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Anyone who has ever said that the Apple iPad isn’t meant for doing work is, well, mostly right. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get stuff done with the tablet computer as long as you have apps like Keynote, Pages an Numbers, or the iWork suite for iPad. You can work on spreadsheets (fun!), create…
We all know that driving and texting while driving can be dangerous and the second annual U.S. distracted driver summit offered a range of ideas on how to deal with this problem. Some of these suggestions seem like good ideas and others seemed a bit odd. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood suggested that cell phones come…
Two month after the initial app launch, FileMaker is out with an updated version (1.1) of FileMaker Go for iPhone and FileMaker Go for iPad, allowing users to even better work with FileMaker Pro databases on their iDevices. Here’s what’s new: Ability to produce PDFs directly from FileMaker Go and either save the file on…
The rumors of a Facebook phone spread like wildfire this week and the CEO of the world’s largest social network sat down to talk with TechCrunch about some of its mobile ambitions. Obviously, Facebook wouldn’t tip its hand if it were actually building a device (or contracting the building out and selling the phone under…
It was back in June of last year when we first talked about Snooth.com’s iPhone app for wine lovers. Year and a half later, they’ve released the Pro version with image recognition technology, allowing wine tasters to snap a picture of label to find the wine. The application matches the label to Snooth’s database of…
In another sign that smartphones are becoming an increasingly important convergence device, OnStar is testing out apps for smartphones. If you don’t know what OnStar is, it’s an in-vehicle service which generally comes pre-installed in cars and it offers services like turn-by-turn navigation, hands-free calling and automatic reporting of crashes. It comes with a subscription…
If you weren’t in on the Dropbox limited beta for BlackBerry, chances are you’ve been waiting for what feels like an eternity. Thankfully, I’m happy to report that the beta has come to an end, and the app can freely be installed on your BlackBerry, for free. Dropbox is a handy tool/service that lets you…
The magical fairies dropped off a Motorola Droid X with Android 2.2 on it and a near-final build of the Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and you know we had to show if off to you dear readers. We all know that Flash is a contentious issue in the smartphone space thanks to Apple’s belief that…
Didiom, the folks behind the “stream your own music service,” sent us an email to inform us that their app is finally available for the iPhone and iPod Touch users. If you recall, Didiom was initially launched in February for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile smartphones, as well as select Samsung devices. Using the service, you…
SHAPE Services has yet again proven its business card scanning app is the best in the AppStore — at least we think so. The latest update to the Business Card Reader, now in version 1.4, brings slightly improved graphics (to look better on your brand new iPhone 4), ability to add contacts to groups (i.e.…