February 2012
13 posts
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Around the Bases: 30 Stadiums and Four... →
Most non-public domain free Kindle books are only free for a limited amount of time so DOUBLE CHECK that it is still free before downloading.
Feb 20th
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Repost in Honor of Spring Training: Bill James... →
Bill James Baseball IQ combines both helpful statistical information about MLB baseball with a simple and user-friendly design. It features a Hit Locator, Hit Zone, K Zone, Batter Comparisons, Pitch Locator, Pitch Profile, and Batter and Pitcher match-ups. If you want to find out where on the field Josh Hamilton is likely to hit the ball, you would go to Charts then Hit Locator. For batter...
Feb 20th
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Snapseed Photography App on-sale for free →
The normal price is $4.99.
Feb 14th
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Electronic Arts has several apps on-sale
Please note that most Electronics Arts apps are not universal.
Feb 11th
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Paint FX app on-sale for 99 cents →
Paint FX is a universal app.
Feb 11th
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Photo Forge 2 on-sale for 99 cents →
This is a universal app. I have used it and it is one of the better photography apps.
Feb 11th
Pinterest Partner: Yes, They're Making Money from... →
Feb 9th
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Feb 8th
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Apple Issues Statement, Warns Devs About "Gaming... →
Feb 8th
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Path's Address Book mistake shows a problem with... →
Feb 8th
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Free 'Darth Maul Me' app  →
Lucas Film has released an app that lets you make a picture of yourself looking like Darth Maul from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. The app information specifies it is for the iPhone 3GS or later and third or later generation iPod Touch.
Feb 7th
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Feb 3rd
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100 Kindle Books for $3.99 or less through... →
There are a few well-known books such as The Borrowers and a few known authors such as Kurt Vonnegut so I suggest checking the list.
Feb 1st
January 2012
7 posts
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Hipstamatic is on-sale →
Hipstamatic on-sale for 99 cents (normal $1.99)
Jan 27th
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Skyfire Browser iPhone and iPad versions on-sale
Skyfire Web Browser for iPhone is on-sale for 99 cents (normal price $2.99) Skyfire Web Browser for iPad is on-sale for $1.99 (normal price $4.99) Skyfire Web Browser is primarily known for allowing user to view some flash videos.
Jan 27th
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Several Electronic Arts iPhone and iPad apps...
Apps on-sale include FIFA Soccer 12 and Monopoly.
Jan 20th
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Sites and apps for music suggestions
Sources for finding legally free music to download: Bandcamp Noise Trade iPhone and iPad Music Apps Pandora TuneIn Radio * I Heart Radio Shazam * SoundHound * *Paid versions also available with more features.
Jan 9th
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Word with Friends (full version) on-sale for 99... →
There is no information about how long the sale lasts.
Jan 6th
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MLB At the Bat iPhone and iPad apps are now free →
Please note that there are separate apps for the iPhone and iPad.
Jan 5th
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Review: Bill James Baseball IQ app review →
Bill James Baseball IQ combines both helpful statistical information about MLB baseball with a simple and user-friendly design. It features a Hit Locator, Hit Zone, K Zone, Batter Comparisons, Pitch Locator, Pitch Profile, and Batter and Pitcher match-ups. If you wanted to find out where on the field Josh Hamilton is likely to hit the ball, you would go to Charts then Hit Locator. For batter...
Jan 3rd
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December 2011
17 posts
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Appy Christmas: 242M Downloades Sets New Record →
Dec 28th
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The Civil and community engagement of religiously... →
Summary: “When it comes to their technology profile, Americans who are members of religious groups are just as likely as others to use the internet, have broadband at home, use cell phones, use text messaging, and use social networking sites and Twitter.”
Dec 28th
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A Charlie Brown Christmas app on-sale for $2.99... →
Dec 21st
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Strip Designer app on-sale for 99 cents (universal... →
Dec 21st
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Art Studio for iPad on-sale for 99 cents →
Dec 21st
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Superbowl is Going Online, and on iOS →
Dec 21st
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Electronic Arts iPhone and iPad apps on-sale for...
Electronic Arts has a huge sale of apps for both the iPhone and iPad which are only 99 cents. Apps on-sale include FIFA Soccer 12 and Madden 12.
Dec 21st
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Harry Potter Film Wizardry for iPad (book app)... →
Google search results still listed the price as $9.99 so I assume that is the regular price. The sale is listed as “Limited-time holiday sale” so I don’t know how long it will last.
