Survey: Sorry Google, App Developers Still Love Apple’s iOS
Sorry, Google Android, Apple's iOS remains the platform of choice for app developers. Survey finds iOS development easier and with a bigger userbase.
Software
N The Game – Play Now Online For Free
In N the game, you guide your ninja character through treacherous levels while watching out for mines, lasers, and heat-seeking missiles. Warning: N Game is highly addictive.
Turn Your iPhone Photos into a Comic Book with the Halftone App [review]
Looking something fun to do with all you Easter and Passover photos? Try Halftone. This $0.99 iPhone app turns your photos into vintage looking comic book frames. First the app has you pick your paper style (taped, water damaged, etc.). Once you have the paper style set, then you can add a variety of captions to your images. Finally, the Halftone app adds a halftone-style printing effect to your photos to give them a unique, vintage look.
Kotchy Talks About His Remixes And Opening For Moby At SXSW
Chad Curlow aka Kotchy, a nickname given to him by his grandmother at birth, is a musician who's sound can't be fit into a box even if you tried. With his mix of Electronic, Pop and Hip Hop he creates a genre that is all his own. This up and coming artist is "Older than I feel." and insists that "It's not about where you're from, but where you're at. (referencing the great Outkast)." He has worked with industry greats such as Moby, Tricky and Eclectic Method, just to name a few and was awesome enough to take a few minutes out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions for us via e-mail. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Kotchy!
How To Expand Dropbox’s capabilities using 3rd party apps Frenzy and Views.fm
If you haven't heard of Dropbox yet, then get ready to be WOWed. Dropbox is probably the easiest way to sync, store and, share files online. There's no complicated interface to learn. Dropbox just installs a folder on your Windows, Mac, and/or Linux computers that seamlessly syncs with their servers. You can access your files on any of your computers or via a web interface.
I got a Dropbox account in 2008 when it first was in Beta. They brought Cloud storage when "Cloud" wasn't even a buzzword. Fast forward 2 ½ years, Dropbox is long out of beta and still not only useful, but also adaptive; 3rd party services like Frenzy and Views.fm can bring an enhanced experience to your Dropbox.
QR Codes: How Brands And Consumers Are Using Them
Is the QR Code finally going mainstream? From Starbucks ads to government documents, QR Codes (quick response codes) seem to be everywhere these days.
WATSON Wins Jeopardy!
Last week, an IBM supercomputer named Watson kicked the s%$* out of his human competition on Jeopardy!. Represented solely by its name on the contestant podium, Watson didn't have much of a physical presence to the TV audience. However it was Watson's knowledge that captured everyone attention and stole the show. The massive IBM supercomputer was designed to recognize language and synthesize answers from a preposterous amount of preprogrammed information. After analizing a question, Watson would process the information and could buzz in as fast as 10 milliseconds. Essentially making it impossible for humanoid competition to beat.
New Grey’s Anatomy iPad App
Last week, ABC unveiled its Grey's Anatomy Sync app for the iPad. Powered by Nielsen's "Media-Synch" platform, the app is designed to be used while watching first-run episodes - prompting viewers to participate in live polls, answer trivia questions and view and share behind-the-scenes insights into what they're seeing on screen.
Skype 5 Sucks: Here’s How to Downgrade to an Older Version of Skype
Did you upgrade to Skype 5 recently? How do you feel? Angry? You aren't alone. Even though Skype 5 added a lot of really great user requested features, they dropped the ball with one of the most important aspects of any software application: user interface (UI). Skype went from being a sleek streamlined communication tool, to a massive screen hogging monster in version 5. Here's a tutorial on how to downgrade to old Skype.
iNo – The iPhone App That Gives You 1,000 Ways To Say No
Are you too nice sometimes? The iNo App offers over 1000+ suggestions on how to decline requests from your friends, family, co-workers and even boss.
Apple Launches Their Long-Awaited Mac App Store
Hold on to your wallet! This week Apple launched their long-awaited Mac App Store with a mix of thousands of paid and free applications.
The Mac App Store is basically just a desktop version of their hugely successful iOS store that Apple users have been enjoying for quite some time on their iPhones/iPads/iPods. The Mac App Store sorts app inventory in easy to browse and search categories like games, graphics, productivity, education, lifestyle and utilities as well as popular lists including new releases, most downloaded and staff favorites among others.
How To Deauthorize iTunes on a Dead Computer
Having iTunes authorization problems? Files downloaded from the iTunes Store can only be authorized to play on 5 computers at a time. If you try to go over 5 computers, then iTunes will give you an authorization error like this [pic].
Warning! This Rude Santa Bot Might Ruin Your Christmas.
I came across a website on which I could chat with Santa. Oh, the holiday joy! Here is how my conversation with Santa Bot went.
Firefox F1 Makes Sharing Links Easier And Faster On Social Media
Mozilla has released an updated version of its F1 browsing extension. F1 is from the Mozilla Messaging team and is designed to make it easy to share links across various social services.
Invitation Link to Try the New Digg.com
The new Digg features a clean new design and is faster to use. But the biggest change is the new focus on reading news from your network of friends. You can still browse the global Top News list on Digg, but the new focus on your friend's content feel very Facebook-like.
Apple Issuing Lala Refunds After Shutting Down Service
It's almost been a week now and we've never missed a website more. On May 31st, Lala.com shutdown for good. The streaming site was acquired in December 2009 by Apple for $80M and many people spculate that Lala's streaming features will eventually be intergrated into future versions of iTunes.
Thoughts on Flash – This Is Why Steve Jobs Hates Adobe Flash
In a rare "open letter," Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted a piece titled "Thoughts on Flash".
