“We believe the future of television is apps.”. That’s what Apple CEO, Tim Cook, told the audience at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco before the company announced its long overdue, update to Apple TV. At its heart is a new, touch-enabled remote with access to Siri, and…
ClearLock Blocks Your Distracting Apps For A While
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Android: Your phone would be a walking distraction machine if it were capable of walking. For the times you need to focus, ClearLock can help by blocking your most distracting apps for a set duration. When you first use ClearLock, you’ll…
F.lux alternatives for Android: here are some apps that aim to reduce eye strain and help you sleep
We guess that most of you have experienced the horror of having your retinas burned by your phones’ displays while in bed during the night. Apart from suddenly revoking your desire for sleep, smartphone displays also tend to disrupt your inner circadian rhythms if you use them for a long…
BlackBerry’s Chen: “We need more apps” (UPDATE)
UPDATE: A video of John Chen’s address at the Churchill Club has surfaced. We have embedded the video at the end of this story for you. Ask most people why they won’t buy a BlackBerry, and among the top responses you will receive is that the platform does not offer…
BlackBerry’s Chen: “We need more apps”
Ask most people why they won’t buy a BlackBerry, and among the top responses you will receive is that the platform does not offer many of the leading apps found on iOS and Android. While Android apps can be played on BlackBerry 10.2 and higher, some apps do not run…
Updates to the Motorola Camera and Gallery apps add new features to some Motorola handsets
Motorola updated its Camera and Gallery apps in the Google Play Store today. The update to the Camera app adds a bar code and QR reader to the camera on devices like the Second-generation Motorola Moto X, Motorola Moto X Pro (Chinese variant of the Nexus 6), Motorola DROID Turbo…
John Chen agrees BlackBerry needs more apps on its platform, wants more partnerships
In the latest discussion at the Churchill Club, BlackBerry CEO John Chen discussed the company’s need for more apps, and his desire to gain more partnerships. During his conversation, Chen noted that he feels as though apps are a big part of the problem, and that Amazon’s offering for an…
Lay back and have some fun – here are 7 apps to browse funny pictures and comics with!
Ah, the memes and comics that flow from the Internets – sometimes it’s hard to catch ’em all! Well, in reality, it’s virtually impossible to view each and every variation of a picture or piece of text and the contexts in which they were used. “Casual meme viewers”, should we…
WeChat and Amazon Windows Phone apps get minor updates
Two popular apps on the Windows Phone platform, the messaging app WeChat and the Amazon shopping app, have both received updates. However, don’t look for any new features; the apps both got bug fixes and unnamed improvements with these new versions. View full post on MobileNations
How to easily zoom in and out with just one finger (Google apps)
Ever been in a situation where you just can’t comfortably have two fingers on the screen, in order to pinch-zoom in and out comfortably? That’s basically every time when you are forced to use your phone with one hand – be it because you are carrying a bag of groceries,…