It was reader Kip Hakes who suggested I check out Endomondo, the GPS sports tracking app a few weeks ago. Well, on Saturday it was my turn to take baby Archie out for a stroll. My instructions were to exit at 930am and not to return until 11am. He was supplied fed and sleeping. All [...]
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Things for iPhone: The Best ToDo List App Ever?
I was introduced to Things by Mark Bole, former CEO of ShoZu. Mark and I were chatting about something completely different when the ‘to do’ conversation occurred. I can’t quite remember how it came about. Mark asked if I used ‘Things’. I said that I’d been using ’2Do’. “Oh no,” exclaimed Mark (I’m paraphrasing), “You must use [...]
The First ‘Real Time’ UK Pollen Forecast
Kudos to the Clarityn team for dreaming this one up. Clarityn, if you haven’t heard of it, is a hayfever relief drug sold in the UK. I’ve used it myself many times and it does work for me. The team there have launched a ‘real time’ Pollen Forecast app. They’ve actually named it ‘Pollen Forecast [...]
Subway Sandwich fan? There’s An App For That!
I have, on occasion, been a user of SUBWAY — the sandwich shop chain. I do like to see the chap or lady make the sandwich in front of me — although I also have to suspend my disbelief when I see the type of factory ‘formed’ ham they tend to use in their sandwiches. [...]
DocumentsToGo Premium helped me write my presentation on the plane to Helsinki
I had a presentation to deliver in Helsinki this week. I joined a packed Finnair flight on Sunday evening along with Rafe Blandford of All About Symbian and arrived late on Sunday night. My presentation was scheduled for Monday lunchtime. I’d spent a good amount of time pondering over the subject of the presentation. I’d [...]
Put a Commodore 64 in your iPhone today (no tapes needed)
I never had a Commodore 64 computer. Instead I hopped across the road to my friend’s house to play it now and again. I remember being mesmerised by the annoying tape sounds and the alternating screen colours that played whilst the computer ‘loaded’ the game. But the utter joy of being able to race a [...]
Use your iPhone & iKNIX to control your home’s lighting, blinds and heating
I’m British which means although we have a relatively nice standard of living, hardly anyone has cool stuff in their house. It just isn’t done. We don’t, as a rule, have air conditioning. We just open the window. Because it’s invariably cold or cool outside. We rarely have integrated entertainment systems that stretch across the [...]
Scrooge offers a whole movie in a single app
I’ve noticed this rather interesting trend: Application developers are including whole movies in a single application. I’ve picked out this one, Scrooge, as an example. It’s a 1935 film directed by Henry Edwards featuring Seymour Hicks as the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge. This, according to the developer, was the first sound version of the Charles Dickens [...]
Grindr brings 500,000 men to your BlackBerry
We don’t discriminate here at The Application Review — apart from the idiots who still carry their phones in belt holsters — and thus we are delighted to bring you news that Grindr is now live on BlackBerry. There is considerable cash to be had serving niche audiences and Grindr are doing a stunning job [...]
