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Nintendo patent would turn grocery shopping into a thrilling DS game

Friday, October 15, 2010 - 7:19am
 
While shopping apps for smartphones are dime-a-dozen, generally there's not much they can do other than, well, give you a list. If you asked us who would be first in line to improve that experience, Nintendo is not a company we'd name, but this patent application for a semi-interactive shopping experience on the DS handheld has us standing corrected.

Insanely clever video shows 3D hologram app for iPhone

Friday, October 1, 2010 - 1:37pm
 
Just for Friday laughs, this video purports to show a guy revealing a top-secret iPhone app that can create 3D holograms. After using the iPhone's camera to shoot video of his head, he presses a button, holds the phone horizontally and — abracadabra — the phone creates a 3D hologram floating above the screen. Does anyone even have to say, "fake?"

First app for Kindle is Scrabble for loners

Friday, September 24, 2010 - 8:47am
 
Joining the unending parade of companies with some kind of app store is Amazon, which debuted the first app for the Kindle today — that app being Scrabble, which may have enough mainstream appeal to turn Amazon's app move into an instant success. But is it any good?

Do smartphone apps promise an end to business cards?

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 1:04pm
 
Business cards rock. No wait, they suck. I mean, they rock when you need a quick way to give someone your contact info, but they suck when you have a stack of cards you need to transcribe. So it was with great relief that I accepted an invitation from Dymo to try out a CardScan iPhone app. I really want to recycle that stack.

When did Android become a charity?

Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 3:08pm
 
About a week ago, blogger Chuck Falzone started a campaign targeting Android users, asking them to spend at least $5 a week on apps. Why? Because people aren't buying them, so developers are making only a fraction of the money that iPhone developers earn. What does this teach us about Android apps?

Image of the Day: iPhone app rainbow

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 6:11am
 
Some people organize their iPhone apps by function, others by category, and I'm sure there are a few who just leave them in the order they downloaded them. Allison McCarthy? She arranges by color. The result is this great image of her four home screens, arranged end to end in a fantastic app rainbow. See it full-size in the gallery below.

iPhone app helps avoid killing yourself while texting

Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 12:44pm
 
If you're anything like me, you wonder what your shoes look like as you text while walking. Well good news, because now there's an app that connects texting with your iPhone's camera. The app maker, GP Imports, markets the app...

DVICE is the FIRST tech blog with an iPad app

DVICE Staff
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 12:54pm
 
If you have an iPhone and enjoy DVICE, you probably already know there's a DVICE app for the iPhone. But what about iPad owners? Well, the app has been completely revamped for your shiny new tablet. Just take a look...

Why is Twitter suddenly making its own apps?

Friday, April 16, 2010 - 1:02pm
 
When I first downloaded the beta version of the new Twitter for BlackBerry application to my Curve 8900, I'll admit I was enamored. The app reflected the minimal, simplistic design of the Twitter website, with obvious buttons, an always-present tweet...

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