A mobile phone may not be the perfect device to help a student learn a language, but it does have its benefits and those benefits may be enjoyed by students if they know where to look for the apps. The apps listed below are all very useful Windows apps that will help a student to learn a new language. Many of them are good because they are also very useful for learning other subjects too. The list is in no particular order, as it seemed unfair to rank them.
1 - Tutorle
You can learn a new language by using dictionaries. The difference is that you can do it with voice pronunciation functions too, and it has a flash card section. It helps you to figure out and pronounce new words a lot easier.
2 - My Flip Cards
This is a flip card app that works in a very similar way to regular flashcards apps. The best thing about this app that makes it a cut above the rest is that you are given the choice of over three million flashcards to flip through. This means that you will not have to write your own flashcards to flip between because they are already done for you and waiting for you to start flipping when you are ready.
3 - Power Planner
This is a nice little app for remembering to do your homework. It is a planning app that allows you to create a wide number of plans for different situations. This means that you may even plan how you study your language and plan out your next month’s lessons that you have to attend. It can remind you of when thing such as homework are going to be due and allows you to plan for any sort of language based up-and-coming problems.
4 - Langeroo Toolbox Apps
This is a toolbox of quizzes and flashcards that a student of languages may use in order to get more done when it comes to a language. It is a good tool for revision, which may appeal to some students, and it has flashcards for learning languages. There are over one hundred flashcards that have an image that goes with each word to help the student associate the foreign word with the picture.
5 - Bing Translator
This is the Bing version of the Google translator and is useful for finding words that you are unsure about. It is not going to do your homework for you, but it is going to make your coursework a little more sophisticated. This is especially true if the app is used to try and figure out new words that may be used within coursework text. You may make it appear as if you have a far larger vocabulary than you actually do.
6 - FlashStudy English
Sadly, this app is nothing to do with the movie flash dance, and is more a flashcard app for people learning English. You may set the app so that the cards come up in a certain order. This means that you may make it a little more difficult as the flashcard app goes on. Or, you could put them in a random order and learn English that way. It is very good for people who are trying to learn past, present and future tenses in English.
7 - Spanish Past Tense
It teaches you about the Spanish language, but it concentrates on sentence structure. It is good for any level of Spanish learning that you happen to be on, and it helps you to focus on past tense in a way that vastly improves your written Spanish. There are 240 Spanish verbs in the app that help you to sort through and figure out your sentences a little easier. You can pick up the language a lot quicker and a lot more efficiently.
8 - Flashcards+
This is a nice flashcards app that you can use on a language course. It has a very nice built-in flashcard editor so that you can create your own flashcards very easily. You can keep creating flashcards as you go so that it helps you to learn in the long run and build up your knowledge more thoroughly.
9 – Skydrive
With a list such as this, it is hard to miss adding at least one cloud service. This cloud service will allow you to save a mass of your homework on the cloud, and will make it easier for you to share your project work with other students and get your collaborative works done a little faster and more efficiently. You can save notes, dates and important details too. Plus, you can use it to save your essays or your essay structures, notes and plans.
10 - Todoist Lite
Take down notes on each different niche of you language. Add a folder for things that happen in the kitchen, bedroom, office, etc. Or, you can go the route of learning new phrases and writing them down so that you can practice them through the day. Three new full phrases per week in your to-do list and you will soon have the language mastered.
About the Author:Korah Morrison, UCLA student and working as freelance writer at uk.college-paper.org.
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1/19/2014 | Continue Reading...
Now that the next generation of consoles is finally on sale, 2014 is getting ready to amaze avid gamers with some pretty exciting open world games. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are here to stay so make sure that you’re ready to experience the craziest, most challenging video games of the year. Open worlds are all about enabling the player to take his own decisions, make choices, and roam freely through a fantasy world where the player will be the one creating the gameplay. Are you ready to be blown away?
Sunset Overdrive
The open-world, super stylish shooter game will be released exclusively for Xbox One this 2014. Sunset Overdrive comes from the makers of Resistence, Spyro, and Ratchet, so it goes without saying that it will be huge. Packed with crazy weapons, splat-tastic mutants, and free-running multi-player, the game will certainly exceed everyone’s expectations. Set in the upcoming future, the character-player has to figure out a way to deal with all the mutants and stay alive.
