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- App
- APPlication The term has been used as shorthand for "application" in the IT community for decades but became newly popular for mobile applications, especially since the advent of Apple's...
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- First serious iPhone app for DJs: Touch DJ
- Touch DJ is the first serious iPhone app for DJs allowing you to scratch and loop tracks, adjust the pitch and equalization and even add effects. All from the Palm of your hand. My turntables are suddenly looking really heavy. by Jason D. O'Grady
- Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Cisco launches iPhone security app
- Cisco is offering a free iPhone app that will allow people to get customized alerts on new security threats and other information for safe web browsing. Cisco is offering a free iPhone app that will allow people to get customized alerts on new security threats and other information for...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Cisco Systems Inc., App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cisco, security, apps, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-11-20
- GrooveMaker is a loop junkie dream come true
- Groovemaker is an amazing app that turns the iPhone or iPod into a portable 8-track loop machine. Unlike other apps, it's not complicated and you can sound like a pro DJ with little to no instruction. by Jason D. O'Grady
- Tags: App, GrooveMaker, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Salesforce Chatter: Facebook for the Enterprise
- Salesforce is announcing today a Salesforce Chatter, an enteprise collaboration application akin to Facebook. The move puts SalesForce in competition with offerings from other providers, including IBM Lotus. Here's what's being delivered. Features: Profiles: Just like profiles on popular consumer-oriented social networking sites, Salesforce Chatter profiles include...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Facebook, Platform, App, Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Road testing the Magellan RoadMate app for iPhone
- We got our hands on an early copy of Magellan's RoadMate iPhone app, and tested it using an iPhone 3GS. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-11-17
- Chemical detection? There's an app for that
- NASA has developed an app and corresponding hardware that can detect low concentrations of airborne ammonia, chlorine gas and methane in the air. by Jason D. O'Grady
- Tags: App, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-14
- Facebook app dev posts scathing indictment of App Store
- The developer of the Facebook app for iPhone has quit the project in a protest of Apple's review process. Apple needs to lift the App Store kimono a little or risk losing other top talent. by Jason D. O'Grady
- Tags: Facebook, Apple Inc., App, Workforce Management, Smart Phones, Human Resources, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Shop at the Windows Marketplace for Mobile from your desktop browser
- Every mobile operating system now has their own on device application store, thanks to the initiative of Apple with the iPhone and the App Store. You can buy apps through all of them on your phone, but not all of them support buying apps from your desktop PC. According to...
- Tags: Mobile, Desktop Browser, Web Browser, App, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Apple bans bobble head Congress app
- Apple has banned an app from the App Store that depicts our members of congress as bobble head caricatures. Not because the app put them in compromising positions or contained foul language, violence (or god help us, nudity) but because it "ridicules" them. Really? ...
- Tags: U.S. Congress, Apple Inc., App, GPS, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- New tool aids .Net developers in writing Linux, Mac OS X apps
- Not all .Net developers are writing Windows apps. Some besides Miguel de Icaza and his merry band of Mono folks may be interested in writing Linux, Unix and Mac OS X apps, too. On November 10, Novell rolled out the final version of a new Visual Studio add-on aimed at...
- Tags: Developer, Apple Macintosh, App, Tool, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, .Net, Open Source, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Amazon's Kindle for PC app available; It's a handy download
- Amazon says the Kindle for PC app is now available. The app allows you to read your Kindle books on your PC. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: PC, Amazon.com Inc., App, Amazon Kindle, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone
- One of the Droid's best features is its massive 3.7-inch screen. This gallery compares the 854 x 480 screen in the Droid to the iPhone's 320 x 480 offering. This gallery is a side-by-side comparison of the screen on the Droid from Verizon Wireless and the iPhone from AT&T. by...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Screen, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, droid, android, google, motorola, verizon, wireless, eclair, gallery, mobile, phone, app, market, Jason O'Grady
- Image galleries 2009-11-08
- Droid by Motorola and Verizon Wireless
- A gallery of several angles of the new Droid handset by Motorola powered by Google Android 2.0 (a.k.a. Eclair) running on Verizon Wireless. Bonus side-by-side with the iPhone. by Jason O'Grady
- Tags: Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, droid, android, google, motorola, verizon, wireless, eclair, gallery, mobile, phone, app, market, Jason O'Grady
- Image galleries 2009-11-08
- Jack FM 1.0.2 (Mobile)
- How much can you cram into just one app? This one lets you listen to Oxfordshire's multi-award winning 106 JACK fm live from anywhere! Plus it gives you FREE Jackaholics offers & discounts and Jacktivities - the free guide to "What's On in Oxfordshire".
- Tags: Mobile, Guide, App, Liquid Air Lab, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Task Manager - Free Version (Mobile)
- Task Manager for BlackBerry!TaskManager for BlackBerry brings the familiar interface of Windows TaskManager to your BlackBerry.Now you can view a list of all running applications, view performance chart over time and see detailed system info like Free Flash Memory and Battery Temperature etc. The app allows you to drill down...
- Tags: Mobile, Battery, RIM BlackBerry, App, Engineering
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Best iPhone & iPod touch apps
- It's that time of the year again! It's hard to believe, but this time last year, we only had 5,000 apps to choose from in the App Store â€" this year there's more than 85,000 apps to choose from. What a difference a year makes. Whether you're looking...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Twitter Inc., Video, Road Trip, Apple iPod Touch, App, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- Gallery: Best business iPhone apps
- Here's a tour of some of the best business apps that can help turn your iPhone into a portable office. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Science News Updates for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- Science News Updates for iPhone app providing you the access to 15 news sites making it a complete news app having all the features you can think of. It features each source is optimized for iPod and iPhone giving a pleasant reading experience, email a link from within the app...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, App, PLAVEB, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-10-29
- iBiz 4.1.1 (Mac)
- iBiz is the premier OS X time-tracking and invoicing application for freelancers, consultants, contract workers or small businesses. Manage your clients, projects, billable hours, expenses and accounts receivable, or compile and send invoices with a click - all from a single app! You can also create customized estimates or statements;...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Network, App, IGG Software, iBiz, Apple Mac OS X, Operational Accounting, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Finance
- Software downloads 2009-10-28
- YourKey Auto-Lock (Mobile)
- The YourKey Auto-Lock is a great way to protect the data stored on your phone. It?s a new, free, fun-to-use auto-lock app that replaces the DOT pattern auto-lock app already installed on your Android powered phone. Create a custom PIN using numbers, letters, logos, icons and even photos to unlock...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, App, YourKey Auto-Lock, Telecom & Utilities
- Software downloads 2009-10-27
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