Uber App – Everyone’s Private Driver

We know this problem is re-occurring for you, as it is for us, and that’s why we are bringing you this post today. If you have been looking for a cab all night or if you are one of those impatient people the Uber app is here to assist you. Simply request a pick up from anywhere at anytime, receive a text with the estimated arrival time (when the car arrives, you’ll get another text) and once you have been picked up and dropped off in one of their luxurious cars there is no need for that awkward moment of pulling out cash and trying to gather a tip. Your credit card of choice is saved into the app and is charged the fair plus the tip. So you’re in and out in no time.

Learn more HERE.

Billr App for iPhone

Tired of doing all of that math on a full stomach after feasting that massive meal with your friends? Or maybe you are just a tad bit sloshed and don’t even realize that there is a tab to pay. Well, now there’s an app for that! Thanks to Billr for iPhone you can now enter  the party size, exactly what the cost of each persons meal was (or drinks), add it all up and BAM! You are now paying less than the friend that ordered the top-shelf liquor as opposed to your happy hour specials. 

More HERE.

SVPPLY iPhone App

Social retail bookmarking site Svpply has launched their much-anticipated iPhone app. If you are not familiar with Svpply we suggest you sign up and follow us ASAP. We were actually using Svpply before Pinterest came along. Same idea but two totally different approaches. With 3,000 new products made available everyday Svpply looks to make a one stop shop for personal style, home and one’s lifestyle. 

Figure for iPhone

Musicians and beatmakers rejoice because there is finally a simple yet powerful app that makes the beat building process that much easier. From the makers of beatmaking software Reason. Propellerhead introduces us to their new iOS app Figure. Equipped with a drum machine and synths to coincide with your bass and lead you’ll be pumping out beats in no time. Like any new program alike it takes some time to learn, but once you get it down the addiction is unstoppable. Check the video above to get a more in-depth look into the app.

More info HERE.

Snapguide

Scouring YouTube for “How To’s” can get pretty old. So if you are looking for a nice and simple guide to well, just about anything you can think of look no further because Snapguide is here to help. This free iPhone app gives you access to step-by-step “how to guides” and provides an easy to use platform. Once signed up users are able to create their own guides adding pictures and videos of your project, captions, and of course sharing your guide with friends, family and the Snapguide community. 

Get the app HERE.

Instagram Launches for Android

It has finally happened. Today Instagram has launched for all of you faithful Android users out there. Since its launch, Instagram has widely been known as an iPhone only application giving Apple users bragging rights to it. Now the revolution will carry on through the Android system and millions more of those filtered photos will flood your feed. The app is available through Google Play today so lets see if you Android users have the same eye as an iPhone user. 

Get it HERE.

Paper for iPad

Just when you thought everything was going “paperless” you get the free (with $8 add-on) Paper app for your iPad. For something being so simple yet powerful, Paper gives you the ability to storyboard, sketch, note-take and draw just about anything your artistic abilities will let you. You can store unlimited drawings in a journal or you can immediately publish your creation to the web. Who know’s? Maybe your next big idea will be sketched right onto your iPad.

Gizmodo: Inside Instagram

Popular tech and gadget site Gizmodo recently had the chance to go inside the made for iPhone app – Instagram. An app that is changing how we interact visually by filtering photos and immediately posting them to a social network platform for you friends, family and the world to see. With an exclusive look inside, Gizmodo highlights numerous points such as the company’s roots, its founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger and the rapid growth of the application that took the iPhone world by storm. Find an excerpt from the article below.

Instagram isn’t just small; it’s tiny. It’s miniscule. It is famously located in Twitter’s old digs in San Francisco’s South Park neighborhood. But here’s the thing: Instagram subleases its space from another company. Instagram isn’t in Twitter’s old office, it’s in Twitter’s old conference room. The entire company is nothing more than a collection of desks arranged bullpen-style in a room that is smaller than most two-car garages. There’s also a small reception area (sans receptionist), a collection of vintage cameras, a cow rug and, well, that’s it. But for a little company, it has some very big names.

“Celebrities cause things to break,” explains Systrom, matter-of-fact, while slurping down a coffee approximately the size of a cow heart.

Just the day before, President Barack Obama had signed on and begun sending out photos. This seemed like a real sign that Instagram had arrived. Obama already has accounts on Flickr and Facebook. He (or his people) must have seen something unique and wonderful in Instagram’s audience, some way to reach people via that channel that it couldn’t through others. When the President joins your network, it’s news. And while it’s great news, it can be the kind of thing a company isn’t prepared for. But as it turns out, Obama is a fractional compared to Justin Bieber.

“Our first celebrity was Snoop Dogg. I remember getting an email that was like ‘Snoop Dogg’s people want to talk,'” says Systrom while Mike chuckles. (Mike chuckles a lot.) “That was a year ago. It’s amazing how we’ve grown as a company since then. I think for us to say that, when we set out we expected it would take a little more than a year for somebody like Barack Obama to sign up, that would be a lie.”

Read the full article HERE.

Apple iBooks 2

As many of us know technology is revolutionizing many things in this world today such as the way we live and the way we learn. Who better than to introduce a revolution in high school and college textbooks than Apple Inc. As they have announced their next mission to “reinvent the textbook”- Apple iBooks 2 has been released free of charge. The company has partnered with textbook makers Pearson, McGraw-Hill and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, as they’re responsible for 90 percent of all textbooks sold. Say goodbye to $200 textbooks because these digital copies will be $14.99 USD or less. Oh, and now mommy and daddy have a reason to get you an iPad.

Zaarly App

It’s pretty much as simple as it sounds – with the Zaarly app you can buy and sell anything with people nearby. Pretty much another genius idea coming out of the tech world and especially the world of APPS. We all know the Craigslist killer won’t be a problem when using this app so why not download it and try it out for a low-cost of FREE! After all we know you have tons of junk you need to get rid of so get on your beloved iOS or Android device and post away.

Get the app HERE.

(Thank you Andre Cherry)