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Daily iPad App: ShopSmart by Billeo

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 9th, 2011)

Billeo is an online shopping assistant and payment service that saves passwords, fills out forms and helps you both shop and pay bills online. To expand its service, the company just released ShopSmart, an iPad app that keeps track of reward cards and other discounts while you shop. When ...

Creating a shopping list with Reminders and Siri

by Erica Sadun (Oct 22nd, 2011)

Cliff Joyce of Pure Blend Software introduced me to my favorite way of putting together shopping lists in Siri. Start in the Reminders application and create a new list. To do this, tap the Lists but-ton at the top-left corner of the application. It looks like three lines on top of each other. ...

Daily iPad App: Cars

by Mel Martin (Sep 28th, 2011)

Cars.com has launched a free iPad app called Cars to help you find your next automobile. The app features reviews from the Cars.com editors, as well as side-by-side comparisons of up to three vehicles with videos, specs, and costs. When you select a car, a section on the right lists cars that ...

Daily Mac App: Appalicious

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 16th, 2011)

We usually feature Mac apps on the Mac App Store in this series, but Appalicious is an exception. While not available on the MAS, it helps you browse the store in various ways that make the experience much more efficient and even fun. If you're a bargain hunter you'll find digging through sales ...

Google brings catalog shopping to iPad

by Steven Sande (Aug 16th, 2011)

Google has been in the news a lot this week, first with the announcement that the company is purchasing Motorola Mobility, and now with a new app that brings the fun of browsing through a stack of catalogs to the iPad. Google Catalogs (free) appeared on the App Store this morning and should be ...

Trover Mobile Discovery app re-launched today

by Mel Martin (Jul 28th, 2011)

Trover joins the ranks of free GPS-powered apps for the iPhone that can guide you intelligently to places of interest near you or while traveling the world. It has some interesting twists that make it unique, giving it kind of a feel of Instagram meets Yelp. Trover had a limited release that ...

Google Goggles for iPhone recognizes ads, solves Sudoku puzzles

by David Quilty (Jan 10th, 2011)

Your iPhone just got a little bit smarter thanks to some help from Google. As reported by MacStories, a new version of the Google Goggles component of the iPhone Google Mobile App is available for downloading, and this update does something pretty impressive -- it can help you solve those pesky ...

AT&T finally selling 3G iPads at online store

by David Quilty (Dec 22nd, 2010)

They may be somewhat late to their own party, but AT&T is now selling Wi-Fi + 3G iPads in its own online store. Priced the same as in the Apple store, the AT&T store sells the 16 GB model for $629, the 32 GB for $729, and the 64 GB for $829, and ships them all for free. Data plans for all ...

Daily Deals for December 15, 2010

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 15th, 2010)

Are we there yet? No, still a few more weeks until the end of the year. Until then, there's plenty of time for shopping. Take your card to the max and check out these deals from our friends at dealnews.com. iTunes Music Store: iPhone App Store Freebies: A Christmas Santa, Duke Nukem 3D, more ...

iPad deals: QVC offers iPad bundle at a nice price

by Mike Schramm (Dec 9th, 2010)

Shopping channel QVC, of all places, has a pretty good iPad deal going on right now. It's offering up Apple's magical and revolutionary device (in a 16GB Wi-Fi version) along with a ton of accessories for US $749. In that price, you get the dock connector cable, a silicon sleeve and stand, a clear ...

Daily Deals for December 9, 2010

by Michael Rose (Dec 9th, 2010)

Deals and more deals: here's today's installment of the Daily Deals, courtesy of our friends at dealnews.com. Highlights include a $10 discount on Logmein Ignition for iPad and savings on iPad refurbished units. Enjoy! iTunes Music Store: iPhone App Store Freebies: Ace Sniper, Rogue Runner, ...

Daily Deals for December 8, 2010

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 8th, 2010)

Deals! Savings! Stuff! Holidays! Another fresh batch of time-sensitive deals from our friends at dealnews. Check 'em out. Several app deals are available, including Rayman 2, Daily Show and Ocarina. iTunes Music Store: iPhone App Store Freebies: Infinity Project, Cosmosis, Smooth Solitaire, ...

Point Inside is another worthwhile holiday shopping and travel tool

by Mel Martin (Dec 5th, 2010)

We recently looked at GateGuru, a handy tool to help you navigate around airports. Now I want to point out another good free travel tool, Point Inside, which combines mall maps and info on nearby stores. A new update also allows you to create a wish list. Select a store, and scan an item that you ...

TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: Taking to the great outdoors

by Erica Sadun (Dec 3rd, 2010)

Welcome to the TUAW Holiday Gift Guide! We've sorted the treasure from the junk and are serving up suggestions to make your holiday gift-giving a little easier. When you live in a state of amazing natural beauty like Colorado, it's not just a given that you'll be spending lots of time outdoors ...

TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: Shopping apps

by Dave Caolo (Nov 25th, 2010)

Welcome to the TUAW Holiday Gift Guide! We've sorted the treasure from the junk and are serving up suggestions to make your holiday gift-giving a little easier. Tomorrow officially begins the holiday shopping season in the States, and that means recycled air, linoleum floors and Orange Julius ...