Dec 19th
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Free eBooks on Christmas  →
Dec 19th
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Book Rec: Curveball (Toni Stone) by Martha Ackmann... →
Curveball has a well-deserved list of glowing reviews including from Kirkus, Library Journal, and several sports writers. Marcenia (nicknamed Tomboy then Toni) Stone played professional baseball at a time when both women and African-Americans was limited on what teams they could play on. In 1990 she was included in two exhibits in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Toni Stone is a determined woman who...
Dec 16th
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SketchBook Pro for iPad on-sale for $1.99 →
Dec 10th
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Box.net iPhone and iPad app updated →
Updates include the ability to upload photos and videos, searching ability for files and folders, and marking files and folders for offline access.
Dec 9th
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Twitter iPhone app updated →
This is a substantial update with a reorganized UI.
Dec 9th
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Free A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens ebook →
Project Gutenberg has this classic Christmas story. Available formats include ePub (images or without images versions), Kindle (also with the options for a version with images and one without), and plain text.
Dec 7th
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The Magician's Nephew (Narnia) ebook is on-sale... →
The Magician’s Nephew, the first book chronologically in the Chronicles of Narnia series is on-sale in the Kindle store for $2.99. There is no indication how long the sale lasts. The other books in the series are $7.99.
Dec 5th
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Hipstamatic iPhone app on-sale for 99 cents →
Hipstamaric is on-sale for 99 cents. This is one the most popular photo apps and is normally $1.99.
Dec 3rd
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The Sims Medieval app is free today →
Dec 3rd
November 2011
22 posts
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Halftone iPhone and iPad app Updated →
Editing support with Aviary has been added which includes effects, crop, rotate, brightness, contrast, saturation, color adjustment, and sharpen. The app also now has a Santa Hat stamp in time for Christmas and gradient captions.
Nov 30th
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Wikibot is on-sale for 99 cents →
Nov 30th
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More apps on-sale
Art Authority (iPhone) $3.99 Art Authority (iPad) $4.99  ComicBook (universal app) 99 cents PhotoForge 2 (universal app)- 99 cents ReadleDocs (both iPhone and iPad versions) $2.99 Distance Suns 3 (universal app) $3.99 Readle PDF Expert $6.99 FX Photo Studio 99 cents Hit the Deck (also HD version) Free
Nov 25th
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Art related iPhone & iPad apps on-sale
Sketchbook Pro for iPad 99 cents Procreate (iPad) 99 cents Inspire Pro (iPad) $1.99 Inspire (iPhone) 99 cents Halftone FREE Sketchbook Mobile (iPhone) 99 cents
Nov 25th
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Electronic Arts iPhone and iPad apps on-sale for...
iPhone Games on-sale include FIFA 11, Scrabble, Risk, Sims 3 for 99 cents. iPad games are also on-sale.
Nov 23rd
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The Hobbit ENHANCED version eBook (audio &... →
It is listed at the same price in iBookstore. The cost is $12.99. From the description by Harper Collins (publisher) “Enhanced version of the eBook are new high-resolution colour images of all of Tolkien’s illustrations for the book”. There are also audio clips of Tolkien reading from The Hobbit.
Nov 23rd
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Twas the Night Before Christmas eBook (with... →
Project Gutenberg has “Twas the Night Before Christmas” including ePub and Kindle versions with images.
Nov 22nd
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Some Gameloft iPhone apps on-sale
The company Gameloft has some of their apps on-sale including their Avatar app. The sale is described as a Thanksgiving sale.
Nov 22nd
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Flipboard app has been updated →
The free Flipboard iPad app has been updated. There is now the ability to create an account which will allow for syncing with the iPhone app when it is released. Tumblr and 500px have also been added.
Nov 18th
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Filterstorm Camera app on-sale for $1.99 →
Filterstorm is one of the more expensive camera apps. It includes layers, masking ability, standard adjustments (brightness/contrast, etc), tone map, and more.
Nov 17th
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Gmail App For iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch Is Here,... →
Nov 17th
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Dolphin Browsers updated to include syncing →
Dolphin Browser has been updated. For many users the most important update is Dolphin Connect! sync which allows you to sync across your Dolphin bookmarks on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. The option now exists for 24 webzine columns along with some ease of use issues and bug fixes.
Nov 15th
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Harry Potter Spells app on-sale for 99 cents →
Nov 15th