FX Photo Studio Review [iPhone App]

FX-LogoThere are so many photo apps for iPhone and iPad that it can be hard to know where to start looking. Simply type “photo” or “photo editing” in a search yields too many apps. I tried FX Photo Studio recently, and more than anything else, it’s just a lot of fun.

If you’re looking for a photo editor that will clean up, sharpen, add text, etc., you’re looking in the wrong place. But if you’re looking to make some really different and fun pictures, it will do much better. Its best feature is that it has so many options, it’s questionable if you’ll ever use all of them. It allows you to either take a photo through the app, use a photo from your camera roll, or import a photo from Facebook or your documents.
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Kindle for iPhone App: Connecting It All Together

KindleApp-LogoThese days, people are turning to digital content for all their reading needs, whether it be books, newspapers, or magazines. At close to the same price, and many times cheaper, it just doesn’t make sense to stick with printed reading materials. But the largest reason to go digital is because it’s more readily available. You don’t have to just depend on e-readers, either. You can download the software to your computer or phone as well. Nothing seems to sync all this up as well as Kindle.

My first foray into the world of e-reading was with the Kindle app on the iPhone. I wanted to be able to read e-books for that portability and cheaper price, but at that time Kindle devices, and most other e-readers, were well over $200. I just didn’t want to spend that much. Not only is the Kindle app free, you don’t have to have the Kindle device to be able to use the app.
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The “World Coolest Intern”, Are You Up To The Challenge? [News]

The “World Coolest Intern” is a recruitment campaign by Standard Chartered Bank to hire social media savvy interns to help them promote their latest product: Breeze. The 6 months internship program comes with a total remuneration of SGD$30,000 (about USD$39,000) and the chance to work with some leading social media experts including Google, Christophe Langlois from Visible Banking and prominent blogger, Goodstuph’s Pat Law.

For those who are not aware, the Breeze platform is a new iPhone app from Standard Chartered Bank that lets you manage your money right from your mobile phone. Unlike most online banking app, Breeze comes with feature such as issuing bank cheque over the phone, pay bill on the go, reminder and wishlist.
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Schedule Meetings Easier with Tungle

tungle-logoOne of the hardest things about a meeting is the scheduling. I know when it is time to schedule a board meeting, I run into all kinds of schedule conflicts. To make things even harder, people use different email clients and smart phones. This makes it harder to send meeting requests by email.

Tungle.me helps relieve the pains associated with scheduling a group meeting by gathering the best common times for all of the invitees.
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How to Sync Your iPhone Contacts to Ubuntu One

ubuntuone-sync-logoWhen Ubuntu One first launched, we all thought that it is just another file storage service, just like Dropbox, with the limitation that it is only available for Ubuntu. With the release of Ubuntu Lucid, Ubuntu One has evolved into a great tool that it not only sync your files, but also your music, bookmarks, and broadcast message archive. The latest addition to the plate is the synchronization of your iPhone contacts.

As you all know, iPhone and Linux are never a good pair. iPhone needs iTunes to sync, and iTunes is not available for Linux. Well, with the new Ubuntu One Contact [iTunes link] iPhone app, it is easy to sync your iPhone (contact) with your Ubuntu machine.
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Miniaturize Your Photos With TiltShift Generator

tiltshift-iconTilt-shift photography is a technique whereby figures or objects are made to appear miniature through the manipulation of the lens. If done very well, the life-size objects or subjects will appear like miniature scale models. Although it is a technique that skilled photographers accomplish using their cameras, you can also mimic it with photo editing software, such as Gimp or Adobe PhotoShop.

In the fast-pace, social media infused society that many of us live, it would be nice to be able to apply such photo effects on the fly, directly on our digital image capturing devices (i.e. pocket cameras and mobile phones).

TiltShift Generator is an Adobe Air applications that allows users to manipulate their photos directly on their mobile devices, whether their devices are netbooks, laptosp, or mobile phones. Because it is an Adobe Air app, it will work on any device that can run Adobe Air. Furthermore, it is available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch in Apple’s App Store for $0.99.
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Friday Mobile Game Review: Tehra Dark Warrior – 3D Hack and Slasher Game

tehra-dark-warriorIf you have played Hero of Sparta and you love it, chances are, you will like Tehra Dark Warrior as well. Tehra Dark Warrior is developed by StormBasic and features almost the same style as the Hero of Sparta. There is one difference though, the main character is now a half-naked heroine endowed with big weapon and magical power.

As in all RPG hack and style game, the main character (Tehra) has to go around killing monsters, trolls, dragons in order to save the humankind.
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Friday Mobile Game Review: Trundle, A Simple Yet Addictive Physics Based Game

trundle-logoTrundle is one of the latest release in the App store and it is really a free and fun game that received little attention. Developed by the Mobile Bros, this physics based game is easy to play and addicting at the same time.

The objective of the game is to move a small black ball from the left to the right of the screen. Each screen comes with different obstacles that you have to bring your black ball to cross. There is nothing much to control except tilting your phone up and down and touch the screen to make the ball jump.
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Friday Mobile Game Review: OMG Pirates!

omg-pirates-mainJudging from the name, you might think that OMG Pirates! is a pirates game where you become the baddies and rob people of their treasure. Unfortunately you are only half correct. OMG Pirates! actually played off the silly and absurd Ninja vs Pirates meme and you become the lone ninja that fights off the waves of Pirates who are attacking your homeland.

The creator of OMG Pirates! is Mika Mobile, also the creator of the popular Zombieville USA. The story is simple. You fight and kill pirates to defend your home. There are a total of 9 missions and 3 bosses. Each mission get more difficult than the previous. Once you have completed the 10 missions in the normal mode, the Hard and Survival mode will be unlocked and you can play it again at a more challenging level.
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Friday Mobile Game Review: Defender Chronicles – A RPG Style Tower Defense Game

defender chroniclesThe Tower Defense style of game has always been very popular among gamers. What if you add in Role Playing Game (RPG) element and give it a new twist? Defender Chronicles: Legend of The Desert King is one such game that is going to make you stare at your iPhone hours after hours.

Defender Chronicles: Legend of the Desert King is not the latest game in town, but it is one that makes me yearn for more. I can’t remember how many hours I have spent trying to complete the maps and power up my heroes. Like any other tower defense game, your aim is to build obstacles along the enemy’s path and prevent them from reaching the destination.
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