Happy New Year
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Refurbished Nook Tablet - Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet review (16GB) - buyEtail.com
The good: The Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet is
a full-featured tablet with a vibrant 7-inch touch screen, built-in Wi-Fi, 16GB
of built-in storage, and a microSD expansion slot. In addition to a full slate
of books and magazines, it offers more than a thousand apps through its
integrated (and growing) Nook Store and is optimized for Netflix and Hulu Plus
video playback. The built-in Web browser works well and offers Flash support.
The bad: No access to full Android Market; no
Bluetooth, GPS, or camera; no video rental (or purchase) option; side loaded
content beyond 1GB needs to be housed on microSD.
The bottom line: With more storage and a growing app
store, the Nook Tablet is a worthy--albeit slightly more expensive--competitor
to the Kindle Fire.
source: http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/barnes-noble-nook-tablet/4505-3126_7-35059751.htmlhttp://www.buyetail.com
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
Refurbished Apple iPhone 5 - Some tricks with new iOS 7, iPhones - buyEtail.com
Apple's new iPhones and iOS 7 operating system for mobile
devices are packed with new features, although not of all them are readily
apparent. I've had a chance to learn a few tricks in the week I spent with both
the iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5S, which come with iOS 7 installed.
Here are five things to know if you download the software on
one of Apple's older mobile devices starting Wednesday or buy a new iPhone
starting Friday. The update is available for free for the iPhone 4, 4S and 5
models, the iPad 2 and later, the iPad Mini and the iPod Touch released last
year. You'll need about 3 gigabytes of free storage.
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TIP ONE: CONTROL CENTER AND SWIPES
Many of the improvements added to iOS 7 are delivered after
swiping from various edges of the screen. This redesign is meant to make it
easier to navigate, but there is no guide for knowing when and how to swipe.
Fortunately, you can still use an iPhone the traditional way, by tapping on an
icon or button, even if you don't learn all the new ways to swipe.
As a general rule of thumb, keep swiping from various edges
to see what happens. If you discover something neat, remember it for next time.
Swiping may produce different results if you're in the lock screen, the home
screen or an app.
Here's a guide to the basic swipes:
— From the lock screen, swipe up from the bottom right
corner to access the camera. This is a holdover from iOS 6.
— Whether locked or unlocked, swipe up from anywhere else
along the bottom edge to get the Control Center. It gives you easy access to
frequently accessed settings such as Airplane Mode and Wi-Fi. It also gets you
to key apps such as the flashlight feature and the clock, for timing how long
the turkey needs to be in the oven. There's a volume control, but only for
audio and video playback. You need the volume buttons for the ringer and
alerts.
— Swipe down from the top edge to get the Notification
Center. You'll see the day's highlights, including the weather, appointments
and stock quotes. Tap on "All" or "Missed" near the top to
get recent notifications from Gmail, Facebook and other services.
— Swipe down from anywhere else on the screen to get a
search box.
— From various Apple apps, try swiping from the left or the
right. Not every app will respond, but many will. With the Safari browser, for
instance, you can use the left and right swipes in place of the back and
forward buttons.
TIP TWO: ORGANIZING AND SHARING PHOTOS
The new Photos app organizes your photos into moments, based
on when and where you took the photos. Several moments will be grouped into a
collection, such as a vacation to Europe. Collections will then be grouped by
year. It's all automated, so you can't reorganize shots if you would rather
break a collection into two. But it's better than having hundreds of unorganized
photos.
From any moment, collection or year, click on the header on
top of the photos to pull out a map showing all the places you've been, with
the number of shots taken at each. You can share entire moments, by hitting
"Share" on the right side of that header. A menu should pop out from
the bottom. It's tricky because it's easy to miss and hit "Select"
above it instead.
Once you have the moment or set of photos chosen, another
menu will pop out from the bottom, giving you such choices as sharing by email,
Facebook, Flickr or text messaging.
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TIP THREE: ASK SIRI
Frustrated with Siri's inability to hear what you're trying
to say? Instead of repeating yourself over and over, you can click "tap to
edit" to make the change manually. You shouldn't have to with voice
search, but fixing one letter is still easier than having to type in the entire
phrase.
