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Ask iLounge: Find My Friends always reports home location

Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin

Q: The Apple “Find My Friends” app doesn’t seem to be working properly for my partner and I. We’ve both installed it and set it up on each of our iPhones and my iPad, and I can find her accurately almost all the time from either of my devices, but when she looks for me I’m almost always showing at home, even when I’m several miles away. Weirder yet, this isn’t always the case… it seems to be hit or miss… Continue reading →

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News: DataMan update adds per-app data usage tracking

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

XVision has released an update to DataMan, its real-time data usage tracking app for iOS devices. DataMan allows iPhone users to keep track of their Wi-Fi and cellular data usage. Users can view usage by date and time and location and even plot usage on a chart or a map and set alerts to be notified when data usage exceeds certain daily, weekly or monthly thresholds. Version 5.2 adds a new “App Watch” feature that allows users to track… Continue reading →

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News: National Geographic releases Look & Learn Animals

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

National Geographic has released a new educational iOS app, Look & Learn: Animals. Based on the popular early National Geographic learning books series, the app teaches preschoolers about animals and the alphabet through a collection of beautiful animal photography and sounds with three age-appropriate learning games. Children can play animal matching games and practice shape recognition, bounce animals around and try to imitate their sounds,… Continue reading →

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News: Foodspotting adds new Place and Profile pages

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Foodspotting has updated its iOS app with a new user interface based on extending the company’s general redesign from February. Foodspotting 3.5 introduces a new Place Page layout that provides personalized recommendations for a given venue along with reviews and details from Yelp, menus from Single Platform and the ability to make reservations via OpenTable. A new Profile Page allows users to see what dishes they have become an expert in, customize… Continue reading →

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News: Jobs played ‘key role’ in developing next iPhone

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was deeply involved in the development of the next-generation iPhone, according to a new report. Citing multiple people with knowledge of Apple’s plans, Bloomberg reports that Apple will “overhaul” the look of the iPhone with the next-generation model. It also claims that Jobs worked closely on the phone, which is said to sport a larger screen than past models. Earlier this month, iLounge reported… Continue reading →

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News: Ravensburger launches Scotland Yard for iOS

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

Ravensburger Digital has launched Scotland Yard, bringing the popular board game to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. In Scotland Yard, players take on the role of one of five Scotland Yard detectives or the elusive Mister X. Detective players must work together to travel throughout London using a limited number of taxi, bus and underground tickets in an attempt to locate and capture Mister X, who must in turn attempt to evade capture by the detectives,… Continue reading →

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News: PDF Expert for iPhone adds Document Signing

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

Readdle has released a major update to the iPhone version of PDF Expert adding the ability add signatures to documents, attach audio notes and more. PDF Expert is a professional PDF document reader for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows users to read and add annotations to PDF documents as well as filling out PDF forms. Users can open documents from other iOS apps, online services such as Dropbox, and Google Docs or directly via iTunes File Sharing… Continue reading →

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News: MagicPlan adds Facebook, Twitter sharing

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

Sensopia has released a minor update to MagicPlan adding support for sharing finished plans via Facebook and Twitter. Designed to allow users to easily create floor plans, MagicPlan uses an augmented reality view leveraging the camera and gyroscope to map out and measure rooms; the user can simply stand in a single convenient location in the room, capturing corners and doorway edges using the iOS camera. MagicPlan then uses this information to calculate… Continue reading →

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News: Focal offers Spirit One over-ear headphones

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

Focal is now offering its Spirit One over-ear headphones. Built around an aluminum frame, the Spirit One features 40mm drivers, an adjustable headband, passive sound isolation, articulating ear cup joints, a detachable cable, and an in-line three-button remote and microphone that’s compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It also includes a jack adapter cord, an airline adapter, a soft travel bag, and a hard storage case. Focal’s Spirit… Continue reading →

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News: WSJ: Next iPhone will have at least 4-inch screen

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

Apple has placed orders for screens that measure at least 4 inches diagonally for use in the next iPhone, according to a new report. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reports that production on the screens is set to begin next month in Asia. The report does not offer any other information as to possible features of the new phone, nor does it offer any further information on the screen itself, such as aspect ratio or resolution.… Continue reading →

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