Check If Your Android Phone Has Carrier IQ, No Rooting Required (Android) When
we first covered Carrier IQ, the rootkit that can log everything you do
on your phone, we detailed how to check and remove Carrier IQ on
Android using an app from the developer who discovered the rootkit, but
that method required rooting your phone. Voodoo Carrier IQ Detector is a
free app available on Android Market that can check for-but not yet
remove-the spying software, no root required.
Google Currents Is a Gorgeous Magazine-Style Newsreader for iOS and Android (Android) Currents,
Google's long-awaited and rumored competitor to apps like Flipboard and
Zite, finally launched yesterday, offering Android and iOS users a
clean, attractive layout and a fresh way to read blogs, RSS feeds, and
other trending news and topics right on your smartphone or tablet for
free.
Chromium Lime Now Supports Chrome OS on Many More Laptops (Chromium) We've
shown you how to turn your netbook into a Chromebook with Chromium OS,
but if you found that your laptop's Wi-Fi or graphics card wasn't
supported, there's a good chance Chromium Lime-Hexxeh's new build of
Chromium OS-could work.
Netspot for Mac Makes Diagnosing Wi-Fi Signal Problems Quick, Easy, and Free (Mac) Everyone
has decent Wi-Fi signal when they're sitting in the same room as their
wireless router, but what about across the apartment, or in the
basement? If you think you should have signal but don't, free site
survey app Netspot is a utility that gives you the tools to draw out
your floorplan, walk about your home or office with your laptop, and
survey network strength, available networks, and channels in use along
the way.
WakeSmarter Is an Alarm Clock App That You Control with Your Voice (iOS) WakeSmarter
is a pretty great standard alarm clock that takes things a bit further
by adding voice control, similar to what you'd find in Apple's Siri.
When it wakes you up in the morning, you can ask it for information you
want to know. For example, if you're curious what time it is, what the
weather's like, or what's been posted to your Facebook and Twitter
feeds, WakeSmarter will respond with that information. All you have to
do is speak a code word so it knows to listen to what you're saying, or
tap the microphone button on the screen (although that's not as cool).
What's also great is you can set that code word to a few different
options.
Slow Shutter Cam Turns Your iPhone Camera into a Light Painter (iOS) We've
shown you how you can paint with light using your DSLR or point and
shoot camera, but getting in on the fun on your mobile was never really
an option. Slow Shutter Cam fixes that by allowing you to take photos
with slow shutter speeds. You just set the shutter speed you want-even
the indefinite "bulb" setting is an option-and the sensitivity to light,
then start snapping your photo. Slow Shutter Cam will handle the rest.
FoodTrackerPro Keeps Track of Your Diet Without Forcing You to Count Calories (iOS) When
you make healthy eating a part of your lifestyle, you also commit
yourself to keeping track of how much you eat and how many calories you
ingest so you can burn it off later with healthy exercise. However,
calorie counting is the last thing most of us want to do, and
FoodTrackerPro for iOS helps you keep track of your diet and overall
consumption without forcing you to imput specific calorie amounts with
every meal.
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