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iPhone App Review: AOL Radio

Andy — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:31:34 +0000

What could be better than having your local radio stations plus more right at the touch of your finger?

Well… how about having them on your iPhone or iPod Touch?

How sweet is that? Well let me show you… ( Click App )

<- App Loaded

Your iPhone App has loaded! From the start you can see that the AOL Radio App has a variety of features. Not only can you choose to listen to specific genres but you can also listen to your favorite local radio stations.
( Mostly CBS related stations )

Favorites ->

I really dislike having to search for my favorite station, but no worries AOL Radio has a favorites tab which enables you to simply browse and weed out your most listened to stations.
Go ahead select the station you want to listen to…

<- Listening

Nice choice, KROQ!
This is the AOL Radio Now Playing. Simplistic media player don’t you think. Well that’s really all you need. With this App you can start and stop playing the station you are listening to. No you can’t fast forward or rewind, your are listening to a live broadcast remember! Bored of this song, tap on the Recents Tab and check out what you listened to earlier today or a few days ago.

Recents ->

Nice, I can see you like different types of genres just by looking at your recent stations. This is really helpful because what if you stumble onto some station you never heard before and you enjoy it but forget to add it to your favorites.
What was that station again? Just look in the recent’s tab. Let see what’s playing on the wave…

<- Like that Song

Tap the magnifying glass under the song title and select the option you want. Find it on iTunes, Find on AOL Music, or Add it to your Favorites under songs. This application is very well rounded but what else is great about this app?

Great and Not so Great

This app works great with Wifi as well as EDGE. Thats right, full stream directly from an EDGE connection! The bad part is that if you listen while on EDGE say goodbye to your battery in around 2.5 to 3.5 hours. That’s right, beware of the EDGE for it will suck the life out of your device.

How do I get this App?

This App is available for free through the Apple App Store.
( Requires you to have an iTunes Account )

iPhone App Review: Brain Tuner

Andy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:56:00 +0000

Do you like to keep your brain nice and fit? Brain Tuner is a great little app that I recently discovered in the Apple App Store that helps you do just that! With simple arithmetic problems this app will help you develop quick response time from your brain.

Brain Tuner gives you the option of choosing between 20 or 100 simple math problems. The trick is to make sure the problem is correct or incorrect. The program records how long it takes you to get through the list of problems. This gives you an incentive to continue to try and lower your overall time.

Using this application is a no brainer. Simply hit Right if the problem has the correct answer and Wrong if the problem has a wrong answer.

If you have never tried out programs of this type you should definitely give this one a try because of its simplicity. Give it a try and see how fast you can solve the problems! Here is my the lowest time for 20 problems as of today:

Where do I get this App?

This app is available through the Apple App Store for free.
( Requires you to have an iTunes account )

iPhone App Review: MySpace

Andy — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:32:23 +0000

If you have ever used an iPhone you should already know that you can access MySpace through the Safari web browser. As handy as that may be, if you are surfing the net over an EDGE connection it might take you over a minute to simply connect and log in. This is no more with this outstanding and intuitive app designed for the iPhone.

So how much better is it against logging in from Safari?
If you noticed on the picture above, MySpace automatically signs you in when you start the app. Yep! Only type in your info once and every time after that it will sign you in automatically. How convenient is that? Once you are logged in you can immediately see what’s new. From messages to comments and friend requests.

You can easily change your status directly from your iPhone. One of the best features is that you can upload a picture instantly. Yeah, that mean that it you want to show where you are you can simply take a picture and upload it. This app works very fast because of it’s awesome integration with the MySpace site. All of the content you see is simply updated, the GUI is all stored locally on your iPhone making faster loading times.

Navigating to your Messages and Friend requests is as simple as tapping the respective buttons on the bottom of the screen that are accessible at anytime while using the program. When you preview photos you can easily scroll up and down with no lag!

With this awesome application you can stay connected with friends and family in just the time it takes you to update your status. I 100% recommend this app simply because it keeps you in touch with all your …

How do I get this app?
Simply download it from Apple’s App Store. It’s free.
( Requires you to have an iTunes Account )

iPhone App Review: MxTube

Andy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:47:20 +0000

MxTube is a very impressive app designed by a thirteen year old. Yeah, you read right… a thirteen year old. This app is the perfect substitute for the iPhone’s YouTube application. In simplest terms, it is a super YouTube app for the iPhone. Although, the version of the app that I am reviewing is in beta, it has been out for quite some time now.

So want to find out what it’s all about? Lets see!

Why is MxTube one of my favorite apps?

Well first off, it’s allows me to download YouTube videos direcly on to my iPhone. To download a video is as easy as searching for the video you want and tapping a few buttons. Like this:

Search ……………………….. Select Video…………………. Select Connection Speed

Download

It is as simple as that. The menus and GUI are releativly similar to the iPhone’s YouTube app so it will not take long getting use to. Once you have downloaded a video you can play it back whenever you want without having to re-download it.

This is a really great app for sharing those hilarious videos you can find on YouTube. Not only can you access them directly as you would with the regular YouTube app but you can download your favorite ones.

How do I get this app?

For this app you will have to JailBreak your iPhone. It is available through both Cydia and Installer. Please stay tuned for a great source on how to get these great apps on you phone.