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IK Multimedia launches its first Android app: iRig Recorder
According to IK Multimedia, the basic iRig Recorder Android smartphone and tablet app is available now from Google’s Play Store, and is designed to be as easy-to-use as possible. There’s no complicated setup, users just need to install, launch and hit record (though an auto record feature is also included, that starts capturing audio as soon as the app is launched). Usefully, the recording time is limited only by the amount of space available on your device. Recorded files can be saved on the Android device itself (with automatic grouping and geo-tagging), shared over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, or exported in CD-quality (16-bit/44.1 kHz) uncompressed WAV format, or as (compressed) OGG …
NowThis News Launches Android App For Its Video News Network
Digital media startup NowThis News has launched an Android app to supplement , serving up bite-sized video clips for a variety of news categories, breaking stories and popular events. The app uses an uninspired but functional interface. Videos are shown as thumbnail images and you can take a look at additional clips simply by swiping up and down from anywhere on the screen. The home feed is a curated selection of NowThis News content, although you can switch to a different section just by swiping to the left. In addition to the traditional newspaper headers, such as food, entertainment, science and technology, there’s also a couple of dedicated channels for …
Retina MacBook Pro customer launches class action lawsuit against Apple over alleged LG display flaw
Since Apple unveiled its first Retina MacBook Pro with the 15.4-inch model in June, there have been a growing number of complaints from customers experiencing issues with the product. By far the most reported problem is one that causes a burn-in or ghosting problem on the device’s display. It has resulted in a support thread boasting over 364,769 views. Apple uses two display suppliers for the device, LG and Samsung, and it wasn’t until months later that many started speculating the source of the issue was with LG (as highlighted in the video above). Today, one MacBook Pro user named Beau Hodges has decided to launch a class-action lawsuit against Apple in a federal court …
House-Snooping App Homesnap Launches Website, Plans Android App
Homesnap, a point-and-snap iOS app that gives users details and financial info about other people’s houses, is building some additions and slapping a new name on the mailbox. That metaphor not working for you? Okay. The app is adding an aerial map feature called Explore that’s meant to offer better search, as well as a social element that lets house hunters share listings and photos more easily with friends, spouses and opinionated in-laws. The result: An app that’s suited for couch-browsing in addition to home-stalking on the go. Previously described as “Shazam for house hunting,” Homesnap is now Shazam plus Foursquare Explore plus Facebook Connect plus an Instagram-like feed of …
Snapchat Launches Video Messaging Feature in Android App
Ten days after it first launched in private beta, Snapchat’s new Android video messaging feature has today emerged from testing and has , along with a few other improvements. In keeping with Snapchat’s self-combusting style, Android-toting Snapchatters can now add video to the range of messages that they can send to friends via the service. The company says it hasn’t been the smoothest of rides porting video functionality to Google’s platform, but it is finally here. Making Snapchat video for Android has been exciting, but has also had its fair share of challenges. The Android phones that many of us use were never designed with Snapchat in mind, and that can …
BBC Launches BBC Sport Android App
The Android version is now available on Google Play for UK users only (should arrive on the Amazon Appstore soon), and is designed to work with a spectrum of devices up to and including 7-inch tablets. Users can access news, stats, live scores, commentary and analysis as well as live and on demand video. Through the app, sports fans can watch the current Rugby Union Six Nations championship and the upcoming Formula 1 season as they please on Android devices. Video is supported on devices running Android version 2.2 and above. The BBC Sport apps have been evolving quickly since their launch. The iOS app saw the weeks after it arrived …
Spuul Launches Android App for its Bollywood Streaming Service
Spuul, the Singapore-based company bringing streaming Bollywood TV shows and films to the world, has launched an Android app on Google Play, joining its preexisting Web, iOS and Facebook apps. The new app, which is a global release, is compatible with Android 2.2 to 4.x and is currently focused on smartphones, though it will work on tablets. Tablet optimization is coming down the road, along with a subtitle feature. Viewers can enjoy a limited free ad-supported version of the service, or sign up for a premium subscription for $ 4.99 a month. I took the app for a spin and appreciated how simple the whole interface is. It’s spare in …
Moo Launches Android App to Control New NFC Business Cards
Moo.com has launched a new app on the Google Play store that enables users to add digital information to its soon-to-be released Near Field Communication (NFC) business cards. The app, designed for NFC-enabled Android devices running version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher, allows users to add custom URLs, contact information, map links, social networking profiles and data from other apps to a personalized business card ordered from Moo. The app works alongside Moo’s updated Luxe Business Cards, which adds what the company is describing as a “third side” to a physical card using an NFC chip. Although the app is live in the Google Play store this week, unfortunately …