Reading Time: < 1 min Test Freaks has a great post today with a round-up of all of the encyclopedia apps (and mobile sites) that you can use on your phone. Sadly, most of the best ones are mobile sites, and there are very few killer encyclopedia apps so far. Their list includes: Wikipedia in mobile Safari A handful of […]
Archives for September 2009
College Football, Monopoly and Towson University
Reading Time: 2 min A handful of cool things today: College Football Stadiums: The Google LatLong blog has posted a KML that flies you to all of the NCAA football stadiums — 246 in all! You can read about the file on their site, or download the KML here. I did something similar on EarthSwoop last year and built […]
Loopt figures out a way to push location data without their app running
Reading Time: 2 min This could be the start of something cool. Loopt, the location-based social network, has figured out how to use the iPhone to push your current location to their servers, without the app even running! It’s like running it in the background, but we all know that Apple doesn’t allow that. TechCrunch has the details on […]
The little things count too; Nozbe adds automatic scrolling when switching projects
Reading Time: < 1 min I’ve written before about how small things can make a big difference: Getting rid of your email folders in Outlook, Using “Send & Archive” in Gmail, and things like that. This is another example of that — it’ll only save you a couple of seconds, but it’ll save you those few seconds often, and it […]
AroundMe posts a nice new update
Reading Time: < 1 min The popular app AroundMe has just posted a new update. This one includes: Show the compass on iPhone 3GS Setting for Units and Temperature New theme “Black & White” Support for Facebook posting Improved detail view Minor bug fixes For those that haven’t used it before, the app is pretty cool. It asks for your […]
New version of WordPress app coming soon
Reading Time: < 1 min WordPress has just announced that a new version of their popular app is coming soon. They haven’t given many specifics yet, but the new app: Will require OS 3.0 (which most folks have already). Will feature an updated UI Will have a “slew of behind the scenes updates”, to make the app faster and more […]
Flight Control
Reading Time: 2 min This simple app is pretty fun. When first opened, it gives you the option to use the game sounds or to listen to your own music. This is a great option since a lot of apps shut down your music to play their own game sounds. Planes come in from all directions on the screen […]
Nice new udpate to BeamME Pro
Reading Time: < 1 min There’s a new update out today for BeamME Pro, the app that lets you share contact info and do a variety of things with the data you acquire. Some of the new features: Track where you met people by viewing them on a map. History of people you sent your contact info too. Integration with […]