Project management applications. Getting things done. There’s always something for the iPhone & iPod touch that relates to task management. And hell, Apple just opened up a brand new section exclusively for us perhaps OCD individuals. I mean, are all Apple owners productivity freaks or what? The next time someone tosses the term “hipster” out there, I might be inclined to add that we happen to be “productive” hipsters. With icons! Task This icons.
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Sneak Peek: Byline 3.0 for iPhone
Remember Byline? It was one of the first RSS readers for iPhone and it’s become a major hit in the App Store, granting developer Milo Bird a well deserved spot amongst the most successful devs of iPhone apps. But Byline is ready to go under a major update, labelled 3.0. which we’ve been able to test in its almost-final version.
Byline 3.0 will feature important UI changes and improvements, revamped sharing capabilities (like Twitter and Instapaper), extended support for gesture navigation and a lot of other fixes. I have to say that it really feels like a brand new app and, most of all, the new engine is fast. If you turn caching off, I’d say is as fast as Reeder’s one - but unlike Silvio Rizzi’s app it’s got a native interface which I’m sure will convince many users to try it out again.
Also, Byline 3.0 will be available for free for previous customers, and should be available in the App Store very soon. We’ve managed to take some screenshots of the current build. you can take a look after the break.
We can’t wait for Byline 3.0.
Find Your Car with Sally Park
I tend to park in the same parking lots every time I go out. Maybe because my town is relatively small, or just because I’m that type of guy that enjoys getting used to things, I’ve gotten used to park my car in the same lots.
But when I go out of my town with my friends, it might happen that when it’s time to come back we spend a few minutes trying to remember where we left the car, and sometimes we also get lost in the attempt to find it. And when these situations occur, we have to thank Doseido for releasing Sally Park in the App Store.
A Pro Clock For Your iPhone
As you may know, I’m a heavy user of the native iPhone clock app: it’s simple, good looking and does just what I need it to do. I use it every day to check on different time zones and set up alarms, and I do miss it on the iPad - even though someone managed to install it anyway.
But what if you wanted the clock app to do even more magic? Then Clock Pro might be the app for you.
Textie, Free Texting from Atebits
Since when Twitter announced the acquisition of Twitter for iPhone and Mac, we all started wondering where the hell was Loren Brichter. Did the Twitter folks kidnap him and put him in front of an iMac telling him “Do code”? Who knows, but it’s been a nice surprise to find out that Atebits (Loren’s company) and Borange have released a new application for iPhone and iPod Touch called Textie, which allows you to send free text messages to anyone in the world running the same app.
Climate, A Fresh Take on Weather Apps
Checking the weather is one of the things I’ve rediscovered thanks to the iPhone. I’ve always been that kind of guy that is interested in knowing weather conditions and forecasts, but it was quite a pain to go to different websites everytime and buy standalone weather stations to get accurate data about my location. Thanks to the iPhone, and thanks to the App Store, I’ve managed to rediscover my old interested using applications like Outisde from Robocat (which I reviewed here) and Apple’s weather widget.These apps provide a simple and great looking way to see what the weather is like and even what I need to wear based on the temperature. It’s a wether geek’s dreams come true.
Some weeks ago I heard that there was a new weather app, called Climate, which was pretty good and worth trying out. How could I miss a good new weather app?
What’s ‘Happening’ Near You? Review & Giveaway!
Where I live, shit’s sparse. I live in a rather quiet town that certainly is jam packed full of residential homes and shopping, but what’s there for the average guy to do? I’m not exactly cosy in New York City or Miami Beach, so I actually have to seek out things to do. Thank god there’s Happening for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Developer Recreates Toy Story iAd for iPhone
Remember when Steve showed off iAd for the first time? The cool Toy Story 3 iAd demo with the rotating menu and movie characters? We do, and s0 does developer Ted Littledale, who wanted to see if it’s actually so easy to create an iAd.
Well, probably not, because as he wrote in his blog post he had to go through some documentation from the Webkit team and play around with functions and finger swipe events to get the thing working. Also, he used pictures of his dog in the “ad”, which you can test on the iPhone here.
We’ve embedded the demo video after the break. Cool stuff.
Goalbook, A Place to Jot your Goals. Review & Giveaway!
Boy, I sure am a dreamer. While I probably won’t live on that billion dollar yacht afloat over a man made martini ocean smack dab in the middle of Russia, there’s always the chance right? Probably not, but I might be able to sing in my own local band one day or form an ultra elite team of hackers that protect the world from evil doers like Federico. So for those rather minute goals (and perhaps even bigger ones), I can store my dreams and aspirations in the eye-popping iPhone and iPod touch application, Goalbook.