News organizations whose mobile apps only provide users with their articles or videos are missing a big opportunity. An application, by definition, should be applied to perform a task, to solve a problem. most news doesn’t do that. Rather than just feed readers recent stories you wrote about their problems, apps can provide tools and …
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App Smart Extra: Cook’s Illustrated for the iPhone
Last week’s App Smart column points out some of the best apps for dessert lovers. One iPhone app, Cook’s Illustrated, didn’t make the cut, but not because of quality issues. In fact, I found the app more useful than almost any of the ones I tried. It’s just that Cook’s is a little complicated. The …
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Nuance Unveils New NDEV Mobile Developer Program, Complete With Free Access to Renowned Dragon Mobile Voice Technology
Press Release Source: Nuance Communications, Inc. on Tuesday September 27, 2011, 8:00 am EDT BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN – News) today announced that its Nuance Mobile Developer Program, now NDEV Mobile, features new services that make it easier than ever for developers to voice-enable apps with Nuance’s industry leading speech technology. NDEV …
Customized iPhone App Development for Small Businesses Takes Off
[prMac.com] Tri-Force, a mobile application development company, is fast emerging as a haven for companies and individuals who want to see their ideas transformed into real iPhone apps. the company has gone through a recruitment overdrive to meet the growing demands of iPhone application development. Clients say that they prefer Tri-Force because they can depend …
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Google+ iPhone app updated with Hangout support
Google’s iPhone app for its new social network Google+ has just received a hefty update. Key among the new features of the Google+ app is support for Hangouts, Google’s answer to multiuser videoconferencing. Hangouts has seen a lot of use among the TUAW staff so far, and being able to use the feature on an …
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Bitzio, Inc. Acquires Free The Apps
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, Sep 15, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –Bitzio, Inc. /quotes/zigman/5409425 BTZO +13.33% today announced that it has entered intoan agreement to acquire Free the Apps, an independent applicationdeveloper for the iPhone and Android platforms. this new additionbuilds on Bitzio’s aggressive acquisition strategy of businesses thathave multiple smartphone applications in the market and furtherexpands …
Grouptime Combines Messaging and Social Networking » 148Apps » iPhone and iPod Touch Application Reviews and News
The App Store has seen its fair share of messaging, email and social networking apps. The new grouptime app, from the start-up company grouptime GmbH, hopes to set itself apart from the rest by combining the best of these services into one. Grouptime is a new kind of mobile social messaging service. Grouptime takes inspiration …
Baptist Press – CHRISTIAN APPS OF THE MONTH: Movie apps – News with a Christian Perspective
Posted on Aug 31, 2011 | by Staff EDITOR’S NOTE: this month’s Christian Apps of the Month features apps that review films, TV programs and music from a Christian perspective.Plugged in MobilePlatform: iPhone, Android.Price: FreeAbout it: the Plugged In app, a product of Focus on the Family’s PluggedInOnline.com entertainment review arm, features movie, music, TV …
Apple cuts French App Store’s ‘Jew Or Not Jew’ App
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple inc. has removed a mobile app, called “Jew or not Jew?”, from its online App Store in France. The app let users consult a database of celebrities and public figures to determine if they are Jewish or not. Its removal follows a complaint from a French anti-racism group that threatened …
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Own, groom and compete a virtual horse on iPhone – Horse & Hound
Amy Mathieson, H&H news writer Enjoy 9 issues for £9 when you subscribe >> A new iPhone app that enables you virtually to groom, ride or photograph “your” horse from the train, sitting room or desk is in the top five of the iPhone apps download chart. My Horse, which was released on 15 …
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