Just what the world needs, you say? Another travel guide application? Well, to my mind there can't be enough of them and Tripomatic for iPhone is one of the best. It's a comprehensive guide that you keep in your pocket that gives you information galore when visiting a new city and helps you figure out the best things to see. Create a custom itinerary for the city you want to visit and let Tripomatic do the rest and present you with places, photos and recommendations and it's all completely free. Imagine visiting an unknown city for the first time ... Read more
Apart from all its other features, SongFreaks is the amateur karaoke singer's dream. Since launching earlier this year this music player application for Android and all the usual iDevices has racked up over 20,000 downloads but it's key feature is one all buddy Freddie Mercury impersonators will love. It's Lyric Stream technology streams the lyrics in time with the song you are playing allowing you to follow the lyrics and sing along until your heart is content. SongFreaks is a personal music player that's defining feature is that it streams lyrics in time with the song being played. It ... Read more
Okay now, listen up people. This is an app to recommend to friends. You can't beat a good photo warping app can you. There are so many of them around these days and most offer something a little different. There's Instagram, of course as well as a couple of recent ones that I love - namely Photo Toaster and Jazz. Powercam is a new and free social photo and video warping application for iPhone that features over fifty effect filters that work for both your photos and your videos. After you have created your masterpiece you can easily share it ... Read more
Let's get this straight from the start. hicup is not an internet dating site. It's more like a social app for friendship with like-minded people in your local neighborhood and worldwide. Not that there's anything wrong with Internet relationships. In fact, like-minded friendship is probably a better place to start a relationship than anywhere else but that's another story. I just wanted to establish that this social networking app isn't aimed at the dating kind specifically. Now we've cleared that up lets get on with talking about hicup. When you think about it, Hicup is a social application that ... Read more
If you are a bit of a news junkie like myself then XSOAR is a free social news application that will keep you informed and amused for a long time. It's a veritable mine of real-time photos, video clips and news items that can be delivered in a fast or a slow stream for your quick perusal of a more detailed viewing. The constant stream of incoming information across multiple categories can be viewed, voted on and commented on or you can add to the stream yourself and have your message sent around the world in seconds. XSOAR is ... Read more
It's very annoying when you hear a song on the radio and you don't get a back announcement on who it is. Or maybe you are out at a mall somewhere and a song that you like but have no idea who it s comes on over the system. One of the most frustrating of all is when it comes on during a movie or as part of a tv show. Damned frustrating, isn't it? Well, Tuneup Mobile solves that problem with ease...and then gives you even more. This Shazam-like music recognition application for iDevices hits all the right notes ... Read more
Time To Enjoy is an event schedule app for people who have some spare time on their hands. But while it could quite easily be used as an event finder and schedule calendar in your home town, where it comes in really handy is if you are on holiday or spending some time in an area you don't know so well. Time To Enjoy transforms your mobile into a source of information to search, plan and book your day's activities based on where you are in the world and what you would like to do. While Time To Enjoy ... Read more
While Facebook and Twitter continue to fly the flags for the most popular social networks after hours it's Linkedin that is proving to be the big gun during working hours - and it is only going to get bigger. Just in case you have been living under a rock for the last few years, Linkedin is THE professional social network that serves as your personal assistant during working hours. Linkedin for iPad is a totally free and newly designed member of the Linkedin family that follows on from iPhone, Android and Mobile Web versions and takes full advantage of iPad's ... Read more
"Will You Marry Me?" are four simple words that can be the most romantic things we will ever say to our potential spouses. So why do we angst over ways to say them? Because we are humans, I suppose, who want our wedding proposals to be unlike anyone else's and to ensure that those four words will never be forgotten. Some propose way up high in a hot air balloon while others will be at a romantic candlelight dinner in your favorite restaurant. Will You Marry Me? ! Pro is a free social application for iPhone and mobiles in general ... Read more
As long as there are speed cops around there will be people trying to beat them one way or another. Some have radar or laser detectors and police scanners fitted to detect upcoming radar traps. This enables the driver to drive as fast as they like and only adjust when a speed cop is detected coming up. Not very safe! Before that there were the old CB radios announcing 'rubber duckies' and 'snakes in the grass' to warn of upcoming police action. In truth, the only safe way is to drive the correct speed limit. Speedometer s54 is a free ... Read more