Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Retractable Fast Charging Multi-Purpose USB




USB charger and data Cord seems to have an endless design engineering. When we think USB we think of long or short cable but on sighting this USB cord, Solution to a long almost never noticed problem comes immediately to light. Normal USB cords are either too long, too short and are curling and twisting making it difficult to carry.

Retractable Fast Charging
Retractable Fast Charging 

This USB cord solves all these problems and more It can expand up to 1m and totally retractable. Super easy to carry and pack for travel. Super fast charging. Hidden USB interface. Compatible with iPhones and other smartphones.

Retractable Fast Charging
Retractable Fast Charging 

Great product here, great travel buddy and smart gift item for loved ones.

Retractable Fast Charging
Retractable Fast Charging 

Retractable Fast Charging
Retractable Fast Charging 
Retractable Fast Charging
Retractable Fast Charging 


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Monday, 23 January 2017

6 new iPhone and iPad Apps



1. TroubleMaker


Troublemaker

The legendary TB-303 has magical properties; it is filled to the brim with analog shimmer. Its output jack is a gateway to a parallel universe and when you twiddle the filter knobs an army of highly trained pixies chisel the square waves from freshly harvested unicorn souls. So if you want a TB-303, you should buy a TB-303. But if you're after *that sound* Troublemaker will give you everything you need in spades.

Troublemaker sports a carefully crafted diode filter emulation and among the available oscillators are the typical raspy, nasal sawtooth and rubbery squarewave with its oddball shape and shifting pulsewidth.
This is a recreation of the original Roland TB-303 synth — the go-to hardware if you want some dirty bass lines. Needless to say, iOS musicians will have a field day with this little app.

Price: $9.99

2. VHS Video Cam

VHS cam
This app adds effects to your video camcorder, which might just invoke some heavy nostalgia if you are old enough.

Features:
• Share your cam footage straight to your camera roll for easy sharing
• Absolutely no ads
• Turn on the flash-light when you're chasing ghosts in the dark
• Take an 80's style selfie video with the front facing camera
• Choose between 4 handcrafted 80's filters to give your video the perfect vibe
• Edit the date to fake some footage to send to your annoying co-worker

Price: $2.99


3.TxtBck

txtbk
This app makes it extremely easy to set reminders for a request, which you have received via iMessages. Say, if grandma sends you a "Can you pick up a bottle of milk on your way here?", you can just copy the text and paste it to TxtBck's reminders without leaving iMessage. Then, you can have the app notify you when you reach a specific location or at an exact time.
Price: $0.99


4. Flashnote.

Flashnote
This is a "scanner" type app, which lets you take a photo of a document with your phone's camera and then crops it, tunes it to look like black-on-white text, and converts it to PDF.
Price: $0.99

5. Conversation Starters

conversation starters

 
We live in the era when digital communication is the most often used channel and social awkwardness when face to face with a new person is a given. Who knew your phone might help you there as well? This app is full of nifty little conversation starters that should hopefully, maybe, spark a conversation. All we need to do now is remember how to speak proper... properly!
Price: $0.99


6. Printed

Printed

Easily turn your photos into vintage printed art.
We've captured the classic look of mis-registered ink plates, over inked screens and hand selected authentic vintage papers to create a wildly exciting way for you to easily turn any photograph into a swell vintage matchbook cover, playbill or postcard to share.

• Printed transforms your photos into vintage printed art.
• Watch your photo get printed plate by plate as it transforms your images.
• Save your printed art and share them on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
• Create beautiful, high res, frameable art for your home.
• Universal App for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Price: $1.99

Saturday, 14 January 2017

11 momentarily free iPad and iPhone apps




These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made offered for free for a finite period of time by their developers. There's no way to tell how long they'll be free. These sales could terminate an hour from now or a week from now — clearly, the sole factor we will guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price value listed next to an app rather than the word “get,” it is no longer free. The sale has stopped. If you download the app, you will be billed

  1. Klicker


Klickr App

Quite easy it is to lose track when counting while doing something else. We experience this every now and then
So that is why we came up with Klickr. An easy App so that you don’t have to worry about the numbers and just concentrate on more important things in life.
The first app to integrate your well-known tally counter into your new loved apple watch
Cost about 0.99$


2. Don't Buy


Don't Buy

 * * Don’t buy App * *
Used to record the products or services which you dislike.
Save Barcodes and Search by Barcode.
Don’t buy this again.
Cost about 1.99$


3. Beautiful go


beautiful go

Beautiful Go has a single design goal. Capture the beauty of the Go board in a digital medium.
– 19×19, 13×13, 9×9, and 5×5 unconstrained Go boards.
– Great for independent study or casual pass and play games.
– No in App Purchases.
– No ads.
– No internet connection needed to play.
Cost about 1.99$


4.Spending Tracker.


