Apple Apps
Twitter App Gets Updated with Mute Button and Other iPad Features
To facilitate its customers with more new options, Twitter moves ahead and brings new options to its Twitter app. The ‘Mute Button’ is one of them that is being highlighted mostly. It allows the users to have a control on the Tweets from unwanted users. Once you got any user on the Mute mode, you will be no longer seeing any Tweets or Retweets coming from her/him.
On the other side, you can also stay connected with your favorite users by turning ON the device notifications. The Mute mode will keep you away from the users you don’t like to hear from without making them feel. The muted user can retweet and reply to your Tweets but you don’t see any on your timeline. That’s good to get rid of annoying persons on Twitter.
Apart from the Mute Mode, there’re also many enhancements for iPad users that were made to iPhone app before. Video and photo previews directly in your timeline, easy access to the Direct Messages, retweet, ability to reply and follow your favorite users from the timeline Tweets are the major highlights of the update.
Changes to iPad include:
• Choose between “Top” and “All” Tweets in search results.
• Tweets with Twitter photos, Vine videos and other select content now show a preview in your home timeline
• You can reply, retweet, favorite or follow someone straight from a Tweet in your home timeline.
• Easier access to DMs.
• Choose a filter for your photo.
• Refreshed look for navigation.
• Discover has been updated to show Tweets related to Trends.
The updated version of Twitter can be downloaded directly from Apple App Store for free. The users will be having access over Mute feature in next few weeks.
Passwords Plus v3 an iOS App Now Available at App Store
If you are getting a problem remembering all of your personal information like passowords, PINs and other sensitive info, then say thanks to DataViz Inc. who has released its latest version of Passwords Plus, an iOS app that keeps a good record of your private info securely.
The updated version synchronizes data automatically across the multiple platforms and devices. It lets the users edit and create up to 25 passwords for 60 days for free. There’s a new installation wizard dubbed as ‘password suggestions’ for the novices that guides them how to enter and save the passwords using this app.
The app offers a trial period of 60 days, which is enough to examine deeply. Anyhow, if you want more capacity in storage then you should buy a paid version of the app that brings you the unlimited storage capacity for saving passwords, backup data and other sensitive info.
“From personal life to work life, consumers need to ‘log-in’ to access virtually everything. It’s becoming nearly impossible to keep track of and protect the dozens of passwords needed daily,” said Jeff Fetchick (Chief Operating Officer, DataViz, Inc). “Whether it’s personal banking credentials, work passwords or online profiles, you no longer have to worry about forgetting log-in and password information when you need it most, or having that information protected.”
Features
- Easy to Use – it takes few minutes to start and doesn’t include any messy interface. No third party Cloud Account is needed to sync, restore or backup your data.
- Compatible with both iPhone and iPad
- Trusted Company – the DataViz has been developing password protection software for last 12 years. So, you don’t need to be get worried about privacy issues.
The Passwords Plus v3 is now available for $9.99 at Apple App Store. It requires iOS 7 or higher to run.
New Slew of iOS Apps This Week
This week, we bring you the more new ideas regarding weather, games and foods as well. Our latest roundup of iOS apps might help you find your favorite app that you were looking for.
Google Maps v3.0
The newly-updated version includes more new ways to navigate quickly and easily. Its new Turn-by-Turn navigation feature lets the users have lane guidance. With this version, users can view travel time, estimated arrival, distance and a lot more to explore.
Cook’s Illustrated All-Time Best Recipes
The app ($10) combines 88 best recipes together with 15 feature videos allowing the home chefs to understand in detail. It brings you how-to guides and everything to enhance the taste. If your pals think you can’t be a good cook, then make your way down to this app. You would also be amazed how can I make such a delicious dish.
Simple Weather
If you haven’t yet got a weather app, then now you have a chance to get a handy title without spending a single penny. The Simple Weather is a minimalistic app that tells you the accurate weather conditions by simple swipes. It’s better to have an umbrella before the rain starts.
Stickman Basketball
What do you do at your pass time? If it is just sitting idle then here’s a game that might spice up your whole day. The Stickman Basketball ($2) for iPad and iPhone knows how to entertain anyone. You can choose different game modes including seasons, single games, training, tournaments and a lot more. Play against your pals and share your game highlights on the social networking sites.
Vhoto
The app (free) offers a nice way to get your desired frames out of your videos. You can apply different filters, edit photos and share them to your pals on the social networks. The app offers its-own instagram-like network where users can share their shots with other members.