Just for fun, you can give Siri a sex change by going to the
settings, choosing "General," then "Siri," then "Voice
Gender." You can now use Siri to change phone settings and return recent
calls. And Siri will speak out turn-by-turn directions when walking. Before,
the vocal instructions were limited to driving directions in Maps.
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TIP FOUR: FREEBIES
Apple's new streaming music service, iTunes Radio, is easy
to find. Click on the Music icon at the bottom of each home screen, then choose
"Radio" at the bottom. Create music stations by choosing some genres
you like. Then fine-tune your picks by hitting the star when a tune is playing.
You can ask the service to play more songs like it or remove that song from
future playlists entirely. You can also create new stations based on specific
songs or artists. The service will try to find other songs like them.
Best of all, it's free. Just prepare to put up with some
ads, unless you subscribe to Apple's iTunes Match for $25 a year.
Meanwhile, you might qualify for some free apps — Pages for
word processing, Numbers for spreadsheets, Keynote for presentations, iPhoto
for photo editing and iMovie for movie editing. They usually cost $5 or $10
each. To qualify, you need to buy a new iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The offer
is retroactive to Sept. 1. Once a new device is activated, the app can be
downloaded for free to other devices on the same account, as long as the device
is upgraded to iOS 7.
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TIP FIVE: FINGERPRINTING
With the new fingerprint ID system on the iPhone 5S, there's
no longer a reason to avoid protecting your phone with a passcode. I know
passcodes can be very disruptive. I've often lost my train of thought before I
could get to an app to jot something down. But your fingerprint now bypasses
the need to type in a four-digit code in many situations.
It's easy to set up. The iPhone will walk you through
scanning one finger when you set up the phone. You can scan four more fingers —
yours or someone else's — by going to the settings. Go to "General,"
then "Passcode & Fingerprint."
I'm still confronted with passcode screens, especially when
I need to authenticate an app purchase. It took me a few days to realize that
even though you're asked for a passcode, the fingerprint usually works unless
the phone specifically tells you otherwise.
One more thing: The screen needs to be on for the
fingerprint sensor to work. To save a step, just press on the home button
firmly and let the button pop back up. But keep your finger lightly touching
the button's surface. The hard press will activate the screen, and the light
touch will unlock the phone.
source: http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/09/20/1232501/tech-tips-some-tricks-new-ios-7-iphones
By Anick Jesdanun
Monday, December 16, 2013
Refurbished Apple iPad - Top apps to save Christmas - buyEtail
Top 10 apps to save Christmas
Christmas can be one of the most stressful times of year –
what with all the gifts you need to buy, wrapping you need to do and food you
need to prepare. Give yourself a break and try out these handy apps to help
things run smoothy over the festive season.
Create and send your own handwritten greetings cards
straight from your iPad (or iPhone). Inkly lets you choose your card from
over 1,300 designs. You can then write your message on a piece of paper,
photograph it with your iPad camera, and transfer your handwriting (and
sketches if you so wish) inside your chosen card. Then pinch it, zoom it or
rotate it to suit.
A shopping price comparison app for Android that helps you
find the best bargains available online and on the high street. Users can
search for a product, filter by categories, and create lists of items to
monitor their prices. It also features a barcode scanner, which will instantly
display product information, reviews, and the best web price. Perfect for the
‘oh god, I haven’t finished my Christmas shopping’ phase of the month.
As the office Christmas party season kicks off, this app
takes the stress out of Secret Santa shopping. Simply select the gender of the
gift receiver, pick the type of gift – cheeky, fun or cute – and your budget.
Then spin the tombola to see the recommended gift. Users can then choose to
spin again for another option, or click to instantly buy the gift online.
Apple's festive app lets you download a surprise free gift
from Apple each day, such as a song, app, book or film. Each day’s gift will
only be available for 24 hours and is a surprise, so users will need to check
back every day between the 26 December – 6 January to make sure they don’t miss
out. Previous year’s gifts included music from One Direction, Lady Gaga and
Coldplay, TV shows from the BBC’s Sherlock, Top Gear and House, books from Lee
Child, Jo Nesbo and Ken Follett and apps from Snapseed, Electronic Arts and
Sega.
