Apple has spent a lot of time recently ensuring that users are unable to download free music using third party apps on the App Store, and in fact many of the links to such apps now redirect to their own piece of music streaming software for the iPhone, iTunes Radio. For many, iTunes Radio is…
I, like so many people, own an Amazon Kindle and use it often to read books while on the train or in bed at night, often buying digital copies directly through the device and reading them on the go. The Kindle app is great in that it is also available for a range of different…
For anyone who has been a stranger in a strange land at some point, translation apps sure can come in handy! I’ve always been a firm believer that you should at least learn enough to get by in terms of phrases and stuff before visiting a country on vacation or business, but there are times…
When I mention Google alternatives, I of course mean alternatives to their all-encompassing search engine, up against which there are strangely few competitors. You’d think that given the monopoly like success that Google currently has when it comes to search engines, others might be lining up with the intent of grabbing a share of the…
One of the great things that Facebook has done in recent years is introduce a standalone Messenger app to reflect the chat options found both on the website and in their app. This is great, since so many people these days only use Facebook to communicate with friends, and don’t spend that much time uploading…
While Google Maps is still far and away the best maps app in this humble iPhone user’s eyes, I can still fully understand why some might look for an alternative, especially after the most recent update. That aside, there are certain things that other apps do better than Google Maps. There is no denying its…
Given all these highly publicized leaks of personal details, security apps and tools are the big thing right now and if there’s one term out there that could aptly be described as something of a buzzword, it’s “two factor authentication”. This is basically just like adding another wall between your data and any potential hacker…
If there’s one thing that smartphone users appreciate these days, it’s choice. From themes and wallpapers to the accessories you use, your iPhone is very much an extension of yourself and should really reflect what kind of person you are. And developers seem to have responded to this in kind, creating apps and services that…
As someone with a terrible memory, I can attest that note taking apps regularly act out the role of savior in my daily life, whether used in a personal or professional capacity. There’s a convenience about being able to quickly note things down and then have access to those notes across a range of different…
Now, we all know at this point how big Google’s Material Design has become among Android developers, but how do these apps stack up on the iPhone? There are one or two apps that practice this approach to interface design for the Android app but the iPhone app looks entirely different- just why is that,…
Ever tried to write anything of note on your iPhone? Whether it be a lengthy emails or some kind of blog entry, writing anything of length with your iPhone’s default input keyboard can be a real pain – at least in our experience. As a writer of web articles, I invested in a portable Logitech…
It used to be the case, and perhaps it still is, that true photo editing requires an expensive camera to take shots and an expensive computer to modify them. These days however, the best photo editing apps are often on the mobile platform, with many of these apps offering a similar level of power when…