App Dose: Vango Brings Original Art Gallery to Your iOS device
Have some instincts for the true art work? If so, today’s app dose brings Vango, an app that lets the users see original art galleries on their iPhones or iPads. If you think it’s just simple having a view on them, you’re wrong as there’re plethora of things that you can do with real art work.
The Vango allows the users to get their hands on the artwork created by original artists. With this app, users can browse and purchase their master piece from the genuine artists. Really, it could be a godsend app for those who’re always in a search of real and true paintings.
The app can be customized according to your tastes, so that you see the results only of your choice. It keeps a track of what kind of artwork you like and offers similar results. The Vango comprises a visualization mode to let you choose your own-choice-of painting which can be placed anywhere on the photo you take from your iPhone. That’s really an awesome feature. You can get the idea of how it’s gonna look with that painting to design home or office.
If you are interested in the local artists, the Vango doesn’t let you go astray. Its localization feature tells you about the artists who’re close to your location. So, now you have a knowledge of all the artists who live near to your surroundings.
The Vango is now available for free at Apple App Store. The updated version now includes the iPhone support making it universal for both iPad and iPhone users. You’ll need iOS 7 or higher to run this app.
Google Brings an Update to its Maps App for iOS Users with More New Options
On Tuesday, Google takes the floor by updating its Maps app for iOS users, bringing more new options including walking time and lane guidance. It also comprises an ability to get a ride from the car rent service Uber simply using the app.
The new update brings the plethora of benefits to both commuters and drivers who are in a job of traveling frequently. It might also come handy for those who have to spend more time on their cars.
Major Highlights of the Updated Version
- All new Turn-by-turn directions mode that lets the users know the right lane and have the quick route overview.
- View distance, travel time, and the projected arrival at the same time in the navigation mode.
- Offline Saving mode allows the user to save their desired Maps while they’re traveling or have the bad internet connection.
- Know the exact walking time of your journey how long you’re gonna hang over there.
- Filter Search feature to let you know about the nearest hotels, restaurants, bars and even the opening and closing hours.
- If you got Uber app installed on your handset, then simply open it from the Google Maps while comparing the route options.
Other important features of the updated app includes – a revamped navigation mode, Offline Maps to custom the list, new scale bar, iPad and iPhone contacts integration and lot more to explore. Go and grab the latest version of the app if you haven’t yet made your way down to it.
The Google Maps v3.0 is now available for free at Apple App Store.
Must-Have Apps for iPhone Users
Everyday we got a new thing to explore; it could be anything in our lives. But now, I’ll talk about some new stuff that really doubles up your smartphone experience. There’re some handy apps for iPhone users that bring more new ideas.
You&Me – Free
You must be thinking how it is ranked in the list of must-have apps, but it is a fact that everyone has a special person in its life. So, in that sense it’ll become more must-have. It’s a dating service that helps you find a perfect match. The messaging app lets the users chat with their loved ones featuring video and voice chatting. It is now available for iOS platform only while its developers promise to bring an Android version of this app soon.
Tagg.ly – Free
The newly-released app makes it easy for the users to add customized watermarks, date, name, logo, timestamp and location to their photos with ease. If you take shots using the app, then identifying info will be added automatically. It is available for free at Apple App Store.
LiveLens – Free
The app gets a complete overhaul in order to facilitate the users with more new options. There’s an important event approaching near and you want to give it a live coverage, then LiveLens makes it easy for you to live stream your events. In the updated version, users can even have a chat during the streaming. It is now available for both iOS and Android platforms.
Type Tees – Free
Have a thrilling summer with Type Tees that lets you design your own tees but with text only. Users can have their slogans or thinking right on their T-shirt. It has never been so easy to order the one upon you have made your own text in no time. Users can also browse the different designs of other’s choice which they’ve made.
Spheres an iOS App Brings a New Way of Photo Sharing
Sharing photos has never been so awesome before the Spheres. Really, the new app does the magic with your photos by sharing it in a new way. You just need to open the app, take your photo or upload it from the camera roll. Simple, isn’t it? Your photo goes to the Cloud and the folks whom you want share with, in the app language it’s called Sphere.
The people in your sphere then can see your picture without doing anything, but they will need to open the app. If you want to share your photo with a person who isn’t in your sphere, then no fuss you can contact him/her individually though text message or email where they get a link of your photo so that they can see your click in a browser. You can also share photos on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
The app has a little resembles with Apple’s own iCloud Photo Sharing service. But you won’t find the ease as you find with Sphere while sharing your pictures to your pals or family members. The app is more active itself, takes the photos you want to share and simply puts them into your desired Spheres. Everyone in your Sphere then gets a notification of your new photos.
