Category: Apps
Location tracking app Glympse launches version for cars
Glympse is a really clever app that lets you share your location with someone - simply send 'em a link and they can follow your progress for however long you'd like. The company has today launched a car versions. "Glympse for Auto", as it is known, is an Android app that can take advantage of…
Windows 10 Universal Apps coming to Xbox One
Over at the Game Devlopers Conference in the States, Xbox head Phil Spencer has announced a bunch of new developments regarding the Xbox One and gaming on Windows. Perhaps most significantly, Spencer confirmed that the Windows 10 "Universal Platform" will be coming to Xbox One when Windows 10 launches later this year. This is a…
VLC adds in-app extension browser
VideoLAN player, which is perhaps better known as VLC is today launching version 3.0 - and with it is bringing an in-app extension browser that will help you make the best video player out there even more powerful. According to PC World the new extension browser has been available for some time - but on…
This Android app will solve maths equations using your phone’s camera
A new app called PhotoMath has just launched on the Android app store and it could really help with tricky maths homework. The way it works is by using the camera to photograph equations. The app will then figure out what you need to know, and then figure out what x is equal to. Best…
New “Body Swap” app lets Google Cardboard users spend a day in someone else’s shoes
A fun new app has launched on the Google Play store which will take the camera feed from two phones and send them to the display of the other - which when mounted on your head using a Google Cardboard VR headset opens up all sorts of new possibilities. Cardboard is Google's el cheapo answer…
Unbelievably, “Yo” has become a genuinely useful service
Remember Yo - the messaging app that lets you only send the word "Yo" to your contacts? Astonishingly, the company was not a one-note joke, got some serious investment and has now rolled out the "Yo Store" for notifications from a wide range of places. The company has announced the Yo Store, where users can…
Uber for HELICOPTERS is now a thing
Calling up an app to hail a cab is no longer very impressive - everybody does it. So how can you show you're on the cutting edge now? By booking a helicopter, of course. According to Boarding Area, Gotham Air is now offering a booking service for helicopter trips between New York's two major airports…
Microsoft Office on iPhone/iPad gets iCloud support
It seems that Microsoft is going native - and far from being a rival competitor in a fight to the death is slowly learning to love Apple, as the latest update to MS Word for iOS adds iCloud support. Following the update, users of the Microsoft Office apps will be able to save and back-up…
Candy Crush players spend ONE BILLION DOLLARS on in-app payments
Ever wondered why so many mobile games have really annoying in-app payments? Look no further than developer King's financial results, which paint a grim picture for gamers sick of having to pay up in-game. According to The Guardian, the game has pulled in $1.33bn (£865.2m) in 2014 - "almost certainly" bringing the game's lifetime income…
Top 10 shopping apps for the Apple iPhone
Our smartphones are now so much a part of our everyday lives that we use them for almost everything - and that includes doing the shopping. With that in mind, here are 10 great apps to help you go shopping with your iPhone... Amazon We all know that Amazon is a great place…
