The Navajo with Jake and Rusty

The book is a romantic spy novel that takes place in the 1940s. Check it out: “Rusty is a hot-headed redhead Marine from California whose Quaker parents have disowned him. Although they initially irritate each other, they soon learn to work together for common purposes. They encounter Molly, a youngish Indiana country girl running from something, and Gabrielle, a fashionable New York model on her way to break into Hollywood. But something is wrong; someone wants something they may have. Follow their story in the best Agatha Christie Orient Express style. Follow Jake & Rusty from Chicago to California.”

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Consumer Intelligence Research Panel (CIRP)

“We think it has to do with their data plans and carriers, rather than their usage habits… They are all on expensive data plans, unlike Android users, some of which are on prepaid or unsubsidized plans with regional carriers.”

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The free app aims to be a guide to pregnancy every step of the way. It includes information like weekly updates on the development of both the mother and the fetus. For example, users will learn that during week 8 of pregnancy, their embryo is the size of a raspberry and in week 10, a prune. The app also has a photo gallery, reminding women to track their progress and snap a photo of their growing belly each week.

It is full of pregnancy safety advice and helps remind a pregnant woman which foods to avoid and which to remember to eat. It also includes check-up and testing information, as well as customizable to-dos and appointments.

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The app is a simple soundboard that allows you to remix classic songs like “Technologic” or “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.” Just push on the large buttons and iDaft plays the accompanying sample. The app mostly benefits from the artist’s characteristically sparse lyrics, allowing users to easily impress or annoy coworkers with lunchtime DJ sessions.

Most Daft Punk fans familiar with the app will be happy to know that Around the World and many other songs are getting added soon – sooner than the new album actually. continued…

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1.  Superbowl XLV II Guide app: The Version 3.6 of the app, which was designed by Phunware, has been updated for Super Bowl XLVII, which takes place in New Orleans on February 3rd at 6:30 PM ET. The free app, which is sponsored by Verizon, is designed for game goers and includes a guide to official Super Bowl events in New Orleans, maps, local restaurants, nightlife, and sites.

2. Super Ads: Super Bowl Commercials: “The Super Ads iPhone app features over 200 Super Bowl commercials, including NEW 2012 ads, commercials from 2006-2011, and all-time popular ads spanning the last four decades. The app enables users to view the best Super Bowl commercials from an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad device. Browse fan favorite Super Bowl commercial videos by year or lookup ads by the company or brand name. Users can also share their favorite ads via Email, Facebook, and Twitter.” continued…

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Despite a lower price point, this huge spike in downloads leads to increases in revenue. According to the report, revenue increased by 95 percent for iPhone apps three days after a price drop and revenue increased by 51 percent for iPad apps within three days of a price drop.

Here is more from the report: “The effect on downloads of a lower price ends, when the price increases again. Download volumes in the Apple App Store for iPhone drop by -46%, aggregated over five days after a price raise. In the Apple App Store of iPad, the drop in downloads is somewhat higher, -57%.”

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The scorecard helps inform librarians about the different variables involved in library eBook license contracts to help them negotiate eBook licensing deals with publishers. The objective is to give public libraries ideas to craft their own contracts. The report breaks down 15 different eBook contract variables for libraries, including factors such as eBook pricing and access to patrons.

Here is an excerpt from the report: “All ebook titles available for sale to the public should also be available to libraries. Libraries may choose not to purchase some titles if restrictions or prices are deemed unacceptable, but withholding titles under any terms removes the library’s ability to provide the services its patrons need and expect.”

The ALA Digital Content & Libraries Working Group (DCWG) created the report, which is a follow up to the ALA’s 2012 report, “Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries.”

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The change in the Apple rating comes after a couple of popular photo and video sharing apps have gotten in trouble for having questionable content show up within their apps. 500 px, for instance, faced shut when nude photos surfaced within its user generated photo network. Vine, on the other hand,  ran a pornographic video called ‘Dildo Play’  as an Editor’s Pick (the content has since been removed, and the app remains).

