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Video App Demo: PDF Expert

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 27th, 2011)

In a world where there are plenty of PDF tools, PDF Expert distinguishes itself with a few key features. I've been a fan of Readdle's past products, and PDF Expert aims to give you a truly universal tool for dealing with PDFs, whether you are a student, educator, lawyer, doctor or anyone dealing ...

Video App Demo: InClass

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 26th, 2011)

An app for students, InClass aims to be a universal go-to app for high school and college kids. Featuring a calendar, assignments with classes attached, also viewable from the calendar, an in-app notetaking tool with built-in voice recorder, InClass may very well be the right fit for many ...

Video App Demo: Wasabi

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 25th, 2011)

Wasabi is another in a crowded market of "to do" apps, aiming to keep your to do lists handy across iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. There are a number of novel twists keeping Wasabi worth a look for your listmaking needs. The most unique feature are text files which become quicklists, a preset ...

Video App Demo - Science360

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 22nd, 2011)

Today's video app demo is a real treat to see in action. Science360 for iPad aims to make science info cool by presenting it in a very engaging way. Imagine a 360-degree bubble of science information and you were standing in the middle, rotating the interior of the sphere to see beautiful ...

Amazon adds Kindle textbook rentals, leaves iBooks in the dust

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 18th, 2011)

Amazon announced a new textbook rental service today for its Kindle eBook service. The textbook rental store would let students rent textbooks from 30 to 360 days from the Kindle store. The rental terms could save students up to 80% on the purchase price of the books from publishers such as John ...

New Bento templates aimed at students

by Michael Rose (May 25th, 2010)

It may seem like odd timing; with the US about to head into the unofficial pre-summer period with the imminent Memorial Day long weekend, the last thing on most students' minds is getting organized for next year. Nevertheless, today Filemaker is setting the Bento 3 Student Survival Kit loose ...