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Developed by the acclaimed Chinese Room, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is an upcoming adventure video-game that will be set in a massive virtual world. The game is based on 6 main characters, each one telling their own personal story. As the game progresses you’ll realize that your player is linked to some of the landmarks of that virtual world, and thus the whole experience will be even greater. Unlike its spiritual predecessor Dear Esther, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture claims to be a lot more interactive and thrilling. We’ll see!
Watch Dogs
We cannot wait for Watch Dogs to be released. The upcoming action-adventure game focuses on a main character, Aiden Pearce, a skilled hacker and notorious vigilante. Do you have what it takes to retrieve all the data that you need without been seen by the city’s supercomputer? Based on the informational warfare concept, Watch Dogs bases its action on several main objectives such as evading the police, finding specific targets and killing them, or following potential victims and saving them from the hands of their killers.
Dragon Age: Inquisition
BioWare and Electronic Arts have teamed up again to make the year’s most awaited video game, Dragon Age: Inquisition. Featuring a brand new combat system, both female and male player-characters, and a killer interface, the game doesn’t just look promising; it looks sharp, polished, and ready to amaze even the most pretentious gamers out there. Influenced by some other famous open-world games like Skyrim for example, Inquisition plans on overcoming its predecessors Origins and Dragon Age II. Until an official release on Q3 of 2014, we can only hope for the best.
The Crew
The Crew will be Ubisoft’s main open-world racer this year. The release of the game was pushed back and reserved for the 4th quarter of 2014, and until then we can satisfy our curiosity with the little information we have thus far about the game. At a first glimpse The Crew looks pretty tasty – racing-focused missions, open-world features, social interactions with your friends and your crew, customized vehicles – so we only wait and see if it will manage to impress gamers with its advanced game features, killer interface, and mind-blowing gameplay.
Open-world video games have always made an impression on avid gamers around the world because they allow the player-character to call the shots. Do you have what it takes to be Aiden Pearce, the hacker from Watch Dogs, or you’d rather stick to finishing racing missions with your friends on The Crew? Regardless of your choice, the upcoming open-world games for this 2014 are without a doubt unbelievable.
About the Author:
Christopher Austin is the writer of this article. He is car racing lover and enjoys playing it himself and at video games. He mostly plays them at Car Games 365 where he enjoys them playing free and online.
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1/13/2014 | Continue Reading...
One of the most frustrating experiences in life is when you have to see something being reduced to mediocrity only so that it can be made available to a larger group of people. This is exactly what happens with the apps that are being made today, and what Amazon’s new cloud service may be able to put an end to. Basically, AppStream should allow developers to host their apps in the Amazon’s EC2, and then stream them to the end users.
When developing an app, you have to consider a number of different factors. First of all, you need to know what platform you are developing the app for. Now, if you are developing for iOS, you’re golden, but if you are developing for Android, you have to consider its numerous versions and make sure that the app is supported by as many as possible. Naturally, in order to achieve this you have to sacrifice some of the functionality that the app could otherwise have.
Apart from avoiding any software conflicts, you also have to think about the hardware of the app user’s devices. While there are high end devices out there that are capable of running demanding apps, you have to bear in mind that the majority of smartphones and tablets are much more limited when it comes to preferences, which means that your app can’t be too demanding if you want a wider audience.
That’s when AppStream comes in handy.
What AppStream does is making all of those restrictions a thing of the past. When using this service, the developer can make the app as demanding as needed, without worrying about either software – platform, or hardware of the user’s device. The cloud service that hosts the app does all the work, and only streams a projection to the user’s display.
This means that the developers don’t have to worry about whether there are enough phones out there that can run demanding 3D visualizations or other processes, as everything is taken care of by the service.