You’ll need a Sphere account while adding the pics but not for viewing the images. You can have your Sphere account for free. It’s very easy to use and doesn’t require any complex work to run. The app also offers the same privacy policies as you find with other apps. Your pics are your property and can’t be subjugated by 3rd party. But make sure, there isn’t any offensive material your pics contain; otherwise company has a complete authority to take them down.
Spheres requires iOS 6 or higher and is optimized for iPhone 5.
New iOS Apps This Week – A lot of New Things to Explore From
What about having the new apps that just have updated or arrived at Apple App Store? So, you are going to get a break of seeing all the new titles under one roof. We’ve come with a list of new iOS apps that might be helpful exploring more out of your iOS device.
Clear – Tasks
The Clear ($5) an iOS app lets you organize your life in a better way. The recently-updated app is your perfect companion that won’t let you down in your commitment to anyone. Those who get irritated with the things they can’t remember on their right time, then Clear – Tasks is a complete cure for them.
Opera Coast Web Browser
The Opera Coast (Free) is a web browser for iPhone, before it was restricted to iPads-only. But now, iPhone users can have the fun while browsing with Opera Coast that offers lots of enchanting features. Users will find it more faster than its previous version.
Yahoo Mail
If you were having some problem with your Yahoo Mail app right on your iOS device, then say thanks to new update that brings a lots of new features and bug fixes as well. You’ll find it better with search, news, sports scores, weather snapshots, News Digest and stocks.
Domino’s Pizza USA
It’s a must-have app for those who are very possessive about their eating habits. What Domino’s Pizza USA (Free; for both iPhone and iPad) can do for them? It allows the users to have their pizza in no time. Its new feature lets you know that how much you are far away from your pizza.
Top Free iOS Apps of the Month
It’s difficult to keep an eye on all new apps that are continuously hitting the App Store’s shelves. Making it easy, we bring you the top free iOS apps till date. Couple of them might help you pass your idle time while others are necessary for the tasks in regular life.
The Weather Channel
If you are a busy person who has to see different tasks and attend meetings, then Weather Channel brings you the latest and accurate weather predictions to set your outdoor appointments accordingly. The app is specially designed for iOS 7 offering a revamped look.
Flowpaper
The physics-based app allows the users to draw differently. You don’t need to get your hands stained with colors. All you need to use your fingertip to make a flowing painting. So, have fun in creating the best out of you with this app.
Horde of Heroes
What about to save your kingdom from evil factions? The RPG title puts the players into an adventure where they have to save their territory from the evil creatures. When you make progress by entering into the new levels, your hero will get better at different situations, that’s the point where you love this game.
Tiny Dice Dungeon
If you are after a fighting game, the Tiny Dice Dungeon is made for you as you got a chance to battle against loads of different epic bosses and monsters. Use a wide range of new weapons while having fight with cruel monsters.
Latest iOS Apps Till Date
What you guys have on your iPhones? Perhaps, you need a new transition that might let you explore more in a new way. Keeping this mind, we bring you the latest iOS apps that just have been released or updated for the users. Let’s find which can help you get most out of your handset.
Taste Savant
It’s free and awesome when you are looking for a right spot for your dinner or lunch. Sorting the best places for you, the app knows exactly what would appropriate for you. It offers reviews from veritable sources like chefs, critics and your pals. So, it would really be easy for you to pick a nice and perfect restaurant for your dinner. The app also tells you about the nearby restaurants when you’re not familiar with the surroundings.
RollerCoaster Tycoon
If you’re getting bored and want to do something different, then we have a task for you to build an amusing park according to your own will, but it should be attractive. The RollerCoaster Tycoon ($3) is a best option to kill pass time for those who think that they are best at building new things. You can share your imagination with your pals on social networking sites.
Pinnacle Studio
The Pinnacle Studio ($13) gets a new overhaul for iOS 7 and brings more new options and features. It’s a video-editing application for iPad that turns your loving moments into an adorable video. Coming with handy tutorials, the app brings new gestures spicing up your editing experience.
R.B.I. Baseball 14
Have some liking for Baseball? The newly-updated R.B.I. Baseball 14 ($5) is a godsend for baseball fans. Engage yourself in a thrilling title that features 30 MLB teams and a lot more to explore. Play Postseason, Exhibition and Season modes for a true baseball experience.
