There’s been some clever uses of the foursquare API to date, however, this one just may take the cake… or the candy bar in this case! The clever “Heads” at 1000Heads and the always innovating minds at Nokia have dropped a way cool bombshell on the attendees of a Social Media Week event in Glasgow [...]
Checkin at Social Media Week With The Nokia Foursquare Vending Machine
Gadgets Week In Review: Game Set-Up
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We've put together a list of the best iPhone and iPad apps you missed during your egg-frying-ly hot work week.
We have some incredible apps for listening to and making music, the best movies app for your iPad, the most high-tech baby monitor app we've seen, plus much more.
Evoz's new Baby Monitor app is amazing. If you have an Evoz Wi-Fi enabled baby monitor, all you do is put it in your baby's room, and listen to him or her from anywhere in the world using the app.
One reviewer said, "This is the future of parenting. Baby started crying and I got a text. I really didn't think it would work. So sweet!"
Price: free
Sktch helps you craft unique geometric masterpieces on your iPad.
Choose from 16 presets to get started, then map out abstract shapes, lines, and planes in 2D or 3D. Some of the presets even let you use multitouch to make designs.
Price: $1.99
We checked out Thrutu earlier this week, a cool app that lets you send pictures, money, a "prod," or your location while you're on a phone call.
A useful way to use Thrutu is to help you find someone in a big public place. You can see someone's GPS coordinates on a map, as you talk to them.
Price: free
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Android had a big week this week.
The Android Market has a fancy new look, and Google released new apps for redeeming offers and streaming rented movies.
Check out all those and more below.
The Android Market got a major refresh this week, with a fancy new Windows Phone 7-ish look. You also get access to the Market's bookstore and video rentals.
The update is rolling out to Android users running version 2.2 and above. If you want to try it now, click here to learn how.
Google's new Videos app is available for Android. You can use the app to stream your movie rentals from the Android Market or play files stored on your device.
Price: Free in the Android Market
In case you've been away from the internet for the last few days, Spotify, Europe's popular music streaming service, arrived in the U.S.
If you want to take advantage of Spotify's spectacular Android app, you'll need a paid Premium account that costs $9.99 per month.
You can stream from a library of about 15 million songs, plus save songs to your phone so you can listen to them offline. It's like Pandora on steroids.
Price: Free in the Android Market, but you'll need the $9.99 per month Premium plan to use it.
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Adjust your calenders accordingly: New MacBook Airs aren't coming out this week.
John Paczkowski at All Things D says they're coming out next week. Look for an announcement next Thursday or Friday.
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The Android Market hit a big milestone this week, registering more than 4.5 billion apps downloaded.
Add that to Android boss Andy Rubin's news that more than 500,000 Android devices are being activated each day.
Not bad.
As always, we gathered the best new and updated Android apps from this week. Click below to check 'em out.
If you have a Google+ account and an Android phone, you really should check out the wonderful Android app. You can interact with your circles, share links, and even set your mobile photos to automatically upload. You also get Huddle, Google's group messaging app.
And don't forget to check out our full tour of Google+!
Price: Free in the Android Market
Skype finally updated its Android app to include video chat over Wi-Fi or 3G. The downside? It only works on a handful of Android phones for now.(Google Nexus S, HTC Desire S, Sony Ericsson Xperia neo, and Sony Ericsson Xperia pro.)
Price: Free in the Android Market
Path, the photo-sharing social network for your closest friends, is now available to Android users. The app originally launched on iPhone and has seen moderate success in some circles. It's goal is to be a social network for just a handful of your closest friends.
Price: Free in the Android Market
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