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If you’re an Android user who doesn’t have SwiftKey installed on his/her smartphone, you should do it this very second. Stop everything you’re doing and grab it from Google Play (linked below); you’ll thank me later. It’s by far the best virtual keyboard out there, sporting an awesome text prediction engine and some nifty advanced…
Anyone who uses smartphones knows that having an ecosystem that offers the most popular mobile applications is a necessity. Well, with Windows Phone being so new, it has an uphill climb to amass the large number of apps that mega mobile operating systems like Android and iOS make available. Despite its small number of apps,…
Samsung announced the winners of its Galaxy Note S Pen App Challenge, in which developers used the Samsung S Pen SDK to integrate S Pen functionality into their apps. Without further ado, here are the winning submissions: Best Overall App – Grand Prize – $100,000 “Monkey Write * Learn Chinese” by Chiu-ki Chan (Square Island…
Pro version of the Endomondo Sports Tracker for iPhone has been updated with interval training, allowing users to create custom workouts by defining intervals while also including an audio coach to guide them through each step. The feature that was already available for Android users was apparently one of the most requested additions to Endomondo’s…
The web-based service Cafe4tune is expanding to Android, allowing cyber-schmoozers not only to connect with other people, but also to find their next date, all while on the go. Developed using the WebGL technology, while also supporting Flash, Cafe4tune detects the preferred rendering method for each user depending on browser and platform. However, the best…
We all need to check some information with Wikipedia from time to time. Instead of visiting the website whenever that’s needed, some of us (I know I do) fire-up the dedicated Wikipedia app to get the information faster without loading any side graphics. Up until this point, such an app wasn’t available for BlackBerry PlayBook…
Next week superhero fans with iPhone and iPod Touch devices will be able to grab the all-new Marvel vs Capcom 2 from the AppStore. There’s a robust 56-character roster, including Wolverine, Ryu, Iron Man, Mega Man and many, many others. Similarly to the original Marvel vs Capcom, you can pit your favorite characters from the…
Just in time for the National Park Week, National Geographic launched a new free application for iPhone called (guess) National Parks by National Geographic. Inside the app, you can browse guides for the 20 most visited national parks with more parks to be added soon. Included are interactive maps for each park, all with filtering…
Vonage announced two major milestones. First their mobile app surpassed 1 million downloads, offering users ability to make free calls to other Vonage users and/or cheap calls to landlines and mobile phones. According to the official press release, those using Vonage Mobile will end up paying on average 70% less than major mobile carriers and…
Food Network is out with a new iPad app, focused around cupcakes. As you can imagine, it comes with a bunch (more than 100) of cupcake recipes and ideas, plus “frosting recipes” from Food Network talent, kitchens and shows — all of which are browsable by categories like Cupcake Centerpieces, Cupcakes for Dinner, Hall of…