Meditate with Calm iOS App or Web App

  
Calm.com is a nice site that helps us to stay calm or meditate for a brief period. The web version has a voiceover, guides us how to meditate. The site has a nice background, though when we meditate we're supposed to close our eyes. They also have an iOS app http://goo.gl/F7DNU 

I usually meditate silently, but this app gives a good start. Give it a try, if you do meditation daily, it really helps both mind and body.

If you don't like voiceovers just the meditation with a little music then you can try Calm.com's sister site "Do Nothing For 2 Minutes", which has a countdown timer with the sound of waves. The minute you touch the keys, the timer reverts to 2 minutes, so it should hands free until you finish the mediation duration. This feature is included in the iOS app above.

There are similar apps for Android OS in Google Play.

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Bank Simple adds more security features in iOS app

Bank Simple has added some essential features in their iOS app such as notifications for every transaction that takes place in our bank accounts and also added an important feature that is blocking the card in one click (if the card gets lost or when it is misused).


At Simple, we're all about reducing worry when it comes to your money. And if you’ve ever lost your card, you probably know a thing or two about worry.

Well, worry no more: you can now temporarily suspend use of your Simple card all on your own! Just open the Simple web app or Simple for iPhone, and with a few clicks or taps, you can breathe a sigh of relief.

Want more security? We've also begun sending push notifications whenever there's a deposit or credit to your account. Within a few moments of the activity, you'll see a quick message with some info about your transaction. This way, if something fishy ever happens, you'll know right away!

For more on these features, read our announcement. You should also make sure your iPhone app is updated and push notifications are enabled!

Worry less, spend smarter, and enjoy!

-The Team at Simple

Hope to see this in their Android app also.

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World Travel Guide Triposo Android/iOS App in the palm of your hand

Triposo is a travel app for Android or iOS smartphones. It has currently travel information about more than 8,000 destinations and the developer plans to add more soon.

It is like Lonely Planet or Frommers guide only it is available in your Smartphone for both Android and iOS platforms and access it from anywhere.


Features of our Android travel guide:

- Pick a country or major city to download its guide.
- A downloaded guide works offline, without an internet connection.
- The app is a self starter, it suggests you things to see and do.
- Each guide includes a country map and detailed city maps for the top cities. 
- Each guide includes info about the major sights, great restaurants, different nightlife options and more.

Besides, this World Guide, Triposo also has city-specific guides, so you can download that one also if necessary. 

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Free App Download: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 12 for iPhone®/iPod touch®

Go to this link and enter your email address, they will send you a free code for the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 12 for iPhone®/iPod touch® to that email account. They have up to 1 million codes available so hurry.

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Calculator∞ iOS app for iPhone and iPad Free today

Calculator∞ creator, Incpt.Mobis is celebrating their 1st year anniversary release and giving away this app for free for a limited time. It is a good pro calculator app has high ratings in iTunes.

You can download it from the iTunes link here.

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Apple Maps vs Google Maps vs Nokia Maps Test Comparison

A good comparison of map apps from Google, Apple and Nokia. While Google Maps is available in all the three operating systems (iOS, Android OS and Windows Phone OS), the other two are exclusive for their own OS (Nokia available only for Windows Phone OS and Apple maps for iOS only).

“iPhone 5 with Apple Maps, Nexus 4 with Jelly Bean and Google Maps and Nokia Lumia 920 with Windows Phone 8 Nokia Maps Test Comparison. Local search, augmented reality, turn by turn navigation and maps coverage - we go through mapping and directions features on each to see which comes out top.”

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Get Peterson Birds of North America iPhone app and iPad app for free

Get these two apps for free for a limited time, thanks to President Barack Obama winning the election.

* Congratulations to President Barack Obama on winning re-election, to celebrate, Peterson Birds is FREE for 2-days only! (reg. $14.99)

* Winner Best Outdoors App Ever Award 2011


Peterson Birds of North America (iPhone & iPad App iTunes link)

Peterson Feeder Birds of North America (iPhone & iPad App iTunes link)

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Siri-like features in updated Google Search iOS app

It is Siri-like but much better and faster with the updated Google Search app (for iPhone http://goo.gl/h8M50, for iPad http://goo.gl/D7TVH). The new Search app is more like Google Now.

Fast and accurate voice recognition technology enables Google to understand exactly what you’re saying. Getting an answer is as simple as tapping on the microphone icon and asking a question like, “Is United Airlines flight 318 on time?” Your words appear as you speak, you get your answer immediately and—if it’s short and quick, like the status and departure time of your flight—Google tells you the answer aloud.

