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5 Greeting Apps When You’re on Holidays

Eadie Simpson | December 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

It’s the holy month right? Means holiday season is about to start, you see everything being decorated across the whole country. There are special dresses to be worn, sweet dishes to be cooked, and presents to be bought. Everything seems a little busy, you don’t have a time to choose some greeting cards for your family and friends. Don’t need to get worried as we bring 5 greeting apps that help you greet others.

Felt

There is nothing going to look better than a touch of handwritten notes on your greeting card. But Felt (Free) let you write your own note which is a best way to show your inner sentiments to someone. This app works perfectly on iPad where you find a large display to show your creativity.

Red Stamp

Due to digital communications and social networks, you have better opportunities to keep in contact with all your friends and siblings. All this advancement of technology has made people sophisticated as they don’t get amused easily. While Red Stamp (Free) offers a new touch of personalization along with editable photos and messages.

Martha Stewart

The Martha Stewart (free) features lots of seasonal themes & custom touches helping you make a decent greeting card for your loved ones. Your hands aren’t gonna get glitter and glue in the end.

Giftly

Giftly (Free) requires a nice photo and sappy text for a decent greeting card. It’s done superbly allowing you to write your sentiments for someone.

fCards

It’s a little tiresome task finding a greeting card for your loved one as it makes you irritate. The fCard ($0.99) is made for you, it sports a minimalistic design and personalized messages.

Elf Yourself iOS app – Enjoy Your Christmas

Addison Mel | December 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

There are only a few days left behind for the big day celebrations, everybody wants to enjoy this Christmas in his/her own way. There are lots of things that you can do on your handsets making this big event more enthusiastic. We’ve come with an iOS app named Elf Yourself, unfortunately Android users can’t enjoy this app as it comes only to iOS devices.

Elf Yourself developed by OfficeMax lets you elf yourself and watch yourself dancing on a Christmas song. The idea first came in 2006 as a website but later on, it got a large popularity among users. Now, iPhone users can enjoy this fun on their devices.

This app will let you star in your favorite pop type video, but it’ll show you dressed up like an elf dancing in a funny way. So, you can have this fun with your friends to make them laugh. You can share this video on Facebook and other social media sites. Enjoy your holidays making fun of yourself with your friends.

Select your dance theme and then see yourself dancing in a video which can be stored in your computer. But Hip Hop is my favorite dance with any suitable theme like Classic, Charleston, Soul and 80’s.

If you want this app to be seen on your handset then you’ll need to have a device running Apple’s iOS 5.1 or later. Otherwise you can use website here.

Download Elf Yourself from App Store.

Update: Elf Yourself is now available for Android users

Pandora for iOS Devices Gets New Features

Megan Roose | December 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

Pandora a very famous internet radio service has updated its iOS app with an alarm clock option and a whole new iOS 7 style design, while the Amazon’s cloud drive Photos app makes its way to the iPad Mini and iPad.

Now, the users of Pandora can direct their iPhone and iPad application to wake them up at a prearranged time by playing their beloved radio stations. Doing exactly the same like Apple’s alarm, Pandora can be snoozed temporarily or silenced permanently through controls on your device’s display, and it also allows you to continue the music playing.

Moreover, the application sports a new visual design which matches Apple’s iOS 7 aesthetic. The company promises about some other bug fixes and improvements. Pandora v5.1 is now available free, 32.6MB download it from App Store.

The Amazon’s Cloud Drive users would be happy as they can enjoy Cloud Drive Photos app on their iPad and iPad Mini, allowing them to display their videos and photos on a bigger canvas.

Now, the videos up to 2GB can be downloaded or uploaded via this application, and stored video can be steamed on any other devices. A new auto-save feature which is much similar to that found in the Dropbox, can back up your camera roll automatically to the Amazon’s servers. Amazon’s Cloud Drive Photo v2.0 is now available free, 19.7MB download it from App Store.

Get Your Devices Ready For New iOS Accessories

Addison Mel | December 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

We’ve been very consistent providing new iOS accessories that keep you stay updated with the modern use of your device. Get your hands on our roundup of new iOS accessories.

