Category: iOS

Quicksearch.ie launches app on Android and iOS. #Apps #IrishBiz

Quicksearch.ie is Ireland’s newest classified hub which brings you the best of Irish businesses in an exciting and engaging way, Already having an on-line presence its great to see the app launch which is available right now and all of which is user friendly, Quicksearch was founded in 2014 and is based in Co Wexford and is a fully Irish owned company. With Quicksearch you can find what you need such as Hotels,Restaurants,Fun,Jobs and Services You can shop,eat play and sleep..What is nice about this app too is you can contact a business directly,leave comments and also rate them.I have seen some of these apps recently take off in the US,and they offer the same idea and seem to be doing well,the app allows you to engage with customers which is a key factor and ideal for building customer relationships.

App features 

. Contact Businesses Directly
• Rate Businesses & Leave a Review
• Directions to Business
• Loyalty Card (Earn points with your favourite businesses)
• QR Codes (Avail of special deals only available through the App)
• Events Listings – What’s On

 

Fairy Tale Limericks. An interactive story telling app for kids. #Kids #Apps

Fairy Tale Limericks has just arrived in the app store for iPhone, iPad,iPod Touch and Apple TV something you might want your kids to check out.Its a fun mix of interactive storytelling, limerick rhymes, exploration and discovery, treasure hunt, colouring activity, game, musical exploration, and multilingual experience. It offers a truly unique and diverse app experience that entertains and educates the young and not-so-young people in your life. You can meet Klaus the Dragon, Ruby the Red Hen and the whole gang, as your children turn the pages in search of hidden treasures, exploring land, sea and air, and discovering hidden secrets with magical elves and flying dolphins..

Features

• Very free-form and open-ended play and exploration

• Each limerick scene is placed in a unique environment with unique characters and objects to explore
• Tap on one of several flags to read and listen to each limerick spoken in various languages
• Tap on most anything searching for at least one hidden treasure in each limerick scene
• Dozens of animations and effects and subtleties
• Turn the pages using two fingers just like turning real paper
• Find objects to color
• Laugh with silly characters in creative environments
• Play musical notes with the Castle in the Sky waterfalls
• Play swan-pinball in Swans lake
• Tally the found treasures at the end then go back and find more
• No ads or in-app purchases so your children will remain immersed exploring without interruption

 

 

 

Enjoy longer videos on #Instagram by @Tiwaash

Good news for Instagrammers who enjoy sharing videos. You can now record and share videos that are more than 15 seconds in length. Instagram on its official handle as well as blog announced that it is going to increase the video time limit to 60 seconds.

Instagram said that people have been watching more videos and the video viewing time has increased by more than 40 percent. Similar to Facebook, Instagram has been focusing on videos as it an important part of the internet ecosystem. Last month, Instagram introduced video view counts something like Vine loops in hopes of encouraging more video posts.

Instagram added, it is bringing back the ability to make videos out of multiple clips from your camera roll for iOS app. Instagram said that it is rolling out the update and it will be available for everyone in the “coming months”.

Stay tuned for more tech buzz

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Flyover Country – An app that tells you whats beneath your flight path #Apps #Travel

For those who travel this is an interesting app.. Ever wondered what is beneath you as fly to your destination?? This new app just does exactly this and its now on Android and iOS. This will a interesting one to try our if you fancy knowing what is beneath you and does not require you sitting at the window either..

Flyover Country is a National Science Foundation funded offline mobile app for geoscience outreach and data discovery. The app exposes interactive geologic maps from Macrostrat.org, fossil localities from Neotomadb.org and Paleobiodb.org, core sample localities from LacCore.org, Wikipedia articles, offline base maps, and the user’s current GPS determined location, altitude, speed, and heading.

The app analyses a given flight path and caches relevant map data and points of interest (POI), and displays these data during the flight, without in flight wifi. By downloading only the data relevant to a particular flightpath, cache sizes remain reasonable, allowing for a robust experience without an internet connection.

