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GPS in cars can help you determine the right way but not the best way. The GPS can lead you right into a traffic jam and cause undesired delays. If only there was a way GPS could be aware of the traffic conditions on all routes. Thanks to Waze, that idea is no longer wishful thinking but a reality.
More than once I have had trouble finding my parked car. I am sure you have too. Whether we park our car in the huge parking lot of a superstore, or in the assigned area outside a rock concert, or at the airport’s parking, remembering where exactly we parked our car can be quite a challenge.
Some people’s memory is great at this and they keep mental notes of nearby landmarks or hints, like signboards or parking rows. Other people get near enough to their car and sound off their car alarm using a remote; they then follow the sound to their car. But for iPhone 3GS and iPad users, by far the most convenient way to find our car is by using Sally Park.
This post will keep you busy in a fun way when you are free and looking out to spend your time in more interesting way. Here we are listing down some fun apps for your iPad and other apple devices to enjoy your time. This is the post in which you will know about 6 Fun iPad Apps You May Want To Be Entertained.
Are you a Twitter addict who owns an Apple device? If yes, then undoubtedly you regularly use Twitter’s official iPhone app. You will be glad to know that the app now has a wonderful new improvement.
The iTunes media player is used by many people. Its integration with the App Store allows you to easily stream and purchase the music you like. Although it has an unusually large download size (when compared to other media players), its interface features combine to form a competent media player that has many fans.
Whoever was missing their favorite instant messaging (IM) chat client, the Windows Live Messenger on their iPhone should be happy now. The official (yes, by Microsoft itself) app of Windows Live Messenger is now available at Apple’s App Store for download on your iPhone and iPod Touch. Not only Microsoft has graced the app store again after its Bing Search iPhone app, but they’ve hit hard with the high quality app for Windows Live Messenger (previously, and more commonly, MSN Messenger).
Google Earth, the world’s most famous virtual globe, map and geographic information program from Google is now available on the iPad. This news had been in the pipeline for a long time and now that it’s finally here, Google earth is sure to do wonders on the glorious multi-touch screen of the iPad.
The Google Earth app available now on the App store carries version 3.0 of the software and supports both the iPad and the iPhone.
If you are an Android smartphone owner, you must spend a lot of time capturing moments through the lens of your phone’s camera. While the pictures you take are often good enough to remind you of good times, sometimes the moment is made more memorable if you add funny effects to the pictures.
If you are somebody who forgets things easily, then your phone might have been misplaced a number of times. You need to make sure that something like that does not happen again. Phone today are quite expensive and include a lot of your sensitive data. Losing your phone, either due to your forgetfulness or because of a thief, can be a very frustrating.
Once your phone is lost, there is very little you can do to recover it. In the case of a lost phone, Android smartphone owners, at least, do not face as tough a time as other phone owners do – this is all thanks to one application, “Where’s My Droid.”
One of the fastest growing segments on the Internet today is the mobile web. More and more people are starting to surf through websites and download a myriad of content onto their cell phones, smartphones, and other mobile devices. Unfortunately, much of the Internet has been designed to be best enjoyed on a full-size computer. For designers and developers, there is an additional issue of addressing all kinds of different mobile devices with different levels of compatibility and different screen sizes.
To help address this issue, Handset Detection offers an integrated solution that will direct visitors to the right place depending on their smartphone, cellular phone, or other mobile device of choice.
Computer users share content in multiple ways. In addition to emails, file hosting sites, and social networking websites, there are other innovative ways being created to share stuff with your friends. One such new innovative sharing technique makes use of barcodes on products.
The new Skype 2.0 has the ability to make calls over 3G networks. However, the down side is that Skype is offering free Skype-to-Skype calls over the 3G network only till August 2010 after which a fee will be charged. Normal Skype-to-Skype calls remain free though.
Even if you have countless apps already on your iPhone, you are still looking for the next best application out there. That is exactly what makes the iPhone so enjoyable – endless great applications waiting to be discovered. Below you will find a list of 10 great free iPhone applications that I have gathered. All of them are must-have apps to realize your phone’s true potential. Give each one a try.
Apple has three major devices out that are in popular demand: iPod Touch, iPhone, and now the iPad. In addition to their hardware, what their owners love about them is the availibility of countless applications. From little tasks to big ones, applications for these devices can make jobs easier. Other applications are made for pure entertainment and make owning an iDevice all the more worthwhile.
Today’s cellphones are mini-diaries in which we store all our information. The smartphones of we use are feature rich and allow us to store text, pictures, videos, and anything we can save electronically. This is why losing a phone is not only a matter of losing our financial investment, but also of losing our personal data.
Phone owners therefore, should know what steps can be taken to help them in the event of a lost phone. Here are 5 web services that help users relocate their phones or at least protect their data in case of phone loss or theft.
Poynt is a FREE and great app to find people, businesses, hospitals, fuel stations, train stations, banks, movie theaters, retailers, restaurants and famous places near you. Poynt will pinpoint you using GPS or cell-site locations and quickly delivers the information you need whenever and wherever you need it.
You find yourself in your apartment, hungry. You had pizza the previous night and do not want to order any fast food. You want to treat your taste buds with something out of the ordinary and delicious.
Smartphones like the iPhone can help you out in such situations. If you want to find a new place to eat, then Urbanspoon will be greatly helpful. But if you want to enjoy the fruit of your labor and cook something yourself, then a number of iPhone applications can be used to obtain a unique and tasty recipe.
If you are a book lover and love to read then you must know about the free iBooks app for iPad that has a built-in iBookstore with access to thousand of books you can download and begin reading immediately.
iBook on iPad is an amazing way to download and read books. You can browse your library on a beautiful bookshelf, tap a book to open it, flip through pages with a swipe or a tap, and you can also bookmark your favorite passages.
One of the most popular file hosting solutions is Dropbox that offers free and paid packages to its users. The free plan gives users a 2GB storage space which can host any of their files. Many Dropbox users use their accounts to store the pictures and videos they shoot from their smartphones. The procedure involves first transferring the data from the phone to their computer, and then to Dropbox.
But thanks to Dropbox for iPhone, that lengthy procedure is no longer necessary.
Dropbox for iPhone is a free application available at the App Store. The OS requirement is 3.1 or later. Previously the application supported only iPod Touch and iPhone but the most recent release adds support for the iPad.
Now you can use PayPal mobile money application on your iPhone, it is the fastest way to send money with your iPhone to friends and family anytime, anywhere. PayPal mobile money is more easier than going to the ATM to withdraw cash, writing cheques, collect money for a group gift, repay a friend and sending gifts the traditional way. Security, protection and confidentiality is as same as you get from PayPal. Users can manage their PayPal account, check balances, request money and more from their iPhones.
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