Christmas is the season of good will, and as the cold
weather kicks in, StreetLink provides a way for members of the public to inform
local authorities about rough sleepers in their area and help get them off the
streets. Over the last year there have been almost 11,000 alerts to local
services, and StreetLink has directly helped 4,000 rough sleepers in the first
year since its launch.
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-app-reviews/10514336/Top-10-apps-to-save-Christmas.html
by Sophie Curtis
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
Refurbished iPad - Best iPad music apps - buyEtail
Having that slightly larger screen on the iPad grants a
lot more space to play with the tablet's music making capabilities. There is
room there for extra sliders, bigger buttons and larger instruments. The result
is a selection of iPad music
apps that really do the most with the extra screen size available.
Some of these apps are so complex that you could quite
easily produce an entire song using only them. Whilst Pocket-lint is yet to try
and turn out its own record using just a tablet, it would most definitely be a
tech first.
MadPad HD
MadPad HD is, at its heart, an audio sequencer; a device to
loop sounds in order to create percussive or musical clips. However, it does so
with miniature video clips recorded from, basically, anything. You can
record 12 individual small clips of unique sounds, store them on your iPad (or in
the cloud) and then play them back by tapping on each thumbnail. A basic
looping function is included, plus you can record a larger sequence. You
can also change the pitch and volume of each clip, effectively turning a person
speaking into a Smurf or Barry White, or making a mundane noise, such as
traffic, much more interesting.
And, if you're completely out of inspiration, you can
download entire sets of clips from Smule and other users. Similarly, you can
upload your own for others to use, and share them through Facebook, Twitter or
via email. As this is predominantly a video application, you will
really need an iPad 2 to get
the most from but you can still use it on a first generation iPad, too - you
just won't be able to record your own video clips.
Vevo
If you like music videos, then Vevo is where it is all at
and is pretty much an essential app for your collection. Land on the
homepage and there is a carousel of several featured artists and videos. It’s
bold, it looks sharp and there is no messing around. Hit the one you want and
the video streams, it’s as simple as that.
It’s clean, simple, direct to the point and easy to use. The
selection of videos seems to cover the most popular current artists, so if you
have specific tastes you might be disappointed.
Sonos Controller
This handy app acts as a free wireless music controller for
your Sonos system. Download the app, install it, press
a button on any one of your Sonos ZonePlayers and away you go. It really is
that easy. IT enables you to manage your library remotely, and stream music to
every room - you can either play different songs in each room or sync all your
ZonePlayers to play the same song. Volume can be controlled via the hardware
buttons on most Android phones.
And voice search can be performed from within the app. Plus,
it also features the ability to press back on your phone rather than having to
press a dedicated icon on screen. In practice, the volume buttons work a
treat making changing volume on the fly really easy, and the voice search saves
you having to tap away at a tiny keyboard. This one's also available for iPhone and iPad.
Guitar World Lick of the Day
This clever app offers a list of available licks for you to
choose from, which you download within the app. You're then presented with a
tutorial video from one of Guitar World's award-winning instructors or celeb
axe-wielders like Zakk Wylde and
Joe Satriani. You'll also get written performance notes explaining how to play
the lick, along with scrolling musical notation. You can choose between a standard
music stave or guitar tab, and there's also a virtual fretboard displayed
beneath the music (which can be inverted for the lefties among you).
There's also a handy practice mode where you can alter the
settings to control various features like music notation tempo, looping and a
metronome. The app is free but if you want to get the full benefit then
you'll need to shell out for a subscription that will guarantee you one new
guitar lick per day.
source: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/112194-best-ipad-music-apps-2011http://www.buyetail.com
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Refurbished iPad Retina Display - Best free iPad games - buyEtail.com
It’s worth keeping in mind that just about all of these
employ in-app purchases of some kind or another. Many gamers would much rather
pay a flat fee up-front, but we’re writing this for the cheapskates. We’re also
trying to avoid “lite” games, since you won’t get a lot of replay value by only
having the first couple of levels and being pestered to upgrade to buy the
rest.
Without further ado, here’s our list. Don’t be shy to sing
out in the comments with your favorite free games for the iPad.