Tumblr doesn’t appear to have changed its rating in Google Play, where the app is listed as “Low Maturity.” This equates to a PG listing, as apps in Google Play are rated on a four tiered system — everyone, low maturity, medium maturity, or high maturity. (Via CNET).

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Like other smartphones popular today, the new BlackBerry Z10 has a touchscreen and offers access to third party apps through the BlackBerry App World. The BlackBerry Z10 is a touchscreen phone with a high-resolution 1280 x 768, 4.2-inch screen. It has 16GB of internal storage, which can be expanded with MicroSD cards up to 32 GB. It is Wi-Fi enabled and has an 8 megapixel camera. The Q10, on the other hand, incorporates the new operating system while providing a phone with a QWERTY keyboard for loyal keyboard enthusiasts. Both devices will be available in the U.S. in March. continued…

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The app comes from an India-based company. India has gotten a lot of negative attention from the numerous rape cases that have prompted policy changes to deal with crimes against women. The app, however, moves away from constructive means to deal with unhappy relationships.

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The tool helps writers, publishers and literary agents to create and publish audio versions of their books. Authors can record their own readings using the platform, or they can work with actors and voice over professionals, who also have profiles in the market place. It is used by a variety of types of writers. Self-published authors and authors who have publishers but manage the audio rights themselves use the site. In addition, agents and publishers can use the tool to produce work.

Here is more from ACX.com: “All titles made into audiobooks on ACX will be sold by three of the leading retailers of digital content: Audible.com, Amazon.com, and iTunes (where Audible is the exclusive audiobook supplier).”

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Lamp posts, bus stops and post boxes are the goosebumps of the city and so ubiquitous that they have become invisible. The ‘smart city’ approach is to augment them with technologies like digital displays, but Hello Lamp Post! will make them playable, using existing city infrastructure to make an open, hospitable and playful experience which encourages you to notice and interact with what is around you.

The project is the first winner in Bristol’s Playable City contest, and it’s part of an evolving synthesis between ubiquitous smart phones and inert infrastructure that forms the fabric of our everyday existence. The strength of the design lays in the natural indexing of each object in the city – every post box has a six figure code, every storm drain has seven. Texting “hello” plus the object’s name and identifying index number wakes up each object. Ideally, the objects will have unique personalities, a keen sense of humor, and an affinity for urban planning.

The entertainment factor comes in the hunt for those unique numbers and conversationalists among the urban bunch, but also in the curious posture that users might take when texting a lamp post. Such displays of zany spectacle might be educational for one individual, but I suppose it can also appear strange, psychotic, or comical.

Via Good

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In the press release, Apple pointed out that companies who work with big files would benefit from the additional space available in the latest iPad release.

Amy Bunszel, VP of AutoCAD products for Autodesk, which offers an app for designers explained that its service often requires the use of large files. She stated, “These files are often large and highly detailed so having the thin and light iPad with its Multitouch display, integrated camera and all-day battery life, is a real advantage for iPad users to view, edit and share their AutoCAD data.”

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Free Kindle Fire Apps That Don’t Suck: Top Free Kindle Fire Word, Card, Logic, And Board Game Apps

The app review aims to clear through the clutter of Amazon’s App Store and recommend the best apps. Check it out: “A Note from the Author: My aspiration was to make this book the very best resource of its kind. To that end, I put a great deal of time and effort into researching and writing it. I really hope you’ll find it useful!”

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In the final quarter of 2012 Google Play app revenue doubled, and iOS App Store revenue grew by about one-fifth, as compared to the third quarter, according to new data from App Annie.

The company reported today that Apple had record revenues in December 2012, jumping 35 percent over December. “…this gain surpassed even the standout revenue increase from November to December last year,” explained the App Annie blog.

Google Play’s growth was led by sales in Asia. The App Annie blog explained, “Japan and South Korea led this growth and contributed close to half of Google Play’s app revenue in Q4.”

According to the metrics, in December 2012, 76 percent of Google Play app revenue in the U.S. came from  the games category. In Japan, games drove 88 percent of revenues and South Korea Google Play revenues dominated with 95 percent of the market.

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