While we enjoy the benefits of our device's default energy saving capabilities there are times when it's actually kind of aggravating. Probably the most annoying is when using the GPS system or reading a map. The last thing that you need is for your device to dim out or go into sleep mode when you need it in a hurry. It can be downright dangerous, if it comes to that. Stay Alive! is a free, simple and effective mobile and tablet application that is guaranteed to keep your device's screen active when you need it and off when you don't. Stay Alive! keeps your device's screen up, ... More
While its not exclusive a security and personal safety application that is made purely for women, SOS -Stay Safe certainly could be a life saver for many. The app lets you turn your Android smartphone into an emergency safety device and sends discreet alerts to selected friends and family members with a simple and virtually unnoticeable shake of the device. It's the perfect app for people who feel vulnerable whether it be in a domestic situation, you are being stalked or followed are generally feel in a situation of perceived danger. SOS automatically sends an emergency message, your ... More
One of the most difficult aspects of running a business seems to be billing and paperwork. I've lost count of the number of mistakes and stupid accounting procedures that I've seen over the years - more often from big companies rather than small ones. Those careless billing problems can cost you customers. So, how on earth can small businesses and freelancers get their accounting act together when the bigger ones, with their much bigger budgets, manage to screw it up on a regular basis? Well, Zervant is an invoicing, accounting and time tracking application that seems to be a pretty good ... More
It wasn't so long ago that everything surrounding an event you were attending would be shrouded in reams and reams of paper, books, pamphlets and even the occasional DVD to keep you up to date with everything that was going on. But, let's face it. The only good thing about that would be the free bag that housed all your paperwork...and the free pen. You might even get a baseball cap, if you were lucky. These days, it's all changed. Apps are the things that inform and engage attendees in this day and age...and they are getting slicker and smarter. Attendify is an event management ... More
Judging by the number of people that play games on Facebook, it's safe to assume that there are a lot of people who are looking for an addictive little time waster of a game to keep them occupied for a bit. And while games like Candy Crush and Angry Birds have been leaders in the genre for a while now, there is always a market out there for strategy games like this one. Ski Park for iOS and Android is a beautifully detailed game that manages to combine two hugely popular gaming genres and puts both city builder and the finding of hidden objects into one entertaining and fun game. In fact, ... More
When Gvidi was released in Europe last year, this intelligent restaurant guide application for iOS garnered much critical acclaim and was nominated and even won some rather prestigious awards. Now that it has expanded to the US, this highly personalized guide for both iOS and Android, is set to be a major player in the food and drink and restaurant recommendation section of your app store. Gvidi uses advanced algorithm technology to find you a great place to eat by matching your favorite food criteria with the eating places around you. It strips away all the erroneous noise of the Internet ... More
Quite simply, Ebook Glue is an easy way to convert your written content, like your blog for example, into a downloadable and nicely designed ebook that you can share with your friends and the rest of the world. And while the app is effectively a commercial ebook converter with pricing plans that cater for anything from 1500 conversions to nearly 40,000, there is also a free plan for smaller bloggers that lets you convert up to 25 items each month. EBook Glue gives bloggers the chance to create their own ebook without having to do any of the typesetting and design work themselves. ... More
Customer Relations Management tools are two a penny when it comes to business apps. There are a squillion of them available. Most of them, though, are fairly generic and filled with heaps of extra features that will probably never be used. So the next generation of CRM applications that are starting to come through are much more specific in their objectives. All these added extras are just fine when you are a big businesses with the resources and time to put them into practice but, if you are in the business of targeting a particular market, then a simpler, tighter and more ... More
Ultimate Stick Fighter is what is known in the business as a 'casual' fighting game. That basically means that, rather than a structured multi level game in an arena, this one sees you fight like a modern day Errol Flynn as you wander the rooms. You are one of those stick figures with a sword or a stick in your hand and you get to kill as many of the bad guys as you can swing an arm at. There is a storyline to this fast paced game for iOS and Android, of course. It revolves around the violent Dragon crime family and their attempts to take over the city. You are the only hope to save the ... More
It's probably the introduction of devices like smartphones and tablets that have brought about the likes of an app like Startific. iPhones and iPad have their apps lined up so neatly and precisely within the interface that we now realize how pleasant and efficient it is to have all our accessible information laid out at our fingertips via their colorful icons. Startific is a beautiful, functional and customizable startpage where you can import and organize all your most important links, bookmarks, icons and widgets so that they are now just a fingertip away from access. Startific ... More