RAD Soldiers quickly replaced Hero Academy as my favorite
turn-based strategy game thanks to its modern feel and deep customization
options. Players build out a squad of deadly mercenaries and fight over missile
crash sites at locales across the globe (for some reason), earn cash, and spend
it on recruiting new members. Game maps are sectioned off as a grid, and are
riddled with low cover and high cover locations which can mitigate incoming
fire. Each character has a certain number of action points they can use in a
turn, a selection of special abilities, and health bar that varies in size by
character. You can chew on single-player challenges for awhile to earn rewards,
or you can take the fight online against other players. Expansion packs can be
bought through in-app purchases, or you can pick up the in-game currency to
fast track your mercenary outfit’s gear.
RAD Soldiers is a fine mix of strategy and action, with
plenty of progression and customizability to boot.
Spaceteam is a decidedly unique local multiplayer game.
Players gather together with their iPads and iPhones and connect over either
Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. They’re then presented with ridiculously-labeled spaceship
consoles, with all manner of sliders, knobs, switches, and buttons. Each player
then has a message flashing telling them which control needs to be tweaked in
order to save their ship from exploding. The thing is, that control could be on
anybody’s device, so what ends up happening is everybody starts barking
ludicrous orders at one another with straight-faced urgency. Random events can
have players in a panic trying to wipe goop off their controls while going
through these episodes.
Spaceteam will be one of the most fun party games you play,
and thanks to cross-platform compatibility, even your Android-toting friends
can join in.
Plants vs. Zombies is a venerable iOS franchise for a good
reason. The bizarre premise of protecting your back lawn from hordes of undead
with sunflowers is certainly part of that, but there’s a lot of tactical
thinking in terms of plant choices before the attack begins, and placement. In
Plants vs. Zombies 2, you’re taken back in time to defend against zombies
dressed in era garb, and try out all sorts of new mechanics. The zombies are
getting smarter, and challenge your reaction speed in a number of ways, though
you also have a whole new complement of plants to use. Stages also have new
terrain features to keep every round fresh. Plant food can be collected to
super-charge any plant when things get especially hairy, plus new gesture-based
powers can help you clear the bigger waves.
All in all, Plants vs. Zombies 2 presents deep strategic
gameplay in a fun, colorful package.
by Simon Sage
Monday, December 9, 2013
Refurbished iPad - Best handwriting note apps for iPad - buyEtail.com
The iPad paired with a stylus can make a great not-taking
alternative to traditional pen and paper. From writing out math problems to
scribbling down ideas to taking notes, sometimes handwriting is just so much
more natural and efficient than typing with a keyboard. If text
editing apps don't get the job done, hand-writing note taking apps
might. And here are my favorites!
Notability for iPad not only lets you take handwritten notes
but lets you record audio, import documents for editing and annotating, and so
much more. With many different pen styles, thicknesses, and editing tools,
there's something for every situation. The palm rest feature of Notability also
lets you rest your palms on the edges of the screen without getting unwanted
marks on the document you're working on. Zoom mode in Notability is unmatched
by others and moves on its own as you write for much more accurate results.
Notability is also a universal download for iPhone and iPad and contains
several syncing options including Dropbox and Google Drive so your notes are
always in sync across devices.
If you need the ability to annotate and mark up external
documents, record audio, and have cross-platform support for iPhone all in one,
get Notability.
Penultimate integrates into your existing Evernote account
seamlessly. Penultimate comes standard with graph, lined, and plain paper
choices with options to pick up additional types as in-app purchases. There's
no audio option, but you can also open your sketches or notes in third party
apps including Evernote, Notability, Dropbox, Box, iBooks, and more.
If you're an Evernote user and you don't need the ability to
record audio notes, get Penultimate.
Noteshelf has the best interface and most extensive toolkit,
from the way notebooks are organized to how you access pencils and brushes, and
more. Noteshelf also has several export options including Dropbox, email,
iTunes, Camera Roll, Evernote, and more. While many other note apps making you
purchase additional styles of pens and papers, Noteshelf gives you a ton right
off the bat, and most likely be more than enough for the majority of users.
If you're more worried about interface and having options
when it comes to paper choices and pen tips, get Noteshelf.
