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[iPhone] Get personalized restaurant recommendations with Ness Dining Guide

Brett September 26, 2012 0

Do you just love food? Are you always on the lookout for new places to eat? If, so then Ness Dining Guide might be just the app for you. Discover new restaurants and follow what your friends are eating too.

What is it and what does it do

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[iPhone] Add several useful tools to your phone with Ultra Utilities! + Flashlight

Brett September 26, 2012 0

It is not hard to find a utilities app on the App Market. It is even easier to find a flashlight app. The majority of apps in both genres are either free with ads or paid without them, although there are a few exceptions. In reality, the functionality of the [...]

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[iPhone] Stay up-to-date with your favorite television shows with Renewed

Brett September 26, 2012 0

Do you find yourself being so busy that you can’t keep up with your favorite television shows? If so, then give Renewed – TV Show Renewal and Cancellation Guide a try. The app will save you the headache of keeping track of multiple television shows and when they are airing. [...]

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[iPhone] Crack the codes to save the world in Beat Enigma Pro

Brett September 25, 2012 0

Do you like code games? Do you enjoy playing games in the matching genre? If so, then you will probably enjoy Beat Enigma Pro.

What is it and what does it do

Main Functionality

Beat Enigma Pro is a game where you match symbols by swiping over them. The [...]

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[iPhone] Get quick and fast access to Wikipedia with Wikipanion

Brett September 25, 2012 0

Wikipedia is a popular non-profit encyclopedia on the web. It differs from a print encyclopedia in the sense that it is constantly updated by its members, any of which can edit the site. Over the years, it has quickly grown into one of the more popular reference sites on the [...]

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[iPhone] Looking for a new free web browser? Try Maxthon!

Brett September 25, 2012 0

With the overload of popular web browsers on the App Market, a developer really needs to put out a quality product to fit in. Maxthon Web Browser might be fast and reliable enough to do just that.

What is it and what does it do

Main Functionality

Maxthon Web Browser [...]

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[iPhone] Splashtop Camcam lets you view your computer webcam from anywhere

Brett September 24, 2012 0

Splashtop CamCam provides live streaming video from any computer’s webcam. All you have to do is download the free streaming software on the computer containing the webcam and app will do the rest. You can literally turn your computer into a live pet or nanny cam.

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[iPhone] Are you finding great articles with no time to read them? Save it to Pocket and read it later!

Brett September 24, 2012 0

In 2007, the application Read It Later was created in order to provide users with a Tivo product for all sorts of web-related content. Read It Later was first created for computers, where you could add content through the company’s website or use various browser extensions (i.e. Firefox) for future [...]

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[iPhone] Like puzzles games? Fling will provide some furball fun!

Brett September 24, 2012 0

Fling is a popular puzzle game created by the well-known developers at CandyCane LLC. The game features over 10,000 puzzles that are divided into 30 levels of gradually increasing difficulty. The premise of the games is simple, you are given a certain number of furballs on the screen to start. [...]

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[iPhone] Make restaurant reservations from your phone with OpenTable

Brett September 23, 2012 2

Have you ever been away from home and decided that you wanted to dine out? You probably would call information or search online endlessly for the number to the restaurant in your specific location. Wouldn’t be nice if you could just open your phone, pull an app up, and reserve [...]

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[iPhone] Converter Touch is a unique drag-and-drop unit converter

Brett September 23, 2012 0

If you search for “converter” on the iOS App Store, you get 1,475 results, so trying to find a good one that meets your needs is not the easiest feat. Some do more conversions than others, while user interfaces can vary wildly throughout. Converter Touch is a unique member of [...]

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[iPhone] Looking for an app that will handle all of your PDF needs? Try Foxit Mobile PDF!

Brett September 23, 2012 3

Foxit Mobile PDF is an iOS version of Foxit Corporation’s popular PDF software for PCs. The app will fit all your needs for viewing and annotating PDFs, while also providing tremendously clear rendering.