How to use FC:
-Tap two or more points on the map to specify your path, then click ‘Load path’ in the top right corner to view the data associated with the path. Select ‘Save for offline’ to store the data and associated articles on your device for offline use. Access saved paths from the ‘Saved’ menu.
-Toggle ‘GPS’ to the on position in the side menu (accessed by pressing the menu button, top left). This will enable position tracking, speed, heading, and altitude information to be accessed from the map view.
-You may also select your ‘Trip mode’ from the side menu. the ‘plane’ provides a wide strip of data while ‘car/foot’ provides a narrower but more detailed geologic map with detailed unit descriptions and metadata.

There is a new app to track your period called “Spot On” #Period #Apps #iOS

This one is for the ladies.. Yes this new app just released called Spot On is a new app to track your period by Planned Parenthood.. There is plenty of these apps about and it also is argued you cant track a period,Sure what would I know about that but I have asked a few people and all suggest the same thing.. So ladies you can try this one out and see for yourself.. The app claims to tell you what’s up with your menstrual cycle, birth control and sexual health.  The app is on iOS for now and soon will land on Android..

How is this app different?

All the information in Spot On comes directly from the world-class sex educators and healthcare providers at Planned Parenthood. When you use the app, you know you’re getting trustworthy, accurate support from a reliable source. 

 

App features.

Track your period and your cycle, including:
• Your flow — from spotting to heavy to none at all.
• Your symptoms like fatigue, cramps, bloating, stomach aches, and more.
• Your activities like travel, exercise, eating junk, having sex, etc.
• Your moods — from feeling fabulous to feeling blah.

Track your birth control, including:
• Discreet birth control reminders.
• Personalized advice on what to do if you make a mistake with your method.

Get the help you need, when you need it:
• A sexual health history record at your fingertips and integrated into HealthKit. You can export your data at any time.

 

 

 

Explore Belfast in Virtual Reality With Belfast Go Explore VR 360 app. #VR #Tourism

VR aka Virtual Reality is going to explode this year and to date content still lacks but this will change over the coming months with many manufacturers already showing us their offerings,some cheap some not so cheap,with cardboard viewers booming onto the scene it certainly helps people get an idea of what this technology has to offer but not so immersive as Samsung VR or HTC Vive for example.

You can now explore Belfast in VR with or without an app which is nice to see,other counties in Ireland and indeed worldwide really need to consider this,this can be used a selling point just as e-commerce which again is popular with consumers.Tourism is vital to many economies and here is one way to spread the word.

Belfast Go Explore app from the App Store and Google Play Store. The app is compatible with a range of phones but  recommended phones are the iPhone 5 and 6 or Samsung Galaxy S5, S6 and S7 for the best user experience. The app is viewable with or without Google Cardboard or other virtual reality viewers.

 

What is on offer.

Experience a 360 virtual tour around the city’s top attractions including:

  • Titanic Belfast – the world’s largest Titanic visitor experience.
  • Crumlin Road Gaol – 19th century prison which has witnessed 150 years of imprisonment, conflict and executions.
  • Belfast City Hall – A centrepiece on Belfast’s skyline with a fascinating history and stunning architecture.
  • Murals – From political themes to local heroes, these colourful wall murals are an integral part of Belfast’s modern history.
  • Giant’s Causeway – A magnificent and mysterious geological formation, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • St George’s Market – One of the top indoor markets in the UK and Ireland, selling a range of fresh food, quality local arts, quirky crafts and unique antiques.
  • Botanic Gardens – The beautiful gardens are home to Belfast’s Victorian Palm House and Tropical Ravine.

See respective stores for more details there is plenty to see and there is also a chance to win a cardboard viewer too..

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(Not)Recipes for iOS by Food 52 is the food lovers must have app. #Food #iOS #App

Food lovers – There is lots of them and they usually like to share their food photos on Instagram to show the world what they are having for dinner and more,Yes it can be a tad annoying but this app is something food lovers will like where they can share all things food amongst others within the app. This app will basically be a community of food lovers where you can talk food all day long,you can share tips,pictures and search hashtags on food types and even play in contests.

