Lock Screen Plus: Lock Your Mac’s Screen in Style

Locking your computer’s screen is a necessity for anyone who isn’t holed up in a cave for most of their working day. With the introduction of Macs into the normal working inventory it is an even more likely scenario that you’ll need to lock out your screen most of the time. Lock Screen Plus is a really nifty app that allows you to lock your computer’s screen while making the most of a simple scenario.

Lock Screen Plus allows integration with weather services, passwords, internet connection, battery status and image functions so your lock screen isn’t just a regular everyday slideshow of computer generated images, but more of a widget. This is great since it makes the screen far more pleasing to look at while also showing how it is fully locked.

It can be customized in more ways than are worth listing and pops up automatically with whatever your chosen settings were at each inactive time period or sleep. Think of it as every other stock computer lock screen but simply maxed out with all of the extra trimmings.

It comes in a variety of themes to show you how to get the most of whatever style you’re into, but in reality it does exactly what you could ask for from any screen locking app. The only thing that isn’t great about this app is the inactive memory usage which idles at over 100 MB. This is pretty significant for a locking app, but the app itself is still worth it in my opinion.

Source: Loack Screen Plus for Mac

[Image Credit: Apple Mac Store]

Ubuntu Phone Experience for Android

Ubuntu Phone Experience is a new app that allows the Android phone to be used the way it should be in a much cleaner and more straight forward interface than is currently available. Allowing the user to swipe between apps and launch your favorite apps from anywhere is a real treat. Usually in the modern setup of Android phones you have to go about changing apps by closing them out and hitting touch press keys and everything else. With the Ubuntu app the whole layout of the phone is changed in a way that makes much more sense than the clumsy, conventional workings of an Android phone.

The side bar addition to this layout is what separates it from the rest of the pack. Fully customizable and allowing the user to select and bring it up whenever is an amazing treat. The only thing lacking is the choice of where it is positioned. It should be able to be moved somewhere other than the left side of the phone screen for left handed people or those with shorter fingers.

Although this app is amazing and certainly helps improve the functionality of navigating my phone there are a few things left to be improved upon. I have no doubt that the developers will add these and allow this app to become fully utilized in the way it can be. As this app is updated I feel like it has a great chance to stay on top of my other apps as the standard to work through my Android.

Google Play: Ubuntu Phone Experience for Android

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Galaxy S2 GT-I9100G finally rolling out for Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2

The latest version of the Android Jelly bean 4.1.2 has started rolling out to Samsung Galaxy S2 – I9100G variant. The Galaxy S2 I9100G variant was released in some European and Asian countries.

The Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update brings a lot of new features, a Smart Stay, TouchWiz as seen in the Galaxy S3 & Note 2, Direct Call, Pop-up Play, new notification bar with more notification toggles, new widgets and lock screen.

The Android update is available via OTA and Samsung KIES Tool as well. You can check to see if the latest update is ready to download by checking your system settings.

Official Firmware Details :

-> Android Version: 4.1.2 – Build JZO54K
-> PDA: I9100GXXLSR
-> CSC: I9100GXEFLSR
-> MODEM: I9100GXXLSR

Shiny Groove: The Best New Grooveshark Player for Mac

When you hear about another streaming music app most people simply have the news go in one ear and out the other. With a plethora of streaming music options available on the market there seems like no point in highlighting the newest since it will be overtaken soon anyway. I disagree! A lot of our reader base is not US based. Outside of the US many of the most popular music streaming services aren’t available. The best one for people outside of the US is Grooveshark. The thing is, Grooveshark is only a web based app so using it to stream music on your mac hasn’t been possible up until the release of Shiny Groove, the next best option for streaming music.

The Shiny Groove app is very nicely built and has a common sense interface that any Mac user will instantly be well versed in. It also stays on top of other apps on your Mac, but can be minimized with a click of a button. This means that when you inevitably want to skip a sing or look at the title it will be there just as easily as it will be minimized while you’re doing something more important like checking Facebook or procrastinating.

Although the music library available isn’t the most comprehensive, it is quite good for a non US based app. And, the fact that it’s specialized for Mac makes it an even better option in an even more slim market. Check out Shiny Groove for a nice streaming music experience on your Mac if other services have come up short or aren’t available to your geographic location.

Source: Shiny Groove for Mac

[Image Credit: Shiny Groove Web]

Carbon for Twitter: The Best Twitter Client for Android

Carbon for Twitter on Android smart phones is the cleanest and best way to view and use Twitter on your handheld device. Without all of the extra fuss and muss of most social media apps, Carbon makes the interface so much smoother and seamless while providing the same Twitter experience that you know and love.

With tilt controls and smart scrolling the navigation of Carbon is like flowing through the air rather than crawling through molasses. There’s no hold up of table after table and drop down after drop down. What you want is what you get and what you see is exactly what you wanted to.

This is a new app and is continuously being updated. For a dry run of an app it is quite great and you can see the potential far above other Twitter clients. Just like the name suggests, it is sleek and modern in design and execution.

If you’re a fan of Twitter you owe it to yourself to check out Carbon. Although there currently is no integration for tablets, at the pace this app is coming along with updates there will be integration soon enough. Not to mention it’s free; can’t go wrong there!

Android: Carbon for Twitter App

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Badoo releases iPad App for its 172 million users

Badoo is a popular social dating website with more than 172 million users all around the world. Badoo allow users to share picture, likes, dislike features as well as chatting with friends. The Badoo application already available for Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows phones. And now the company has launched an iPad app too!

Actually Badoo use your phone GPS service to find out other members in your town or city. you can use iPad app to chat with other peoples and arrange meetings. According to Badoo, its goal of  “connecting people around the world for flirting, dating and making new friends”
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What we talk about App features, Twin-Panel Layout allow iPad users to experience greater screen space, browse profiles easily and quickly, chat with multiple members at same time. The App has a notification feature, every time you will receive message or a like, it will appear always-there menu strip.

Source: Badoo App For iPad

[Images Credit: Badoo Software Ltd | Apple iTunes Store]