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Kindle Vs iPad: How to Choose an eReader

A Girl — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:59:56 +0000

The past couple years have been an interesting time for book readers. We have seen quite a few eReader devices released from companies like Amazon, Sony, and Barnes and Noble. Amazon’s Kindle always seemed to stand head and shoulders above the rest, particularly because of their wide selection. Now that the iPad has been released, another major player has entered the eReader market. It is still unclear who the ultimate winner will be.

This article will take a look at some of the differences between Amzon’s Kindle and Apple’s iPad. ...

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Best Free Apps for Everyone

A Girl — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:52:25 +0000

There’s nothing better than a new free app for your phone—except when the app is horrible, or worse, just some marketing scheme designed to get you to spend more of your hard-earned cash. These five apps just scratch the surface when it comes to great free and bargain-basement apps out there. The chances are, if you can imagine it, someone has made an app for it—or they will soon.

We’ve separated the wheat from the chaff, to present five of the very best free and bargain-priced apps for anyone who owns an iPhone. ...

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Music Apps: Play a New Tune on Your iPhone

A Girl — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:28:57 +0000

Do you have an iPhone and a unquenchable desire to create music? Then it’s time to head over to the App Store and download a few music apps for the iPhone. There are thousands of iPhone apps in the music category, but not all of them are worth your hard-earned buck.

Below is a list of the top 5 iPhone apps for amateur music makers. Some of these music apps allow you to express yourself limitlessly while getting feedback from other members of the iPhone community, others will even improve your karaoke singing voice, but all these apps are aimed at the enthusiastic amateur musician or music hobbyist. If you’re a professional musician, there are plenty of music apps for you, too, but they’ll cost a bit more than $0.99. ...

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Use Your iPad to Get Organized! Awesome Todo Apps for Getting Things Done

A Girl — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:13:46 +0000

Apple’s iDevices are known for being the best for personal communication, mobile connectivity, and anywhere entertainment. But, less talked about is the fact that, with the right apps, both the iPhone and iPad devices can also function as the ultimate organizer. Busy iPhone users can find useful applications to keep track of important appointments, manage contacts and calendars, synchronize with other devices, and share their data with other users.

For savvy iPad owners, the first step towards getting organized is to make a visit to the App Store. Browse your options, and be sure to check out these 5 todo apps to help use your iPad to get organized: ...

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Use Ringtone Maker to Make Free Ringtones for Your iPhone

A Girl — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:20:17 +0000

Since the dawn of the mobile phone age, the personalized ringtone has been a staple of the cellphone world. From their humble beginnings as midi beeps to their current state as full fledged mp3s, the customizable ringtone is a feature that everyone wants to use.

I, too, adore using my favorite songs, tv show clips, and movie quotes as ringtones for each one of my family and friends on my iPhone. However, it’s not always easy getting your favorite mp3 clips in the right format for your iPhone, but the extremely popular Ringtone Maker app by Zentertain LTD promises to make the ringtone creation process easy and painless. ...

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App Discovery: How Do You Find the Best Apps for iPhone or iPad?

A Girl — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:55:30 +0000

As an iPhone owner, you already know that the best part of this mobile phones is the hundreds of thousands of apps that are available for download—everything from multiplayer games and entertaining educational apps to business and finance apps. Unfortunately, one of the downsides is that this means there are hundreds of thousands of apps to sort through. With so many to choose from, how do you find the best apps for the iPhone or iPad?

Many users start by narrowing down the categories into what is new, popular, paid or free. The App Store Editors also create featured bundles that sort apps by special interest—things such as Apps that were Featured in TV Ads or Apps for Creative Professionals. But there is another option. An industry of developers has popped up to help shoppers with “App Discovery.” Although these app discovery engines differ in how they sort the best from the worst, each does a good job of helping users find the best of the best in the App Store. Here are a few app browsers to help you find more apps.

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Zentomino: Relaxing Puzzles to Solve at Your Own Speed

A Girl — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:08:06 +0000

Very few games in the App Store can be described as “relaxing.” Usually, the action is fast-paced or the timer is counting down. Even crossword puzzle and card game apps require a degree of concentration that make them unsuitable for unwinding after a stressful day. Zentomino seeks to fill the need for such a game.

Zentomino - Relaxing alternative to tangram puzzles

Developer: Little White Bear Studios, LLC Rated: 4+
Price: 0.99 $ Download on the App Store

The name of the game is a portmanteau of “Zen,” as in Zen Buddhism, and “Pentomino,” the age-old game of arranging tiles to form shapes. Gamers will recognize these tiles from other pentomino spin-off games, most notably Tetris. The tiles in Zentomino differ from those in Tetris in that there is a greater variety, and they can be rotated in more dimensions. Also, they can be placed anywhere, and picked up again if you change your mind. There is no rush in Zentomino. ...

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ESPN Pinball Proves the iPhone is Great for Games

A Girl — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:07:54 +0000

Are you looking for a sports game to play on your iPhone? If so, you want to find something that takes advantage of the iPhone’s best features – fast processor, improved screen resolution, etc. How about a game of pinball?

ESPN Pinball

Developer: ESPN Inc. Rated: 4+
Price: 1.99 $ Download on the App Store

If you think that pinball is too old-school to challenge the best of what iPhone has to offer, then you haven’t tried ESPN Pinball. This is a pinball game for a new generation, with improvements and extras that may make old-timers question if they’ve ever really played pinball before. ...

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How to Read Kindle eBooks on the iPad

A Girl — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:52:49 +0000

Since its release, reading on the iPad has been one of the most popular pasttimes enjoyed by users. It’s no wonder, given its state of the art interface that allows users to scroll through books with ease. But not everyone was happy. Thousands upon thousands of users had already invested large sums of money building ebook collection for Amazon’s flagship digital reader, the Kindle. It seemed users would have to make a choice. But now, anyone trying to make the tough decision between a Kindle and an iPad will be happy to know that having their favorite ebooks on the iPad is now possible.

Taking your books everywhere you go has never been this simple. All you have to do is get the Kindle app from the App Store. This app allows you to access your ebooks even if you don’t have your Kindle with you because iPad automatically synchronizes your current bookmarks with your Kindle device. All that you need to do is to adjust the page size into one that perfectly fits your iPad. ...

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Angry Birds Lite: Quick, Free Fun for Gamers of All Skill Levels

A Girl — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:07:27 +0000

Most people know that when a developer appends the word “lite” to the end of an iPhone app, you’re probably getting a demo, and the more popular the original game, the more stripped down the demo is likely to be. However, even though the chart-topping game Angry Birds Lite is a miniaturized game for demonstration purposes only, you’re still getting a decent amount of feather-flinging fun for free! ...

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