Trends Audio

The TA 10.2 ($249) is an amplifier that allows you to hook your handset up to a pair of quality speakers. It’ll also allow you to enjoy top quality music.

USBFever

The 8-pin Lightning ($8) Data Sync Blocker allows your device to draw power off any nearby computer, but sidesteps inadvertent syncing by letting only power pass through the cable. For this, you only need to push Blocker button and the process of powering up your device can be done without any worry.

Qmadix

It is a small Bluetooth speaker with easy portability. The speaker sports 4 captivating color bands which can be changed according to your mood. You can enjoy music for up to 4 hours with a single charge.

Shapeways

The PadFoot ($20) is an clever little device: more than a clip, it can be snapped on iPad Mini or iPad Air and holds your iPad upright in the portrait or landscape orientation for hands free viewing.

Photojojo

The Bolt ($60) is a wall charger and backup battery in one. The powerful 3000mAh battery can power up your empty handset with fast speed, and it can carry its charge for a week.

Just Mobile

The AluBolt ($50) is a Lightning connector dock for iPad Mini and iPhone coming with a curved backrest and an aluminum base.

Top 5 Christmas Apps for iPhone Users

Swagger Kaden | December 7, 2013 | 1 Comment

The Christmas season is about to come, everyone just wants to talk or listen about Christmas, you also see others planning for their Christmas. Keeping that in mind, we’re exactly doing the same here bringing some Christmas apps for iPhone users.

Christmas Sudoku

Christmas Sudoku packs 3 different modes of gameplay: Easy, Medium, and Hard plus 30 levels within the each mode. So, you will not be bored with this interesting app. You can also tell your friends about this app as it is specially made for the Christmas event. You will feel good when you see different Christmas icons being used in this game.

Christmas!!

It’s time to organize your Christmas plans, for this, Christmas!! a free app is best for you to arrange your own Christmas schedules as it comprise Christmas advent calendar, countdown and a nice collection of Christmas songs. It is made particularly for the Christmas as it will not be unlocked until 1 Dec. but can be used year after year.

Christmas Radio

The Christmas Radio ($2.99) is one of my favorite apps for Christmas as it includes 31,000 radio stations. It is based on the SHOUTcast radio, so now you can search a station by only a keyword and save your picks for rapid access later, that sounds great, isn’t it? Moreover, it can be streamed over 3G, EDGE or Wi-Fi, but you will stick to Wi-Fi or 3G for the best.

Santa’s Christmas Village

It is a free app sports more than 13 different games with full entertainment. They are checkers, solitaire, minesweeper, hangman, and many more. You’ll be happy to know that 20 holiday songs are provided built-in making your Christmas more warm. If you don’t find it good to be seen on your iPhone but your kids will surely love it.

The Christmas List

If you are very excited for the Christmas shopping, Christmas List ($0.99) app is made for you. It gives you a comprehensive budget according to your income, it’ll stop you from being extravagant. It contains email support, sortable categories and address book integration.

FunderCloud Comes With Kickstarter and Indiegogo

Swagger Kaden | December 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

We use lots of apps to browse news, videos and music as they become a need of present day world. The FunderCloud makes a new addition to the App Store previous month which lets you thumb through projects from both Indiegogo and Kickstarter.

The recently released app has an iOS 7 inspired design which shows listings from two well-known crowdfunding websites. This application will list a firehouse of most famous projects, and you can filter this list by different category and new projects which are ending soon. There is also a search option for finding projects by keyword.

While viewing a listing, the FunderCloud displays the content from a particular source website and shows it in the application. On the Kickstarter projects, you will be given a link to download Kickstarter app as FunderCloud is just an aggregator, there’re no persistent Log-in options within the application. You can support a project from within the application, but is operated by the Indiegogo or KickStarter website. The FunderCloud does not perform as a management tool which tracks your projects, it’s just a browser.