Paper by FiftyThree isn't technically a handwriting app made
for note taking but it can double as one. For users looking specifically for
tools that handle detailed sketches or drawings, Paper is great. With options
for different pen types and notebooks as well as advanced features such as
color mixers and other markers, you can draw fine tuned drawings without ever
picking up a pen. It's also available for free if you're okay with just the
basic tools. For more advanced ones, you can choose what you'd like or buy kits
as in-app purchases.
If you plan on doing a lot of sketching rather than note
taking, get Paper by FiftyThree.
source: http://www.imore.com/best-handwriting-apps-ipad-notability-penultimate-noteshelf-and-moreby Allyson Kazmuch
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Friday, December 6, 2013
Refurbished iPhone 5 - 5 Fun Apps To Help Sharpen Your Memory - buyEtail.com
Did you forget where you parked your car? Or do you lose
your keys on a daily basis? It happens to the best of us at some point.
Medical experts say some degree
of memory loss and a small decline in our general cognition is normal
as we age. It also gets harder for us to learn new things or recall familiar
information, and that doesn't necessarily indicate Alzheimer's.
There are a number of ways you can keep your mind sharp, according to the Mayo Clinic. A
strong body equals a strong mind, so definitely make sure you're getting plenty
of exercise. You should also be staying active socially, eating a nutritious
and balanced diet, and trying to find ways to stay organized.
But if you're committed, you can even try some
brain-training memory games. Studies have shown older adults can improve their memory with mental
exercises in addition to staying physically fit, The Huffington Post reported.
Here are some of our top picks for apps you can use to tease
and train your mind:
Like a workout for the mind, this trainer works to improve
your spatial and working memory. You'll be put through the paces, doing a
variety of "workouts" to tease your memory and improve your concentration.
You'll be asked to memorize and recall patterns, strings of numbers, and
complete puzzles. It also allows you to chart your progress, as consistency is
key, in your efforts to improve your memory. Plus, users say it's actually
pretty fun.
The neat thing about Lumosity is
that it allows you to tailor your training plan for what your goals are for
your memory, attention span, speed, flexibility, and problem solving. Also
available on desktop via its website, Lumosity provides you with a new set of
workouts every day of the week. For memory, you'll be tasked with spatial
tasks, recalling patterns, and even face-name recognition, so you'll never have
to play the guessing game next time you run into an old acquaintance. The app
also boasts being designed by neuroscientists and has 40 million users.
Allowing you to choose from three difficulty levels, this
app's memory game module helps you improve your short-term memory through
information recall. The pressure is on as you advance through the levels by
achieving score benchmarks during timed games. You'll be asked to memorize
sequences of numbers, letters, and pictures -- and then identify the missing
piece. If you bore of the memory games, the app also has concentration, problem
solving, and cognitive speed games for you to play.
With 4 different games, Brain Workout helps you tease your
memory, improve accuracy, and have faster mental agility. With a simple and
straightforward interface, this is probably one of the easiest apps to use.
Choose different difficulty levels as you improve to keep challenging
yourself and try working on other areas including mental focus and speed. And
to make it more fun, you can even compare your scores with those of friends or
post your score to the global scoreboard to be ranked.
If you always enjoyed playing Go Fish, then you'll love
this. It's just like the classic memory game, except instead of cards, you play
with music. Colored buttons light up and play a sound, creating a tune. After
each note is added, you try to recreate the pattern by tapping the buttons. The
best part is, it's free -- but it is highly addictive. You've been warned.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Refurbished Apple iPhone 5 - 10 iPhone Apps to Fill Up Your 'Fun' Folder - buyEtail
With the power of iPhones, we can do incredible
things on the go. We can manage bank accounts without speaking to a teller;
water the lawn at home while on vacation; monitor and track our heart rate.
Then there are apps that have absolutely no use, aside from
curing boredom.
These are the ones you probably hide in a folder to avoid
explaining yourself to nosy friends. Well, it's your phone, and you can have a
virtual boyfriend if you want to!
If you need to pass the time or keep yourself entertained,
consider these 10 apps for your "fun" folder.
Do you love cats? Do you love music? (Do you have a pulse?)
