Tagged: app

Breaking: Ohio Man Wins Apple 50 Billionth App Download Contest

The 50 billionth app downloaded on iOS (I wonder how they keep track) was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore of Mentor, Ohio. He’ll be walking away with a $10,000 itunes giftcard for his troubles (not shabby).  Ashmore downloaded “Say the Same Thing”, a word game created by internet-famous band, OKGO (Remember the guys who did the music video on treadmills). They happen to have made...

How To Quickly Load Business Card into Contacts: App to load Business Cards

Business cards are great ways to share contact info, but unless people start including QR codes on their cards (some people are), loading them into contacts apps is a pain. Here’s an app to load business cards in seconds. Download Cardmunch (free) from the app store. Open Cardmunch, and log into Linkedin (they own the app, so you have to log in – still...

Apple App Store Nears 50 Billion Downloads…And You Could Win $10,000

Just months after Apple hit the 25 billion app mark, that number has nearly doubled. The countdown to 50 billion downloads has begun, and in about 650,000,000 One person, who downloads the 50 billionth app, will walk away with a $10,000 itunes giftcard.   A Twist in prizes: The prizes for each milestone have changed dramatically. At the original 1 billion app mark, which...

Google Now For iOS Tutorial: Get the most out of Google Now

We explained the setup process in a separate tutorial here. Google Now, Google’s vocal assistant, can be a powerful tool, if you know its’ abilities and limitations. There are two parts to Google Now. The first is called “cards”, and the second is voice search. We’ll start with cards. Cards are like little apps to check on different parts of your life. Cards are...

How And Where To Get Google Now For iOS

Google Now, Google’s popular virtual assistant, has come to Apple’s iOS, but it’s not where you’d think. Several people have asked me where the app itself is. Here’s the secret. There’s no app. Google Now is built right into google’s search app, which was their first app on the store, and has been on it practically since its’ inception. To access Google Now, do...