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- Cool Websites & Tools – Chrome Extension Scanner, Track Your Life, & Nature Soundmap
- Advanced Ghostbusters, Possible Movie Sequel?
- iOS Apps on Sale for 1 February: Sonic, Riptide & XCOM
- SwiftKey Arrives Smartly On iOS With A Neat Note-Taking App
- Video Game Hub Episode 3 – Free Games, Buying Old Franchises, And Nintendo’s Rebound
- Buying Textbooks? Chegg And Textbooks.com Should Be Your First Stops
- 5 Powerful Spoken Word Videos That Will Touch Your Soul
- Game Controllers & iOS: Here’s What You Need To Know
- 3 Little-Known Android Apps To Keep Your Files And Folders Organized
- Facebook To Launch A Curated Visual News Reader Called Paper
- Pick Your Own Adventure: The World of Gamebooks on iOS
- 5 Devices That Didn’t Come With Android Which You Can Install It On
- 3 Free PC Games That Took Off In 2013 That You Should Play
- 2 Ways To Convert AVI & MKV Files To Add Videos To iTunes
- Ocean Views and Pyramids: Two Gorgeous Live Wallpapers To Spruce Up Your Homescreen
| Cool Websites & Tools – Chrome Extension Scanner, Track Your Life, & Nature Soundmap Posted: 31 Jan 2014 08:31 PM PST  Extension Defender – scans your extensions for known malware, adware, and spyware. It actively protects you and warns you before installing detected malicious extensions. New signatures are added daily, and it currently detects over 80 adware, spyware or malware extensions, both in and out of the webstore. OptimizeMe – helps you record your life to improve it. Simply track all your daily activities in a single app and learn how everything you do and everyone you meet influences your life, health and fitness. You can also log your mood, stress level, health status, quality of sleep, weight, hydration and many... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Chrome Extension Scanner, Track Your Life, & Nature Soundmap |
| Advanced Ghostbusters, Possible Movie Sequel? Posted: 31 Jan 2014 06:30 PM PST  If the movie “Ghostbusters” were made today, this is probably how it’d look like — futuristic, sleek, and lots of J.J. Abrams’ signature lens flares. Seriously, if this was made into a movie, shut up and take my money! Designed by concept artist Frédéric Le Martelot from France. What do you think of the concept? Should the movie be made? Read the full article: Advanced Ghostbusters, Possible Movie Sequel? |
| iOS Apps on Sale for 1 February: Sonic, Riptide & XCOM Posted: 31 Jan 2014 05:30 PM PST  There are thousands of app sales happening at any one time, and most of them aren’t worth your time. Cutting through the fluff to find the few gleaming gems among can be a time consuming process, so it’s lucky I’ve already done it for you. This week we’ve got an abundance of quality games, and a noticeable shortage of useful utilities. If you’re looking for something to waste your time on this weekend, you’re in the right place. Apps Summary Pro ($2.99, now $0.99) Probably the most useful app on this list, Summary Pro is a tool for collecting and... Read the full article: iOS Apps on Sale for 1 February: Sonic, Riptide & XCOM |
| SwiftKey Arrives Smartly On iOS With A Neat Note-Taking App Posted: 31 Jan 2014 04:30 PM PST  The walled castle of Apple has kept out smart keyboards like the popular SwiftKey. With SwiftKey Note, the predictive typing tool makes a small breach. Before you get your hopes up, SwiftKey Note isn’t the same replacement keyboard as its Android counterpart. It is a separate note-taking app for iOS, but with the same predictive technology that should help you take quick notes while on the go. The smart intuitive typing technology won’t work outside the app, and you have to still use the default iOS keyboard. But if you are a habitual note-taker, it could help to amp up... Read the full article: SwiftKey Arrives Smartly On iOS With A Neat Note-Taking App |
| Video Game Hub Episode 3 – Free Games, Buying Old Franchises, And Nintendo’s Rebound Posted: 31 Jan 2014 02:41 PM PST  Welcome to MakeUseOf’s Video Game Hub episode 2, the weekly news show where we count top the top five news stories from the busy world of video games. A new episode airs each and every Friday. Don’t worry if you haven’t been following the latest video game news, because we’ve been doing it for you. This week, we have Microsoft offering some money in exchange for your old console, provided you use it on an Xbox One, Nintendo has a plan to turn things around, Sony is offering more fantastic free games to PlayStation Plus members, Gears of War has a new home at... Read the full article: Video Game Hub Episode 3 – Free Games, Buying Old Franchises, And Nintendo’s Rebound |
| Buying Textbooks? Chegg And Textbooks.com Should Be Your First Stops Posted: 31 Jan 2014 01:00 PM PST  One of the worst kept secrets among students is that school bookstores overcharge for textbooks. If you attend university, you’ve no doubt encountered this fact, and maybe at some point you’ve even bought a book at the unreasonable price offered directly by the school. But why would anyone do that when plenty of websites out there will sell or rent the very same book for a fraction of the price? Two of the most used sites for getting textbooks (besides Amazon, of course) are Chegg and Textbooks.com, but which should you use for your next college textbook buying excursion? Well,... Read the full article: Buying Textbooks? Chegg And Textbooks.com Should Be Your First Stops |
| 5 Powerful Spoken Word Videos That Will Touch Your Soul Posted: 31 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST  Whether you like poetry or not, prepare to be blown away. Poetry is more than just flowery language from an archaic time; it’s a way to express deep truths that transcend words and rhythm. Spoken word in particular is one of the most powerful forms of poetry today and these videos provide more than enough evidence of that. “Remember How We Forgot” This spoken word by Shane Koyczan is a wonderful reminder of our childhood and what we might have lost over the years. In this moving piece, Koyczan explores his childhood experiences — many of which we might have... Read the full article: 5 Powerful Spoken Word Videos That Will Touch Your Soul |
