Apps

Who can you trust with your memories? iPhone photo storage options compared!

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 5:47 pm

We've talked on numerous occasions about how great of camera you have included with your iPhone and have taken a look at some great photography apps to accompany it, but once you take all those photos and edit them to perfection, where are you going to store them? You can store them locally on various devices and hard drives, but what about in the cloud? Other than Photo Stream, what are other cloud storage options for all those memories you're accumulating?

MLB Home Run Derby review: Struck out by in-app purchases

By Richard Devine, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 5:36 pm

Ahead of the All Star game in New York in July, MLB has released a new game into the App Store; MLB Home Run Derby. I love Baseball, despite being British, so as soon as I saw this in the App Store I had to take a look. It's a free download, and bases itself solely around one of the fun-to-watch extras of the All Star weekend, the Home Run Derby. So, a perfect casual game for the Baseball fan? Let's find out.

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TripIt for iPhone and iPad review: Track flights, flyer miles, car rentals, and more in one place

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 1:26 pm

If you're planning on taking a vacation anytime soon or in the near future, you're probably already aware that there are typically lots of documents and information involved. Everything from boarding passes to rental car reservations to hotel reservations to anything else you may be planning. Keeping all of it straight can be a headache.

That's where TripIt comes in to help you stay organized and keep everything all in one place.

Voice search activated in latest Google Chrome update for Mac

By Richard Devine, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 7:46 am

Shown off last week during the Google I/O keynote for the first time, the latest stable channel update to Google Chrome for Mac brings with it the voice search functionality. The full contextual search doesn't yet seem active, but basic click, ask a question, get a response voice search is up and running and ready for your searches.

Bright Weather review: Even bad weather can look good!

By Richard Devine, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 a 2:32 pm

Anyone familiar with Android may well have come across LevelUp Studio. They are responsible for the excellent Twitter client Plume and the extremely popular Beautiful Widgets. Excellent apps for Android users, and now they have brought at least part of Beautiful Widgets to iOS with their new weather application; Bright Weather for iPhone.

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Google Chrome app launcher making its way to the Mac

By Richard Devine, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 a 8:16 am

Anyone who has ever played around with Google Chrome OS will be familiar with the app launcher. Chrome runs nothing but web apps, but the app launcher provides the impression of a more regular OS, as you don't have to open a browser window to launch anything. Work has already begun on porting the app launcher to the Chrome browser for Windows, and now it seems, the Mac as well. Francois Beaufort of the Chromium team at Google has shared the news with us on his Google+ page.

Curious About Shapes and Colors for iPhone and iPad review: Learn about colors and shapes with everyone's favorite monkey

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, May 20, 2013 a 6:06 pm

Curious About Shapes and Colors is Curious George's newest app that helps teach kids about shapes, colors, sorting, tracing, and more. The entire app is narrated and directed by The Man With The Yellow Hat while George cheers you on.

$2.99 - Download now

Ravensword: Shadowlands makes the leap from iOS to the Mac

By Richard Devine, Monday, May 20, 2013 a 4:31 pm

RPG fans may be interested to know that the iOS open-world RPG game, Ravensword: Shadowlands, has now made the jump from iOS and is available to play on your Mac. Crescent Moon Games has made the title available to download from the Mac App Store, priced at $12.99. Mobile Nations' own gaming editor, Simon Sage, is a fan of the iOS version:

$12.99 - Download Now

Inventory List for iPhone review: Manage your stuff simply and easily

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, May 20, 2013 a 3:40 pm

Some of us have a tendency to accumulate a lot more possessions than others. Whether you own a business, have multiple properties, or just have lots of things to keep track of, Inventory List can help. Unlike profesional inventory apps, Inventory List lets you add things and track them in your own way through the use of storage banks and locations.

Go to selected U.S. museums for free with Google's Field Trip

By Richard Devine, Monday, May 20, 2013 a 7:21 am

If you're looking for an excursion within six specific U.S. cities, then Google's Field Trip application wants to help you out. Within Portland, LA, Chicago, Washington DC, New York City and San Francisco, Field Trip is offering free entry to a total of 13 different museums.