There are some apps that can only be described as copies of others... and there are others that are truly innovative. These are the ones like Instagram and Pinterest that offer something the others don't and, when they reach their tipping point, there's no stopping them. PuXxies could well be one of those apps that takes off. This fun social communication application for iOS offers a new way of communicating with your friends that appeals to the Sherlock Holmes in us all. You have to solve a unique, encrypted puzzle in order to reveal your message. PuXXles is a ... Read more
Knowledge is everything these days, it seems. Start a new job and it's as much about just how up to date you as it is on what you can bring to the table. The world is moving fast and it's important to keep up with current trends. Many companies will send their staff members to conferences or seminars but, with our businesses truly global these days, they could be situated anywhere from Beijing, China to Louisville, Kentucky. So maybe an online solution is possible to shrink the knowledge gap. Conferize is a social conference and event finding app that lets ... Read more
What often tends to turn your website from 2D to 3D is its social interaction. There is nothing better than to have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about what you do. An easy way to achieve that is to add a good quality chat room to your site. Let's face it, everyone wants a quick answer to their questions and the chat room gives you the opportunity to talk with your customers and find out what they are looking for. It’s also a great place to encourage new visitors to communicate with each other and build up ... Read more
In an ideal shopping and retailing world Pickn'Tell would probably be the perfect role model for a successful shopping experience. This shopping application gives mobile customers a complete and comprehensive shopping experience while giving retailers the perfect advertising medium to not only have total contact with their audience but also to analyze the results afterwards. Pickn'Tell is a location-based app specifically designed for fashion lovers and fashion retailers where the customer can share their retail experience with friends using video and photos via your phone camera or with in-store digital mirrors. Pickn'Tell is a location based mobile service that ... Read more
If there is one thing that has emerged from the recent US election it is that, whether you approve of the massive political advertising campaigns or not, the behind-the-scenes fundraisers did an incredible job of getting people to donate. It's said that each side raised and spent close to a billion dollars on their campaigns over the period. Inspiring people to donate has moved on from the cold calls of old to a much more analytical method of coaxing the last dollar out of their donors. Encore takes a new approach to fundraising and engaging donors for non profit organizations ... Read more
The life for the modern day student can be rather lonely and rather daunting - especially in the early days and even more so if you are studying far from home. Student'U is a social application for Facebook that splits your social networking into two and introduces you to the social student world. It let's you know where the best parties, events and places are and even creates a private place where you can flirt with like minded students and keeps your flirting out of the prying eyes of your friend or family. University and college campuses can be ... Read more
So, how are things going with your business? Times are a little bit tough, aren't they. You probably think that your team is pretty well organized and on the ball but there is always room for improvement and maybe now is the time to do it. If you think your business could do with a bit of fine tuning and a sales boost then SalesBoost is a 'software-as-a-service' application for mobile that aligns your sales force and arms them with the right information to increase sales and close deals faster. Yapmo SalesBoost is a great application that synchronizes your ... Read more
Surely everyone loves emoticons, don't they? You know what they are don't you? They are those cute little symbols and smiley faces that manage to summarize your inner feelings all within the one character. The only trouble is, many of the ones that you download from the Internet have been known to contain malware, spyware and the odd virus. i2Symbol has a huge free collection of guaranteed malware-free emoticons, symbols and fancy text that are perfect for displaying on your favorite social network, email or word processing app. Read more
We ran a review of this excellent travel app a few months ago but since it has just been seriously updated with some eye popping new features we thought it deserved a further mention. Go Pro Traveling have just launched an exciting, unique and very cool bunch of new features including one that takes your maps LIVE. Now, when you create a travel map, it is transformer into an animated map so you can physically see exactly the route you need to take and it does this without the use of any Flash technology. Add this to the bold new ... Read more
So have you ever built your own website or even thought about putting one together? Website builders often offer huge, complicated behemoths of design that are not only hard to create but also cost a fair amount of money. Quite often they are so complicated that you end up hiring a professional design team to do it for you. This is fine for big business but, if you are a small business or a creative professional, that's often not an option. Plebu is a 'software as a service' web design and website creator that makes it easy and cheap to ... Read more