it’s a classic. Either on their computers on a website, or now, your iPhone! That’s right, for 99 cents you can take the game on the go and play it whenever you like. Our video review after the break!

5 Features that Would Have Truly Made the iPad A “Magical” Device

5 Features that Would Have Truly Made the iPad A “Magical” Device

So, as I assume you know by now, Apple released their extremely over hyped and some say most important product ever this week, the iPad. Steve Jobs, when first introducing the iPad referred to it with so many different adjectives, like only Steve Jobs knows how to do. The two words that stuck out among the bunch were “Magical” and “Revolutionary”. Now, here’s the thing, the iPad has been out for days now, and it has gotten endless positive reviews, however, with all its amazing graphics and smooth UI transitions, the iPad is hardly magical or revolutionary.

First iPad Video Review

First iPad Video Review

OK, Apple has done it again. The entire tech and Web community are talking about the iPad. There is no doubt that it is an exciting product, and with its astounding pre order numbers, it is most definitely a game-changer, even Hollywood is it on it. Check out this guest appearance of the iPad on one of TV’s hottest shows, Modern Family. (please excuse the poor video quality.)

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