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Apple’s iOS, just a year after hitting the 25 billion download mark, has hit the 50 billion app download mark. Absurd. Android, their main competitor, lags behind by about 2 billion downloads, according to numbers released today. The winners (all 51) haven’t been announced yet, but they’re in for some sweet prizes. It’s always interesting seeing what the winner downloaded.
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Business cards are great ways to share contact info, but unless people start including QR codes on their cards (some people are), loading them into contacts apps is a pain. Here’s an app to load business cards in seconds.
baby loves his business cards – and he uses the app to load business cards
P.S if you see this. If there’s an app to load business cards into your iPhone, there’s an app for everything.
by Just months after Apple hit the 25 billion app mark, that number has nearly doubled. The countdown to 50 billion downloads has begun, and in about 650,000,000 One person, who downloads the 50 billionth app, will walk away with a $10,000 itunes giftcard.
The prizes for each milestone have changed dramatically. At the original 1 billion app mark, which a good friend of mine actually won, Apple gave away to one winner a $10,000 itunes giftcard, time capsule (wireless router, and media server), and macbook pro.
For the first time ever, Apple is giving out more than one prize. They’re giving away 51 total prizes. The grand prize is the standardly huge $10,000 itunes giftcard. This time though, the 50 people who download apps after the winner will also walk away with $500 a piece in itunes giftcards. This is the first time that Apple has offered a consolation prize in their app download contests, and offers a compelling motivation to try and win.
As I said, I know a winner, and you can win too, so be sure to carefully watch the count, and play for the win. Learn about the 25 billion contest here.
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Google Now, Google’s vocal assistant, can be a powerful tool, if you know its’ abilities and limitations.
There are two parts to Google Now. The first is called “cards”, and the second is voice search.
We’ll start with cards.
Cards are like little apps to check on different parts of your life. Cards are “smart” in that they “learn”, based on your searches and actions, and they update to match your lifestyle. They’re perfect little life management tools.
Cards can Show:
Enjoy!
Don’t Try sorting by rating. Google Now won’t do it. A 17/30 is certainly not the best in New York.
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