Tag: App
Spotify: Why it's high time we all stopped being cheapskates and started paying for it
Spotify have today announced a raft of major changes to their free-to-listen music streaming service that quite drastically cuts back the amount of tracks people will be able to listen to without signing up for a premium price plan. Free…
The app for talking to the other side – now with sharing tools
It reads abnormal electromagnetic fields, apparently, to detect paranormal phenomenon – now available right on your very own iPhone. "It occurred to me that if EVPs [Electronic Voice Phenomenons] are caused by paranormal forces there are likely electromagnetic fluctuations…
Drunk-driving apps face crackdown
Apps that helps drunk drivers avoid police checkpoints face an outright ban after US lawmakers have turned their attentions to the issue. The fact that drunkdriving is illegal is one thing, but these apps have the potential to be…
Debenhams becomes first UK high street retailer with barcode-scanning app
High street chain Debenhams has launched a new app for Android handsets, offering shoppers a range of new features through their phones. Debenham launched an app for the iPhone last year, but the Android app is the first time…
Apple removes anti-gay app following protests … but what took it so long?
The controversial app designed to 'help' gays become straight has been removed from the Apple App Store. This follows a petition organised by Change.org, which secured 146,000 signatures in support of the removal of the app from religious group…
The app that reads money for the blind (and tourists)
The MoneyReader is a new iPhone app from LookTel, helping the visually impaired keep track of their banknotes. The MoneyReader app uses a proprietary recognition algorithm to read a bill put in front of the phone, then saying the…
The Red Nose Day app: Games, gossip and charity
The Red Nose Day app will keep you in the loop on Comic Relief events, not to mention all the latest gossip. Available free of charge at the App Store, the software will give you all the latest news…
Justin Bieber dominance strengthens as Bieberhead app lets us put his head on any picture (yes really)
This one may well be the freakiest one yet – I mean, is there anything more scary than Justin Bieber? It started out sort of cute, with this fluffy little thing bopping around singing. But ever since that Rolling…
Google app aids search for loved ones in New Zealand earthquake
As rescue operations get underway in earthquake-affected Christchurch, a simple yet effective app can help people in the search for their friends and family. The Person Finder app is a very simple, but efficient tool, where people can log…
APP OF THE DAY: A!arm (iPhone)
Waking up is never fun. I've been in the middle of life-defining dreams in which I'm about to save whole galaxies, become a millionaire and ready to run away to a secret love nest with Scarlett Johanssen quadruplets when I'm…
