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Not sure whether we should relate this to the iPad 3 announcement expected later in the day, but it’s not like a new top level category is added in Apple’s App Store ever day. The category is “Catalogs” and we got this information from the folks of TheFind.com, which Catalogue iPad app can now be…
Wikitude unveiled new SDK based on its ARchitect Engine, allowing developers to integrate augmented reality experiences into their apps using JavaScript. Actually, the whole ARchitect Engine is made as a JavaScript framework that can be embedded in an HTML web view which sits atop the Wikitude camera view and enables developers to control the objects…
If you’re not in the lucky 1% controlling a vast majority of money, you want to save some cash every month. As the most trusted name in personal finance (their words), Kiplinger is there to help you out with a new iPad app. Using it you will learn many useful things like how to beat…
While the huge news of the week will be the introduction of the iPad 3/iPad HD, many in the tech industry will be heading to Austin for the big party known as South by Southwest Interactive. Every year we see some technology or app break out – the big craze last year was group messaging…
SugarSync updated its Android app with few handy features, allowing you to even better manage how your files and folders sync across all your devices. Here’s what’s new: File and folder sharing via social networks, so you can for instance share photos and videos from your vacation to all your Facebook friends and Twitter followers.…
A company called NantWorks launched the LookTel Recognizer app, enabling blind or visually impaired users to recognize an object instantly by simply pointing their iPhone camera at it and listening to the phone tell them what it is. Recognition happens in real time, with no need to hold the camera still or take a photo,…
Evernote keeps making its image annotating app Skitch better and better. They’ve just released version 1.4, introducing several new features, which we’ll briefly explore in the text that follows. First there’s support for Maps, so you can (for instance) easily show directions to anyone. Tap on the Maps icon in Skitch, then select some place…
Even though Nokia has seen better days, there are still millions of users all around the world using phones made by the Finnish company. That was seemingly one of the points they wanted to share while in Barcelona, promptly displaying some key figures across parts of the booth (rather than issuing a press release). Here’s…
Sprint is doing a nice thing, offering a free Android application for users who are blind or have low vision. Developed by Code Factory, the Wireless Accessibility app can be downloaded at no charge through the Android Market to Sprint, Boost Mobile, and Virgin Mobile USA smartphones, allowing users to easily get around their phones…
Finally, comic juggernaut Marvel has announced a partnership with Apple’s iBookstore that will bring over 80 graphic novels to iBookstore. Comic book junkies have been patiently waiting for Marvel to release digital copies for a few months now. The new deal will allow iOS users access to longer graphic novels directly through the bookstore, which…