Spending Tracker.
Features:
– Add multiple accounts
– Add multiple payees
– Add income/expense transactions under different category
– Add customize income/expense category name
– Add transactions quickly
– Instant summary for today/week/month/year
– View history records and compare them
– iCloud sync
– Passcode lock
– Export through email
– Separate graph report for income or expense alone
– Search for transaction by Category, Payee, Between two dates or any of them
– Intuitive UI, easy to use

Multiple data export:
– Monthly transaction history
– Monthly transaction history for each category
– All transactions for each account
– All transactions for each member
– Transactions under custom search conditions
– Two date ranges between the transaction records



5. Extreme Week Calendar


Extreme week calendar
Great Calendaring
• Powerful Week and Timeline Day with inline editing.
• Uses and expands on your native calendar data.
• Sync like you would with the default calendar(Google, iCloud, Exchange).
• Advanced repeating event options.
• Move/Copy Events
• Event Templates
• Email Events
• Show events on Facebook
• Military time, ISO week, and week start options.
• Uses time bars and icons to keep you informed at a glance
• Filter events based on iCal calendars.
• Almost 200 professional icons to mark your events

Power and Flexibility
• Universal Support
• TextExpander Support
• Portrait and Landscape Support.
• Retina Display Support.
• Background and color theme choices
Cost about 1.99$



6. My Tracks


My Tracks
Main Features:
Ultra high precision instruments
Calibration made for walking, jogging, hiking, driving and bicycling
Accurate speed calculations
Tracking record, showing tracks on different maps
Statistic GPS information, sharing track data by csv, nmea, gpx, kml, kmz format
Able to edit the track and track point nicely, store tracks information for further using
Able to upload csv, gpx, kml format routines.
Export tracks by email. (check gps.db and fav.db from attachement.)
Import tracks by MyTracks local wifi or iTunes Document Sharing, or files.
Support Barometer data collecting.

Instruments:
▪ Compass
▪ Elapsed Time
▪ Distance
▪ Pace
▪ Latitude
▪ Longitude
▪ Altimeter
▪ Course
▪ Speed
▪ Barometer
▪ GPS Signal power
▪ Speed dashboard
▪ TRACK CSV, NMEA, GPX, KML format
▪ TRACK KML for Google Earth

Cost about 1.99$

7. Dogo


Dogo
The app offers daily trainings, based on a model where you repeat and improve the tricks that you already know and learn new ones. The more advanced commands are subdivided into levels, so the learning process is kept smooth.

Every trick has a description, that is divided into little-illustrated steps, that guide you as a trainer. Problems? There is always experts that you can consult directly, who would try to help and identify why you and your dog are struggling.

There is a Clicker built in App, that you can use during the training.

The app offers daily reminders, more than 20 different Tricks and Awards. You can customise your dog's profile and track your progress points and awards for every level.

The application is available in English and Lithuanian languages.

Strengthen your friendship with DOGO.
Cost About 1.99$


8. Warp Shift


warp shift.



Warp Shift is a unique puzzle game set in a mysterious world. AppSpy says that it "is well-balanced and gorgeous to look at and filled to the brim with innovative twists and new ideas.”

# # # THE MEDIA LOVES WARP SHIFT # # #

“Warp Shift certainly sits in the same bracket as Monument Valley.” (PocketGamer)
“Warp Shift is a leap ahead of any puzzle game we’ve ever reviewed.” (Edamame Reviews)
“It is well-balanced and gorgeous to look at and filled to the brim with innovative twists and new ideas.” (AppSpy)
“A mobile game that fans of Monument Valley will enjoy.” (Golem)
“Warp Shift is genuinely refreshing.” (Gamezebo)
“Warp Shift is more of an adventure than a standard puzzle app.” (Common Sense Media)
“Warp Shift is absolutely gorgeous.” (AppAdvice)
“A must for anyone who likes their games equal parts relaxing and taxing.” (TapSmart)

# # # AN AUDIO-VISUAL VOYAGE THROUGH TIME AND SPACE # # #

Warp Shift is a unique puzzle game set in a mysterious world. It takes you on a marvelous journey that challenges your mind and stimulates your senses. Experience beautiful visuals, challenging puzzles and intriguing sound design.

