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Free – Getty Images iPad Book – ‘Year in Focus’
An editorial photograph is so much more than pixels or ink on a page. It is the result of a photographer’s ability to capture a critical instant in time, and an editor’s unique judgment giving it further impetus to reach their audience. The photographer’s mission is to bring each and every situation to life in a way that empowers a publisher to impart a deeper understanding of the world to their readership. Getty Images are proud to bring you this year in review from their award winning team of photographers. This book consists of 47 pages of stunning images for free/click here to download and enjoy on your iPad. Please note…
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iOS – Facebook Camera – New
Well Facebook are certainly keeping everyone on their toes, what with the flotation still in the news and of course the Instagram acquisition on the cards what else can you do? Create and launch a camera app of course. In all honesty it’s nothing particularly special, but that won’t stop millions downloading it. It comes with filter support and minor in-app editing features, including crop and rotate, batch upload, facility to follow your friends feeds. So, it’s interesting but it doesn’t do more than Instagram but I guess it fills a void while the FTC are still reviewing that acquisition that looks like it could drag on for 6-12 months…
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iOS – It’s Me! Peter Pan – Review
Interactive books on the iPad bring a whole new element to this magical device and this particular book takes it up a notch. Stats Developer: eTRIBE Inc Price: Free Version: 1.0 Released/Updated: May 17, 2012 Size: 198 MB Rated:4+ Our Ratings Graphics/Sound: 4/5 User Interface: 4/5 Gameplay: 4/5 Re-use/re-play value: 4/5 Overall Rating: 4/5 Download here What Is It? A unique interactive story book that allows you to cast yourself or most probably your child as the character will ensure even the most reluctant of readers are engaged. Is It Easy To Use? Yes it is very easy to use and intuitive, most importantly. You can choose to…
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A Day In The Life Of Daniel Marcolina – A Hugely Talented iPhone Photographer And Author Of iPhone Obsessed And iObsessed Companion Books/Apps
Welcome to our very exciting new column on theappwhisperer.com, this section is entitled ‘A day in the life of …’ and we’ll be taking a look some hugely influential and interesting people in the mobile app world. Ones that we think you will love to learn more about. This is our eighteenth installment to our new series, you can read the others here, if you have missed them so far. Kicking us off today is Dan Marcolina, iPhone photographer extraordinaire and author of the book and iBook ‘iPhone Obsessed’ and the app, ‘iObsessed Companion’, both hugely successful and popular (links are at the end of the article). An internationally recognized…
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iOS – Medal Of Gunner – Review
Re-live a good old-fashioned World War II Dog Fight on the safety of your iOS device… Stats Developer: PictoSoft Price: $0.99 Version: 1.0.4 Released/Updated: April 05, 2012 Size: 20.2 MB Rated: 4+ Our Ratings Graphics/Sound: 3/5 User Interface: 3.5/5 Gameplay: 4/5 Re-use/re-play value: 3.5/5 Overall Rating: 3.5/5 DOWNLOAD HERE What Is It? It’s a Second World War dog fight shooter game, with you as the fighter pilot. Is It Easy To Use? It does take a little getting used to as you need to literally move your device around in order to navigate. It doesn’t take long to master this though. When you first fire up Medal of…
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iOS – my facecard – Review
my facecard is a beautiful contact card app with built in Bump technology that takes sharing contact details to a whole new level. Stats Developer: SK Planet Price: $0.99/£0.69 Version: 1.0.0 Released/Updated: April 10, 2012 Size: 13.9 MB Rated: 4+ Our Ratings Graphics/Sound: 4.5/5 User Interface: 4.5/5 Gameplay: N/A Re-use/re-play value: 5/5 Overall Rating: 5/5 DOWNLOAD HERE What Is It? There are many contact card apps available in the Apple iTunes App Store, my facecard really stands out with its tremendous graphical content and support. Is It Easy To Use? Very, it’s all incredibly straightforward but if you do get into difficulties, there’s a built-in excellent help…
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iOS – Shot MeMo App Review
Note-taking with a difference. Developer: GKProject Price: $0.99/£0.69 Version: 1.5 Released/Updated: February 27, 2012 Size: 17.6 MB Rated: 4+ Our Ratings Graphics/Sound: 4/5 User Interface: 4/5 Gameplay: N/A Re-use/re-play value: 4/5 Overall Rating: 4/5 Download here What Is It? Shot MeMo is a photo note-taking and sharing app. You can select images from your photo album as well as take images within the app. Is It Easy To Use? Yes, it’s like child’s play to use and if you are having trouble the built-in tutorial will soon set you on the straight and narrow. Select the camera icon to take images within the app, once you have taken the image…
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RIM Finally Updates BlackBerry PlayBook OS To OS 2.0
Well we’ve all been waiting for this for a while, but as we mentioned in our CES preview, RIM stuck to their word and released OS 2.0 today. If you’ve got your PlayBook in your hands, just head to Settings, then Software Updates and finally Check for Updates. Your PlayBook will note the OS 2.0, so just follow the instructions to install. So what do you get? Well this is no small update for a starters, this is a big overhaul in fact and brings with it a gorgeous revamped homescreen, email, calendar and contacts and of course, social integration by way of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Check out the…
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Caricature Maker Pro – iOS App Review
Creativity and fun come together in a great package that allows you to create caricatures from new or existing images and share them with family and friends Developer: Mock Inc Price: $0.99/£0.69/download – this app is currently free, until February 22, 2012 Version: 1.2 Released: January 27, 2012 Size: 22.3 MB Rated: 4+ Our Ratings Graphics/Sound: 4/5 User Interface: 4/5 Gameplay: 4/5 Re-use/re-play value: 4/5 Overall Rating: 4/5 Introduction Once you’ve downloaded this app, you can choose to either take a photograph within the app or choose one from your photo album. The object is to edit the facial image to create a caricature. Game-Play The app is very simple…
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iGLASSES – iOS App Review
iGLASSES is a creative iPhone app designed to enable you to change your appearance by ‘wearing’ different styles of spectacles. Developer: green cloud Price: Free In-App Purchases – 1 x 100 glasses = $0.99/£0.69 Version: 1.0.1 Released: January 19, 2012 Size: 16.8 MB App Reviewed on: iPhone 4 Compatibility: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch (3rd gen), iPod Touch (4th gen) and iPad. iOS: 4.3 or later Ratings Graphics / Sound Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars User Interface Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Gameplay Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 4 out of 5…
























