News tagged with iphone apps

Looking for work? There may be an app for that

(AP) -- Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network.

Technology / Software

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA releases Sector 33 air traffic control educational game app

NASA has released a new educational game with an air traffic control theme for Apple iPhone and iPad devices. The Sector 33 application is designed to challenge students in middle school and above to use basic math and problem-solving ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Six Super Bowl apps you must have

It will be New York Giants vs. New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, now the only thing left to do is prepare for your big game celebration.

Technology / Software

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Potential drunk drivers now have an app for that

(PhysOrg.com) -- You have spent the night out on the town and had a few drinks with friends. At the end of the evening, you figure you have only had a few drinks. You should be fine to drive right? While this ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8 | with audio podcast weblog

Survival app aims to help drivers in winter storms

When a powerful blizzard ripped through North Dakota last winter, hundreds of drivers were stranded as white-out conditions shuttered interstates spanning the state. Snow whipped up by wind marred the lines ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Speak and these apps will listen and transcribe

Voice recording for memos, interviews and lectures has moved - like so many tasks - to the smartphone. These applications help you save, or transcribe, the spoken word.

Technology / Software

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New app helps NASA keep track of meteoroids

Surprising but true: Every day, on average, more than 40 tons of meteoroids strike our planet. Most are tiny specks of comet dust that disintegrate harmlessly high up in Earth's atmosphere, producing a slow ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Mac App Store downloads top 100 million

Apple on Monday said that more than 100 million mini-programs tailored for Macintosh computers have been downloaded from the Mac App Store since it opened at the start of the year.

Technology / Software

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

HP to offer webOS as open-source software

(AP) -- It may be one of the technology world's most expensive efforts to give something away: Hewlett-Packard Co. said Friday that it's making its webOS mobile system available as open-source software that anyone can use ...

Technology / Software

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New app helps skywatchers count meteors, log data, aid NASA research

A new NASA handheld device application for mobile devices enables skywatchers to better track, count and record data about sporadic meteors and meteor showers anywhere in the world.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New study is first to test the actual impact of branded apps on consumers

A new research study co-authored by an Indiana University professor suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most powerful forms of advertising ...

Technology / Software

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Microsoft pledges Windows developers generosity

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is stepping up its competition with Apple and plans to give developers who write software for Windows computers and devices a greater share of revenue sold through the company's upcoming Windows Store. ...

Technology / Software

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Smule buys fellow music app creator Khush

(AP) -- Smule, maker of apps such as Glee Karaoke, is hoping to make beautiful music with fellow app creator Khush through an acquisition announced Thursday.

Technology / Software

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: Apps to make holiday shopping easier

Even if you love to shop, it can be a pain this time of year. Stores are crowded, gift options seem endless and it's hard to determine if you're getting the best prices.

Technology / Software

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple drops 'Jew or not Jew' iPhone app

French anti-racism groups have dropped anti-Semitism suits against Apple after it withdrew a "Jew or not Jew" iPhone app from its online stores worldwide, the groups' lawyer said on Thursday.

Technology / Software

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3