Archive for the ‘Web Apps’ Category
‘iBank Access’ For iPad Coming Soon
Quicken, by Intuit, has increasingly fallen short of fulfilling the requirements and hopes of Mac users. Currently, the company is working hard to make Quicken 2007 compatible with OS X Lion. In the meanwhile, a number of other companies have jumped the bandwagon to cater to users that seem unsatisfied with Quicken. One success story is that of ‘iBank Access’ which has gathered a huge customer base and is available as both Mac app and a companion iPhone app. The good news is that the company is also working for an iPad app.
Tweetbot For iPad Arrives At App Store
Twitter is definitely the most buzzing portion of social media right now. With the ever-growing allure of Twitter, a number of Twitter clients have also cropped up, bringing Twitter users additional features for their micro-blogging experience. One of the very popular Twitter clients is Tweetbot. The good news for iPad users is that the Tweetbot app for iPad is finally here. The direct link to download the app is given below.
Internet TV Service By Sky Coming Soon
The realm of TV entertainment is undergoing a radical shift. By each passing day, it is inching closer to a web presence and in the coming days, we may find ‘TV’ or the content of the TV only on the web or through web. While Apple is rumoured to launch it’s Apple TV soon, there are other competitors jumping the bandwagon. Sky has recently announced that it plans to launch an internet TV service for British users before the first half of 2012 ends.
Google Launches Internet Research Site – Value Of The Web
Google puts on its sociological glasses and this week launches a new website entitled Value of the Web. The aim of this new domain is to collect and archive relevant information from around the world which sheds new light on the economic toll the Internet might be having on all areas of our life.
Tweeting Sensor Posts Online Temperature And Humidity Data
A newly released gadget from UC Technology, Tweeting Sensor sends tweets at preset intervals revealing the temperature and humidity from its surroundings. Users can check out all this data using a smartphone, a tablet, or a computer even if they are away. Users who want to make the best out of this new device have to follow some simple steps.
Apple Release iTunes U App For iPad
In the highly anticipated education-related event at Big Apple, Apple has today announced the release of the iTunes U App for iPad. The iTunes U App has been around but this release for iPad comes with design re-haul as well as some new features. The app in itself is free and acts like a portal where teachers can post notes, tell students of the course material, direct them to a certain page on a textbook and also mark and grade assignments.
Google Delivers Enhancements To Offline Gmail Chrome App
Almost six months after the release Gmail Offline gets a set of updates meant to take the users further along the “HTML5-powered offline journey.” One of the main updates is related to the settings options. Now users have the option of synchronizing their mail from one week, two weeks or the whole month in order to re-check their mail items even without web connection.
CES 2012: AT&T Launches AppCenter For Android
CES 2012 is on full-throttle as the industry giants take this opportunity to launch their finest offerings. The latest fro at AT & T, one of the mainstream carriers, is that it has decided to launch an AppCenter for Android. If you are a developer, don’t worry that now you have to develop your apps for yet another app store. It’s not an app store. AT & T’s AppCenter will simply link the user to the existing app stores. The AppCenter will have HTML-5 and Android apps.
The Guardian’s iPad App Downloaded More Than 500,000 Times
The Guardian is one of the very few newspapers which have successfully moved from print to digital realm without losing a significant number of readers. The latest proof of this success is that The Guardian’s iPad app has been downloaded more than 500,000 times ever since it’s release in October. On Christmas Day, the app was downloaded a whooping 23,000 times. And now, the newspaper is also planning to add it’s Weekend magazine to the app through an upgrade.
Read Google Books Offline Now On Chrome
Google Books have been a very useful tool ever since it’s inception. However, if you wanted to read a book on Google Books, you had to stay online and read it. Not anymore! With a latest update, Google now allows you read the books from Google Books offline too. You need to have a Chrome browser or a device run on Chrome OS to read the book offline.
New Treat From Mozilla Firefox 9: Support for Android Tablets
Lately we’ve heard a mix of bitter sweet news from Mozilla but the end of the year is certainly impressive. After the company was rumored of losing about 84% of its revenue Google announced renewing the contract for another three years to be the default search engine on Firefox, and the financial disaster was avoided. With good times ahead, Mozilla recently released a new version of its desktop web browser, Firefox 9, albeit still in beta. Now, Firefox 9 for Android tablets just landed.
Not Fair? Google Adding Google+ Brand Pages in Search Results?
Even, with the holiday coming, Google keeps busy and rolls out a new modification almost every week. So, starting of today, Google seems to have opened the gate towards complete integration of Google+ updates from official brand pages within search results. Google+ Plus Brand Pages are a new addition to the Google list as well, as they were launched a couple of months ago, with the intent of connecting brands with their costumers in a more effective way.
Extension.fm Extends Your Music Taste, Challenge To Pandora, Spotify
Most people can’t live without music. That’s how platinum multi-selling artists were born in the world. People will chase after music, they will buy, download, stream, share it, it doesn’t matter in which country you find yourself in. And Extension.fm or Ex.fm adds to the experience. If you decide to use it, you can turn the entire web into your very own playlist. The amazing thing about Extension.fm is that it recommends you lots of interesting fresh new stuff, thus enabling you to satisfy your urge for music.
Google Chrome 16 Brings Support For Groups With Its Multiuser Update And Improved Syncing
The latest update of its web browser Chrome announced by Google delivers a set of intriguing new features, including the ability to sign in with more accounts as well as significant enhances to Sync. With Chrome 16 becomes easier for users who share one computer to sign in from their own account, each with its own settings such as history, add-ons, bookmarks or web-app and switching between accounts means just switching to the appropriate tab.
Google+ New Feature Allows Sharing Blogger Posts
A new feature that bridges between Google Blogger and Google + is meant to make sharing Blogger posts much easier. The improvement just announced on official channels relies on linking the Google + account to the blog and then bloggers can show to their followers their latest posts with just a few press of buttons.