This app combines your love for both, so that you can
channel your inner Keyboard Cat. It has various cat noises, drum beats and a
cute smiling kitty interface.
Ever had one of those days when you wish your boss would be
snatched up by aliens? (Totally hypothetical question.)
This special effects app turns amateurs into the next
Spielberg. You can smash a car, shoot lasers, drop a concrete ball on someone's
head...
This app is well worth the $1.99 download. There are free
versions with the same concept, but this one allows you to control where
exactly the face is located. Then you can adjust size, placement and skin tone
to make the face swap look more natural.
This might possibly be the most obnoxious app in the App
Store. Choose from Jersey-native sounds, like "Smushing Call" or
Snooki's high-pitched wail. There's even a broken horn.
When you need to interrupt someone in the middle of an
unwanted conversation, simply whip out your phone and blow, then watch the
person stare at you in silent bewilderment.
Started from the bottom, now he's in your iPhone as a
personal dress-up doll. Choose various outfits, accessories and settings for
Drake — all while listening to karaoke versions of his songs. Also available
for iPad.
Ever reminisced about your teen years? Perhaps you forgot
they were filled with hormonal angst, pimples and metal mouth-wear. Or maybe
you were fortunate enough to never wear braces. In any case, this $0.99 app
will remind you how good you look with a tin smile.
Most of us can only imagine what it'd be like to hang out
with Justin Bieber, sans a million screaming tweens. Luckily, there's an app
for that.
Surprise all of your friends by putting a different side of
the Bieb in every photo. There are enough stickers to last you a year's worth
of profile pics — maybe two years, if you purchase the $4.99 expansion packs.
Unfortunately, the photo loses its quality as soon as you save, so it looks blurry
off of a mobile device.
8. iFunFace
Cards are boring, plus most never have what you really want
to say. But for $1.99, you can spice things up with an animated head that
records your voice with various terrifying effects.
Once you've made a video, the app let's you easily share it
with friends and family, by email, Facebook, YouTube, or save it on your camera
roll.
Prepare to cuddle in a coffee shop with your iPhone, which
holds the virtual love of your life. Who needs a real man when you can
pre-determine destiny with a series of code? This guy gets you, and understands
the things that really matter, like Rihanna's new hair.
Fun fact: There are fire-breathing dragons flying around the
air right now, even above your head as you read this. Or there will be, after
you download this incredibly important augmented reality app. Watch in sheer
terrified amazement as dozens of dragons appear out of thin air through your
phone.
Perhaps you've always wanted to channel your inner Daenerys.
In that case, there's also a virtual pet dragon feature that allows you to
throw fire on your mortal enemies.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Refurbished Apple iPhone 5 - Ten apps every iPhone 5 user should own - buyetail
There are many thousands of apps. Whatever your goal, as Apple’s erstwhile advertising campaign proclaimed, “There’s an app for that.” But some apps are simply must-haves—whether for their functionality, their interface brilliance, or just their entertainment factor. Here are ten apps your new iPhone shouldn’t be without.
THE GOOGLE WORLD Google Maps is great for getting
transit directions in your local city.
1. Google Maps (free)
When it comes to online mapping services, Apple has made
inroads, but Google still rules. The free Google Mapsapp
gives you more than just maps: It also provides turn-by-turn navigation for
driving, walking, and bicycling, and—Apple Maps’s one major omission—public
transit directions. It’s quick and easy to use, too.
2. Reeder 2 ($5)
Silvio Rizzi’s
Reeder is an RSS reader, and if you’re not yet on the RSS bandwagon,
you should be. The app, which can sync with your favorite RSS services or work
as as a stand-alone reader, presents a simple interface for reading the latest
articles from all your favorite websites. Tap a headline, and the article
slides into view. If the feed in question shows only a summary, Reeder’s
built-in Readability support can help: Reverse-pinch on the text (or tap the Readability button),
and Reeder quickly loads the rest of the article automatically. Tap and hold on
links to bring up a sharing window; Reeder makes it easy to email links, save
links to Instapaper (another great reading app), post links to various social
networks, and more.
3. Vine (free)
TIME TO VINE Your new iPhone has a lot of cool video
features—perfect to showcase on Vine.
Who knew six seconds of video could be so much fun?
