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Forecast is a great little weather web app

by Mel Martin (Mar 28th, 2013)

There are so many weather apps. They tend to fall into two groups. Way too much information for me, or fluffy little icons that are pretty and just don't have enough of the information I want. A friend suggested I take a peek at Forecast, a free web app from the people who make a very serious ...

Appigo launches Todo Pro, a task list synchronization and collaboration service

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 30th, 2012)

Appigo overhauled its Todo Online sync service and replaced it with a task synchronization and collaboration solution. The new Todo Pro service lets you seamlessly sync your tasks across your Mac and iOS devices. Todo Pro is an improvement over Appigo's former online sync service and is much ...

Google Street View is back on the iPhone, but it's not pretty

by Steven Sande (Oct 4th, 2012)

Last night, Google made good on its promise to make Street View available on iOS devices, but it's not pretty. Google may or may not be working on its own iOS maps app, as Chairman Eric Schmidt says Apple device users shouldn't expect a Google Maps app anytime soon. In the meantime, Google's ...

InstallFree Nexus offers cloud-based Office to iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 16th, 2012)

It's not easy for iPad owners to edit and share native Office 2010 apps on their tablets. Since Microsoft hasn't released an iPad version of Office, Office users must choose between App Store alternatives and online services like Onlive Desktop. Customers looking for a new service should take a ...

iTunes U opens up limited accounts to K-12 teachers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 26th, 2012)

During its Q3 2012 earnings conference call, Apple revealed that the quarter was its best yet for educational sales of the Mac and the iPad. To capitalize on this expansion into education, Apple updated iTunes U and now allows K-12 teachers to create private courses for their ...

Homescreen.me out of beta, lets you share your most essential apps

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 23rd, 2012)

Created by iXyr, Homescreen.me is a neat little web app that lets you share your iOS homescreens for the world to see. Once you grab an image of your homescreen (by simultaneously pressing the power and home button), you can upload the image manually to Homescreen.me using a web interface or ...

Financial Times to discontinue iPad, iPhone apps, move to HTML5

by Steven Sande (May 1st, 2012)

The Financial Times has announced that it is killing its iPad and iPhone apps. That doesn't mean that iOS users are going to be left out in the cold in terms of getting the latest financial news; it just means that the company is completing the move from an app-based edition to an HTML5 web ...

Kashoo iPad app: Business accounting on the go

by Steven Sande (Feb 20th, 2012)

Kashoo began existence as an online business accounting service. With the addition of a new free iPad app, business owners now have a powerful accounting tool at their fingertips at all times. In this review, I'll take you through a quick look at Kashoo and describe how it's helped one small ...

Try out Windows Phone 7.5 Mango with your iPhone

by Steven Sande (Nov 29th, 2011)

You love your iPhone with a passion that knows no bounds. But that's not to say that occasionally your head isn't turned by a good-looking feature on another smartphone platform. If you've been curious about some of the capabilities and user interface glitz of Windows Phone 7.5 (AKA Mango) you're in ...

Google Music beta ready for iOS

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 9th, 2011)

Google Music beta lets you upload your music library to Google's servers and stream the content to web-connected devices like your computer or Android handset, but not iOS. Several months after launch, the service now supports iOS via a web app optimized for the iPhone, iPod touch and the ...

Kindle Cloud Reader quick look

by Steven Sande (Aug 15th, 2011)

For many Mac and iPad users, Amazon's Kindle Reader app (free) was the way to browse, purchase, and read electronic books. Then Apple had a change of heart about in-app purchases, basically demanding the standard App Store 30% take for any ebooks bought from within the Kindle Reader app. Amazon ...

Twitter rolling out HTML5 version for iPads

by Steven Sande (Aug 3rd, 2011)

Apple fans who want to use Twitter know that they have their choice of tools. There are not only dozens of Twitter clients available on the various App Stores, but Twitter also has its own web version and apps for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Now the company is rolling out a new mobile HTML5-based web ...

Verizon iPhone 4 responsible for 32% of US iPhone 4 traffic

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 8th, 2011)

Data from mobile app analytics firm Localytics suggests the Verizon iPhone 4 now accounts for 32.3% of the U.S. iPhone market share. The CDMA version of the iPhone has been steadily climbing since launch, while the AT&T iPhone has apparently declined. Verizon confirmed during its Q2 ...

Connecting to Google+ on your iOS device

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 30th, 2011)

Google enabled invitations and opened the floodgates to its new Google+ service last night before shutting it down due to "insane demand". Many iOS users were included in this new group of invitees and they may be wondering how to get Google+ on their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Unfortunately, ...

TUAW's Daily Mac App: swackett

by Samuel Gibbs (Jun 27th, 2011)

Most weather apps display weather as you might expect with temperature and weather symbols. Swackett, a free (ad-supported) weather app from the Mac App Store, bucks the trend with cute cartoons of people showing the current and forecasted conditions. A "different kind of weather app," ...