If you happen to be one of those people who frequently travel to different countries, do business in foreign lands or just enjoy a casual chit-chat with a friend from another country in their native tongue then TripLingo could be the perfect iPhone and iPod touch application to help users overcome the language barriers that we will all inevitably face at one point in our lives. Devices like iPhones and iPads have made the world a much smaller place by keeping us all connected digitally, but we still face the old problem of speaking different languages, which is something that the engineers at TripLingo are trying to assist with.
If you have ever used a smartphone, a tablet, or a branded PC, you must be familiar with the term “bloatware”. Essentially, the term is used to denote those software and applications that the manufacturer of your hardware has deemed necessary to include with the native operating system, often packaged as free versions of various apps. Some people really find this helpful, as they get out-of-box solutions for a lot of scenarios, but most of the advanced users would advise you against that, because truth be told, these “free” apps are usually promotion-ware that the manufacturer has only included to market the work of its partners, thereby making money off of them. Why bloatware is specifically bad is that it slows your computer or phone down considerably, and in other instances, may take up valuable storage space (which is a real concern for most smartphones).
Many of you who have got a iPhone 5 or any other new iOS device as Christmas present have been asking on whether there is any untethered iOS 6 / 6.0.1 jailbreak available for the devices like iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad and so on.
Mobile devices ensure that catching up with the latest news and feeds is a doddle. Whether you're looking for a magazine, or just want an update from your favorite sources, there are more apps available than most people would care to count. Press, a Google Reader app for Android, is a prime example of such an app done properly, and not only it organizes your content in an easy-to-find interface, but is arguably the best looking application in its field.
Battery retention is an essential consideration to make when deciding which smartphone to buy. While juice-o-meter gradually loses strength over a period of time, we tend, also, to lose our patience, and there is perhaps nothing more irritating than realizing you're out of battery, when you thought you had at least ten percent! Still, such is the culture of this digital age, there's an app for that, and while there are perhaps more battery utilities out there than device units sold, it's a field that just continues to grow. Battery by Iurie Iurceac wades into the densely-populated field with a very interesting entry, and as well as swamping you in a frenzy of statistical data, also helps you learn how best to take care of your battery.
Whenever a new and improved mobile software is released nowadays, there's always that moment in which owners of certain devices discover theirs will be left out in the cold. In the case of Windows Phone 7.x, that was everybody, and although Microsoft has delivered Windows Phone 7.8 in something of a watered-down edition of Windows Phone 8, it's still lacking many of the key new features of Windows Phone 8. The advantage of using old software, however, is that, more often than not, it's a lot more mod-able, and thanks to a new app, those running Windows Phone 7.x can enjoy a slick Notification Center feature with the aptly-entitled Notifications app.
They do always say that no press is bad press and considering all of the internet chatter that has surrounded Instagram recently over their flip-flopping terms of service, it would seem that there is no better time to discuss the new Piktr Instagram client that has just landed on the Windows Store. Piktr is obviously a third-party development project and although it doesn't come from Instagram or Facebook themselves, it is a fairly comprehensive and modern offering that should fill the void that exists for those mostly happy and content Windows 8 / RT users out there.
If you have an iPhone or iPod touch and love the power and functionality which Google has brought back to iOS with the launch of their official Maps app, then it’s worth considering whether or not it would be worthwhile jailbreaking that device to get your hands on the latest tweak to come from Ryan Petrich. It would appear that one of the hardest working developers in the jailbreak community has discovered the hidden topography mode in the new Google Maps app for iPhone. Although Google has obviously chosen to have this feature lie dormant for now, Petrich has made it available through a tweak on his official repository.
LockMemos is one of the latest tweaks to land on the Cydia store for jailbroken devices, and although, it doesn't bring an eye watering amount of additional functionality to the iPhone, the obtrusive nature of its feature set may be beneficial to those who constantly need reminding of things. Whenever LockMemos is active, the device will display a standard iOS formatted alert to the user to remind them to carry out a specific task or complete a certain chore.
Apple's vast product line may have helped it to reach the dizzy heights of world's most expensive company, but as long-time followers of the Cupertino company will know, it hasn't always been iPhones, iPads and MacBook Airs. This is no more apparent than if we take a look back a few decades to some of the earlier designs, and one particular German designer has unveiled some never-before-seen treasures from the Apple archives. Hartmut Esslinger, assigned by Steve Jobs on a $2 million a year contract to come up with a signature look for a new Macintosh line back in the 1980s, has showcased a number of his eventually-scrapped computer and tablet designs in a new book, called "Design Forward".
