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App Friday: N.O.V.A 3
5 days ago | POSTED IN iPhone
When the N.O.V.A. series kicked off, it was clearly a Halo wannabe. The second incarnation, N.O.V.A. 2 ramped things up - a bit like Halo on steroids. The third version N.O.V.A. 3 is here on iOS (and eventually for Android) and finally steps out from Halo’s shadow. We've been getting to grips with it on the iPad 2 and the new setting of ruined earth really shows what it can dovoices, the graphics and the storyline are all bigger, bolder and better. Cinematic set pieces punctuated by...
N.O.V.A. 3
Spotify for Apple iPad launches
2 weeks ago | POSTED IN iPad
As music streaming services go, Spotify probably snaps the top spot not only in popularity, but availability. Alongside the desktop client, the service is available in app form on a multitude of mobile devices and OSs including Symbian and Windows Phone and with the company's latest push, we've seen updates and new features bolster the versatility available to users too. Earlier today, Spotify started spreading the word, their iPad app was finally ready for release and about time too...
Good looking music
App Friday: Echoer for iOS
2 weeks ago | POSTED IN iPhone
Have you ever wanted to know what the people around you are thinking, or in a more general sense, what they thought of a particular place or thing? Echoer is a social networking app that connects peoples comments, giving you the opinions of the masses, letting the cream rise to the top. The app resembles the tips element of Foursquare, but with far more power. 'Echoes' can be thoughts, events or discoveries, colour coded by blue, red and yellow respectively. Using a map view of your...
Thought bubble
James May's Science Stories for iOS and Android: interview and video
2 weeks ago | POSTED IN iPhone, Android
James May has teamed up with Digicave and Qualcomm to create an augmented reality app that adds a new dimension to a visit to the London Science Museum. James May's Science Stories is designed to enhance the learning experience associated with some of the exhibits on display. Visitor to the museum scan a target found on select exhibits with their smartphone's camera to view a 3D representation of James May, explaining more information about the exhibit. James May leant not only his...
Captain Slow in the know
Best iPad newspaper apps
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN iPad
Thanks to the abundance of free news on the internet and the rise in popularity of smartphones, newspapers have seen a huge drop in sales over the last decade. But since the launch and huge success of the iPad, papers have been thrown a lifeline and the ability to charge subscriptions for iPad editions. Creating for the iPad brings challenges, particularly at the design stage, where every page has to be designed twice to suit dual reading formats: landscape and portrait. But the beauty of...
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App Friday: Official UEFA EURO 2012 with Orange
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN iPhone, Android, Blackberry
Euro 2012 might not be kicking off until June, but if you want to get your footie fix early, the official app has just been launched. With Official UEFA Euro 2012 with Orange you can keep up to date with news, videos and up to the minute scores on all the major phone platforms, for free. Official UEFA Euro 2012 with Orange is being released in two versions. Part one is out now and includes a host of background information, including teams, news, photos and travel, if you're planning on...
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Kinect Star Wars App for Windows Phone: hands-on video
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN Windows Phone
Star Wars for Kinect on Xbox 360 has received a mixed reception primarily due to the inclusion of a dance simulator dressed up in the Star Wars universe, aside from that it let you force push and light sabre duel to your hearts content. The Kinect Star Wars companion up, that's just launched on Windows Phone, does things a little differently. For starters the app's main functionality is found in the ability to aggregate your social networking feeds from both Facebook and Twitter in a...
A long time ago...
App Friday: Budweiser Man of the Match
1 month ago | POSTED IN iPhone, Android
The Budweiser Man Of The Match app usually follows Ronseal’s no-nonsense approach, allowing football fans to (you guessed it) vote for man of the match. Thanks to some augmented reality jiggery pokery it can now also make football fans’ dreams come true. A bold claim, you might say. However, most football fans can only dream about seeing their team lift the FA Cup. A massive 763 clubs did start the 2011-2012 competition and only four are left, after all. So if you’re not a fan...
And the crowd goes wild!
Update sent out for Instagram on Android, now supports tablets, wifi handsets and SD card installs
1 month ago | POSTED IN Android
Instagram-mania extended its grasp to the Android masses, just a few days ago and the app company has seen a huge influx of new users. This has of course meant that the odd glitch has cropped up and the company has been sending out regular updates to keep its new users happy. The latest of which is 1.0.3 and aims to resolve issues with device support and iron out a few creases, as reports Engadget. This includes support for wifi handsets and tablets, as well as allowing the app to be...
New Insta-lment
App Friday: 0800 Wizard
1 month ago | POSTED IN Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, Blackberry
Ofcom is planning to make calls to 0800 numbers free from mobile phones, but the consultation it announced this week won’t deliver those for some time. Until then there’s the 0800 Wizard app from Skycom. How can it offer free calls to 0800 numbers so you don’t fear those warnings telling you “calls from mobile phones may be charged”? By rerouting the freephone number you dialled to an 01 or 02 number. That way the call is covered by the monthly bundled minutes that...
Free really means free!
App Friday: Draw Something
1 month ago | POSTED IN Android, iPhone
Draw Something is the app equivalent to Pictionary and Hangman, only instead of playing against a computer, or with real people, you can play with friends anywhere in the world using your smartphone. Link it up to your Facebook account to play with friends - or random strangers if you’re too embarrassed to show your skills - or lack of skills - off. Start by selecting what you are going to draw, there are three difficulty levels and what you draw can range from a simple object such as a...
Can you tell what it is?
Top ten free games on Android phones
1 month ago | POSTED IN Android
Following on from last week’s top 10 free iPhone games, we’ve done the same for Android. There are plenty of games available in trial 'lite' versions, but we've tried to keep them to a minimum, especially when they are severely limited in their free guise. Any gems we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments below. We’ll be adding even more apps in the future. Here’s our pick of the best free games on Android; you’ll find download links at the bottom...
The price is right
iPad 3: Top 5 camera apps
1 month ago | POSTED IN iPad
The next iPad, expected to be announced this evening will more than likely sport a considerably better camera than the iPad 2. Why? Two reasons. The first and most obvious being the performance of the camera on the iPad 2 - it left a lot to be desired. Second, competition from other tablets is hotting up and cameras seem to be an area other slates are slamming the iPad 2. The rumours have been suggestive with reports of 8-megapixel sensors being what most people are predicting, with some even...
iSnap. iShoot. iScore.
Harry Potter eBooks available for Amazon Kindle and Kindle app
1 month ago | POSTED IN Android, iPhone, Windows Phone
From today Harry Potter fans young and old will be able to follow the adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione at Hogwarts using an Amazon Kindle or via the Kindle App for the first time. English-language versions of all seven books in the Harry Potter series are available as eBooks from the Kindle Store, following an agreement with J.K Rowling and eBook shop Pottermore. Although you can browse the titles at the Amazon Kindle store, books can't be downloaded from the Kindle Store. Instead you...
Harry's coming
iMovie for new iPad Review
1 month ago | POSTED IN iPad
When the new iPad updated it's creativity apps, including: iPhoto, Garage Band and iMovie. The iMovie app has been around for some time now and has always focused on delivering a user-friendly, capable movie editor to the masses. With intuitive templates adding quick and yet charming accents to your video, combined with touch-intuitive UI and included soundtracks. It's recently been updated to support 1080p video capture on the new iPad, from the offset, iMovie makes the perfect...
iShoot, iScore.
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