Archive for January, 2011
Monday, January 31st, 2011
If only the walls could talk. We've all thought it, now it's to become a reality, courtesy of a smartphone app that allows users to listen to stories from thousands of locations around the world - whether it be a graffiti-art site in Fitzroy, a restaurant in New York, or ...
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Sunday, January 30th, 2011
What is it?
For 26 years the paperback version of Sydney Morning Herald's Good Food Guide has been a holy grail for diners seeking the skinny on the city's hot restaurants. Now the app lets you download the book and carry it on your mobile device. It is available on iPhone, ...
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011
TEN Network says subscriptions to its iPhone app have exceeded expectations, with figures running into the ''hundreds of thousands'' as it prepares to embed ads in it.
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Apple's App Store hit 10 billion downloads this weekend, the California gadget-maker announced.
"Thank you. Ten billion times. The App Store has reached 10 billion downloads. Thanks for getting us there," Apple said in a message on its website.
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Monday, January 24th, 2011
Apple is giving a whole new meaning to locking your phone with its new screws.
In line with its infamous philosophy of maintaining absolute control over its products, sources said US Apple stores are replacing screws on iPhone 4s brought for servicing with tamper-proof screws to prevent anyone else from opening ...
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Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
What is it?
Window-shopping has never been so easy with the Net-A-Porter app, based on the popular e-boutique. You can select from its curated selection of premier luxury brands at your leisure, any time, anywhere, even in your daggiest tracky dacks, without judgment from snobby sales assistants. The app is available ...
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Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is bringing his iconic men's magazine to the iPad.
The octogenarian publisher, in a message on his Twitter feed, @hughhefner, said current and back issues of Playboy would be available on the Apple device in March.
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
What is it?
An extension of your car's instrument cluster with additional features such as a digital speedo, compass and altimeter. Like many speedo-based apps, it's free. It's available for iPhones with a 3.0 operating system or above but requires GPS capability, which means 3GS or iPhone 4.
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Sunday, January 16th, 2011
What is it?
Launched this summer, this is part of Surf Life Saving Australia's bid to update its image and provide information for beachgoers that goes much further than the traditional blackboard with tide and water temperature chalked on it. The app is available on iPhone.
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Thursday, January 13th, 2011
Google this week began turning Android-powered smartphones into interpreters with experimental software that lets the handsets translate conversations in real time.
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