The good news: Adobe’s Photoshop.com Mobile app (iTunes link) can now do video. The bad news: it’s a one-way proposition. Specifically, the app can stream videos stored in your Photoshop.com account. It just can’t upload videos the way it can snapshots. Maybe someday. In the meantime, Adobe has taken an already impressive app and has …
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Want to take notes on an iPad? Here’s your stylus
If you had visions of scribbling notes on your iPad, much like you can with virtually every other tablet that preceded it, Apple pretty much dashed them with Wednesday’s focus on its onscreen keyboard. Unsurprisingly, accessory makers have already stepped up to fill the gap. Ten One Design recently announced the Pogo Sketch and Pogo Stylus, which are fully compatible …
Read More »The Apple iPad: Will you buy one? (poll)
Whew! Finally we can stop all the speculating and rumor-mongering. The Apple iPad is here, and it’s an…interesting device, to say the least. Some folks are no doubt gaga over it, while others probably came away thinking, “That’s it?!” How about you? Think you’ll pull the trigger on an iPad? If so, which of the six (!) available configurations will …
Read More »What would you pay for an Apple tablet? (poll)
This is just a concept image, but you can bet any device with such a big screen isn’t going to come cheap. Gizmodo Now that we’re just less than 24 hours away from Apple’s big announcement, let’s take a quick poll: What’s the most you’d pay for an Apple tablet? You know, the tablet–Apple’s worst kept secret since the iPhone. …
Read More »Avoid iPhone overages with OverMyMinutes
What’s the only thing worse than paying that monthly AT&T bill? Paying an even higher AT&T bill, which happens when you blow through your allotted talk time and/or text messages. That’s why I’m a newfound fan of OverMyMinutes Alerter, a free app that alerts you via e-mail and/or SMS when you’re getting close to your talk/text limits. At first blush, …
Read More »Battle of the premium DVD rippers
I own J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” reboot. The DVD’s bought and paid for. Needless to say, I’m not about to give Apple another $14.99 so I can watch the movie on my iPhone or iPod Touch. That’s as ludicrous as buying the MP3s of an album I already purchased on CD. Alas, though it’s easy to turn a CD into …
Read More »4 ways to score free iPhone apps
Free app Bargain Bin makes it a snap to find other free apps. When it comes to freebies, the iTunes App Store offers an embarrassment of riches. I’m routinely surprised, and delighted, by some of the superb apps you can get without spending a cent. Ah, but how do you find them? Sure, iTunes lists the “top free apps” for …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars carjacks the App Store
Finally, GTA makes its iPhone debut. Rockstar Games Note to parents: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for iPhone and iPod Touch is a crude, violent, decidedly R-rated game. So don’t let the kids catch you playing it, OK? Actually, it’s more likely you’ll catch them. Chinatown Wars ranks among the top-rated and most popular titles ever for both Nintendo DS …
Read More »iPhone OS 4 on the way?
iPhone OS 4 is imminent. That’s the conclusion I drew from an e-mail I received from a prominent app developer Friday, at least, before hearing from the developer that it was a typo. The message included the following snippet: “Just wanted to give you a heads up that we’ve submitted an updated app for the new iPhone OS 4.0 software.” …
Read More »Littlest Pet Shop comes to iPhone
Most girls younger than 10 will want to get their paws on Littlest Pet Shop. Electronic Arts What’s that sound you hear you ask? It’s a gazillion tween-age girls squealing with delight. Littlest Pet Shop, one of my 10-year-old daughter’s favorite toys for the last several years, just got the iPhone-iPod Touch treatment (iTunes link). For those unfamiliar with the …
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