Guide the little girl Pi and her magical companion through the maze-like confines of the enigmatic ancient chamber that keeps them trapped. Think ahead and alter your surroundings wisely to usher Pi back home – one swipe after another. Embark on an audio-visual voyage through time and space, never knowing where your next step will lead you.

# # # MIND-BOGGLING FEATURES # # #

• A work of art: Enjoy a mesmerizing game that stimulates your eyes, ears and brains
• How to get out?: Traverse maze-like environments that change at your fingertip
• A unique kind of puzzler: Alter your surroundings to open new ways
• From one realm to another: Explore 6 unique worlds with 15 levels each
• Easy of access: Reach your destination via taps and swipes
• No stress or hurry: Play to relax, escape and clear your mind

Cost about 2.99$


9.Sending Signs

Sending Signs
Learn fingerspelling and have fun! Compete with a conversation partner through iMessages. Your improvements are graphically depicted and both partners will even have a score.

Learn fingerspelling (ASL) anywhere with sending messages back and forth!

One person acts as the starter, sending either a sign or letter. The receiver has to pick the correct counterpart. The sender can rate or auto-rate the choice. Finally both will obtain points which will be added to a score.
Cost about 1.99$

10. AllStarSlams


AllStarSlams
Feel what it is like to live above the rim in this zany slam dunk game.

- Twist and flip towards the rim from all over the court and then explode into the arena, collecting points for rag-doll physics along the way.

- Place and stack objects as high as possible, then jump over them and crush a dunk.

- Increase your dunk bonus to jump to ridiculous heights.

- Master your trick timing to create massive combos and shatter the backboard.

- Easily create exciting and dynamic replays to share with friends from within the app and prove you are an AllStar.
Cost about 2.99$

11. Sumsup


sumsup
It adds numbers in your text. If you already have a note containing numbers, copy and paste it to Sums Up and it will show you the total.

Positive numbers are shown in blue and negative in red. The app only adds, but subtraction can be done by using negative numbers.

When done, you can copy the note and the total to your clipboard.
Cost about 2.99$
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Friday, 6 January 2017

Iphone 8 could come with long anticipated solution: Wireless Charging



Expected iphone 8



iPhone 8 is shaping up to be one of the most superb Apple smartphones to date if current rumors are to be believed.

According to the stream of leaks, the iPhone 8 will have glass panels on the front and rear of the device, with a small curve to the borderless OLED display.

Apple is also expected to drop its quintessential Home Button, hiding the fingerprint device technology underneath the glass display instead.

And now additional clues have emerged that Apple is planning to incorporate innovative wireless charging technology into its next smartphone.

Unlike rival devices from Google, Samsung, HTC, and Huawei, which mostly use the qi open interface standard to power their inductive charging – the technology enforced by Apple appears like a far higher solution.

Devices using the qi standard, just like the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, are only capable of wireless charging over distances of up to four centimeters (1.6 inches).

Samsung wireless charging


For most users, that means positioning the phone on the charging selected pad, which means that the only advantage of the so-called wireless charging – is the reality you ought not to plug a cable into the device.

According to the current whispers from Cupertino, Apple has something rather more formidable planned.

The company is rumoured to be operating with wireless charging company Energous, that developed a wire-free charging solution dubbed WattUp capable of charging devices from up to four metres away (15-feet).

I cannot tell you who it's, however I will virtual guarantee that you just have merchandise from this company on your person, sitting on your table, or at home
Steve Rizzone, Energous chief executive officer

WattUp technology will be included during a wide range of electronics, including smartphones, tablets, wearables, cameras, wireless keyboard, computer mice, remote controls, and more, according to the company.

As long as any of these devices are within four metres of the transmitter, the device can charge its battery – as if it had been plugged into the electric outlet.



The radio frequency (RF) system uses an identical system to WiFi to deliver the safe wire-free charging solution.

Unlike the qi charging pads used for phones like the Galaxy S7 Edge, WattUp can still charge your phone while it's in motion – as long as it never moves more than four metres faraway from the transmitter, of course.

Although, Energous has never confirmed it's co-operating with Apple to implement the Inovative technology into the iPhone, it definitely hasn't done something to dispel the rumours.


Watt Technology can be added to different type of electronics

Energous this week made an appearance at the CES technology exposition in Las Vegas, showcasing new wireless charging pads.

The last time the company was at the exposition was back in 2015, when it promised to ship its long-distance WattUp RF technology.

