March 31, 2012
Last October, Apple announced that its cloud and media streaming service, iCloud, would replace MobileMe, and all the latter's active accounts will be deleted as of June 30, 2012. Well, it seems in the recent release iOS iPhoto, its Journal feature is the new way Apple and iCloud users can share photos online.
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March 30, 2012
As a proud owner of a new iPad, I can honestly say I love the higher resolution screen. Apps that haven't been updated for the new retina screen are now painfully obvious, so here are 5 apps that have been updated, and are now among my most used apps for precisely that reason.
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March 29, 2012
After claims that the new iPad’s battery meter has been deceiving users into believing their device is fully charged when it is not, Apple has stepped up and explained that the behaviour is actually a battery-saving feature. Last week DisplayMate’s Ron Soneira discovered that the iPad’s battery continues charging after the device reports that it [...]
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March 29, 2012
So you’ve managed to get your hands on Apple’s newest must-have gadget? It’s faster, better connected and that screen is to die for - but there’s only a handful of bundled wallpapers available to show off that awesome display. Luckily there are already a lot of retina-sized wallpapers online and we’ve got a bumper collection of resources to get you started here.
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March 28, 2012
Images of murals and artwork of New York City’s historic subway and rail system can now be viewed on your iPhone or Android with the latest update of a Meridian iOS and Android app produced for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) system. Spotlight Mobile’s Meridian is a personal tour guide app listing all the permanent artwork [...]
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March 28, 2012
In the future, your phone will only need a data connection. Paying for voice minutes and text messages will be an outdated concept and you’ll be able to communicate entirely over Wi-Fi. Google already offers free calls from your web browser, but they don’t offer this feature on smartphones to avoid upsetting the carriers. Talkatone does what Google won’t and offers free calls and texts over Wi-Fi.
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March 28, 2012
So many new features get added to iOS updates that we often don't take advantage of them all. The most recent iOS 5.0 and 5.1 updates for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch users make the devices a little easier to navigate with several useful features for the iPhone camera, and perhaps little known preference options in the Settings area. I've chosen 10 of my favorites.
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March 27, 2012
The mature and feature-rich free media centre solution XBMC has just been updated to version 11. Codenamed “Eden”, the latest version builds on the already strong feature set of XBMC 10 “Dharma” with a vastly improved default skin, the ability to roll back add-ons to previous versions and a new XBMC Linux distribution, XBMCbuntu. There [...]
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March 26, 2012
Welcome to another edition of MakeUseOf’s free iPad games column. This month, it’s all about arcade. Be it shooting, running, slicing or rolling, no one is immune to the addiction of arcade games. If you don’t want to spend the next few hours playing, save this post for later. Otherwise, dive into the world of arcade games, and find your next addiction.
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March 26, 2012
It seems that every time I search the iTunes App Store for iPhone camera-related apps, I discover tools which yet again make the traditional point-and-shoot or compact cameras nearly obsolete. Most iPhone camera users know how the native app can be rather slow when it comes to moving subjects, or it can be cumbersome when it comes to switching between photo and videocam modes.
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March 24, 2012
OMGPOP, the developers of the overnight success mobile game Draw Something, are offering Draw Something for 99 cents for a short time only. Draw Something is an iPhone (including other iOS devices) and Android game app in which users create a simple pen drawing based on one of several thousand of words, while another designated [...]
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March 24, 2012
Everyone loves the Nyan Cat. To get myself in the spirit of this article I am currently playing the 10 hour Nyan Cat video on YouTube. I figure it will help me get motivated to write about some top of the food chain Nyan Cat games for iPhone. Who knew such a thing even existed?
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March 24, 2012
No matter what your income, you should always track how and where you're spending your money. And if you have an iPhone there are several free finance apps that can easily remind you if you're spending within or beyond your means.
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March 23, 2012
Until now, I’ve never really seen a reason to use anything other than the default camera app that comes with the iPhone. However, recently frustrated by the lack of a timer and wanting to use my iPad as a remote viewfinder, I went in search of some better premium options. Bakari recently showed you an [...]
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March 23, 2012
Do you like playing casual games on your computer? Do you own an iPhone or an Android device? Then how about forgetting about your keyboard and mouse and using your trusty old smartphone as a controller for games? If it sounds to good to be true, you should give Wanderplayer a try.
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