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Kiwi App Review: Radio New Zealand
No, no, no. Not that Radio New Zealand, the proper one! Yes, the state broadcaster has joined the ever-growing list of Kiwi heavyweights joining the iOS platform with an app of it’s very own: but it’s not what you think. …
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Kiwi App Review: AA XplrNZ
With the silly season just around the corner, it’s that time of the year when us Kiwis like to get in the car and continue our great love affair with our own back yard. And who would you trust to get you there and recommend the best spots to visit, stay and eat if not the good old AA? Well it just so happens that the AA have launched an app for just that job: XplrNZ. Filled your petrol tank? Let’s go!…
Read MoreFly Buys app should be so much more (Updated 09/12/10)
A couple of weeks back, an official Fly Buys app quietly slipped into the App Store, and promptly worked its way towards the top of the charts. Two weeks later and it’s languishing at the bottom of the top 50. Over 70% of New Zealand households are Fly Buys members, and it’s a safe bet that 100% of people reading this own at least one iOS device, so odds are this app is of interest to you. That being the case, we thought we’d take a look to see why it has tumbled down the charts so quickly. Join us, won’t you?…
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Kiwi App Review: Realestate.co.nz
I’m back! After a move to Auckland, and a lot of work on my plate, I am back to writing reviews! So my first review after the break is Realestate.co.nz from the website, www.realestate.co.nz, a New Zealand website great for finding homes! Continue Reading for the low-down.…
Read MoreTIP: Enable iOS AirPrint for ALL networked printers in Mac OS X… and then some
For no apparent reason, Apple pulled the support for the highly anticipated (and hyped) iOS feature AirPrint in the final build of Mac OS X 10.6.5. The feature was set to allow any iOS device running 4.2 to print wirelessly to any networked printer on a Mac running 10.6.5. Consequently, the only printers you can print to are a handful of (natively enabled) HP printers. For anybody interested the list of those HP printers can be found here.
For the rest of us who are not willing to buy a new printer just for this feature we are going to take a look at a pretty much 1-click solution to enable AirPrint on ALL networked printers… and a little more. Carry on reading for the full run-down.…
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Mini Review: U2 360 Tour Guide
If you’re a U2 fan, you’ll know that Ireland’s most famous export are playing Mt Smart Stadium tonight and tomorrow as part of their 360 tour. But if you’re a die-hard fan or you didn’t manage to snag tickets, you may be interested in this neat little Tour Guide app. …
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Kiwi app review: GrabOne
If, like me, you love a good bargain then you’ve probably heard of GrabOne and been on their website www.grabone.co.nz to hunt those bargains down. Well the good people at Moa Creative have created a GrabOne iPhone app. Continue reading to see my thoughts.…
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AppView: Your Venue
Are you travelling or holidaying in New Zealand and want to know the best places to Eat, Drink or Listen to bands! Or do you already live in Aotearoa and want to find the best venue deals in your area!
Say hello to “Your Venue” it’s your starting point for Venue Specials throughout New Zealand. The application is run by venues loading there specials weekly, so you are always up to date with Eating, Drinking and Listening to band deals!…
Read MoreKiwi App Review: Your Venue
Your Venue by Eighteen Peaks NZ is an app that promises to recommend places around you to eat, drink or listen to live music, and to find the best ‘deals’. We’ve come across one or two of these apps before, both headed by established brands, so the market is already catered for by serious competition… but can Your Venue deliver?…
Read MoreAccessory review: Kensington Dash Mount
My iPhone 4 is my car’s best friend. It’s my music source, my hands-free phone, and my GPS unit. But it’s none of these things without a suitable windshield or dashboard mount. After getting through two generic Chinese knock-off windshield mounts that I had gambled on (they were cheap) and lost, I realised it was time to spend some money on a ‘real’ car solution. I ultimately chose the Kensington Dash Mount from MacSense, but how does it stack up? …
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Kiwi App Review: Stuff for iPad and iPhone
Yes, the headline is true: Fairfax has finally joined the growing throng of Kiwi media outlets to embrace the iOS platform with an official Stuff app for iPhone and iPad. Having just been approved by Apple, the app will hit the store tomorrow morning (19/10/10), but we were lucky enough to have grabbed a sneak preview of the final release and we’re going to share the details with you right here. …
Read MoreUpdated apps from Sygic offer more GPS navigation goodness for NZ
If you’ve read through our GPS navigation app reviews, you’ll know that we’re pretty big fans of Sygic’s Mobile Maps app. A few weeks back, Sygic’s ‘next-gen’ GPS app, Aura, hit the Store but we never got round to reviewing it. Well, now Aura has received a significant update in the form of version 2.0, and an update to the original Mobile Maps has hit the store, so we thought we’d take a look to see whether either app has what it takes in today’s GPS market. …
Read MoreKiwi App Review: Deal Shrimp keeps track of your daily deal sites
Those daily deal sites? They’re addictive! For me, the addiction started with 1-day.co.nz, and grew as I became acquainted with offtheback.co.nz, 3deals.co.nz and more. Now, there are dozens of these sites and staying on top off what’s on offer can be a challenge. So I was delighted to happen across Deal Shrimp recently, a free kiwi app which lets your iPhone do all the hard yards so all you have to do is blow the cobwebs off your wallet.…
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Kiwi app review: CoachPad
As a keen football coach and a lover of my iPad what could be better than a new app from the guys at alphasprite.com called CoachPad? So will it be any use to the coaches out there or just another gimmicky app? Continue reading to see my thoughts.…
Read MoreiPad users rejoice… Official VLC iPad app is here.
Well what have we here?, A few short hours ago Apple approved the official VLC iPad app which was submitted around a week ago.
With the relaxation of the Apple approval process the team from the famous open source VLC project and French App makers Applidium threw caution to the wind and submitted an iPad specific version of VLC player to the App store. The now approved app is ready to go, but how does it perform and does it live up its big brother desktop clients VERY high expectations? Carry on reading to find out.…
Read MoreKiwi App Review: 3 News
Following on from Lotto NZ, kiwi developers Moa Creative have come up with another app for our viewing pleasure. This time it’s an official app for 3 News. It’s always great to add another local source to our news apps collections as we must keep on top of what is happening at home and in the rest of the world. Keep reading for my take on TV3′s first foray into kiwi appdom……
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Kiwi App Review: Joketoons
If the phrase “An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar…” is enough to get your funny-bone all of a twitter, then Joketoons could be the app for you. Produced by kiwi animation studio The Funny Farm, this app is designed for one thing: to make you laugh. But will it have you in stitches or reaching for the rotten tomatoes? Read on to find out!…
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