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  • New Autodesk SketchBook Ink App Delivers Stunning Creative Tools for iPad

    Posted on May 24, 2012 | No Comments
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  • iOS 4 apps: the best of what’s new and updated (live updates!)

    iOS 4 apps: the best of what’s new and updated (live updates!)

    Posted on June 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Although iOS 4 is out now with 1500 new APIs including multitasking support, your apps won't support all those new features out of the gate -- they'll need to be updated to take full advantage of the iPhone's new tricks. Happily, Apple started accepting iOS 4-ready apps last week, so there's a handful of interesting apps already available, and we're sure more are on the way. Here's a quick list of what you can check out right now -- we'll be updating this as we go, so check back for more!
    • Dropbox: Everyone's favorite file-syncing tool can now sync and complete uploads in the background, and also adds in support for fast app switching.
    • Evernote: the notes-in-the-cloud app adds support for fast app switching, and can continue to record audio notes in the background.
    • Pandora: Yes, you can finally play Pandora in the background -- and the quick music controls on the left-most panel of the app switcher even control playback when it's in the background. Nifty.
    • New York Times: Nothing major, but the Gray Lady supports fast app switching, so you can jump right back into an article without reloading.
    • ESPN ScoreCenter: Supports fast app switching, although you'll still have to open it up for scores to refresh, since there's no background updating API.
    • How to Cook Everything: Funny that a cookbook is one of the first iOS4 apps out there, but we're Mark Bittman fans, so this is pretty cool -- it supports fast app switching, so you don't have to reload a recipe every time you close the app. Oh, and it's got newer high-res art for the iPhone 4. Tasty.
    • Fandango: Now has fast app switching, so you can juggle other tasks while buying your movie tickets.
    • LinkedIn: Yep, LinkedIn's iPhone app adds fast app switching to the mix.
    So those are some highlights -- we'll keep updating as we go here, but most of the early iOS 4-ready apps are just adding fast app switching. We won't lie, once you see it in action, you'll wonder how you lived without it, but we're still waiting to see developers get wild on those 1499 other new APIs -- let us know what you're seeing out there!

    Update: We're listing off more as we find them after the break -- check it!

    Update 2: "Tested for iOS4" doesn't guarantee new features, but if you want to know which apps can make that claim, here's a handy Google search. [Thanks, jihuiwen!]

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  • Dropbox Finally Launches on Android (iPad, too)

    Dropbox Finally Launches on Android (iPad, too)

    Posted on May 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Yay! Everyone's favourite file-sharing and document-syncing service, Dropbox, has finally released their official Android app, alongside an iPad app and mobile API. The Beta version of the Android app has been out-and-about for the last fortnight, but now the fully-fledged, 100% official, ready-for-action, go-get-em-tiger version has been released to the Android Market. I'm serious. No joke reality. You can go do a search now if you don't believe me. Go on, I'll wait. See? Neat, isn't it?

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  • Review: SugarSync for the iPad

    Review: SugarSync for the iPad

    Posted on April 13, 2010 | No Comments
    I've been wondering how, exactly, I'll be able to do work on my iPad. With the assistance of programs like Dropbox and SugarSync, it is possible to cobble together a workflow that doesn't drive me crazy. When I last looked at SugarSync the service was in it's infancy and I found it slightly lacking. All of my concerns, two years ago, have been address and now you have a fully versioned storage system that you can use to feasibly upload a plethora of files including, but not limited to, MP3s, videos, and documents. Audio and video files, for the most part, played natively on the iPad. However, if you need to transfer odd formats or edit Office or iWork documents (you can view them just fine) you'll need to email the files to yourself and them open them in Pages. This two step process, while upsetting to those afraid of more than one step, is frustrating at worst and a non-issue at best.

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  • Sugarsync gets an API

    Sugarsync gets an API

    Posted on March 22, 2010 | No Comments
    SugarSync, a file syncing product that we may have all forgotten in our rush to glorify Dropbox has been rolling out a steady stream of improvements and, as of 11am today, it will offer an API so mobile applications can use SugarSync shared storage. The API information will live at SugarSync.com/Developers when it goes up [...]

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  • Review: second generation Pogoplug NAS

    Review: second generation Pogoplug NAS

    Posted on December 21, 2009 | No Comments
    PogoPlug has gotten a fair bit of coverage here at CrunchGear, including a full review of the original PogoPlug device. A new version was recently released, with quite a bit more to offer, so an updated review is in order. The second generation PogoPlug supports up to four USB drives, offers gigabit Ethernet, has mobile clients for the major smartphones, and has a burgeoning independent developer community. That's a lot for a $129 gadget!

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  • MobileMe Finally Gets a Point with New iPhone App

    MobileMe Finally Gets a Point with New iPhone App

    Posted on June 9, 2009 | No Comments
    One of the additions to be brought to the new iPhone (and any existing iPhone when update to the v3.0 software) will finally make MobileMe useful. The iDisk application will let you remotely access any files you might have on your iDisk and view most of them right there on the iPhone. This is a [...]

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