When it comes to gaming or apps on smartphone, we are always looking for traditional and older games on our new age hardware. As you know Ches, Cricket & Football are always one of the top downloaded apps on high end smartphone OS like Android, Windows & iOS.

Today, we are reviewing one of the flavors of Trivia, which you have never seen before and a complete new experience made available on Android Smartphones called – Photos Trivia.

Most of us are definitely bored with the Trivia in old school way and Photos Trivia definitely add a new dimension to our love for Trivia and helps us kill time without loosing any excitement.

I’ve been playing with this app for last 4-5 days and it’s definitely easy to get addicted for it. As you move forward the challenges become exciting and all you have to do is guess the photo as early as possible and score the points. Soon you will find yourself competing with your older scores, which is the beauty fo this game/app available for all Android smartphones.

The User interface is fairly simple to understand and once you get in,you can choose from various categories you would like to guess the photos from. From Art, Hollywod, History & Birds, you get numerous number of pictures & categories to choose from which can keep you busy for hours.

The developers are constantly adding the new photos & categories every week, which is interesting to have in this free Android app. Photos Trivia works very fluently on different screen sizes and even lower end Android smartphones and wont consume much of your space on Android Smartphone.

This app is definitely the one of very few apps that I played for a longer time, which I enjoyed a lot and that is why I am giving this complete 5 star ratings for its cool UI, involving & exciting design and simplicity that anyone can understand easily!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pt

If you do then ‘Deserve A Medal’ for the iPhone could be just what you need

This excellent free iPhone app allows you to send a virtual medal and certificate to someone who you think deserves one!

The app is free to use and there is a supporting website, which works in the same way.

You need to choose a photo from your albums or take one of the nominated person.

Using the touch screen to pinch to size and rotate you can place a virtual medal around their neck.

Choose from three certificate styles and add you details to customise.

With the final medal and certificate completed and looking great, you can email, Tweet or share the virtual medal via Facebook with the deserving person.

It is also possible in the UK to send an actual medal and printed certificate of high quality for just £10.50. This can be done from within the app and also at the website.

This superb free app / service is ideal to use for friends, work colleagues and family members.

Download and enjoy ‘Deserve A Medal’ today, via the link below.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/deserve-a-medal/id513564465?mt=8

This latest edition is highly useable and great way to arrange a collage of your favourite images.

You can choose from various ratios and select a frame layout.

For example you can have a large image down the right hand side with two images in parallel to the right.

When you have chosen your frame you simple tap the section you wish to apply a photo to and choose from your album.

It is simple and easy to use and the photos look great in the collage layout.

When you have used the app to produce your great looking collage you can save it to you phone, or share it via, Facebook, twitter or email it, among other options.

For just 0.79 euros you will have a superb app at your fingertips and producing great image collections in no time at all.

Download the excellent ‘Photo Frame Plus Pro’ now via the link below.

http://itunes.apple.com/sk/app/photo-frame-plus-pro/id501639238?mt=8

★★★ FEATURES ★★★
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✔ More than 32 adjustable frames!
✔ Customize the border width!
✔ Square format and 3:2, 4:3, 3:4 ratios
✔ Zoom, pan, rotate or mirror each image
✔ Easy color picker for the frames background
✔ Save Images with Rounded corners!
✔ HD High resolution
✔ Share the images via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr
✔ Send as an email
✔ Universal Support for the iPhone and iPad

Time Guru metronome is a fantastic practice tool for musicians of any type.

Different than any other metronome, Time Guru helps develop a musician’s internal sense of time by having the click sound become silent at random or pre-determined intervals.

So for instance, you can practice to the metronome, but suddenly there is not sound (though the time stays steady), and then the sound comes back in.

Are you still with the metronome? Ahead of the beat? Behind the beat? Time Guru allows you to know whether you have a tendency to rush or drag musical phrases. In addition, TG can be set to play sequences of time signatures or rhythmic patterns – perfect for practicing modern music or practicing to a groove, rather than just a 4/4 click.

In addition, Time Guru has another unique feature: human voice count (in English or Chinese!). So rather than a plain sound, you have a count to know where you are in the meter.