Now, you can download FunderCloud through the Apple App Store for only US$1.99. It’s a kind of double shot offering you access to the both Indiegogo and Kickstarter at the same time which is more easy than browsing them separately.

iOS 7 Acceptance Increases than Android 4.4 KitKat

Eadie Simpson | December 5, 2013 | 2 Comments

Android device users are also as excited as the iOS users to grab the latest OS for their device. Though, most Android handsets cannot be upgraded unless the carrier shows a green signal for the new operating system, and normally it takes long time. Apple’s OS model avoids wireless network operators, which gives an edge to Apple over Android, that’s why iOS 7 acceptance increases than the Android 4.4 KitKat.

You would to be astonished to know that about more than half of the iOS users updated to the new iOS 7 in the North America within 7 days after the release, according to the Chitika Insights (an online advertising network). After 2.5 months later, the adoption rate of iOS 7 in the North America has increased up to 70%, giving it an edge over Android and a title of the fastest adopted operating system so far.

iPhone users seem quite quicker in adopting the new OS than the iPad users. After detailed speculation done by the Chitika Insights conducted between 25 October and 18 November, 74.1% of the iPhone owners have switched to the iOS 7, while only 63% of the iPad owners have updated to iOS 7. Amazingly, iOS 6 is still in the air and being used on 22.4% of the iPhones and 24.6% of the iPads. A very minor number (2.6%) of iPhone owners is still relying on iOS 5 while 8.8% of the iPad users are running iOS 5.

The adoption rate of Android OS remains far behind to that of iOS 7, as Google says in its newly released monthly breakdown stats, Google’s Android KitKat 4.4 has only 1.1% adoption rate of the Android devices. It’s important to keep in mind that Chitika conducted adoption rate only in the North America, while Google does it worldwide.

Handy tips for Your iPhone Browser

Eadie Simpson | December 4, 2013 | 1 Comment

Safari is the one which Apple comprises with it’s iOS software, and perhaps it’s the one many of us use frequently, every click takes us to the safari as our default browser. Here are some handy tips for your iPhone browser.

If you are looking for things that can protect your privacy, you will need to turn-on the Do Not Track option in your mobile Safari and block cookies which are the bits of code that save your preferences on different sites you go.

Do Not Track is a particular feature which requires the collaboration of tracking software on the web. Go to Settings app > Tap on Safari > you will see Privacy and Security section which is located at the mid of the screen > Tap on Toggle Button, turn it ON. So you’ve enabled Do Not Track feature successfully.

If you want to block cookies, tap on Block Cookies > select block all the cookies (recommended), only from 3^rd party advertisers and websites, or None at All > Tap Home Button. This is a way how you can block your cookies.

To enable Do Not Track in the Safari, open Settings and select Safari. Hit the toggle button located at the right side of Do Not Track. To block cookies in the Safari, choose Block Cookies in the settings and select either Always, or ‘’from 3^rd advertisers and websites,’’ that’s my current setting. For more privacy enhancing options, scroll down to find two other options; Clear Data and Cookies, Clear History.

Scroll down the Safari’s settings to find two other privacy-enhancing options: Clear History and Clear Cookies and Data.

Spotify An iOS App Gets Updated

Eadie Simpson | December 3, 2013 | 2 Comments

The Spotify an iOS app has been upgraded. As well as introducing new features, it comes with Browse function from iPhone to iPad version. As the name sounds, this allows you to browse curated playlist categories such as new releases, Rock, Chill, Pop, Top Lists and work out.

Browse swaps ‘What’s New Feature.’ If you are using this application on your iPad, you will get some features that can’t be observed on iPhone. The new update allows you to follow artists and friends to see their releases and playlists, a bit like the MySpace. Searching is now more responsive, and playlists have a bit shiny new look. All these innovative features will be available very soon on iPhone version, Spotify states.

So what’s new? iPad and iPhone users can choose to make the playlists public or private using toggle, before it was only on the iPad, login and sign up is now easier and more streamlined. It fixes a bug which occurred when especially sharing from iPhone to email, Twitter, or text message.