iOS App Picks 19 Oct 2011

In this episode of the iOS App Picks we demonstrate five applications in 30 seconds each. These apps will keep you entertained, allow you to view worldwide ski resort maps, and share contact information and files easily. To download these apps directly to your iPhone, just click on the title...

Will Ice Cream Sandwich Run on Older Phones?

With yesterday's announcement of Android 4.0 IceCream Sandwich, one of the big questions in the back of everyone's mind is "Will it work on my phone?" Great question... but the answer may be a little complex. (To address the picture above: no, chances are Ice Cream Sandwich isn't going to...

Netflix for Android Comes to Honeycomb, Canada, Latin America

After Netflix was updated to support all Froyo and Gingerbread devices, it felt like there wasn't much more to be done so far as extending the app'scompatibility. It had started out with a very short list of approved smartphones, but there have always been ways of running the app unofficially...

Get Ice Cream Sandwich's Roboto Font On Your Android Today

It's easy to take fonts for granted, but a huge amount of effort goes into crafting them just-so. A well-designed font is just as readable large as it is small, and the eye should effortlessly be able to distinguish between characters. Maybe that's part of what keeps us from appreciating them - that...

What Can You Do With a Barometer on a Smartphone?

At last night's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich announcement we were told that the new flagship phone, the Galaxy Nexus, would include a barometer, and that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich SDK included all the bits needed for developers to tie into the new sensor. What's...