Vine is a
social network based around a smartphone app that lets you create and publish
six-second videos that you can share with the world. Vine is easy and fun to
use, and creating and watching Vine videos is strangely addictive.
4. Flickr (free)
Apple’s Shared Streams let you share your photos with your
close contacts, butYahoo’s Flickr service
and app opens that to the world. View images from your friends and fellow
Internet denizens; upload images to your own Flickr account; and
mark photos that make you smile as favorites.
5. Kindle (free)
Your iPhone is a lot smaller than a Kindle, but it can
emulate one pretty well. With the
free Kindle app, you can read ebooks and magazines you’ve purchased from
Amazon’s Kindle bookstore.
Unsurprisingly, the interface is simple: You swipe to turn
pages, tap and hold on a word to see its definition, and tap and drag to
highlight text. You can adjust the color scheme of your virtual book (black
text on a white background, the inverse, or sepia tones), as well as change the
font size. Kindle also lets you search books for specific text, jump to
individual chapters, and post to social networks about favorite passages. Using
Amazon’s Whispernet technology, the app syncs your current page with Kindle
Cloud Reader, Kindle for Mac, Kindle for iPad, and actual hardware Kindles. The
only downside: Apple’s rules prevent Amazon from including a link to its
bookstore; you’ll need to hop over to Safari to buy more books, though this
workaround can make that process a bit less painful.
6. Netflix (free, subscription required)
It feels almost like science fiction when you first use the Netflix app to
stream movies and television shows to your iPhone.
NETFLIX Your flat-screen television is probably a lot
larger than your iPhone, but it’s probably a lot less portable, too.
You can browse your Watch Instantly queue, search for other
titles, and begin playing any of them in seconds. Netflix isn’t the iPhone’s
most elegantly implemented app; it feels a bit like a website crammed into an
app with minimal spit and polish. But it does what it’s supposed to do, which
is to let you stream movies—over the Internet! Just remember you’ll need a
decent Internet connection, too.
7. Dropbox (free)
Because it can invisibly sync your files between all your
Macs (and PCs), Dropbox is already magical. Add in the Dropbox
iPhone app, and now you can access your Dropbox-synced files wherever you
are.
EXTRA BACKUP You can even back up your camera roll to
Dropbox.
You don’t necessarily need to be online, either: The Dropbox
app lets you mark individual files as favorites, the latest versions of which
the app caches when you open them. Dropbox can play video and audio files, and
preview text from Microsoft Office and iWork documents. Sharing files from
within Dropbox is snappy: The app emails the recipient a link to a
Dropbox-hosted copy of the file you’re sending, instead of forcing you to wait
for an attachment to upload.
8. Google Search (free)
Siri is great for a lot of queries, but sometimes you need a
search engine with a few more options.
THE BIG ONE Google offers excellent tools on
iOS—including voice and photo search—to help you find what you’re looking for.
Google’s
app offers live vocal transcription and photo search for your queries
as well as traditional text search; in addition, you can view your Google Now
information (similar to Notification Center’s Today view) if you sync the app
with your Google account.
9. Perfect Weather ($3)
If you need a bit more information about your local weather,
turn to Perfect
Weather as a Weather app replacement. The app is gorgeously designed
and offers multiple locations, multiday forecasts and radar maps, rain
predictions, and alerts. It’s a perfect companion for anyone who needs better
weather information without too much data clutter.
MOVE ABOUT At the end of your day, you can see where
you’ve been (and how many steps it took to get there).
10. Moves (free)
Your iPhone is not only an excellent communicator—it can be
a very effective fitness tracker, too. The Moves app is
an innovative way to combine traditional fitness tracking with a visual journal
of your day: It uses your iPhone’s location and directional sensors not only to
tell whether you’ve been sitting, walking, running, biking, or taking
transportation, but also to chart your journey along the way.
At the end of the day, you get a timeline of your day with a
full map of where you’ve been, how long you were there, and what you did during
that time. It’s a nifty way to keep tabs on your fitness—and to keep an
automated diary of your movements while you’re at it.
source: http://www.macworld.com/article/2049247/ten-apps-every-iphone-5s-and-5c-user-should-own.html
by macworld staff
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