All in all, a very unique product and a super deal. Highly recommended!

iOS Link
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-guru-metronome/id421929034?mt=8

Android Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adambellard.timeguru&hl=en

”iTalkFast speeds-up playback of recordings like lectures and other talks. People who listen at accelerated speeds learn just as much, and there’s evidence they may learn even a bit more,” said Kevin Harrigan, an associate professor at the Center for Learning and Teaching Through Technology of the University of Waterloo in Canada.
”If you’re listening at accelerated speeds, it forces you to not do anything else, so you’re more focused on it,” said Joel Galbraith, a researcher in Penn State’s instructional systems program.

The iTalkfast team says that once the iPhone player is put to use, they expect that no one will return to traditional way of listening. Some users say the process of listening at accelerated speed is much like being forced to use an antiquated dial-up Internet connection after using a high speed broadband connection.

”I cannot stand to listen at normal speed,” said Mr. Earle of Brigham Young. Mr. Galbraith of Penn State agrees: ”Once you go faster, you just can’t go back to real time,” he said.

Cory Boatright, best selling author and successful entrepreneur understands the value of time when it comes to learning. According to Boatright there is a lot of research about the benefits of speed-reading, so he extended the idea into listening. Mr. Boatright says he is passionate about the science behind this new application that allows users to process information aurally at up to four times the normal rate of speech.

Boatright says the team that created iTalkfast customized this utility app for virtually any listening experience. According to the company, users can create custom playlists, record notes and bookmarks, set sleep timers, play podcasts and add entire albums or songs.

Boatright commented that college students who may find they are falling asleep in a vacuous lecture hall are likely to benefit from listening to a recording of the same lecture at increased speed.

Ray Juang, a University of California undergraduate admits to falling asleep in the large lecture halls at Berkeley. Juang agrees that a high-speed playback of the lecture is of great benefit. ”On average, I understand the material better during playback than in the actual lecture room,” commented Mr. Juang. ”The speed-up does force me to pay more attention.”
According to Steve Pavlina author of the article Overclock Your Audio Learning the learning experience with speed listening has a futuristic quality.  “I think you’ll find as I do that when you listen to audio material at a faster than normal rate, your comprehension and retention of the material improves dramatically.  Instead of getting bogged down in the low level details and examples, you emerge with a clear sense of the big picture.  To me it almost feels like I’m downloading ideas directly from the author’s brain.”
iTalk fast is currently available on the iTunes app store and the company is currently accepting people to receive updates about the app’s release.

Find out more by visiting http://italkfast.com

PRO
http://www.italkfast.com/pro

LITE
http://www.italkfast.com/lite

In ‘Pocket Monkey’ you must guide the monkey along his adventure, through 60 addictive and well-designed levels.

The games style is that of retro platform style games, but works well on the iPhone and is highly addictive and fun to play.

You must climb through the trees collecting bananas on route while avoiding obstacles and enemies.

‘Pocket Monkey’ can flip from springboards, swing on ropes and jump from branch to branch.

The graphics are excellent and perfectly suited to a game of this genre.

Controlling the game using the iPhones touch screen is not as hard as it first appears and you will soon have full control of the Monkey and making fast progress.

The large amount of levels and GameCentre integration will keep you playing ‘Pocket Monkey’ for weeks on end.

This not a play once and put down game, but a de

finite keeper.

‘Pocket Monkey’ is FREE and very much worth the download today. Get it now via the link below.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-monkey/id504871177?ls=1&mt=8

‘Instant Audio Cartwall Soundboard Free’ is an iPhone application based on software used by world-class professionals. This fantastic and highly functional app has been designed and developed by ‘iAudio Music’.

The application can be used to quickly and easily produce, soundboards, jingles, sound fx, mixing audio clips and adding fade effect, among others.

The software / app is very powerful but is not overly complicated to use. Which means anyone can pick up and put together some great effects and clips using this free tool.

The software was designed for professional DJ’s and broadcasters but in our opinion should not stop there, this is very useable by anyone.

The Cartwall feature in ‘Instant Audio Cartwall Soundboard Free’ is an excellent tool and means you can add and test any audio and sounds easily.

The app is available on the iPad and iPhone with several different features on each device.

In-App purchased can be made to unlock any restrictions you discover or find hamper your ability to produce the effect you are after.

