Many of us simply don’t have time to explore everything our local area has to offer. There are plenty of businesses and services all around us that we may not know about. These iPhone apps help you explore your local area and find services that satisfy your needs:

Localscope: an augmented reality application that shows people and places all around you. It grabs content from local search engines, social networks, and other sources. Read the rest of this entry »

As this year comes to a close, we are going to see many websites and organizations announce their top iPhone and iPad apps for 2011. Apple has already announced its top apps for 2011. Not surprisingly, Instagram has won the title of “iPhone App of the Year.” Instagram does not need any introduction. It is an addictive photo-sharing social app with a ton of users already. For those of you not familiar with Instagram (where have you been?), you can capture photos, apply effects, and upload your work to Facebook, Twitter, and other sites.

Snapseed won the “iPad App of the Year” award. It is another neat application you can use to edit and transform photos on your tablet. This app lets its users perform basic adjustments to their photos or push their work to a whole new level by getting creative with its filters.

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Your iOS device is more than a shiny gadget. Thanks to all the accessories and apps available for it, there is almost nothing you can’t do on it. If you happen to be interested in using your iPhone or iPad to get fit, these 5 fitness add-ons are well worth checking out:

Garmin ANT adapter for iPhone: an ANT adapter that pairs with Garmin Fit to enable iPhone users to keep track of their activities more accurately on their device. Read the rest of this entry »

Google has generated a ton of buzz in the world of social media with its launch of Google+. It is a powerful social network that borrows good things from Twitter, Facebook, Quora, and other communities. Many have already adopted Google+ and are busy contributing to it. If you are on Google+, you will be happy to know that Google+ for iPhone has just made its debut in iTunes.

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Apple iPhone and iPad are great shiny devices. But beneath the surface, they are not that different from your personal computer. These devices do have a processor, a certain amount of RAM and storage. When you are using your idevice, you may not realize that there are other processes that are running in the background (just like it is the case on your PC). System manager utility apps for iPhone let you keep track of this information and find ways to improve your idevice’s performance.

If you are just curious what’s running on your idevice or want to know how much resources you have left on it, these 5 system manager apps are worth a look:

System Manager for iPhone: an attractive application that tracks running background & system processes, disk, battery, and network information. It has a very intuitive interface and makes it easy to keep up with programs running on your device.

SystemInfo: provides detailed information on your iPhone and iPod Touch. It tells you about your resources, your battery level, your memory information, and much more.

Activity Monitor Touch: works on most idevices. It shows you your UDID, capacity, free memory, battery power, and network state. The information on disk space, memory, battery life and CPU activity can help you diagnose issues with your device and get the most out of it. Read the rest of this entry »