In an ideal world, every audible alarm would include a visual indication that something was wrong, so that the hearing impaired would immediately be notified too. Until that happens, a cheap $1 app called Deafalarm could serve as a viable alternative—keeping an ear out for alarms and alerting the user through text and vibrating alerts.
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If you’re trying to search for apps on the iTunes App Store, it seems that Apple has recently begun testing a search suggestions feature on the app store. As you can see in the screenshot above, the related search feature is place below the search bar itself, so for example if you were to search for “calendar”, which is a pretty generic term, suggestions might include calendar planners, daily planners, and so on.
Another example would be search for a news reader, in which the relevant research suggestions will spit back terms like feed reader and business news, just to name a few. For example some people get their news from apps like Feedly which is a feed reader, while others might prefer more direct sources like a specific app like Bloomberg or CNN. (more…)
Apple Begins Testing Related Search Suggestions In App Store original content from Ubergizmo. 
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It’s not a bad idea to measure a room before you go out and buy a bunch of new furniture. And if you’ve got an iPhone, that becomes less of an ordeal because you can trade your tape measure for this slick app called RoomScan. It automatically generates floorplans by simply tapping your phone on every wall.
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If there’s one thing great about indie games is that sometimes they tend to surprise us with their gameplay. It is because the games are indie games and don’t necessarily face the pressures and expectations that comes from big name developers, publishers, and triple A titles that the developers are free to explore all sorts of avenues.
Journey was a great example of an indie game which many gamers, including the hardcore ones, enjoyed immensely, at least based on reviews we’ve seen so far. To help highlight indie games and to gather them into a specific location, Apple has since launched a new “Indie Game Showcase” section on the iTunes App Store. (more…)
iTunes App Store Gets An “Indie Game Showcase” Section original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Apple’s iOS platform is one that many developers opt to develop for first. Perhaps it’s more lucrative, perhaps the developers are iOS fans themselves, we’re not sure, but according to a recent report in the Edge, it has been suggested that due to clone games and free-to-play titles, the app store experience has been “soured”.
As gamers are probably well-aware of, there are plenty of cloned games in the App Store. In fact this was highlighted rather prominently after Flappy Bird had been removed, which then saw an influx of Flappy Bird-like clones hitting the App Store in a bid to capitalize on the craze of the game. (more…)
Clones And Free-To-Play Titles Have “Soured” iTunes App Store Experience, According To Report original content from Ubergizmo. 
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When a deck is available, it’s probably the easiest way to start up a quick game of cards with a group of friends. But while many of us have a smartphone on hand 24/7, few of us have a deck of cards in our pockets as well. Which is why this app that creates a virtual deck and a virtual card table on an iPad is so wonderful.
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The term “app” is being thrown around a lot these days, and while initially used to describe downloadable software for smartphones and tablets, it has started to apply to software running on computers as well. Technically it’s not far from the truth as “app” is an abbreviation for “application”, but it seems that Apple thinks that they have the right to the term because they feel that they were the ones who changed what it meant.
This is being challenged in Australia where Apple had lost the right to trademark the “App Store” name, which they have since tried to appeal but lost again, and now they have taken the case of the Australian Federal Court against the Registrar of Trademarks. According to Apple’s counsel, Rob Webb, “The fact that one of its components — app — was as a stand alone word, itself in something of a transition at the date of the filing of the application.” Webb went on to state, “We say that must reflect back to the filing date in 2008 and one can see that at that time, it had some layer of meaning that wasn’t purely application software.”
What do you guys think? In all honesty, whether you are an Apple critic or a fan, do you think that Apple was responsible to making the term popular, ultimately changing its definition?
Apple Believes They Changed The Definition Of “App” original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Netflix has been in the news today as it released its quarterly letter to shareholders, but that’s not the only thing they did today. The Netflix iOS app has been updated, though its not a major revamp, it does bring some subtle design changes as well as an episode selector. Netflix app’s user interface has been slightly improved, users can now flip through content that they have already started watching or would like to watch.
The episode selector feature is only available for Netflix’s iPad app. It allows users to switch episodes within any given series, even if there’s an episode already playing. A handy feature for those who watch a lot of TV shows but can’t seem to remember where they left off the last time they watched. The app update also brings redesigned audio and subtitle selector which will be available to all iOS devices. Accompanying these nifty little updates is the usual slew of bug fixes. This new Netflix iOS app update can now be downloaded absolutely free from the iTunes App Store. The streaming service also announced a new $11.99 family plan that allows four simultaneous streams on separate devices.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Netflix Adding $12 Four Simultaneous Stream Family Plan Soon, Tech Companies Donate Money To Aid China’s Earthquake Affectees, 
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The Google Drive app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch has been updated today. The new update brings the version number up of 1.30. It adds one very nice feature that greatly enhances user experience of Google Drive. The app now supports editing of documents and spreadsheets in landscape mode. This minor update also ensures that Google Drive loads faster than ever before and offers quicker editing support. The usual plethora of bug fixes, stability and performance improvements are on board as well.
Google Drive version 1.30 update is now available for download. You can get it right away from the iTunes App Store. All that is needed is an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch device that is capable with iOS 5.0 firmware or higher. The app is optimized for the iPhone 5′s 4-inch Retina Display. Coming in at just 28.2 MB, Google Drive for iOS is available as a free download. 5GB of free storage is offered to all users, which they can use to store all documents, pictures as well as other files and share them with anyone they like through the service.
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