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Yahoo AppSpot Is An App To Help You Find Apps

3:36PM June 16, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Yahoo’s new AppSpot service lets you search for iOS and Android apps using a web browser or a mobile device. The system includes ratings, daily personal picks and a list of related apps to help you discover the perfect app. You can download AppSpot for Android and iOS today. [Yahoo] More »


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Twitter: Stop Making Twitter Apps, Thx

8:58AM March 12, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Twitter’s decided they’ve got the gold standard in applications, and are essentially telling aspiring devs to eff off: “Developers ask us if they should build client apps that mimic or reproduce the mainstreamTwitter consumer client experience. The answer is no.” More »


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A Single Pirated Software License Was Used 775,000 Times In 200 Countries

3:00PM December 7, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Just how big a deal is software piracy? When security company Avast noticed that one of its paid-for licenses was being distributed illicitly online, they decided to track it. A year and a half later, the downloads approached one million. More »


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Apple’s Phil Schiller And I Have Something In Common

6:00AM December 7, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Sadly, it’s not bank accounts. It’s Shazam. The iPhone app that listens to tunes and tells you what they are. Schiller and I list it as our favourite. Emboldened, I feel as though I could deliver an Apple keynote tomorrow. More »


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SlingPlayer Coming To WebOS And Android Phones?

3:00AM October 2, 2009 | Joanna Stern

Palm Pre and Android phone owners could be getting some Sling streaming television action if this Sling Media job listing reveals anything. The company is looking for a Mobile Interface Designer who has experience with Android and WebOS applications. More »


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Time Is Relatively Easy To Track Using These Five Tools

5:30AM September 21, 2009 | Jack Loftus

More goodness from Lifehacker. Today’s instalment is a list of the best time-tracking applications available today. [Lifehacker]


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iPhone TomTom GPS Application Appears In New Zealand App Store

11:40PM August 16, 2009 | Jack Loftus

The much-awaited TomTom for iPhone GPS navigation app has popped up in the New Zealand App Store with a reported asking price ranging from about $US81 to $US125. The app price does not include the car kit. [MacRumors]


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Like Zed, Installer For IPhone Is Dead

12:40AM June 19, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Oh Installer, Installer, we had so much fun together, you and I. When Apple didn’t have any iPhone app store, and whenever Apple blocked some essential iPhone apps, you were always there. And now… now you are dead. More »


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WhatTheFont For iPhone IDs Fonts From Text in Snapped Photos

3:20AM February 13, 2009 | John Mahoney

Maybe I’m just a font geek, but I often wonder what typefaces are used for texts I run into in the world. WhatTheFont is a great free app that can solve those typographical mysteries instantly.

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Mac OS X Running 200 Apps Keeps the Race Going

11:40PM February 3, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

In case anybody is keeping the count in this dumb bragging race, here’s an image of Mac OS X running two hundred apps at once, breaking the previous 150-app record.

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