Foxit Mobile PDF displays a simple PDF document manager on start-up, but also includes a history and [...]

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[iPhone] Have the newspaper delivered straight to your phone with PressReader!

Brett September 22, 2012 0

PressReader is an excellent newspaper (and magazine) reading application for your phone. The app currently boasts over 2,200 complete newspapers from a total of 97 countries (in 54 languages), every one of which can be automatically delivered straight to your phone. PressReader provides exact replicas of each newspaper, so you [...]

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[iPhone] Rack ‘em up and break ‘em in Pro Pool 2012

Brett September 22, 2012 0

If you are a big pool player or just a fan of playing pool apps on your iPhone, I recommend giving Pro Pool 2012 a try. The new app has an incredible high definition 3D user interface that makes you feel like you are right in the action. The physics [...]

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[iPhone] Clipboard Manager and History allows you to keep track of what you cut and copy

Brett September 22, 2012 0

I always thought that the clipboard mechanics of most operating systems just didn’t make sense. Why is it that you are only allowed to paste the most recent item that was copied (or cut of course)? I didn’t even know there were options to enhance the clipboard until I came [...]

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[iPhone] Track every step of your day with Go Pedometer

Brett September 21, 2012 5

People generally spend a lot of time walking during the day. At one point I was high school mathematics teacher and I spent a ton of time on my feet. People would ask me if I exercised, and I would always say that I didn’t need too, because work was [...]

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[iPhone] Earn rewards and deals for simply wishing for a product with Wish

Brett September 21, 2012 0

Wish is an intriguing product discovery app that could save you some money.  The app provides a large selection of popular product categories that you can browse through at your leisure. Each category contains many interesting products, each with a photo and link to the website it originated from. If [...]

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[iPhone] Brilliantly annotate photos with Evernote’s Skitch

Brett September 21, 2012 2

Skitch is an annotating tool from the makers of the popular productivity app Evernote. If you are a PC user, then you have probably seen or most likely used the program Paint. Windows has been providing it as a part of its operating system for many years. Whenever I wanted [...]

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[iPhone] Do you think you would enjoy a modern brick breaker game? Try Anodia!

Brett September 20, 2012 0

Have you played any Atari games in your lifetime? If you did (or maybe even if you didn’t), then you probably remember a classic game by the name of Breakout. Yes, I am indeed referring to the game with a small rectangular paddle along the bottom, a ball, and bunch [...]

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[iPhone] Don’t let the flowers take over the board in Flower Board

Brett September 20, 2012 0

Flower Board provides a new twist on the matching genre of games. The game starts out with 72 empty hexagonal shapes that are basically flower pots. As the flowers bloom (2, 3, or 4 at a time depending on the difficulty level), the goal is to match 6 adjacent flowers [...]

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[iPhone] Enjoy cryptograms? Enscripted lets you decipher famous movie quotes!

Brett September 20, 2012 0

Enscripted is an app of daily cryptogram puzzles that will have your brain boggled for hours. My wife has been getting up every morning for the majority of your life doing cryptogram puzzles in the newspaper before she goes to work. She finds the puzzles to be a great way [...]

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[iPhone] Best free web browser app

Brett September 19, 2012 4
[iPhone] Best free web browser app

Like many iOS users, when I purchased my first iPhone, I got quite used to surfing the web with Apple’s built-in web browsing tool Safari. I was still gushing over how amazing the iPhone was and it really could do no wrong in my eyes, based on how much it [...]

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[iPhone] Store object dimensions on a photo with My Measures and Dimensions PRO

Brett September 19, 2012 0

My Measures and Dimensions PRO is a tremendous tool that can be used increase the productivity level of various professionals. The app starts you off by getting a photo from with the camera or photo library, where you goal is to measure some object(s) in the drawing. Once the photo [...]

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[iPhone] Do some of your friends and family live far away? Use Timezone Clock to stay in sync with them.

