This free Android Spirograph app should bring back lots of childhood memories and prove to be a relaxing time-killer. Continue reading
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WS App Review: Spirograph
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013Comixology – Comic Books On Your Phone or Tablet
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013Remember standing at the magazine rack reading comic books while your mom did the shopping? Well, I sure do, all all these years later I am still a huge comic book fan. Comixology is a free app (though most of the content costs) that brings your favorite comics and graphic novels right to your phone or tablet. Continue reading
Viber: A Free App to Call/Text on Your Phone Or Tablet
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013Find out about a free smartphone application called Viber, which you can download to text and call your friends all over the world with no additional fees or charges — the app works by using your data plan! Learn how to use the program and its features. Continue reading
Pulse – Get The News That Interests You
Monday, April 1st, 2013Pulse bills itself as “Your news. Anywhere.” That’s a pretty good description of this nifty free app (and website, for those without a tablet or smartphone) that lets you set up a customized news feed of the information that interests you. Continue reading
WS App Review: Munchin Apples
Thursday, March 28th, 2013Munchin Apples is an Android app designed specifically for toddlers between 1 and 2 1/2 years old. It has a narrow focus of teaching little ones to identify apples, but is it worth the time? Continue reading
My Fitness Pal App Now Syncs With Gym Equipment
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013MyFitnessPal, a great little tool for counting calories and monitoring your activity just got a little bit better. You’ll now be able to sync it with fitness equipment at the gym to better monitor your exercise. Continue reading
Five Free 5-Star Apps Worth Downloading
Sunday, March 17th, 2013Apps aren’t hard to find (unless you’re looking in the Windows App store,) but good apps aren’t so easy. A lot of free apps aren’t even worth the time it takes to install on your phone or mobile device. So here’s a quick round-up of our favorite apps from the past few months: Continue reading
WS App Review: Sports Tracker
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013There are many exercise tracking applications on the market. However, most are not really up-to-the-mark. The Sports Tracker application is an exception. This application is remarkably well designed and has very few short comings for tracking distance based exercises. It also has a special add-on that enables you to track your heart rate. Continue reading
WS App Review: Scanner Radio
Saturday, February 16th, 2013Listening to police and fire scanners can be interesting and sometimes a little scary. You could spend around $100 to buy a scanner and listen to calls in your area, or you could download Scanner Radio for free and listen to calls on over 3600 police and fire scanners in the United States and Australia on your phone or tablet. Continue reading
WS App Review: AppGratis
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013There are so many apps out there today, how do you know which ones will work for you? I personally don’t enjoy spending time and money on an app to later find out I have no need for it. Luckily, AppGratis has a solution to my problem. This free app offers a different paid app each day for free. Who doesn’t love free stuff? Continue reading
WS App Review: SoundHound
Thursday, December 13th, 2012Have you ever caught yourself wondering what song was playing during a commercial? Do you remember a time sitting at a restaurant when your favorite, classic melody blared through the speakers, yet you just couldn’t put a name to it? For all my fellow iPhone users out there, I am happy to say that I have good news for you! SoundHound, one of the quickest music recognition apps out there, is the perfect tool for alleviating all the musical mysteries in your life. Continue reading
WS App Review: Tip Calculator
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012Whether you’re devouring a gourmet dish at a fine dining establishment or grabbing some grub at a local diner with friends, having the right tool to help you tip your server appropriately can really come in handy. Good news, fellow iPhone users! There IS an app for that! Tip Calculator, by iHandy Inc., is an awesome tool to have anytime you plan on going out to eat. Continue reading
WS App Review: Viber
Saturday, December 1st, 2012Have you ever wished for an inexpensive way to stay in touch with friends and relatives across the country, or even around the world? Now you can, with the super-cool Viber app! Compatible with a variety of smartphone platforms, Viber is a simple, quick and easy method for connecting with buddies for free. Continue reading
WS App Review: TV Guide Mobile
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012In today’s day of digital TV, cable and satellite it’s impossible to have any idea what is on TV anymore without some kind of guide. Even basic over the air digital TV now has multiple channels per network. TV Guide Mobile is the best solution I’ve found to finding out what’s on TV and keeping track of what you want to watch without paying for a subscription… Continue reading
WS App Review: Time Magazine for iPad
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012Do you love Time Magazine? Do you want a high quality interactive reading experience? Do you want it free for print subscribers? Read our review here. Continue reading
WS App Review: Angry Birds Star Wars
Monday, November 19th, 2012Angry Birds, the hit physics based game from Rovio, is back with a Star Wars themed adventure. Every bird is cast as a popular character from the hit original movie series with exciting new abilities and humorous cut-scenes Continue reading
WS App Review: Dual Level
Monday, October 22nd, 2012Dual Level, from Geometry uses the phones built in gyroscope to provide a dual bubble level right on your phone’s screen! Continue reading
Kingsoft Office for Android
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012Kingsoft Office Free for Android enables users to view, create, and edit Microsoft documents on an Android phone, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Continue reading
WS App Review: Photographers Rights
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012Have you ever been traveling and wanted to know what the local rules for photography are? Is photography allowed in a public place? Can you take a photo of a bridge? Continue reading
WS App Review: Sticky Notes
Thursday, August 16th, 2012Wouldn’t it be nice to turn on your iPhone and on the lock screen see a sticky note with important information like the shopping list? Sticky Notes allows you to do just that in a very simple to use application. Once you… Continue reading
WS App Review: Gas Buddy
Monday, August 13th, 2012Remember when $20 worth of gas filled up your truck? Not anymore! So what can you do to reduce the pain at the pump? Download Gas Buddy, an amazing app which will save you time and money on gas. Gas Buddy works by using your current… Continue reading
Top Sketching Apps for iPad Pt. 2
Thursday, August 9th, 2012Now that we’ve sampled two great iPad sketching apps in the form of Sketchbook Ink and Sketchbook Pro, we take a look at two more apps likely to draw comparisons to Autodesk’s offerings: Adobe Ideas and Procreate: Continue reading
WS App Review: Epocrates
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012How amazing would it be to be able to carry around a full drug information database, interaction checker, medical calculator and medical reference suite used by the top doctors in the world for free? Epocrates offers an amazing… Continue reading
WS App Review: Words with Friends
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012Words with Friends is a tile-based word game where players use tiles to build words on a board. The goal is simple: Get the highest score. The challenge comes in when the board starts filling up and you have to make a word with the letters AAAQZPF. Continue reading
Top Sketching Apps for iPad Pt. 1
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012Regardless of their drawbacks, both versions of SketchBook for iOS are fantastically capable apps for drawing on your iPad; but before you choose which is best for you, stay tuned for Part Two of our series for more recommendations on the Best Drawing Apps available for the iPad. Continue reading
Flashlight LED Genius App
Thursday, June 21st, 2012If you have an Android phone, you already might have a preloaded LED Flashlight app. However, you might find it difficult to even find it, because it’s not in the main apps. This is because it comes as a widget which you have to enable. And then, sometimes, it’s buggy at best and doesn’t work consistently – like the one on the Samsung Galaxy Note. So let’s hit the marketplace! Continue reading
Google Translate Mobile
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012Google Translate for Android or iPhone translates text between more than 60 languages, and offers spoken word translations for many of them. Continue reading
