Family Tracker is a new iPhone app that allows you to track your wife, husband, or children using your mobile device's GPS feature-- the app requires the consent of the person being monitored for those of us concerned about privacy.
Compatible with iOS 4, the mobile app runs in the background, constantly updating the uesr's location. Spouses can therefore instantly know their partner has safely reached their destination at home, work or during long trips, asserts the developer behind Family Tracker, LogSat Software. And parents, for example, can know if their children are exactly where they should be, and didn't sneak out without permission.
The location can be viewed on an iPhone or through any desktop web browser.
Family Tracker (download) goes for $3.99. By contrast AT&T offers a similar service that costs $14.99/month.
SplashData has released an iPad version of SplashMoney ($4.99, download), the developer's personal finance manager, which which has been available for the iPhone as well as other mobile device platforms, including Windows Mobile, Palm OS and BlackBerry. With SplashMoney, iPad users can connect to their online banks from their iPad or desktop computers and download transactions directly into SplashMoney.
It can be used to create budgets and then track and analyze spending with customizable reports and charts. They can also synchronize their iPad with their Windows or Mac desktop computer to stay on top of your finances whether they're at home, on the road, or in the office.
Here's a list of features:
-- Wireless synchronization with almost any online bank account
-- Support for most account types: checking, savings, credit card, cash, asset, liability, money market and line of credit
-- Secure password protection using Blowfish encryption
-- Auto-fill and memorized transactions, which help speed-up and simplify data entry
-- Account statement reconciliation
-- Multiple currency support with live Currency updates
GameHouse has released a version of Marble Mixer for the iPhone. Already popular on the iPad ($1.99, download), Marble Mixer for iPhone ($0.99, download) features three different modes and support for and multiple players. The simple flick-and-shoot game sports the following features: Table Tactics - try and score as many points as possible by shooting marbles into the three different score zones; Monster Picnic - shoot marbles into the mouth of a monster that rotates 360 degrees, and see how many marbles as you can in 60 seconds; and Space Mania - challenges players to score as many points as possible in a galactic setting.
My list of nearly 50 of the best mobile downloads for iPhone users in the health care industry. Get the full story here at EnterpriseMobileToday.
The government modifies the DMCA to allow for jailbreaking smartphones, paving the way for custom OSes and apps. But that doesn't necessarily mean Apple will let users get away with it, as it can still void your warranty. Get the full story here at DevX.
iPad apps are great for productivity. They're just as good at turning the iPad into a big toy. Get the full story here at Datamation.
The Royal Academy of Arts annual Summer Exhibition in London is the world's largest open submission contemporary art exhibition with over 1,200 works on display. It is currently taking place and ends on August 22nd. This year, an iPhone application has been launched to complement the exhibition. With the app, users can view more than 150 images with 27 accompanying videos featuring interviews with the artists. Now in its 242nd year, the exhibition showcases work by both emerging and established artists in all media including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, architecture and film. The app costs $5.99 (download) and is continuously updated with the prices and availability of the featured works.
DYMO CardScan, a desktop business card scanner solution, has now gone mobile with new mobile apps for iPhone ($9.99, downlaod) and BlackBerry users. To use DYMO CardScan Mobile, users take a picture of any business card with their smartphone's camera and CardScan Mobile automatically inserts all information from the card into the proper fields in the phone's contact list. The software is also available for Windows Mobile 6+ mobile devices with a 3 megapixel or higher camera with autofocus.
