On Google’s earnings call this afternoon, Google’s CEO Larry Page, talked up Motorola’s upcoming devices. This comes just a few days after Eric Schmidt had been talking up Motorola’s upcoming devices at Dive into Mobile. Right now, we are all getting very excited about Motorola’s upcoming devices. Between the X Phone rumors and the words
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Mirtella today announces My Own Cookbook 1.1.6 free for iPad, an update to its app that lets users collect and share recipes that are stored in book format. With elegant white linen pages, users can easily enter recipes manually with the help of a scrolling ingredients library, cut and paste recipes from the web, share recipes with other users, or purchase gourmet recipes from the My Own Cookbook Store. The app features auto-translation, auto-conversion for number of servings, and recipe photos.
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Elixr LLC, in partnership with Mobelux, today introduces Elixr 1.0, their new iPhone app and social network that celebrates the pleasure of sharing a great drink, like a cocktail, spirit, beer, or wine, with friends. See what your friends are having and discover the best drinks nearby, no matter where you happen to be. Effortlessly post what you’re having & where you are. Every drink you rate helps build a grade for the venue you’re at and populates the drink menu for other Elixr Members to see.
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American coffee chain The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (www.coffeebean.com) has released an app for Windows Phone. The official app enables consumers to create custom beverages, including all of the signature beverages offered by the coffeehouse. As well as the customisation of drinks, the app provides a number of features that makes it a must-have for those who love coffee. The store locator enables users to find the nearest coffeehouse
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Damage to iPhones is so common that there are lots of companies whose sole purpose is repairing iPhones (and other Apple products) damaged by their owners. You could drop your iPhone and shatter its front or back glass, you could spill your drink on the device or you could even drop it in the toilet. Lots of ways to kill your iPhone. Now, ever wonder where the most dangerous place for your iPhone is?
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Windows Phone Central App Roundup: Mixology As everyone prepares to bring in the New Year, we thought a Windows Phone app roundup of mixology apps would be in order. Many are planning social gatherings where you’ll need to showcase your bartending abilities or maybe there will be those who would like to impress their dates by ordering a fancy beverage while out on the town. These apps will help with both tasks. We’ve got a few mixed drink apps and a few beer apps for those who prefer the brewery to the distillery.
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When I got my Dell Venue Pro over two years ago, one of the first apps I would show off to people was Cocktail Flow. It oozed the Metro Microsoft Design Language principles left and right. Beautiful typography, fast and fluid motion, and no chrome in sight. It was a beautiful app. Well Team Distinction, the developers behind Cocktail Flow, have updated the app to version 4.
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While we wait for official apps from companies we make due with 3rd party solutions. However, a lot of the times we get some great apps from the Windows Phone community and it’s really hard to see what else an official app can add. You only need to look at 4th and Mayor and Metrotube to see examples of the active development community. You can go ahead and add Starbux Card to that mix of examples.
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Need to film your friend's flying wakeboard stunts? Just whip out your iPhone 5. (Credit: Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET ) It’s not often that the story behind the filming of a commercial is worth my time, but this spot for what’s basically a levitating wakeboard filmed entirely on an iPhone 5 caught my attention. According to Sparkhouse, the marketing geniuses behind the whole campaign, the ad for the FlyBoard from Fly Jet Sports was filmed entirely using an iPhone 5 coated in a water-resistant coating made by Liquipel. Related storiesFlyboard makes you a jet-powered AquamanHave no fear if your phone drops in the drink In the behind-the-scenes video below, the crew and their iPhones get thoroughly soaked by the bizarre flying contraption — a board connected by a long hose to a Jet Ski
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We all know roaming charges are an absolute and total rip-off, but just how bad can they get? A blogger by the name of Ryan Kearney recently calculated how much it would cost to send a full HD film via text message while roaming, and the result is a number so high I nearly spit
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Local Scout is one of the little gems of Windows Phone which not a lot of people know about, but which should get a lot more credit. Microsoft did not make huge changes to the feature in Windows Phone 8, except to include WIFI hotspots, but Eshy on Reddit has noticed one new feature of
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First, it was the Android neon desk lamp and now, the latestAndroid-related paraphernalia to set the internet abuzz is — Android ice cube trays. Yes folks, ice cubes. Whether at a barbeque or dinner party, there’s no better way to show your devotion to Google’s green robot than with cute little Android shaped ice cubes.
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After we found out that an Android neon light is available for purchase earlier this week, we now have Android ice cube trays. That’s right, ice cube trays. The perfect thing for any nerd party to liven up someone’s drink. Because we all know how much more appealing a drink is when it has icy robots swimming around inside of it
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Not quite ready to leave wandering the briny depths up to robots, but still crave some undersea tech? The freshly released iGills Smart Diving System can help. With a polycarbonate housing and free companion app, the setup turns your iPhone into a fully featured recreational dive computer and logbook that can plunge up to 130 feet into the drink. Once connected to the waterproof case’s 30-pin dock, handsets gain access to depth and temperature sensors in addition to six buttons for in-app navigation. Not only does the software provide vital dive information, it also allows users to take stills and videos of their underwater excursions through a glass camera port.
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You can never have too many drinking buddies, and you'll find plenty online Untappd recently updated their beer check-in app for Android and iOS with a bunch of the usual interface and performance enhancements, but also a new Discover tab to find out the best places to drink nearby. What better time to check out the one and only social network for brew enthusiasts? The core function of Untappd is still there: share what you're drinking with friends. In addition to having its own social network complete with friending system, comments, five-star ratings, and virtual “cheers” to the check-ins of others, Untappdstatus updates can be shared with Facebook and Twitter as well.
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This app provides a growing list of alcoholic drink recipes which are downloaded from an online repository. You can also create your own drinks and submit them to the online repository, which will automatically be shared with other Drinks users. With this app you can: Browse drinks by category (cocktails, punches, shots) Mark drinks
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Taking a cue from the huge number of food and drinks related apps available on the App Store, Apple has now added a dedicated ’Food & Drink’ category to the store, aiding in easier discovery of such apps. Developers of apps that fall under this category were notified of the change a few weeks in advance via an email from Apple, which said that their app would be automatically migrated to this category. Continue reading →
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Foodies rejoice! — whether you like cooking or eating, mixing or drinking, dining in or dining out, Apple has you covered with the brand new Food & Drink category in the iPhone and iPad App Store. The Food & Drink category appears to be dedicated to creation and consumption apps, and doesn’t currently include any shopping, ordering, or related commerce apps. The Top Chart currently consists of Food Network in the Kitchen, Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner, FastPaleo, Dinners, Drive-ins and Dives Locator, Mixologist Drink Recipes, Local Eats, Cor.kz Wine Info, Grill-It!, Zagat, and Weber’s On the Grill. Although Apple hasn’t publicly commented on the new category, like the recent addition of a Catalogs category, Food & Drink does help better sort content and allow apps a better chance at being discovered and featured.
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Apple is now officially responding to complaints of corrupted App Store apps, reports say. On Apple’s developer forums, the company has issued a statement: “We are aware of the issue related to apps crashing after update. We are currently working on resolving the issue. Stay tuned for updates,” it says.
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For several days the App Store has sometimes been pushing out corrupted binaries, prominent developers are complaining. Instapaper creator Marco Arment notes that affected apps will crash automatically on launch every time, even after deleting and reinstalling, so long as the broken file is hosted on the App Store. Just under two dozen apps — including Instapaper — are known to have been impacted, though the number may be higher. Fixed binaries should now be appearing, but still require people to delete and reinstall their malfunctioning apps.
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