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iOS 7.1: Getting Siri to listen until you are done

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Getting Siri to listen until you are done

Have you ever had one of those moments when you wanted Siri to remind you of something and right in the middle of you talking she says, “What do you want me to remind you of?” It’s frustrating, right? Well, with the iOS update 7.1 there is a fix. It’s actually pretty simple. Usually you hold the home button until you hear the familiar “ding” and then you let go and begin to talk to Siri. Well, if you hold the home button down and keep holding it down you can ask Siri to remind you of whatever it is Continue Reading →

Little Things Forever – Fun Seek and Find Game for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad (mini)

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At first look you may think this is just a game for young kids. Young kids do enjoy it, but it is not as easy as it looks. It is essentially a seek and find game. It opens with a star that has many objects inside of it and then zooms in on one. That object becomes your game board for that round. Inside of that object are a whole bunch of smaller objects. In the upper right hand corner of the screen is a list of objects for you to find. You are being timed for this game so Continue Reading →

Stop Motion Miniatures Review for iPad (mini), iPhone, iPod Touch

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Stop Motion Miniatures Review for iPad (mini), iPhone, iPod Touch

There are many stop motion apps out there. They all basically do the same thing. Take lots of photos at intervals and put them together in a time-lapse video. That’s the basic concept. Typically they each have some key features that make them stand out. Miniatures is exactly that: a stop motion/time-lapse app with some key functions that make it stand out. Here are a few functions that make this stop motion/time-lapse app really stand out. * Tilt-shift – this is the ability to make the top and bottom of the screen blur a bit. It makes the video look Continue Reading →

Get Rewarded for watching TV – A Viggle Review for iPad (mini), iPhone, iPod Touch

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You are already watching TV, why not get rewarded for it

Do you love to watch TV? Do you love to earn points to use for shopping? Why not mix those two loves together. That’s what Viggle does. Whenever you are watching TV, just open your Viggle app and “check in” to that show. Viggle will “listen” to the show, recognize what you are watching and give you information about that show. You can click on to IMDB and get deeper info about that show. You can also find out more by clicking the Facebook link, the Twitter link or the Wikipedia link. For each minute you watch, you get a Continue Reading →

Create your own beats with MadPad for iPad(mini), iPhone, iPod touch

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Create your own beats with MadPad for iPad(mini)/iPhone/iPod touch

Want to create your own beats? Want to make a fun video? Want to involve a bunch of friends or family members? MadPad is for you. Essentially it is a virtual drum kit, but the drums are any noise you want to make. You get 12 boxes to work with. Each box lets you record any sound you want. Remember, the length of the sound/word you make is how log that clip will be. If you want to say something and keep a beat you will need to make sure your words are fitting to a beat. HOW TO: When Continue Reading →