From little acorns

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The old adage from little acorns grow mighty oaks is a very apt saying for one Google app creator. Appsbar created a free app builder that has become one of the most popular programs in the world.  So much so that the number of downloads grew from 100 to over 100,000 in just one year [...]

Relocation now easier than ever

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I often wonder what we would do without our smartphone or tablet these days.  It certainly makes life a lot easier than powering up a computer or laptop when looking for information. However, Android apps, iOS apps and so on have taken a step further for people looking for information on the go.  For instance, [...]

A fairer price for your fare?

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Travelling by taxi can be expensive especially when you are in another country.  I must admit while I do a lot of travelling abroad, I have never had to (as yet) get a taxi. However, other than either haggling with the taxi driver or paying upfront what else can you do? Well, there is a [...]

Slice arrives on Android

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I’d never heard of Slice before until very recently, but if I had an Android smartphone or an iPhone I think I would probably use it. Put simply, Slice is a relatively new Android and an iOS app, which allows users to keep a check on their spending. Features of the application include the parsing [...]

Apps for those with visual impairment

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With technology changing so rapidly these days, you could be forgiven for forgetting that not everyone can make use of it.  So, it is gratifying, I think, that some bright sparks are thinking of those with disabilities such as visual impairment. With that in mind, I came across a number of applications that will help [...]

Games continue to dominate

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Recent research by the analytics firm Flurry has found that games, whether they are Android Apps or iOS applications, still dominate the app market.  In fact, I believe 52% of all downloads are games. While I am not a digital games fan, this figure doesn’t surprise me at all. Flurry also found that after games, [...]

US senator and digital companies to meet

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In the aftermath of a recent controversial decision by both Google and Apple to change their privacy regulations, both have agreed to meet US Senator Charles Schumer. It seems the politician raised a number of concerns and decided to launch a probe into Google’s and Apple’s activities.  This, I think, forced the huge conglomerates to [...]

Too many alarms?

Newborn baby of 7 days old sleeping with her mother

I don’t know about you but I much prefer to wake naturally than to the sound of an alarm, but nowadays, mobile phones come with a variety of alarm sounds to get you up and out. However, are we becoming a little obsessed with alarms? I ask that because it seems to me that not [...]

Photo flaw found in Android

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It seems researchers have found a flaw in the Android operating system that allows the whole of a person’s photograph album to be accessed by someone else.  A similar flaw has also been found in Apple’s iOS platform. However, what I think is a little more disturbing about Android’s flaw is that since the operating [...]

Twitter apps go commercial

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Twitter is known as a free service, but like all free services relies heavily on advertising revenue. But in an ever-growing competitive market, I think these services either have to do one of two things – start charging or subject its users to advertising.  Twitter apparently has chosen the latter. In future, all Twitter apps, [...]