| Game Controllers & iOS: Here’s What You Need To Know Posted: 31 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST  Did you know that iOS 7 has support for proper, physical game controllers? For the first time ever Apple has hinted at a future for its platform that doesn’t solely involve smearing fingerprints on a screen, after adding a proper API for external game control with iOS 7. The controllers themselves are thin on the ground at present, but game support is starting to broaden considerably. The fact that many publishers are using the App Store as a means of monetising their older controller-reliant wares (Grand Theft Auto III, anyone?) suggests that many more pad-friendly releases are on the horizon.... Read the full article: Game Controllers & iOS: Here’s What You Need To Know |
| 3 Little-Known Android Apps To Keep Your Files And Folders Organized Posted: 31 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST  Still on the lookout for a good file manager for your Android device? Maybe it’s time to test drive some of the lesser-known options. Apps, files, and folders are at the root of your interaction with your mobile companion. The in-built app drawer is good enough to manage and access your applications. But, to keep all the files and folders organized and under control, you need a dedicated file explorer and a few tricks to manage files, no matter which device or OS you’re using. While the well-known options like ES File Explorer (review here) and ASTRO File Manager do... Read the full article: 3 Little-Known Android Apps To Keep Your Files And Folders Organized |
| Facebook To Launch A Curated Visual News Reader Called Paper Posted: 31 Jan 2014 09:30 AM PST  On February 3rd, get ready to download your next toy for iOS, as Facebook prepares to launch a news reader app called Paper, the day before their 10th birthday. The world has no shortage of news reader apps. In fact, Jason Calacanis has just released one called Inside. But the mere fact that this is made by Facebook will already give it an advantage over the others, as brand recognition rules the roost. Plus, from what the following video shows us, Paper looks to be much better than anything else out there. Made by the new Facebook Creative Labs, Paper... Read the full article: Facebook To Launch A Curated Visual News Reader Called Paper |
| Pick Your Own Adventure: The World of Gamebooks on iOS Posted: 31 Jan 2014 09:00 AM PST  “You come to a heavy wooden door that leads into the wizard’s catacombs. You can hear the minotaur roaring in the maze behind you; it won’t be long before he catches up. If you have the golden key, you may choose to open the door and take your chances underground. If not, now you must stand and fight!” The life of a gamebook adventurer is rough! Are you ready to face down savage foes and clever traps? What’s a Gamebook? Gamebooks are a cross between tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, and the Choose Your Own Adventure books you... Read the full article: Pick Your Own Adventure: The World of Gamebooks on iOS |
| 5 Devices That Didn’t Come With Android Which You Can Install It On Posted: 31 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST  You can find Android running on unusual gadgets, and because of its open-source nature, hackers love to port it different devices. What this means is that you can often give old gadgets a new life by simply installing the latest flavour of Google’s operating system. But it’s not a blanket rule and you still need to know which devices have been widely tested and reported to be working well with Android, as well as the easiest and most reliable methods for installation. After all, you don’t want to brick your device. Here are five devices that you may easily install... Read the full article: 5 Devices That Didn’t Come With Android Which You Can Install It On |
| 3 Free PC Games That Took Off In 2013 That You Should Play Posted: 31 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST  2013 was a huge year for online gaming. It was probably the year that I spent the most of my available time with games by sitting in front of my PC. I’ve always been a fan of the PC platform, and it’s really beginning to shine over consoles, in my opinion at least. There were many games that reached the surface last year, but I feel like there are three that really shined over the rest. These games are free, very popular, and extremely addicting. 2013 was a breakout year for these games, and I really think they’ll hold strong... Read the full article: 3 Free PC Games That Took Off In 2013 That You Should Play |
| 2 Ways To Convert AVI & MKV Files To Add Videos To iTunes Posted: 31 Jan 2014 06:00 AM PST  iTunes only supports MP4 and QuickTime format video files, so many of the videos you come across on the web can’t be added directly to iTunes or transferred to an iPod, iPhone, or iPad. Luckily, this problem is easy to solve — all you have to do is convert the videos to MP4 files using one of the tools below. Once yo have, you can add them to iTunes and use them like any other file i Tunes supports. The web is full of poor-quality video converters that try to install adware and other junk when you download them. Unlike... Read the full article: 2 Ways To Convert AVI & MKV Files To Add Videos To iTunes |
| Ocean Views and Pyramids: Two Gorgeous Live Wallpapers To Spruce Up Your Homescreen Posted: 31 Jan 2014 05:00 AM PST  Your homescreen: You see it every time you switch on your phone, which is dozens of times a day for some of us. Why not make it beautiful? Today I’d like to share two interesting live wallpapers, both of which feature clean vector graphics. Before we dig in, if the very notion of live wallpapers turns you off, you can hop over to one of our previous posts describing the world’s best free mobile wallpaper app (spoiler alert: it’s your browser), or Freshbacks, a simple way to rotate static wallpapers on your homescreen. Now that we’ve got only the serious... Read the full article: Ocean Views and Pyramids: Two Gorgeous Live Wallpapers To Spruce Up Your Homescreen |
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