URL Droplet is a simple webapp that allows you to paste in the download link for a file and have it download straight to your Dropbox, so you can deal with later. You could start a large download while out on your mobile phone, on a company computer at work, or just sitting at an internet cafe. The downloaded file is saved in the main Dropbox directory—if it were saved to public, anybody could see what you've been getting. Because of this, URL Droplet needs access to Dropbox, so you should be comfortable granting permissions to third-party apps. via
If you wish to save/backup any file without downloading it locally on your system. sideCLOUDload will help you, a free web service which does this for you in one step. You can send files from a url directly to "the cloud" (currently Dropbox and Email) without downloading to your computer or mobile device. #1 Visit sideCLOUDload #2 Fill out the info needed Source URL - specify the file to be downloaded ( Right Click Menu “Copy Link Location” ) #3 Select radio button Dropbox / Email #4 Provide Login credentials for the option selected in step 3. (for email option it only require
Read MoreIf happens so very often when you are reading something on Wikipedia you need to open up another article to better understand the one you're reading. You open up Wikipedia to learn about one thing, and end up following a trail of links just to try and understand the first thing you opened. You don't necessarily need to read the entirety of every article it links to, you just need a general idea of what a specific term means so you can better understand what you're reading. Wikipreview (free, chorme) saves you from opening them in tabs by showing you
Read MoreZoosh. That may or may not be what an ultrasonic payment sounds like to a dolphin, but it is definitely the name of a new mobile wallet technology developed by Silicon Valley start-up, Naratte. While Google and other major players have focused on traditional radio-based NFC, Naratte has been quietly testing its ultrasound system instead, motivated by the fact that it can work on ordinary handsets without the need for specialized NFC circuitry. Two phones can "zoosh" each other using nothing but their built-in microphones and speakers, so long as they're both running the necessary app. Zoosh operates across a
Read MoreIntuary, a mobile app startup, recently launched its first app, called Verbally, which is designed to bring speech to those without. Verbally (free, iPad, iOS version 3.2 or higher) is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) solution built for the more than six million people in the U.S. suffering from speech disabilities — caused by Lou Gherig’s Disease, stroke, brain injury, Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy, autism, and more. The app allows users to tap the words they wish to communicate onto the app’s keyboard, or choose from pre-prepared words or phrases, which are then in turn transmitted into audio phrases. The app’s
Read MoreFounded by Richard Passer Friendthem (iPhone, coming soon for Android and Windows Phone) is a new app that connects you with people nearby on Facebook, it is designed to let people see the Facebook users around them and then send a friend request immediately, or file the request away for later. Login using Facebook credentials and then choose what information you want to make visible. And for users who don’t want to be listed in certain areas (office/ vacation) the app lets users create geo-fences, or areas where they will be hidden from the app. Other users that have Friendthem
Read MoreLookout’s web-based, cloud-connected applications (Android, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry) phones help users from losing their phones and identifies and block threats on a consumer’s phone. Users simply download the software to a device, and it will act as a tracking application and a virus protector much like security software downloaded to a computer. With Safe Browsing, Lookout will automatically check every website a user visits, from an app, email, or browser on a mobile phone, to prevent phishing sites from stealing personal data and malware from being installed on a device. It promises the same sort of security that many browsers
Read MoreIf you're looking for an app that does something specific, look no further than Quixey. A good search engine will dig out every app that could possibly fit your needs. Searching for software by function instead of name is pretty darn hard, and Google won't always give you all the apps in a specific category. Quixey is a functional search engine for apps, allowing users to find apps by describing what they want to do. Sample this #1 do my taxes #2 remove red-eye #3 find games for 3 year olds #4 take a screenshot #5 import flickr photos to facebook #6 make an animation #7 convert
Read MoreIaza a simple, powerful, easy to use web based editor for image conversion. It leverages an array of useful and cool image conversion tools for simply transforming and manipulating images of various kinds via your browser. Alternatively you can download the iaza application and do your conversions right from your iPhone. Unlike other web-based editors that emulate desktop image editors within the browser pane, Iaza is a one shot wonder. You simply upload an image from your computer or the web, click a link for the procedure you want (like conversion, cropping, etc.) and, if necessary, add in a variable like
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