However these plans were placed on hold when it signed a "key strategic partnership" resulting in a revived focus on miniaturising the charging technology before shipping it.

The deal made by Energous also allowed its mysterious partner to be the primary to ship the charging technology inside smartphones, laptops, tablets, and certain wearables and accessories. That meant the plans showcased by Energous at CES 2015 had to be placed on hold.

When pushed concerning the identity of the partner who will be first to market with the WattUp RF technology, Energous chief executive officer Steve Rizzone said the partnership is with "one of the biggest consumer electronic firms in the world. 




iPhone 8

"I cannot tell you who it is, however, I can virtual guarantee that you just have products from this company on your person, sitting on your table, or at home."

According to Energous, up to 12 completely different receiver devices will be juggled by the system at the same time.

So in theory, your Apple Watch, Apple Magic Keyboard and Mouse, iPhone 8 and iPad pro might all be at the same time charging whenever they're within the same area as a WattUp RF transmitter.



iPhone 8 without home button

So, while you are sitting at your table at work – your iPhone 8 are going to be charging within the background, making it very tough to find yourself low on battery.

Airports, coffee outlets, libraries, and more, might all implement the transmitters, which means your iPhone would forever be charged.

Fuelling the rumours that Energous signed an exclusivity deal with Apple, a brand new report from fast Company, Apple supplier Dialog has partnered with Energous.

As part of the new deal, Energous received a staggering $10 million investment from chipset maker Dialog Semiconductor last month.



Friday, 30 December 2016

Apple said to be seeking lower taxes as to start manufacturing in India


Company contacted the industry ministry last month asking for lower import and manufacturing duties, says sources.




New Delhi: Apple Inc. needs India to offer assessment concessions on iPhones that the organization plans to produce in the nation, a man with learning of the matter said.

The organization contacted the industry ministry a month ago looking for lower import and assembling obligations, the individual said, requesting that not be distinguished referring to rules on addressing the media. The concessions ought to proceed even after the government reveals its products and enterprises tax which is relied upon to subsume every current duty, the individual said.

The Cupertino, California-based maker of iPads and iPhones is quick to kick-begin operations on the planet's quickest developing telephone showcase as growth moderates in nations, for example, China. Apple trails rivals offering less expensive handsets in the $2 trillion (Dh7.34 trillion) Indian economy and delivering gadgets in the nation could quicken the take off of its notable retail locations to catch thriving interest on the planet's second-most populated country.





Apple's way toward a greater cut of Indian deals hasn't been smooth. Its application to open stores was dismisses as it fell foul of nearby decides that normally require no less than 30 for every penny of segments to be made locally before an outside organization can offer through their own particular outlets. Apple makes the vast majority of its items in China and doesn't at present meet that criteria. 

Apple's representative in India, and Mattu J.P. Singh, a representative at India's Commerce and Industry Ministry didn't instantly react to messages looking for input.

Apple Leak "Affirms" Massive New iPhone





New iPhones no longer have secrets facts. That much has been genuine as far back as the iPhone became so prominent, it got to be distinctly difficult to contain the all breaks from its enormous worldwide inventory network. Also, now another one is promising the greatest news of the cutting edge truly is measure... 


Moving down a few predictable leaks is yet another today from DigiTimes which "affirms" Apple AAPL - 0.72% will without a doubt supersize the iPhone in 2017. 


"Apple will dispatch 4.7-, 5.5-and 5.8-inch new iPhone models in second-half 2017, with TFT-LCD boards to be utilized as a part of the previous two models and AMOLED for the 5.8-inch one...Global shipments of the AMOLED iPhone in 2017 are assessed at 60-70 million units," the distribution notes, referring to its source.



It likewise claims Samsung will be the selective producer of OLED boards utilized as a part of the expanded iPhone, providing up to 20 million boards a month. 
In the first place things to begin with, for an organization which broadly ridiculed bigger telephone sizes hopping to a 5.8-inch board is to some degree astonishing. Particularly given adversaries like Google, Samsung and LG have all cut back from 5.7 to 6-inch boards in their premium cell phones to institutionalize on 5.5 inches as of late and Apple has done little to attempt and enhance the client involvement in iOS to exploit the bigger screen size of the iPhone Plus range contrasted with the standard model. 

All things considered, I speculate the 5.8-inch estimation may incorporate the edges considering the "all bend" show this new bigger model is required to have.
This could then make it a comparative size to the double bended 5.5-inch Galaxy S7 Edge and brief Galaxy Note 7 which measure 5.5-inches yet don't include the bends their estimations. Or if nothing else we should trust so given Apple perseveres with holding the back catch in the upper left corner of the UI.




