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Weekend Roundup #145

Jaypee Habaradas — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:45:39 +0000

Hello World! Some of you might be wondering what happened to this blog the past few months. Well, I sort of took a break and when I was about to get back, I got hit by a severe case of writer’s block. I had a difficult time getting my writing groove back and even struggled with simple updates.

I knew I had to do something about it so I decided that the best thing I could do to get back on track was to publish a Weekend Roundup. I’m glad that I was able to finally overcome it and I hope that I could keep this up and continue to post updates in the coming days.

Hope you guys like reading this edition of the Weekend Roundup. Enjoy!

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Gadgets

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If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or would want to share your article or any interesting story that you found in the Internet and have it featured in the next Weekend Roundup, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message via the contact page.

GarageBand for iPhone and iPod Touch

Jaypee Habaradas — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:52:02 +0000

Whether you create music for a living or just simply do it as a hobby, I’m sure a lot of people will be happy to know that GarageBand, a popular music creation app which was previously only available on the iPad is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. I haven’t tried GarageBand myself but I’ve seen several videos of people using this app to create beautiful music.

For those who aren’t familiar with GarageBand, this app turns your device – iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad into a touch musical instrument and a full-featured recording studio. Play pianos, organs, guitars, drums and basses using multi-touch gestures and make use of 9 built-in amps and 10 stompbox effects. GarageBand allows users to record/mix up to 8 tracks, save it as an audio file (AAC format) and/or sent to the desktop version of GarageBand. The app also comes with 250 professional samples to help users get started.

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GarageBand version 1.1 Features:

Universal app designed for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
Create custom chords for Smart Instruments
Support for 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures
Reset song key without transposing original recordings
Transpose songs in semitones or full octaves
Additional quantization options for recordings including, straight, triplet and swing
New audio export quality settings for AAC and AIFF (Uncompressed)
Arpeggiator available in Smart Keyboard
Adjustable velocity settings for Touch Instruments
Numerous enhancements, including automatic fade out and improved audio import options

NOTE: GarageBand requires iOS 4.3 or later and is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd gen), iPod touch (4th gen) and iPad. Users who already purchased GarageBand for the iPad can re-download and install the app on their iPhone or iPod Touch for FREE.

GarageBand is now available on iTunes for $4.99.

Anyone using GarageBand? Have you tried using GarageBand on the iPhone or iPod Touch?

Google+ iPhone App Now Available

Jaypee Habaradas — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:45:16 +0000

Google+ users who own an iPhone have been anxiously waiting for this moment and it’s finally arrived. Released earlier today, the official Google+ iOS app is now available for download from the App Store and on iTunes. iPhone users can now have quick and easy access to Google+ without having to use the mobile browser, something that Android users have been enjoying since the launch of the social network.

Here’s the app description on iTunes:

Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things with the right people a lot simpler. Huddle lets you send super-fast messages to the people you care about most. And no matter where you are, the stream lets you stay in the loop about what your friends are sharing and where they’re checking in.

Features:

Circles
Stream
Check-ins
Huddle

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I downloaded/installed and have tried all the different features and options on the new Google+ iOS app and I really like it because if has all the basic/necessary features. There are a couple things I like about the app. First, it uses the iPhone’s built-in notifcation system and everytime there’s a new notification – you get notified on the screen and it also gets displayed on the Google+ app icon. Second, posts only show the first two comments and other comments are hidden which saves me time from scrolling to view other posts.

However, it would be nice if it also had some of the features that are available to the desktop version like – Sparks, the option to Share a post and Hangouts for those who own smartphones or mobile device that have dual cameras. Hopefully the Google+ team would add those features in the next release or update of the app.

The Google+ iOS app is compatible with iPhone 3G, 3GS & iPhone 4 and requires iOS 4.0+.

Anyone installed and tried the Google+ iPhone app? How do you like it? Which one would you prefer to use – the desktop version or the iPhone app? What other features and options would you like to see added to the Google+ iPhone app? Please share your thoughts.

Opera Mini 6 For iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Now Available

Jaypee Habaradas — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:57:16 +0000

The Opera Mini browser (version 5) made its debut in the Apple App Store on April 2010, recording more than a million downloads in the first 24 hours. Last Monday, Opera released a long awaited update for iOS devices – Opera Mini 6. This web browser was designed and created not to compete with the default iOS web browser – Safari but to complement it and provide a different kind of browsing experience.

Opera Mini 6 Features:

Much faster and smoother panning and zooming that lets the user get all the way into the details of every page, in one smooth motion
Share buttons to share the love for a site to your friends on My Opera, Facebook, Twitter or vKontakte right from the Opera Mini 6 browser
New jazzed-up skin and redesigned Opera menus

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iPhone

iPad

Safari doesn’t work well on crowded WiFi networks and thats where Opera is trying to win new users. Opera Mini 6 features up to 90% of data compression which allows a much faster browsing experience and uses up much less data which very useful for iPhone or iPad users who are on slow connections and/or are roaming on limited data plans.

Another cool thing about Opera Mini 6 is that it will detect the type of device used (iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad) and it will adapt to it and automatically switch screen resolutions and user interface.

I installed Opera Mini 6 on my iPhone and tried opening some of the popular websites like CNN, YouTube, NBA, etc. and compared the results with Safari and Skyfire. Based on my tests, Opera Mini 6 loaded websites considerably faster than Safari or Skyfire. Aside from it being faster than the other browsers, I love the user interface. For now, the Opera Mini 6 will be my new favorite browser on my iPhone.

Anybody else installed Opera Mini 6 on their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch? How do you like it? Based on your experience, is it much faster than Safari or other available web browsers for iOS devices? Please share your thoughts.

Weekend Roundup #126

Jaypee Habaradas — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:52:10 +0000

How’s it goin everyone? Hope you all had a good weekend. Welcome to the 126th edition of the Weekend Roundup. It’s been a really busy weekend for me and I did my best to have this edition published just on time before the end of the weekend. Lots of really good and interesting articles and links this week so make sure to check out each one. Enjoy!

Btw, I’ll be announcing the winners of the ThemeFuse premium WordPress themes giveaway tomorrow. I’m sure those who joined it are excited and all looking forward to it. For those who missed it, don’t worry because I’ll be having several more giveaways in the coming weeks.