Cell Phone App Reviews

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Cell Phone App Reviews The cloud is where it's at. Literally. We're moving into a new age where data isn't stored on hard drives or memory cards; it's in the cloud. The cloud allows you to save, access, and edit your files no matter where you are or what device...

Turn mundane chores into a game with EpicWin

Cell Phone App Reviews Are you the kind of person who needs a little motivation to get your projects done? Ever look at your calendar and wish it weren’t so dull? EpicWin by Supermono is an iPhone app that essentially transforms your to-do list into a...

Check in and share what you're watching with Miso

Cell Phone App Reviews The Good : Miso’s updates have made the app much more user-friendly and the addition of more badges have enhanced the fun aspect. The Bad : Check in services are a marketers dream but maybe we should just tattoo our social...

Calorific for Android

Android Calorie counting can be a real pain for almost anyone. Most of the time, you’ll start off with the right go-getter attitude, but get discouraged having to continually look up numeric values for each piece of food you eat. That’s where Calorific...

Android App Review: Hyper Jump

Android I've never been one to play a lot of games on my phones, but with increasingly more addicting games making their way to Android Market and Apple's App Store, avoiding them is a hard thing to do. I played Angry Birds once and I was hooked. Game...

iPad App Review: NCIS

Cell Phone App Reviews Who else out there is a crime show fanatic? I know I'm not alone when I say that NCIS is one of the best out there to watch. I'm pleased to say that a NCIS game has finally made its way to the iPhone and iPad. When I first heard of it, I thought it...

Ventriloid brings Ventrilo to your phone

Android Ventrilo is a popular voice chat client for those who play strategy-based games--where communication is key. However, gamers are not the only people who benefit from Ventrilo's services, so this is where Ventriloid comes into play. This app will let...

Android App Review: Poynt

Android Some would call me a Poynt fanboy, and I will not deny those claims. I have been a long time user of the Poynt application, and am very excited to finally see its debut on the Android platform. There are little to no differences between the...

iPhone App Review: Osfoora for Twitter

Cell Phone App Reviews The Good : Biting from Twitter for iPhone app (the artist formerly known as Tweetie), Osfoora captures and optimizes Twitter’s functionalities in a sleek, easy-to-use format. The Bad : Not much to complain about with this...

Android App Review: TweetDeck

Android It had been months since we had heard any word about any TweetDeck applications for Android or BlackBerry. Earlier this week, it was all kick-started with a beta leak that got into some of our hands and spread throughout the Android community like a...

Android App Review: Epicurious

Android What’s Good: Thousands of recipes, photos, reviews, and shopping lists; Recipes are separated by event type to find applicable recipes more quickly. What’s Bad: Many recipes contain ingredients that are hard to find. Recipes seem geared towards...

Android App Review: In Case of Emergency (ICE)

Android What’s Good: Provides a single location for important information about a phone owner in case of emergency; free app ($0.00). What’s Bad: It is unclear to me how anyone would know to look for the ICE app for this information; no user-defined fields.

Android App Review: Big Brother 12

Android What’s Good: Spoilers (for those who want to know what’s going on in the house all the time); quick access to both general and cast member specific tweets with the hashtag #BB12; breaking news notifications; the app is free (ad supported). What’s...

Android App Review: TwitPlus

Android Overview What’s Good : Fairly seamlessly adds photo previews to your favorite Android Twitter app; free to download and use. What’s Bad : The sharing functionality would not work, but that wasn’t a deal-breaker for me. ...

Android App Review: Kindle For Android

Android The Good: Whispersync provides instant access to books previously downloaded to a user’s Amazon.com account, as well as synchronization of the last page read, bookmarks and other annotations; the price is right - free. The Bad: You probably...

Android App Review: DoubleTwist

Android The Good : Simple, sophisticated user interface; Syncs music, video and pictures with the DoubleTwist beta program for both PC and Mac; Desktop program imports and syncs pre-existing iTunes playlists. Plus, it's free. The Bad : No...

Android App Review: Slacker

Android Overview The Good : Free app; great customization; easy to use and figure out. The Bad : Ad supported; paid version gives you more options; free version has slowly lost features that have moved into the paid version; a FEW glitches. The...

webOS App Review: Slacker

Cell Phone App Reviews Overview The Good : Free app; great customizing features; the design is a bit more polished than the Android app and has a few more options. The Bad : Ad supported; one glitch that can get pretty annoying and could be a deal-breaker. The...

Android App Review: Radiotime

Android The Good: Ultra-extensive terrestrial radio station and on-demand podcast selection; Intuitive menu system; A link to any station currently playing is always available at the bottom of the app menu. The Bad: A few stations are not available through...

Android App Showdown: PDF Viewers

Android Although there are several PDF viewer app choices available for Android, most users will use the PDF viewer that comes standard with their particular flavor of Android. This week, I put these PDF viewer apps to work, using the same PDF for control...