You can get answers to an increasingly wide variety of questions thanks to Knowledge Graph, which gives our search technology an understanding of people, places and things in the real world. Here are a few of the questions that Google can answer:

• “What does Yankee Stadium look like?” Google will show you hundreds pictures instantly.
• “Play me a trailer of the upcoming James Bond movie.” The trailer starts playing immediately right within Google Search. 
• “When does daylight savings time end?” The answer will appear above the search results, so you can set your clock without having to click on a link. 
•  “Who’s in the cast of The Office?” See a complete cast list and find out who made you crack up last night. 

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Find Paid iPhone Apps sold for Free in iTunes with Apps Gone Free

This free iPhone app, Apps Gone Free (for iPad app click here), monitors the iTunes store on a daily basis and looks for premium apps that are available for free on sale. You can check this app and download the free apps from your iPhone.


Find great apps without spending a dime! Get high quality paid apps for free each day. Unlike other apps, we offer no paid listings - these are expert-picked top-ranked apps, for FREE! 

Every day hundreds of apps reduce their price to free for a limited time to try to stimulate excitement. AppsGoneFree finds ONLY the apps worth owning

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Peterson Birds of North America Guide App for iPad and iPhone $0.99 Only

If you want a great guide for bird identification, then you should try this app "Peterson Birds of North America (iPad app)" (for iPhone app). Normally costs $14.99, for a limited time it is on sale for $0.99 only. Peterson Birds app provides information of more than 800 bird species in North America, has illustrations, their map range, bird songs information etc., which you can easily browse on in iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch.

The main features are the following:


Peterson Birds of North America is the most comprehensive and innovative bird guide available on a mobile device.

Peterson Birds is the only app that lets you compare similar species by sight, song, and range from one screen

Swipe through page after page of meticulously organized illustrations so you can ID birds faster

Who wants to type in bird names in the field? Our one-tap QuickFind index takes you straight to the birds you want

Make our app your app — add your photos to each bird species, make custom lists of birds and save them to your home screen, save search results as lists, share lists with friends, move icons around the home screen, change the font size, change the position of toolbar icons to suit left-handed or right-handed use, record your sightings and check birds off your life list

What's going on in your neighborhood this week? Download lists showing every bird recorded in your county in the Cornell University eBird.org database, with details showing frequency for every week of the year. See petersonguides.com/BirdFinder for more information

There is also another good app for birds identification, Audubon for birds.

Via Fatwallet.com.

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Transfer Handwritten Notes from Notebook to iPad or iPhone

Do you have notebooks? If not, you should and write your thoughts, plans etc., it's a great habit to have. I use Google Docs as my notebook, once in a while I write on notebooks like Moleskine.

With this special custom made notebook from Moleskine, which allows Evernote to read and transfer the to iPad or iPhone, you can save all your notes for posterity. It costs between $23.95 to $29.95 and available on a pre-order basis at this Evernote Store link: 

"We’ve partnered with Moleskine to develop a new, limited edition Evernote Smart Notebook that’s designed specifically for the new Evernote iOS application.

Together, we created a gorgeous notebook that includes a number of special features that allow you to take your ideas off the written page and place them right into Evernote, where they’ll be searchable, organized and available forever."

However, Evernote has this feature only for iOS not Android, where phones have bigger screens and better processors.

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SignNow: Signature App for iOS and Android to Sign PDF, Pictures, Word Documents

If you want a good signature app in iOS and Android devices, this SignNow (for iPad app, for iPhone app, for Android App), is the one to have and use. This free app is very easy to use. Once you install it, you can open any email document or a Dropbox document and enter your signature in forms and documents. You can sign it with either hand or a stylus pen for iOS. I used my fingers to draw a signature and SignNow app was able to put it at the right spot where we want the signature to be.


The app is very easy to use. It is a must have for corporations, agents, businesses and others.


App Store - SignNow - Sign and Fill PDF & Word Documents

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Word Lens - Instant translation app is now available for Android

Word Lens, previously, was available for iOS only (iPhone app, iPad app), now they are available for Android OS at Google Play. It is a cool way to get instant translation for signs, noticeboards, bill boards, menus (preferably printed formats) etc. 


"Word Lens gives you translation on the go: 
- NO NETWORK required - results appear immediately on your video screen when you need it, anywhere in the world. 
- Easy to use, like the regular camera 
- Look up translations by typing them in, or clicking on a word.
Notes for getting the best quality out of your translations: 
- Best used on clearly printed text (e.g. signs, menus) 
- DOES NOT recognize handwriting or stylized fonts 
- It's not perfect, but you can get the general meaning! 
- Keep text in focus by holding it at least one hand-length away and tap-to-focus if autofocus is struggling.
- Turn on the flashlight (if available on your device)
- Zoom in (if available on your device)"


The World Lens app currently charges $4.99 for each language pack (available in Spanish, Italian and French languages). Other languages will soon follow. 


If you think it is priced high, you can use Google Goggles in your Android phone but is not as quick or instantaneous as World Lens app.