Description

(Not)Recipes for iOS is a new way to find—and share—cooking ideas and inspiration using photos. It’s the only app to tap into the smart, spontaneous cooking really happening in people’s homes—and show how it’s done. (Spoiler alert: Most of the time, they’re not using recipes.)

GET INSPIRED
See how a community of passionate home cooks eats well every day, through real-time snapshots with quick, helpful descriptions—not just of what they cooked for dinner, but how.

SHARE YOUR COOKING
Get encouragement and feedback from a like-minded community—where everyone is there for the food (not the cats or the sunsets), and wants to see what you had for dinner.

FEATURES
• Dive deep into cooking topics you care about via hashtags like #cocktails and #breadbaking
• Scroll through a complete real-time feed, or a featured list curated by Food52’s editors
• Upload your own (Not)Recipes, with as much or as little detail as you like
• See ingredients automatically detected and displayed in mini-grocery lists
• Gussy up your photos with filters inspired by food personalities like Julia Child and Mario Batali—that make even your quickest, most dimly lit shots look great
• Comment and reply—ask cooks questions about a technique or ingredient, or offer words of encouragement or your own ideas for riffing
• Favorite (Not)Recipe ideas to cook from later
• Play along in weekly contests on inspiring themes: what to do with a boatload of zucchini, the dinner you cook when you don’t feel like cooking, not sad desk lunches

PlugShare – An app to Find Electric Vehicle charge points and submit tips. #EV #Motoring #Travel

Electric vehicle are still a slow burner here in Ireland still  but nonetheless people are buying them,for me range is still an issue and something that would be on peoples minds using them especially on a long trip,Electric vehicles though will continue to grow in the coming years but not as fast as other countries where they are rampant.

Thankfully there is some ways to keep an eye on things and plan ahead with some apps for our mobiles and one such app is called PlugShare which also allows users to submit feedback and tips within the app and you can also upload photos,this way people can be kept up to date with news and information about the locations and also leave tips for what surrounds the area so you can make plans whilst the car is being topped up..

PlugShare state

The largest community of EV drivers in the world, PlugShare users have contributed over 100,000 station reviews and 30,000 photos to make driving electric easier than ever before.

 

App features

★ Locate public charging stations for your electric vehicle.
★ View PlugScore™ station ratings, real-time availability, photos, and descriptions.
★ Check out reviews and tips from other PlugSharers.
★ Filter for chargers compatible with your electric vehicle.
★ Add new charging stations as you discover them.
★ Coordinate with others when you need to top off.

 

Adopt this new virtual pet called Suti for iPhone and iPad #Suti #Gaming #Kids

Virtual pets have been a hit in the past reminding us so well of the tamagotchi days,but now we are more into mobile than before apps like this have hit mobile format and this new game for kids it might just keep them quite for a while with plenty to do within the gaming app..

With Suti you can choose your pet’s name, birthdate, and place of birth before entering into Suti’s world of games, activities, and fun! Like any other pet, baby Suti needs to be kept happy and healthy: choose from a variety of fruits, veggies, meats, and drinks to feed her.

Features of the app include.

Have fun taking care of your own virtual pet while playing these fun games:
● Flappy Suti – Avoid pipes, fly as far as you can.
● Color Challenge – Improve and challenge your color vision.
● Find the Pairs – Strengthen your memory by finding the pairs.
● Whack Till You Can – See how fast you can tap the popping pets.
● Group Them – Group the same items together as quickly as possible.
● Gatherer – Observe and gather all items needed.
● Pop Suti – Blast as many balloons as you can.
● Slide To Suti – Slide and hit others.
● Throw the Ball – Slam-dunk to get a high score.
● One Color – Tap on your pets until they all become the same color.
● Cloud Avoiding – Help Suti’s parachute jump to avoid clouds.
● Sky Diving – Fly to collect coins, but don’t hit the clouds!