"If there is an app for that"

This Apple Watch app buzzes your wrist if you’re about to leave your iPhone behind

March 08, 2016 by macjeff

The Apple Watch has a nifty built-in feature that lets you ping your misplaced iPhone over Bluetooth, but wouldn’t it be nice if the watch could automatically notify you if you’re about to leave without an iPhone in your pocket?

A new free of charge app, Lookout, solves that problem in one fell swoop. It keeps not only your iPhone, but your iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch safe and secure and protects your devices from data loss, theft and more.

Lookout can be configured to ping you on your wrist if you’re out of Bluetooth range of the watch’s paired iPhone. And in case you do ignore the alert and leave your iPhone behind, the app lets you see its last reported GPS location on a map. This should be an indispensable feature for locating a misplaced or stolen phone.

According to TechCrunch, the app was born out of Lookout’s regular employee hackathons. You can also make your iPhone buzz your watch over Wi-Fi if you’re out of Bluetooth range but are still connected to a known Wi-Fi network.

Other features include a distance visualization bar that tells you how far away you are from your iPhone, as determined by Bluetooth proximity data. It effectively plays the “You’re getting warmer, you’re getting colder!” game with you and your iPhone.

“Before you move out of connection-range from your iPhone, the Lookout watch app will alert you that you’re about to go out of range and give you the option to make your iPhone emit a scream sound, or pull up a map of the iPhone’s location,” explains the company.

Availability

Lookout requires an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad with iOS 8.0 or later and an Apple Watch with watchOS 2.0 or later. The app is localized in English, Croatian, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

Grab Lookout at no charge in the App Store.

Source: Lookout via TechCrunch

Best app deals of the day! 10 paid iPhone apps on sale for a limited time

March 08, 2016 by macjeff

Everyone likes free apps, but sometimes the best ones are a bit expensive. Now and then, developers put paid apps on sale for a limited time, but you have to snatch them up fast. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.

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Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 03/07/2016

March 07, 2016 by macjeff

Tayasui Blocks , Stickyboard 2 , Frutorious and more

iPhone:

Mr. and Mrs. Fruts were having a peaceful picnic when suddenly an evil skull appeared and turned all of their friends into fruits. It’s up to you to help Mr. Fruts and his best friend Frutorious F.I.G. save the day. You’re able to fling Mr. Fruts by dragging your finger to aim and releasing to fire. Gather all of the fruits and coins on your way up while avoiding the many obstacles.

Universal:

Tayasui Blocks allows you to craft just about anything you can imagine. The building process is as easy as tapping to place blocks and tapping some more to paint them. Common gestures allow you to pan around the 3-D environment and zoom in. Whatever you have built can be shared with the community or destroyed using a wide variety of zany weapons. You’re also able to explore the models that other members of the community have created.

The beauty of Maze Zen is in its simplicity. Just tilt to roll the ball through circular mazes in order to reach the center. If you want, you can compete against the speed records, but it’s not a requirement. After completing each maze you’ll receive an inspirational quote. You’re able to match the color of the mazes to your mood with a two-finger pinch. The game is also a blast to play on Apple Watch.

Sticky notes of different sizes and colors can be created by double-tapping on the whiteboard. They can also be moved and resized with a tap and drag of your finger. You're able to select and organize multiple sticky notes by first dragging your finger over them, and then using three-finger swipe gestures to choose a layout. The app also includes the ability to write on the whiteboard with different colored markers, undo and redo, a gallery view, and the ability to share your stickies as a PDF or text.

Best app deals of the day! 10 paid iPhone apps on sale for a limited time

March 07, 2016 by macjeff

Everyone likes free apps, but sometimes the best ones are a bit expensive. Now and then, developers put paid apps on sale for a limited time, but you have to snatch them up fast. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.

The post Best app deals of the day! 10 paid iPhone apps on sale for a limited time appeared first on Digital Trends.

Hound, Roger, Anchor, and more: Check out these five apps of the week

March 06, 2016 by macjeff

Take a look at our top five new apps of the week. Roger is finally out on Android, and SoundHound brought Hound out of private beta. Tech newsletter Morning Reader also released an iOS and Android app, so you can keep up with the latest on the go.

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