Third-party apps really extend your smartphone’s functionality in ways you couldn’t even really imagine before. Sure, there are games and browsers and dictionaries and whatnot, but I’m talking about apps that do something unexpected and turn out to be quite useful; today, we came across a new app that meets that description. Check it out after the jump.
One of the many things you can do with your smartphone - besides using it as a camera, portable gaming console, and, you know, a phone - is use it as a very well-featured, flexible alarm clock. Thanks to the plethora of alarm apps available on both iOS and Android, there has to be at least one that meets your exact requirements. Whether it’s an alarm clock that wakes up you up when you’re in the lightest stage of sleep or an alarm clock that will send out embarrassing tweets until you turn it off, there is something for everyone!
I think it’s a rare occurrence to find someone who doesn't agree that Apple's iPhone offers a superb amount of functionality for what is essentially a phone. When you put the stock features and software together with the fact that there are over six hundred thousand additional apps in the official iOS App Store, it makes up for an extremely functional and powerful mobile experience. Part of the iOS experience is the ability to play some great games on the device, but that experience might be about to get better with the BladePad Kickstarter project.
The Call Of Duty franchise is one of the most popular of all time, and having dominated the console market with its war-time first-person shooter, the mobile market has been on the agenda for quite a while. Call Of Duty: Black Ops Zombies has been around for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users for quite a while, and typically late, Google's Android platform has now received its own iteration.
I'm not sure if I am the only one, but whenever I think about Apple as a company, I always assign a certain level of fairy tale type magic to them. I can't quite put my finger on why that's the case, but it probably has a lot to do with the way the company has dragged themselves from the depths of despair to become the most profitable company in existence, producing some truly remarkable and innovative products along the way. The world is extremely familiar with the iPhone, iPod and iPad as well as the flawlessly designed Mac range of computers, but what about the Apple iCar?
Kickstarter campaigns make for great reporting, and although not all products dreamed up by the talented individuals behind them are necessarily going to do well in the consumer market, they're intriguing nonetheless. One of the newest, which has only just been posted on the most popular start-up site, is one of the most interesting we've seen, and allows one to create genuine 3D videos and images by attaching a cone-shaped contraption to the back on an iPhone 4/4S.
Anyone who is a regular liberator of their iOS device will understand that removing the restrictions applied by Apple isn't always carried out just to install tweaks and modifications to control how the operating system works. The Cydia store is also saturated with a plethora of aesthetic modifications and full-fledged WinterBoard themes that change the entire look and feel of the running device by applying a set of custom-made images over the top of the native OS. By creating their own artwork that follow the same naming conventions which Apple have defined under the hood, theme artists can drastically change the device’s visuals, making it unrecognizable as an iOS device.
Although nothing should ever be taken for granted in the run-up to a new release from Apple, the tech world seems fairly convinced of which shape the next iPhone will take. Last year, the blogosphere was most certainly fooled by the prospect of an "iPhone 5," and left somewhat disappointed by the largely unchanged iPhone 4S, but this time around, there is a great deal of evidence suggesting we're closer to the mark this time around.
Smartphones are the ultimate example of the convergence of technology. These gadgets that fit in the palm of your hand can act as your music player, portable movie player, handheld gaming console, voice recorder, portable storage device and a whole lot more thanks to third-party apps.
If we can manage to pull our eyes and attention away from the ongoing legal battle that is currently being disputed between Apple and Samsung, then it is worth noting that both companies have some new and exciting going on behind the scenes. Both companies are continually pumping their resources into the design and development of new products, and considering Samsung is currently the world’s largest smartphone vendor, with Apple in a close second, they are battling it out in the marketplace as well as the court rooms.
