3 Android Apps To Automatically Silence Notifications On A Schedule

android-auto-silence-introHave you ever been in a meeting or other place and forgot to silence your phone? I know I have. In some cases, this can really cause problems, but in general, it is disrespectful in most situations. The other part is, when you silence your Android phone notifications, you have to remember to turn the sound back on after the meeting.

The applications talked about below all have the same theory behind them – they allow you to schedule times where your Android phone will automatically silence or turn the notifications back on after the allotted time. Each of these applications is a free or Lite version and most of them have an inexpensive paid version if you want a few more features.
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4 Apps To Make Your Valentine’s Day Special [iOS]

valentine-mainValentine’s Day is one of, if not the, most romantic day on the gregorian calendar. It is the day when you must impress your most loved one with a special dinner or anything that will make them feel special and loved. However, this pressure can be deemed too stressful for us guys out there who don’t want a disastrous Valentine’s Day where our loved one feels their day wasn’t the best. But when given the advantage of having our iPhones with thousands of applications that help with our daily lives, many are also available to help on this day. Today, we will look at three main situations we encounter during Valentine’s Day and an app that can help with each one of them.
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3 Android Applications To Take Control Of Who Can Call You

call-blocking-introPeople are using their phones more and more as their everything device. It does everything except gives them a bath. One of the things you may feel you have no control over is who can call or message you. Taking control of your phone is a little more than managing your contacts.

What if you decide to change your phone number and the person who had it before you signed up for all kinds of services to text message information to them? Or maybe they had a lot of bill collectors or a persistent ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend? All of these are pretty realistic things that can happen.
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Keeping Your Kids Safe on iOS Devices

Safety-LogoIf there is one thing more disturbing on the news these days, it’s the amount of trusted adults that are being arrested for sexual offenses on kids. It makes parents lose all sense of how to keep their children safe, when they don’t even know if the child’s teacher, coach, uncle, or neighbor can be counted on as a safe haven. While the apps reviewed here will help to keep your child safe, it needs to be mentioned that true safety needs to go beyond help that you can receive from apps. It needs to come from every area of their lives.
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4 Dictionary Apps Every iPhone User Should Know About

dictionary-mainWhat do you do when you come across a difficult word when reading news on your iPhone? You can either go online to google the meaning of the word, or check up the physical dictionary for the word. Wouldn’t it be great if there is an app for checking up word(s)? Wait, there are indeed apps for that! The following four dictionary apps for the iPhone are free and have a large word bank that can easily fulfill your needs.
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Performing Search In iOS: What’s Your Alternatives?

SearchEngines-mainWith iOS, there are choices when using a search engine. You can either use it from within Safari or another browser, just like you would in Mac OS, or you can use a separate search engine app. Which option you choose depends much on personal preference.

There are even several choices for different search engine apps. Which one you use depends a lot on what features you’re looking for, as well as which one you usually prefer when searching. Most of them are free, as you shouldn’t have to pay for searching, but there’s one that costs just a little. Depending on your usage, it could be worth it.
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5 iOS App To Help You Stay Fit and Healthy

healthyapps-runningHealth is one of the most important things to take care of in life. Having an iPhone can make that process a lot easier as it has some really helpful and useful apps to ensure that you keep yourself healthy in all cases. Whether eating, or going out – these apps will help ensure you stay healthy.

Note: This does not mean that you do not need visit the doctor – if you feel sick, please visit the doctor.
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Examining the Memory Hogs of iOS

Memory-LogoThe worst thing about the iPhone and iPad also happens to be the best thing. They do too much. It’s easy to assimilate them into our lives, and before long they become indispensable. But, soon we have our whole lives on these devices and they become overloaded.

How do we manage the memory? I’ve been working on this issue for awhile. When my iPhone keeps shutting off on me in the middle of a game, I know it’s because there’s a memory hog somewhere with an app. Here are two ways to examine the memory and keep track of it.
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4 More Distraction Deterring Android Apps To Increase Your Productivity

android-productivity-introWhile working on mobile, you need to be able to be efficient. There are a lot of distractions out there; your Android phone can even be one of them. By adding a few applications, you can increase your productivity and lower distractions.

When you are in a meeting or at a lunch with a client, you don’t really want to be focused on what your phone is doing. You should focus on what you need rather than wasting time playing on Facebook.

Here are a few Android applications to help you manage your distractions and be more productive.
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Essential iPhone Apps for the Winter Season

WinterSeason_roadThe winter holidays are long gone and CES has just left the building, that leaves tech geeks and other individuals alike feeling a bit dull during this time. The winter season still has a little over two months left to bare through. What better way to get through these harsh months than with the help of your iPhone. Unlike the warm summers and breezy springs, winter offers itself with its own challenges. Today, we’ll take a look at a couple of applications on the App Store that will make this season just a tad bit more easier to get through.
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