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Dictate2us launches new service for BlackBerry Users
dictate2us – the UK’s largest digital transcription service – has launched the world’s first BlackBerry dictation and transcription app. Free to download, d2u Transcriber provides a revolutionary approach to traditional transcription methods. The app has built-in functionality and an intuitive interface to create a digital recording, which can then be accurately and efficiently transcribed. All dictations are processed by a team of dedicat... [more]
FundedApps gives consumers the opportunity to create their own apps
Mobile phone applications are the fastest-growing sector of the telecoms and technology industry, making them extremely lucrative. Over ten billion applications - ranging from games to grocery shopping services - have already been downloaded from Apple's App Store. Experts predict the number of downloads will surpass 25 billion by 2015, providing significant opportunities for forward-thinking individuals with innovative ideas. Speaking at the ... [more]
Apps agenda: Webby Awards, Cannes Film Festival
A roundup of the essential apps needed for keeping up-to-date with major events in art, music and more for May 21- 27.
Windows 8 Metro apps being updated for Release Preview
Several Metro apps will sport changes when the Windows 8 Release Preview debuts next month, says The Verge.
Apps in hand, the kids are all right
Here's one more reason to love technology: it makes it so much easier to keep the kids quiet during Memorial Day car trips. Just toss a tablet or smartphone stuffed with apps onto the back seat. But which apps? Luckily, there are plenty of good ones. Some, like Apple Inc.'s iMovie, are mainstream apps that are ideal creative tools. Others, like Children TV and Famigo Sandbox, are clever little ...
Windows 8 Metro apps freshen up for Release Preview
Several of Microsoft's Metro apps will sport changes when the Windows 8 Release Preview debuts next month, says The Verge.
After the NYC Big Apps Win: Scene Near Me
Scene Near Me marries a public database of movie locations and the Foursquare API to send mobile alerts when you?re near a famous film scene. The team behind the app has been working together since the Big Apps hackathon last November, when they won a ?Best Hacks? prize and were profiled in the NY Times.??Since ...
Apps using global hotkeys will remain welcome in the Mac App Store
Despite reports earlier Thursday suggesting that Apple would disallow Mac App Store apps from employing systemwide keyboard "hotkey" shortcuts, sources close to the matter confirm to Macworld that such apps remain welcome in the cozy confines of Apple's software store.
More Smartphones, Apps in Use in the U.S.
One in two mobile subscribers now has a smartphone, according to a Nielsen study, and the average number of apps on each device is 41.
Apps for Education: A Great Initative
When it comes to apps and education there is still a lot of work to be done to make sure that the way children engage with the digital world is purposeful and beneficial to learning and development outcomes. As GeekDads we have a big investment in our children's education and we know that just because a child has access to the latest technoogy in school, does not mean their learning will be ...
Macadamia Apps New Photo App Enables you to Freeze Time
NEW YORK, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Macadamia Apps , the premier real time visual effects and image processing apps company, has announced the release of StillShot - a new intuitive iPhone app that ...
More than 70% of users spend little or nothing on apps
Nearly two-thirds of consumers in the United States have spent money on mobile applications on at least one occasion according to a survey conducted by ABI Research. More than 70% of users spend little to nothing on apps, however, while the highest 3% of all spenders account for nearly 20% of the total amount spent. “The median amount among the consumers who spend money on apps is much lower ...
