Android apps

4 Apps to Help You Deal With Taxes Better

August 9, 2012 Leave a Comment

H&R Block

Tax season is never welcome. Well, maybe if you are a tax attorney or an accountant, you will welcome the season. But we all know that there is getting around taxes. There is reason for the popularity of that clichè about taxes and death, after all.

The good news is that there are many ways to prepare for tax season. With the technology available to us, we might as well take advantage of what is there to use.

Enter tax apps.[Read More]

Stress @ Work App Gives Early Warning About Negative Messages

June 13, 2012 Leave a Comment

Stress @ Work

Are you the type who gets easily affected by the words and messages you received throughout the day? Whether the message is verbal or written, I totally understand how negative language can make you upset.

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”

That old saying may sound good, but we all know that it’s full of crap. Especially if you have been on the receiving end of hurtful words.

In this era where communication happens largely via text messages, email, Twitter, Facebook, and the like, it is not unimaginable for people to receive a nasty message and be taken by surprise. Now there is an app for people who want to have a preview of the tone of their messages.[Read More]

Getting Divorced? There’s an App for That. Seriously.

June 12, 2012 Leave a Comment

Divorce Log

I should not have been surprised, really. After all, everyone and their mom is creating a phone app for practically everything. Why not create apps that will help people who are going through the messy process called divorce?[Read More]

Temple Run for Android Still in the Works

February 21, 2012 Leave a Comment

Temple Run

The discussion about Android versus iOS has been going on for a long time now, and it still is not over. The Internet is vast with an Android Market here and an Android market there. This perhaps has contributed to its explosive growth. Still, one can’t deny that it seems that a lot of developers first focus on creating new apps for iOS, with Android users having to wait for a while.

On the other hand, with the number of Android devices swimming out there, one also cannot discount the fact that there are more users. More so, practically all the basic things that you want to do, you can do with an Android device. For example, if need to know how to make gifs, there certainly is an Android app for that.

When it comes to some games, though, Android users have to be a little more patient. And yes, I am talking about Temple Run.[Read More]

WalkSafe: Android App for Inattentive Pedestrians

November 29, 2011 1 Comment

WalkSafe

I have one word for people who use their mobile phones while crossing the street, but I would rather not say it here. Then again, you never know if there is an emergency which absolutely requires you to talk on your phone while walking. Let’s just say that whatever the situation may be, when you talk on your phone while on the road, you can be described as an inattentive pedestrian. The bane of motorists every where in the world.

Just in case you are “forced” to talk on your phone as you cross busy streets, there is an app that might just save your life. It is called WalkSafe, which is developed by the Smartphone Sensing Group of Dartmouth College and University of Bologna. Developers Tianyu Wang, Giuseppe Cardone, Antonio Corradi, Lorenzo Torresani, and Andrew T. Campbell have one question they wish to continuously answer with their work: How do we make smartphones even smarter?[Read More]