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Sunday, January 5, 2014

6 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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Cool Websites & Tools – Help Blind People Identify Objects, Cheap Phone Calls, & One Sentence Diary

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 08:31 PM PST

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Gigglemail – What is a picture or a video good for if you can’t capture the reaction of those you are sharing it with? Snap a picture or video using GiggleMail, send it to anyone and watch how they react. Want a step up from Snap Chat, Vine, Glide or other photo sharing apps? That is what GiggleMail is. TapTapSee – is designed to help the blind and visually impaired identify objects they encounter in their daily lives. Simply double tap the iPhone screen to take a photo of anything, at any angle, and hear the app speak the identification...

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The Best Internet Memes Of 2013 [Weird & Wonderful Web]

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 05:30 PM PST

This week in Weird & Wonderful Web, we take a last look back at 2013, specifically the memes and viral Internet trends that punctuated the 12 months we recently bid a fond farewell. These memes, trends, and viral content weren’t exactly important in the big scheme of things, but they did entertain us throughout the year, offering some lighthearted moments in between the serious news and scary events. Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal The Internet was already a big fan of Ryan Gosling when Vine user Ryan McHenry started trying to feed him cereal. Gosling refused each and every...

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iOS Apps on Sale for January 4: Gneo, Outline+ & Machinarium

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 05:30 PM PST

Stomachs full, wallets empty and brand new devices in-hand, we return from the festive break. After the App Store shut down, many developers are scrambling to rekindle interest in their wares with a sale or two. Our first Apps on Sale column for 2014 features organisational and note-taking apps for a productive start to 2014, as well as a generative art toy and a unique point and click adventure. Let’s save some money! Apps SoundHound ? ($6.99, now free) SoundHound is a service that recognises the music that is playing around you. It’s very similar to Shazam, except according to SoundHound...

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Pandora Introduces Musical Alarm Clock for Android

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 04:30 PM PST

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That shrill ring of the alarm clock (or app) in the morning is something none of us look forward to, so online radio giant Pandora is changing things up a bit by launching an alarm feature on its Android app. The Pandora alarm clock for iOS was released in early December. The alarm clock feature of Pandora 5.1 for Android works like any alarm app you may have used (and there really are some unique alarm clocks out there). Set the time you want to wake up for and Pandora will ring when the alarm goes off, playing music that...

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Point & Click Games Found A New Home On The iPad

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST

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In the early 1990s, home computer games were getting really good. Hardware and software had progressed beyond the repetitive jumping and shooting of the video arcade, and other aspects of a “good story” started to become more important, like characters, location and the dialogue itself. Few genres did more for the adventure game movement than point and click games, characterised by classics like Monkey Island and emulators like SCUMMVM. These days, many of these classic titles can be found on the iOS App Store – along with a slew of brand new originals. Point and click games are back with...

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Resolutions, Accomplished: 9 Android Apps For Building Habits

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST

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2014 is here, and you’ve told all of your “New Year’s Resolutions” to your friends. However, resolutions can be good for you if you actually keep them, and there are plenty of Android apps available that can help you with that. Forget task list apps, here are nine different apps aimed at helping you build good habits and break bad ones. Regularly (Free) Regularly is a great habit tracker that allows you to categorize what’s most important, color code items that need attention, and organize related tasks with tags. Because Regularly is a habit-related app rather than a typical task...

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