There are so many ways of contacting people online these days that the humble email has taken a bit of a battering. SMS, social networks and shared app technology all have their places in the online world but there are times when nothing is good as the simple email - as dull as it may be it does have the ability to send immediate messages and photos and documents quite efficiently. Sigwich is a free email marketing application and signature provider that turns your dull email marketing campaign into a thoroughly professional and eye-catching presentation that encourages your customers to ... Read more
One of the saddest things that has happened over the last few years has been the demise of the music store. Gone are the days when you could Wander down to the local record bar, have a chat to the guy behind the counter about his latest faves, listen to a few tunes and walk out with some great music. These days you have to do a lot more work to find some good new music. Sworly is a social music and video share application that could well be a way of making your music searching a little easier by ... Read more
Shake2u is a file share application for iPhone and iPad that offers great benefits in either a personal or a business sense. It's a fast yet very simple way of transferring files, whether they be music, docs or photos, between idevices without the need for messy and time consuming emails. shake2u is a clever and beautiful looking app that avoids slow transfers by shaking your devices together to deliver your files immediately to family, friends, colleagues or potential customers. When it comes to sending files in your iPhone or iPad to friends or clients you will probably end up ... Read more
The last couple of years has seen the social music share site SoundCloud go from strength to strength. Just released is this newly updated free app for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Touch that takes the musical community mobile and wherever you can get an Internet connection enabling you to interact, share and record music wherever and whenever you want. SoundCloud really is the easiest way to share original music with friends in your social networks. It let's music fans as well as musicians and spoken word performers easily upload and listen to music from anywhere they can get a ... Read more
Why on earth, you might say, would you want to get an email address for your mobile phone? MailBliss is an email application for smartphones that enables you to receive emails as a text message without the need for a data plan. It also allows you to leave your regular email and phone number free while still receiving emails important information via an anonymous SMS email address so you can freely text and communicate with others. MailBliss is an email service that allows you to get an email address for your phone. Any emails sent to your new mailbliss ... Read more
Potential! Vifinition Video Dictionary has heaps of it. This video sharing application takes video crowdsourcing in a slightly different direction by redefining the way we perceive words and phrases in our search mechanisms. Rather than relying solely on our tried and tested methods of the search engine, Vifinition turns the video search on its head by relying on the urban dictionary concept of finding interesting videos and adds a great element of fun to it, too. If I said the word fiasco to you - how would you define it as a piece of video art? Vifinition introduces a ... Read more
If you look for the word Instamazing in the Urban Dictionary it will be described as an amalgamation between the words 'Instantly' and 'Amazing' which seems to be a rather apt description of this well timed free image and photo share application. It's the place to go to see the squillions of wonderfully warped photos submitted by Instagram members. You can view the artistic photographic skills in real time and coming at you from all parts of the world. So, there may be some people out there who aren't sure what Instagram actually is. I know it's hard to ... Read more
You must have heard about GarageBand. It's Apple's glorious music creator that has been around for a little while now. Well now it's available for iPad iPod Touch and iPhone and, without doubt, I have to say that it is one of Apple's finest creations. For those not aware, GarageBand gives you an array of tools that allow you to play copious amounts of instruments, record music and even jam with friends. What's more, you can play wherever you have an Internet connection and whenever you want. Whether you’re a musical prodigy or just love creating your own walls ... Read more
Save The Mom reminds me of one of those sitcoms from years ago where the mom breezed through everything whilst mayhem continued all around her. The mom was untouchable, thoroughly well organized and knew everything that was going on in the house. This organize app for the family (especially working mom's, I guess) helps you manage all the everyday problems like shopping lists, noticeboards, calendar and even a geolocalization tool to keep track of where everyone is and what they are up to. It'll work very nicely on your iPad and iPhone. Save the Mom is a real-time personal ... Read more
It seems that the jury is still out on Facebook's new Timeline presentation. Most people seem to like the way it draws a line through your life and presents your information in chronological order. UsualWords is a social share application that not only displays and shares your life events but allows others to connect and follow you and react and comment on your trends. And herein lies UsualWords' interesting underlying social experience. By aiming to track all of life's experiences the chance beckons to pass on knowledge and experience to your followers leading to a much more philanthropic take on ... Read more