You can download and install the superb free tool now via the link below.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instant-audio-cartwall-soundboard/id516661160?ls=1&mt=8

iAC Features
(iPhone)

Unlimited Cart Sets
Import iPod Tracks Feature
3 Players For Imported Tracks/Sounds
Play/Pause & Fade Out Feature on Players Screen
Volume Control
Stop All Function on Players Screen
16 Editable Carts To Load Audio Onto Cartwall
6 Colors To Choose To Customize Your Cartwall
12 Pre-Loaded Sound Effects
Search Function To Find Audio In The ‘Imported’ Section
Links To Website & Twitter Page (@IAC_Cartwall)

(iPad)
Unlimited Cart Sets
Import iPod Tracks Feature
3 Players For Imported Tracks/Sounds On Same Page As Cartwall
Play/Pause & Fade Out Feature on Players With Individual Volume Control
25 Editable Carts To Load Audio Onto Cartwall
6 Colours To Choose To Customise Your Cartwall
12 Pre-Loaded Sound Effects
Search Function To Find Audio In The ‘Imported’ Section

Kisaragi-no-Hogyoku is not your usual app, or even a game. This masterpiece is a graphical story book and will have you glued to an indulging story for hours on end.

This app is not out of place in today’s modern world, as people read on their Kindles and download eBook, this app combines all of these into an excellent graphical novel spectacular.

using the app is simple and straight forward as you would expect for a book. Simple tap the screen the progress through the text and get involved with the story.

The synopsis is as follows; Toru Fujiwara, who transferred to Sangu high school met a beautiful girl named Yuri on the first day.
At the same time, a new girl named Rita came from England with a secret goal in her mind.
Toru enjoys his school life with Yuri and Rita.  But he is getting involved in battle for Kisaragi-no-Hogyoku.

The story is originally a Japanese story and the graphics are of a style that reminds you of manga and other well loved Japanese style imagery.

Nothing gets lost in translation and the just oozes quality.

At just $1.99 in the app store this is almost a steal. Kisaragi-no-Hogyoku stands out as one of the best apps of the year so far and gets a large thumbs up from us as we rate this app at 8.5/10

Download Kisaragi-no-Hogyoku now from the app store.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kisaragi-no-hogyoku/id336163617?mt=8

aDictaphone is the name of this must have application designed by Thrane apps for the iPhone. This is a great app for recording notes, journals and important information.

This app is perfect for information being typed for print, as this app links with the DSS Player Pro transcription Module.

ADictaphone is a very stylish and simple to use app with many great features like Journal id and adding priorities to your dictations so that the transcriptionist will know which job is most important to do first.

In summary an unbelievable app, which is perfect for any business and you can download through the link below to get this great addition for just $54.99.

Update:

aDictaphone has just been updated in the app store and now includes more security such as FTPS.
The app is now available for the iPad as well as the iPhone.

iPhone Version
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adictaphone/id487611709?mt=8

iPad Version
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/adictaphone-for-ipad/id515913302?mt=8

QR codes are like advanced bar codes that you can take a shot of with your mobile camera and get details about them. But to do this an app is required.

‘Snapt’ is the app for the job. The application is downloadable for the iPhone and also on Android phones; links are at the bottom of this article.  ‘Snapt’ provides a very easy to use interface and makes the task of snapping QR Codes fun, easy and fast.

The app looks great and the way in which it is used is obvious from the moment you load it, just like most great apps.

‘Snapt’ delivers the content form the QR codes quickly and stylishly. You can store a history of every code you snap so you can check back them at any time.

The best and main feature of this top quality app is the sharing element. ‘Snapt’ offer you the options to share via Twitter, Facebook, Email and SMS.

This application is completely free of charge and there are no ads included in the application.

This is easily the most attractive and functional QR code reader to date. We give this a 9/10 rating and It will surely be nominated for app of the month.

Get this super QR Code reader to via the links below.

iPhone App
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapt/id511963038?ls=1&mt=8

Android App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roimediaworks.snapt

Supported QR Codes are:
- URL
- Calendar Events
- Business Cards (MeCard, vCard)
- Email
- Map Location
- SMS
- Text
- Phone Numbers