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You can turn your Android into an iPod, but why?

Not long ago an app called Idrod surfaced in the Google Play store. What is this you say? What if I told you it was an app designed to make your Android look exactly like an iPod? You may say "cool!", but I say "why?". Before you begin your attack please hear me out and then you can hurl your

An Airbus A380 Flew Over My House

My husband has been using a really fun app called Plane Finder. Today, he discovered that an Airbus A380 flew over the house. He heard a loud plane outside, and wondered what kind it was. Plane Finder had the answer! Plane Finder picks up ADS-B plane feeds that are used by both commercial and private planes to transmit information. It

Android Apps Accelerate

When I got my first Android phone a bit over two and a half years ago, an HTC Evo from Sprint, the Android Marketplace was a confused and confusing place. The Apple App Store had the clear advantage. Android apps that did exist then were often clunky. A lot has changed in two and a half years. Today, the aptly

Review of Spider + App by Brainium Studios

Lately, I've become a bit nostalgic for some aspects of what computers were like in the early days of the internet. Remember when PCs used to come with one, simple, solitaire game installed? I spent countless hours playing with the virtual cards on my computer even though I had a perfectly good deck of real cards that I could have

FiiO E6 Headphone Amplifier Review

The FiiO E6 is small headphone amplifier designed to improve the listening experience from personal music players and smartphones. With a couple of equalisation settings, the E6 can enhance the bass range to counteract the high-frequency tendencies of digital compression. In the box, there's the E6 itself, two clips for attaching the E6 to clothing, a USB charging cable and

RSS Talk IOS App

I was talking to a friend early this morning about what I'd like to see in an RSS reader app. As a truck driver, I've got endless listening hours. I want an RSS reader app that can use text-to-speech and read articles to me in a non-stop fashion. To my surprise, my friend told me that such an app already

IDAPT i1 Eco Universal Charger Review

The Idapt i1 Eco is the portable member of Idapt's family of universal chargers: by using the same interchangeable tips as the dual and triple versions, the usefulness of the system is extended from the home to the car and travel. If you aren't familiar with Idapt, their system offers a wide selection of charging tips that are snapped into