Applications

5 iPhone apps better than Apple’s native equivalents

My name is Danny and I’m an iPhone user. I have been actively using since the 4, and I can even remember the time…

13 of the best tablet apps for graphic designers

Everyone’s using tablet computers these days, even graphic designers. But designers need maximum functionality on the go, including sophisticated graphics capabilities, vector graphics, image…

Clean File Manager for Android review

I have always unlocked, rooted and tired out custom software on my devices. That all changed when I got my Nexus 4 though. This…

Swype exits beta, enters Google Play

While Nokia’s moving towards Blackberry-inspired QWERTY keyboards and Samsung is starting to experiment with innovative gestures, Swype is now out of Beta and comes…

Action Launcher 1.5.7 review: ‘Shutters’ and more

Action Launcher 1.5.7 (US$3.99) is here, and Developer Chris Lacy released a brand new feature called, Shutters. What this does is eliminate the need…

Holo-themed Android apps and why I love them

Since Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Google’s mobile OS finally started looking as well as it functioned. Pre-ICS was a horrible thing to look…

Facebook Home not coming to iOS or Windows Phone anytime soon

The story of Facebook Home porting to Windows Phone and iOS broke earlier this week, and was quickly debunked as sources inside Facebook have…

Google Schemer – our new favourite app

Finding things to do in and around your city can be tricky, it can be downright frustrating at times. However, as with most first…

Droidmote: a contender for the best remote control app we’ve ever seen

I’ve recently been playing around with a new tool called Droidmote. It’s pretty damn nifty, especially if you’re doing a presentation on the fly….

Top 10 Cydia apps you need after jailbreaking an iDevice

We’re not going to debate the legality of jailbreaking. All we’re going to say is that Team Gear approves the freedom a jailbroken device…

Crappy, super-slow iPhone Facebook app being ‘worked on’

We hate the Facebook iOS app for iPhone. It’s slower then a republican’s thought process thanks to its Objective-C shell which simply embeds the…

Focus – The List App, honed to perfection

I’m impressed. Focus — The List App is a streamlined, comprehensive task manager which cuts out the bullshit, replacing it with laser-focused precision. It’s…

5 cooking apps that’ll turn you into a Masterchef

I’ll start this article off with some complete honesty: besides toasted sandwiches and the occasional omelette here and there, I’m not much of cook….

iOS in-app purchase hack smacked down by Apple

The in-app purchase hack which let users snag paid-for content for free is officially dead in the water thanks to new protection surrounding iOS…

iOS versions of PowerPoint and Outlook in the works

And it’s all according to these two job postings from Microsoft. This one. Aaaaaand this one. For those not keen on reading the full…

Be Batman (kinda) with The Dark Knight Rises Z+ app

Download this, and become him: The Dark Knight Rises Z+ app for iOS is an audio treat. It’s a fairly unique app as well,…

Jailbreak iOS 6 Beta 3 with RedSn0w 0.9.13dev3

iOS 6 Beta 3 is out, and RedSn0w has smashed it wide open. So if you have an Apple Developer account and if you’ve…

Microsoft Office 2013 installed, previewed, loved

After what seemed like ages installing Office 2013 I was good to go. A word of advice to anyone ready to try out this…

16 HD games for the new iPad

Apple’s Retina Display has made everything else obsolete. So to keep up, game developers have had to optimise their games to suit. Here are…

5 iPad apps to make music now!

Musos kind of love the iPad. There’s a truckload of tasty apps for the dedicated musician and we’ve got five of the best to…

Angry Birds creators new game Amazing Alex is forgettable fun

The crack-like addiction of Angry Birds isn’t really matched by Rovio’s latest time-waster, Amazing Alex, but the game’s worth a few wasted hours, here…

App Deathmatch: Nike+ vs Runkeeper

In a completely new weekly feature, resident app guru Danny Greeff pits two competing apps against one another in a bid to find out…

Official: June’s best iPad games

So many apps and so little money. It’s hard to tell what’s going to be any good, even based on user ratings. Because, let’s…

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