Here's a very cool music application for the serious music fan. ListenItLater which allows you to make multiple playlists of newly found music and podcasts collected from streaming websites. Create your lists from SoundCloud's vast array of sounds (with YouTube about to be added) and gather them into any number of varied playlists to listen to later when you have more time to enjoy them. For us music lovers, we discover great new music all through the day though, quite often, we don’t have enough time to organize it right where and when we find it. ListenItLater is a ... Read more
There's a new DJ in town and their name is...you. ofthemuse is a nicely named new social music and video entertainment application that adds a new dimension to the music player phenomenon. Not only is it a fun way to compete with your friends based on your listening taste but it also increases musical knowledge and exposes you to the plethora of new music available these days. Pit your musical taste against others by becoming an online DJ and have your friends and followers vote on who has chosen the best song. ofthemuse is a new music application that ... Read more
Every now and again, a game comes along that redefines a genre. Sentinel 3: Homeworld is just such a game. It is a tower defence strategy game that pits you against the usual waves of ever more formidable enemies, but it does so with such flare and panache that we felt it worth a mention here. Firstly, you have a Commander, a giant robot (Mech Warrior style) that forms the basis of your defence. This commander "levels up" as you progress through the game and attributes such as "shot strength", "health", "PSI (the effect he has on nearby turrets)" and ... Read more
HeapNote is a custom-fit online notebook that lets you manage your ideas, bookmarks, to-do lists, expenses or anything else that is important to you. It does this by utilizing an extremely flexible, powerful and easy to use interface and fulfills the role of information manager that is geared to small businesses as well as private individuals. HeapNote is an Information Manager for small business and individuals and lets you manage all the stuff that's important to you with an easy to use interface. People use it for tracking bugs, managing their business contacts not to mention storing your recipes ... Read more
The way it stands at the moment when I find an interesting webpage that I want to hang on to and look at again later with my friends I do one of two things. I'll either save it to the myriad that is Facebook or I'll bookmark it into another myriad of messiness. Meaki turns the whole bookmarking thing on it's head by making it social. It's a microblogging and sharing application where you can collect and share the cool web pages you find and it presents them in a great looking package. It's almost the Flipboard for web pages. ... Read more
This simple Learn to write Chinese application from the Monkey Write people is another in the series following their earlier Numbers, Blessings and Eating Out excursions. It's a free and easy to use language, education and learning tool for android that literally teaches one to write Chinese characters and turns it into a bit of a game that even kids can play and learn from. It's said that the only way to truly master the complicated art of Chinese writing is practice, practice and more practice. However, doing that on paper could be construed as being rather dull - ... Read more
If you , like me, are appalled at some of the pathetic and pointless comments that crop up on stories you read on the net then Talkino could well be something that interests you. It allows you to partake in meaningful discussions on stories you are interested in without having to deal with some of the more annoying comments that are often posted. Yes it does seem a little elitist, dare I say snobbish even, but...you know what? There really is a place for it. The concept of Talkino was designed to finally solve the problem of getting rid ... Read more
Draw Something Free is a draw and word game for Android, iPhone, iPad and IPod Touch that has turned into something of a phenomenon. Developed by Zynga, it's a hilarious and totally addictive game that owes a little to the word game Pictionary. Zynga's previous games include Farmville, Cityville and Words With Friends. When you see your friends staring at their smartphone screen for ages as they concentrate on drawing before bursting into laughter you'll have a pretty good idea that they are playing Draw Something Free. Here is, without doubt, the most popular free social drawing and guessing ... Read more
If you've always wanted to be a part of an epic fantasy saga then this is going to really interest you. Askaryl's Grimoire is an interactive role playing book and game application developed by Blue Flame that enable you to be in control of the storyline's direction. This is the first part of a beautifully illustrated and epic story based in the fictional world of Hamnasya. This is the first part of a stunningly detailed, epic fantasy saga within the interactive world of Hamnasya, the third largest continent among the nine that make up the intense world of Anarkôm. ... Read more
Everybody likes to play backgammon, don't they? Backgammon Masters is a new game for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch that gives you all the skill and fun of the backgammon we know and love but presented in a medieval style. It's said that the first form of backgammon was first played over 5000 years ago. Now somehow I don't think Neanderthal Backgammon would catch the attention of the general populace but a medieval version certainly catches the attention. Backgammon Masters is a wonderfully executed game of backgammon in medieval style. It has very simple and easy to use interface ... Read more