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The Charlie Brown Christmas app is getting a lot of attention from folks looking for some fun Christmas apps this year. It turns the classic TV special from 1965 into an interactive experience on iPhones, iPads, and Android devices everywhere. The app acts as a digital pop-up book in which you can flip through pages…
Layar and LINDA, the largest women’s glossy in the Netherlands, are showcasing the future of print by creating the first Dutch augmented reality magazine. As a result, the new LINDA magazine comes with so called “digital buttons” that are placed on more than 50 pages, allowing Layar users to access additional content with their smartphones.…
Flipboard launched a new version of its personalized magazine app for iPad. There are few enhancements included in this release, such as: Tumblr support – allowing users to create a magazine section out of a favorite Tumblr blog. Additionally, by logging into Tumblr, users can see all of their friends’ posts in one Flipboard section.…
Youtoo is starting its press release with the revolutionary claim, saying that for the first time in television history, viewers can be on television and participate in the programming with a few simple clicks. The name of the app/service is Youtoo Social TV and it allows viewers to record and submit videos through their iPhone…
RIM has just launched a new beta for their signature BlackBerry Messenger app. The biggest feature in BBM 6.1 is support for animated .GIF files as profile pictures. Sounds obnoxious? You betcha. Thankfully, they only come to life when you hover over them, unlike the jolly fellow to the left who will ROFL until the…
The Nexus line has always been synonymous with a “Pure Google” experience, meaning that the handset is void of carrier or manufacturer (with the exception of design) influence and that there will be no unnecessary applications pre-installed on the device when it ships. Well, it looks like Verizon isn’t too fond of that idea and…
The popular virtual keyboard solution for Android, SwiftKey, has been updated for smartphone and tablet users. The new versions of SwiftKey X and SwiftKey Tablet X are now available to everyone. There are several important elements of this release, including: Improved word predictions Fluency engine that makes typing faster and more efficient. Multi-touch support –…
Slice — the Eric Schmidt-backed service that allows users to track shipments and access their online purchase history — launched an iOS app bringing the capability to on-the-go users. Available as a free download from the Apple AppStore, Slice for iPhone gets all of the data from your purchases and sums them up for you…
Fotopedia, the publisher of popular iOS apps and the Fotopedia Magazine, launched another photography–rich application for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users. This time their focus is on Japan and for the effort they teamed up with Hakuhodo, the second largest advertising agency in the Land of the rising Sun. Included in the “deal” are…
NAVIGON launched the second generation of its iPhone navigation app, which “completely redefines core elements of iPhone navigation,” including a new map management function and an in app purchase option for quarterly map updates. As a result, users will be able to choose which map regions to download to their device, thus saving some storage…