Alphabet – Learn and Play – Review

Alphabet – Learn and Play is a learning program for children on iOS devices. The premise of the game is to help young kids learn their alphabet. The application is designed to work in both English and French languages from the application itself. To switch language, simply use the French or British flag buttons on the main screen of the application.

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The Adventures Of Timmy: Run Kitty Run iOS Game – Review

Many gamers love the simplicity and challenge of platform games and this iOS app does not disappoint. You will become frustrated, stressed, and you may even want throw you iPhone out a window as a result replaying a level over and over again. This is certainly not a letdown and nor it is due to bad implementation of the controls. The controls are some of the best ever in a touch screen game.

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Exoplanet for iOS
Review

As a member of the front end of the “baby boomers” I can still remember learning that our sun was just an average star and we were one of nine planets orbiting it. I also learned that our Milky Way was one of several hundred billion galaxies that made up our known universe, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. That begged the question: if our star had planets then should the rest of the stars have planets too?

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MailShot Pro for iOS Review

I’m involved in several local outreach groups, and I communicate with them regularly using email. Recently I ran into a little problem while trying to do a “group” mail using my iPad instead of my iMac. I discovered that I could not just click on a group in mail and bring the entire group contacts into the “To or Cc/Bcc” address block.

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The Mysteries of iOS 5 Wi-Fi Syncing

One of the many promises of iOS 5 was that it would lead us out of the wired wilderness and into the modern world of over the air updates, syncing, and backups. Anyone with iPhones and iPads knows the pain of constantly having to tether their devices to their computer just to update things like podcasts, and to make sure apps and settings are backed up. Now those things can be done over Wi-Fi, provided a few conditions are met.

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Jetsetter – App Review

Do you like to travel? Do you find it difficult to navigate through web sites, looking for honest and unbiased reviews of hotels and destinations? Do you want to travel somewhere interesting, somewhere that you may not have thought of? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, you might want to take a look at Jetsetter.

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SoundHound – Review

SoundHound is a music search and recognition app for iOS devices and Android phones. Unlike its competitor, Shazam, which can only recognize recorded music, SoundHound uses a Sound2Sound search engine that allows you to speak the artist name or music title, in addition to humming or singing the song.

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FileMaker Go – App Review

If you use a database for your job, chances are it’s a FileMaker database. And, chances are, you access the information from your desk. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the pertinent databases with you when you’re conducting business outside the office? FileMaker thought so too, and created FileMaker Go.

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Level8 Atlas Backpack & Protective Sleeve – Review

Level8 develops their products with a focus upon compatibility with Apple products. In fact, Level8 products can only be purchased in Apple Stores or at Apple.com. Their attention to detail and focus upon matching their bags and sleeves to Apple products is impressive. Level8’s 8 Points of Precise Protection highlights this dedication to quality and functionality.

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Battle of the Note Apps
Day 1

The iTunes app store is loaded with note apps, almost as many as fart apps. But unlike fart apps, note apps serve a real purpose: they help keep us organized. Yet how do you know which note app is worth your time and money? Over the next four days I’ll be reviewing four different note apps that offer different features that appeal to different users.

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