Furthermore 60-70M units is a considerable measure for a solitary model and would demonstrate a record busting year ought to the next 2017 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models additionally offer in numbers anyplace near late years. This would be an enormous inversion in fortunes for Apple which has seen iPhone deals decrease reliably as of late and will fabricate desire that this premium (and higher estimated) 'iPhone 8' (as it is being called) will be something to get hearts beating as the line praises its tenth commemoration. 



Obviously with Apple commonly just finishing iPhone outlines six months before their September release, a considerable measure could even now change. In any case, after three eras of incremental outline changes, expectations that 2017 will see the range reinvigorated are probably going to hit new highs…


Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Australian man waits 57 weeks to see what happened when his iPod stopwatch passed 9,999 hours










If this isn’t the feel good story of the holiday season, we don’t know what is. A few years ago, an Australian fellow who goes by the name of “Streaming Andrew” embarked on an important scientific journey with the goal of forever changing the way we view the universe. In this ground-breaking experiment, Andrew started running the stopwatch on his iPod, and he didn’t stop. Minutes became hours, hour became days, days became weeks, weeks became months, and months become a year.
But he didn’t stop at 365 days. After all, what would the point of that be? Instead, Andrew wanted to see what would happen when his iPod stopwatch passed 9,999 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. And the results of his experiment would send ripples through the scientific community.



The anticlimactic video of Andrew’s iPod clocking past 10,000 hours is from all the way back in 2009, but it was recently revived in a thread on Reddit. But here’s where things get interesting. Okay, so they didn’t really get “interesting” — but they definitely got marginally less uninteresting.
A Reddit user realized that because the stopwatch function in iOS is tied to the clock, he could adjust the date on his iPhone and set it far in the past to determine just how long the stopwatch would keep running. So how far does it go? It turns out that Apple’s iOS stopwatch will only keep timing for 99983:00:41.65. As the Redditor noted, “at that point it just start rolling over the hundredths of a second repeatedly but didn’t actually progress past .6.”
It truly is a Christmas miracle.


Monday, 26 December 2016

Apple calls Nokia a patent troll and pulls Nokia subsidiary Withings products from Apple Stores




Apple Store on Fifth Avenue , New York City. Image: Reuters.

The fight between Apple and Nokia taking an ugly twist, that shows a serious disagreement between the two corporations over patents utilized in smartphones and tablets. Apple’s existing patent agreement with Nokia is about to lapse at the top of the year. because the point approached, Apple filed an action against Nokia, and Nokia responded with a patent infringement suit. The legal battle sent Nokia shares tumbling.


When Nokia announced that it had sued Apple, Ilkka Rahnasto, head of Patent Business at Nokia, said, “Through our sustained investment in analysis and development, Nokia has created or contributed to several of the elemental technologies employed in today’s mobile devices, including Apple productsafter many years of negotiations attempting to reach agreement to cover Apple’s use of those patents, we are currently taking action to defend our rights.”


In a statement to recode, Apple said “We respect intellectual property and we’ve continually been willing to pay a good price to secure the rights of patents covering technology in our productssadly, Nokia has refused to license their patents on a good basis and is currently using the techniques of a patent troll to aim to extort cash from Apple by applying a royalty rate to Apple’s own inventions that they had nothing to try to to with.”

The Withings Body Cardio Scale, one of the products pulled from Apple Stores. Image: Withings.

Apple has pulled Withings products from Apple stores. Withings may be a company that produces digital health product as well as blood pressure monitors and fitness trackers. Nokia had acquired Withings in april 2016, for $191 million.


Withings product such as the Body Cardio Scale, the good Body analyser, and a Wireless blood pressure Monitor are no longer obtainable on Apple Stores or on the Apple siteaccording to a report in Macrumors


Bose had sued Beats over noise cancellation patents.

This is not the first time Apple has resorted to removing the products of competition from Apple Stores. 9to5Mac points out that Apple had antecedently used similar tactics when Beats anbose had disagreements over an exclusive NFL contract, and were involved in a patent spat. bose and Beats in agreement to settle the patent dispute for an undisclosed quantity, and bose products were re-introduced to the Apple Stores.



After initially filing patent lawsuits in Federal Republic of Germany and the U.S., Nokia expanded the patent litigation in Europe and Asia. Nokia is suing Apple in finland, UK, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, France, hong kong and Japan. There are 40 patents under suit now, across 11 countries.