Brett September 19, 2012 0

Timezone Clock provides a way to keep track of times in other timezones. The app currently supports upwards of 8000 cities worldwide and possesses quite an aesthetically pleasing user interface.

Timezone Clock’s “World” screen consists of a list of all times you want to keep track of in a nice [...]

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[iPhone] Savi Contacts is an alternative way to manage your contacts

Brett September 19, 2012 1

Savi Contacts is a new app meant to provide an alternative to the iPhone’s default contact manager. Basically Savi Contacts allows you to do anything that the default manager can do, but adds several other features to enhance the user experience.

The app is divided into four sections, Contacts, Groups, [...]

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[iPhone] Try Zynga’s newest multiplayer game, Gems With Friends Free

Brett September 18, 2012 0

Gems With Friends Free is Zynga’s newest multiplayer game from its long line of App Store hits. The app’s gameplay seems to be a mix of Scramble With Friends and Matching With Friends, but with some Gem number play thrown in. Gems possesses many of the same features as its [...]

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[iPhone] Capture and share online content with Clipboard

Brett September 18, 2012 0

Clipboard is a new app from the creators of clipboard.com. It’s main purpose is to share different types of online content (called clips) with your friends, co-workers, and the rest of the clipboard community.

When you sign up for a new (free) account with them, the first thing you will [...]

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[iPhone] Oversee and manage your computers from your phone with PC Monitor

Brett September 18, 2012 1

Have you been looking for a way to manage your computer/server from your phone? Would you love the idea of shutting down your computer directly from your phone? How about install Windows Updates from afar? If you are intrigued by the thought of any of these scenarios, then PC Monitor [...]

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[iPhone] Enjoy some rollercoaster fun in Madcoaster

Brett September 17, 2012 0

Madcoaster is just simply a lot of fun to play. In game play, it reminds me a lot of the original Super Mario Bros., as you not only have to smash your enemies to pieces, but sometimes dodge them as well. The ultimate goal of Madcoaster is reach your highest [...]

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[iPhone] Create shopping lists with Organizy Tote Bag

Brett September 17, 2012 1

Organizy Tote Bag is a simple shopping list creator for your iPhone. The goal of the app is to develop a shopping list utility that is easy to use when you are actually shopping. When you are in the store and you have a short list of items to get, [...]

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[iPhone] Book hotels the easy way with Booking.com

Brett September 17, 2012 0

Booking.com is an all-in-one tool for booking online hotel reservations.  The app currently has over 243,000 hotels featured in 176 countries across the globe, with absolutely zero booking fees. Booking.com also claims to have nearly 17 million individual guest reviews and over 3 million hotel photos to ensure that you [...]

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[iPhone] Keep all your sensitive information and media safe with Private Pal

Brett September 16, 2012 0

Private Pal is not your typical app for securing your photos and videos. The developer has gone out of his way to create a powerful security app that will not only protect your media, but also keep items such as passwords, messages, bank cards, web accounts, files, and more secure.[...]

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[iPhone] Post to Facebook and Twitter quickly with WordOut

Brett September 16, 2012 0

WordOut is a neat little app for users that post frequently to Facebook and/or Twitter. When you add your Facebook and Twitter accounts to the app, you will notice that they are placed at the bottom of your screen (as shown in the screenshot) with an ON/OFF button next to [...]

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[iPhone] Try searching through a labyrinth in the dark with Reveal The Maze

Brett September 16, 2012 0

Reveal The Maze is is the ultimate game of mazes. Sounds fun, but there is one problem, someone has turned the lights out and you (represented by a round object) need to find your way. Reveal The Maze boasts over 90 levels and 3 different levels of difficulty. You must [...]

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[iPhone] Interested in an epic air hockey adventure? Try Shufflepuck Cantina

Brett September 15, 2012 2

Do you enjoy air hockey? Are you always up for a little adventure? If so, then Shufflepuck Cantina might be a great app to try. I personally have played several air hockey apps, because it brings out my childhood love for the game, but I have never actually seen an [...]

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