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Fastr - iPad App claims to improve speed reading by 300%

Fastr is a speed reading app for iPad, claims that it can increase speed reading skills by 300%. We can use whatever speed reading skills we used for reading conventional books with eBooks as well. I use a stylus instead of the finger tip to read the eBooks and I am able to read faster. If Fastr does as it promises then it will be a good tool to have in iOS.


Eldars Loginovs, the CEO and co-founder, said the app can improve a person’s reading speed by anywhere from 30% to 300%. Typically, a normal reader, reading in their own language, can read at about 240 words a minute. But Mr. Loginovs says speeds of 600 words a minute are easily achievable. 


I haven't tried this app to see how good it works, it has low positive reviews, but it is too early to say that it is good or bad, Wall Street Journal gives it a OK. There are however, some good speed reading instruction books like Peter Kump's Breakthrough Rapid Reading,  Evelyn Wood 7-Day Speed Reading book by Stanley D. Frank, Tony Buzan's Speed Reading, which I think are much better and logical ones to read first.


If you use any other speed reading technique either reading conventional books or eBooks, please leave a comment.

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Yard Sale Mapper: Best iPhone & iPad App for Yard Sales in the US

I saw two Yard sale apps for iPhone today, Yard Sale Mapper and Yard Sale, both are good apps to have but I find Yard Sale Mapper better of the two. Yard Sale Mapper has more listings than Yard Sale, most probably because the latter is new. 


Yard Sale Mapper iOS app searches Craigslist and Yardsaletreasuremap.com and shows the listings in the surrounding area where you live.


Once you install the app and give permission to your location, it lists all the listings in the area. When you click the listing, it shows the details including pictures, directions, street view and source of the listing. 


Both are free apps.


Also, available for Android users in Google Play.


If you use other apps in your country let us know your favorite one.

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Sparrow - Mail Client app for iPhone and iPod Touch $0.99

Sparrow mail client is one of the best applications in Mac OS and also available in iOS. You can check all your email accounts in one place with this mail app. Only drawback is, doesn't have push notifications, but is a good one to have manage your emails in iPhone or iPod Touch. It is only $0.99 for now, usually costs about $4.99 or more. It is much better than Apple mail client.


You can download it from the iTunes link here.

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Snapseed - Best Photo Editing App for iOS is Free

Snapseed, a popular photo editing app for iPad and iPhone, is free for a limited time. It normally costs $12 or more in iTunes. Grap the iPad app here and iPhone app here.

Snapseed is the only photo app you’ll want to use every day. It makes any photograph extraordinary with a fun, high-quality photo experience right at your fingertips.  

Anyone can enhance, transform, and share their photos with ease using incredibly advanced features from the leader in digital photography software.  

• Easily adjust your photos with a single tap using Auto Correct
• Tweak your photo to perfection with Tune Image
• Use Selective Adjust to enhance specific objects or areas in your photos
• Experiment with fun & innovative filters like Drama, Vintage, Grunge, and Tilt-Shift
• Add Image Borders for a finishing touch
• Share your creations via email, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Husband & Wife Team Behind Temple Run Android Game

Who said couples can't handle business together?

"Shepherd and Luckyanova are the founders of Imangi Studios, the developer behind the addictive mobile game Temple Run. The game—in which users play a thief running through a hidden temple—has captured the attention (and thumbs) of millions worldwide."

You can download the Android App here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imangi.templerun

For iTunes, you can download from here: iPad (http://goo.gl/Rikl9), iPhone (http://goo.gl/GjTiK).

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Cardiograph - Measure Heart Rate App for Android

Cardiograph Screenshot

There are a number of apps that measure heart rate in Android Play Store, but Cardiograph is one of the comprehensive app that is available in the market. It is also available for iOS at this iTunes links here (iPad app, iPhone app).


Once you install the app, follow these three steps to get an instant heart rate reading.


Step 1. Power on the device by tapping the START/STOP button.
Step 2. Gently place the tip of your index finger over the camera, so that it covers the lens completely.
Step 3. The readings will appear after a few seconds. The heart-shaped bars indicate measurement accuracy.

According to Mayo Clinic:

"For an adult, a normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats a minute. For a well-trained athlete, a normal resting heart rate may be closer to 40 beats a minute. For healthy adults, a lower heart rate at rest generally implies more efficient heart function and better cardiovascular fitness."

The lower the heart beat rate, it is better. 

Just like all other apps, this may or may not be the accurate heart rate measurement but gives you a good idea about your heart health.

How to use Cardiograph

Here is the video demo:

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Sidecar Android and iOS App - Send Videos, Photos, Locations while you Talk

Instead of ending the phone call to send videos or photos, you can send them at the same time as you talk with Sidecar Android and iOS app. You can share the photos, videos in the background and also share your location and contacts information.


This will be a good multi-task app to use for sharing live updates or events.

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