The Amazon Kindle app for Windows Phone 8 got an update today. It's a good one, too, fixing the awful three-sided letterboxing and giving the app a more Metro-y tile. But it's massively late, and tripped over itself coming out the gate, too. In a way, it's a perfect encapsulation of everything that's wrong with Windows Phone 8 so far. Read More >>
Featured comment by tvderg:
"The only problems I've had with WP8 have come from apps, not the OS itself. Even then they haven't been big issues at all. I must be one of the lucky ..." More »
While it may look great in the store, your new flat screen is going to need to be calibrated once you get it home to deliver the best viewing experience. While hardcore videophiles will want to invest in a professional service, this new calibration app from THX covers the basic adjustments that the rest of us actually use. Read More >>
WhatsApp, the instant messaging client beloved of people too cheap to text, appears to contravene international privacy laws because of the way it forces users to grant it access to their entire address book. Read More >>
Featured comment by The_Alpha_Gamer:
""WhatsApp, the instant messaging client beloved of people too cheap to text"
There are other reasons to use it too you know? Like text's not being ..." More »
Burgeoning artist? Aspiring yogi? Doesn't matter what you want to be this month, we've got some apps for you in this addition of the best apps of the week. Read More >>
Here's a nice little weekend for you: Do some shopping, get some exercise, and bake an exact replica of the armadillo cake from Steel Magnolias. Sound like a plan? The apps below will help you make all those things happen with minimal effort. Read More >>
Normally, when someone says 'Glasgow', you don't instantly think "smart city at the cutting edge of connected services and consumer technology". (I'll leave what really pops into people's minds to the imagination.) The government, however, wants a super-smart Glasgow to be a reality, so they're pumping in £24m to make it happen. Read More >>
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"Thanks for the reply...although I hadn't left gizmodo uk, I will be now and I feel it would be rude not to explain fully my reasons, as you were kind ..." More »
Greater Manchester Police has launched an iOS app, which uses location-based services to fill users in on local events, missing people bulletins and even features the unsettling option of browsing any wanted appeals in your surrounding area. Read More >>
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"I hope this guy has an iPhone then...
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/video-weeding-out-evil---866700" More »
If you follow any number of Silicon Valley insiders on Twitter, you might have seen them blathering on about a new email app called Mailbox for iPhone. Mailbox is an interesting take on the inbox. It forces new user behaviour, which might not necessarily be a bad thing but having used it over the last few days I can ensure you that change is not easy. Read More >>
Featured comment by elevenses:
"It's not hard to decide which emails to delete, and which to keep for a while.
It appears this system is for retards. Windows users would be the pr..." More »
If you've got an iPhone, then you'll have a junk folder. The place where you store all the Apple apps you can't actually delete, but would never use in a million years like Apple Maps. Unfortunately Newsstand won't fit into that. But wait, you can now actually use Newsstand as your junk folder, no jailbreak required. Here's how. Read More >>
Just like animals, we humans tend to hibernate in the winter. So that means lots of time to catch up on mundane tasks and develop addictions to smartphone games. We have you covered in all aspects in this edition of Android apps of the week, with a new media storage app, a couple of games, and much more. Read More >>
Featured comment by GeoNeo:
""with a new banking app"
Banking App, what Banking app, or by banking do you mean some where to store pictures, not actual banking (as in money)!!" More »
Good and bad news for Sky Go members. The good news: offline viewing is almost here! Woohoo! You'll be able to download as much Sky on-demand TV or movie goodness to your mobile as you want (and downloads last for a month). Awesomeness. The bad news? You'll get charged £5 for this "Sky Go Extra" package. Boooooo the evil Sky Corporation stealing more money. Is it worth it? That's for you to decide. [Telegraph] Read More >>
Featured comment by mykweb:
"I know they are making changes afoot. But it does not help matters at present.
In saying that I did sign up for the free 2 months Sky Go Extra yest..." More »
Addictive games? Retro-style photos? Delicious food? What's that? You like all of those things. Good news—you've come to the right place. This round of the best iPhone apps of the week has the follow-up to your favorite game, an abstract wallpaper maker, and more. Read More >>
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