I don't confess to be an expert on the money market and I'm sure I'm not alone there - especially in this volatile economic climate. So it seems imperative that, if you are going to invest in the stock market, it is vital that you have access to up-to-the-minute information on what's on the way up and what's on the way down. MSS-Markescope Stock Screener for iDevices and iOS is now available for portfolio managers and traders and provides all the usual capabilities of a screener as well as an added risk measures to the screening criteria. MarkeScope Investment ... Read more
What do you do when a customer hasn't paid the invoice and it's 90 days past due? Get on the phone? Send another letter? Send the boys in? ZenCash is a payment accounting application designed for small businesses that covers all your accounting processes from the original invoice right through to the rather painful 90 day last resort call in order to get the invoice paid. The idea for ZenCash originated when founder and CEO Brandon Cotter, a six-time serial entrepreneur, once found himself unable to make payroll at his small business due to unpaid invoices. He spent hours ... 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
No, no, no, it's not the website of the infamous American tv secret agent whom Marge Simpson tends to drool over...that's MacGyver. This Mciver is TheMcIver, an accounting and finance application that is aimed squarely at saving the user time and money by simplifying problems. It does this to solve some of your most time consuming business problems simply yet effectively by sifting through available data to find the answers. With over 25 years of experience in the business world, the developers of TheMcIver understand the need for companies to create efficiency and reliable and intuitive tools to enhance ... Read more
One of the bigger problems for the app developer is the ability to sell their product into the marketplace and, quite often, it is the design rather than the functionality that is the tipping point between success and failure. Bills HD is one of many personal finance applications for iPad and offers many of the services fundamental to a successful financial app. Where Bills HD may have the edge is in it's eye-catching design which may well appeal to people looking for a simple finance app to have some control over their finances. Bills HD is a beautifully designed ... 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
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
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
We all know the expression "Money is the root of all evil, "don't we? That phrase is generally only bandied about when we don't really have much of it or when it's hard to budget the money we do have. Budgetable is a new financial application with a slightly different take on the neverending monetary conundrum. Whilst it still delivers you a dollars and cents figure on the money you spend it also links to all your finance accounts and gives you an overall 'Budget Score" to show you how you are faring with your overall finances. Budgetable is ... 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