Previously, if they wanted to make the app available on different platforms, the developers would have to make a separate app for each of them, which would demand a whole lot of time and effort. With this setup, however, the developer only needs to upload the app (in its entirety, or just some of its parts) to the cloud and provide simple, small clients for every platform that they want the app to be available on. Additionally, updating the app is much easier, both for users and developers. Instead of having to address each of the versions of their app for different platforms, developers simply have to send the updated app to the AppStream, which automatically updates it for all the users. Users also don’t have to waste their storage space or time with downloading the app and installing it, but they do have to get the client for the app.
This could mean that we might see a surge in beautiful apps that we could never dream of running before, and that they will be available even on lower end devices. Likewise, by removing hardware and platform constraints from the developers, chances are more of them will be making their apps available for different platforms, which should increase competition in different markets, which should in turn, increase the quality of the apps that we are offered.
About the Author:
Leana Thorne is a passionate blogger and a regular contributor to several tech blogs. She enjoys exploring new internet technologies and sharing newly found information. Currently is writing for Crucial VPS hosting.
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12/04/2013 | Continue Reading...
We are all witnesses of the tablets becoming an absolutely essential part of our lives. Many people have started using tablets not only for their leisure but for work too. And the number only grows each day. The good news is that, getting more popular, tablets are indeed quickly starting to be used as handy tools for work. More people are starting to replace laptops and notebooks for tablets. Some find them much more comfortable to carry to a presentation at work, for example. But tablets have more advantages than this – not only lighter, they are less distracting and most importantly, their battery lives are longer. Tablets are a very good option for web developers who don't want to carry around a heavy laptop. There are some very good tablet applications for web developers that make their work on a tablet easy and pleasant. Let's check them out.
AndFTP
This is an app through which you can transfer files to your web server via FTP, FTPS, SFTP and other protocols as well. Using this app, you can make different FTP servers. You can see the files on your Android device and on the remote server at the same time. Of course, the app allows you to delete, copy, create folders and rename, as any other FTP client.
Solid explorer
This app allows you to navigate file systems, having multiple settings to view, sort, search and bookmark. It has a two-pane window which makes moving of files easier.
JavaScript Reference
This is a reference app that is very easy to use and has a very clear interface. There are details and examples for each property. The app covers all Javascript and HTML DOM objects.
kWS – Android Web Server
This is a web server app that is so fast that when you load a page from it through your local WiFi network, you won't see any difference. It works like a standard web server and it supports most file types. This app is a great way to test your web page.
MySQL Connect
This is a nice app that allows you to connect to the MySQL database. It's very lightweight and it comes very handy when you need to urgently connect MySQL.
WordPress for Android
This is an open source app that gives you the chance to edit content, post, view and manage statuses.
Drupal Editor
This app allows you to create and edit articles on the website.
Joooid 1.2 Joomla!Editor
This app allows you to publish articles that have HTML text, maps, images and more.
gAnalytics
This is a handy app through which you can easily access Google Analytics.
FTPOnTheGo
In case you need to repair a website, this is the perfect app for emergencies on iPhone. The same application for Android is DroidEdit Pro.
Skitch
This is the perfect app for quickly documenting an idea. It allows you to sketch a design idea, using text, images, shapes and others. Everything you create will be stored in the database of Evernote. The app also allows you to share what you've done.
Webmaster's HTML Editor Lite
This app lets you edit HTML, PHP, JavaScrips and CSS.
These were some of the many tablet applications for web developers. It's mobile, practical, comfortable and fun to be able to create and maintain websites via your tablet. Give this idea a try and see if it this modern method will work better for you.
About the Author:
Rose Finchley knows a lot about technologies. She works as a technician at http://www.shinylondon.co.uk/deep-cleaning-hampstead-nw3/ and has a lot to share with her readers.
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11/22/2013 | Continue Reading...
Sticking to a diet is hard enough in the best of times, but when you're busy and constantly on the go, like so many of us these days, counting calories tends to fall by the wayside. Luckily, there are a handful of smartphone apps out there that make keeping the weight off a cinch. Here's a quick guide to some of our favorites.
Fitocracy
Think exercise is a chore? Fitocracy is a great app/social network that awards you points for completing fitness "quests." Sure, the points don't really mean anything, but they create a powerful motivating tool for getting in shape. The app's social components lets you follow your friends' progress, share your workout success stories, even challenge people in your network. More than one million users on iOS and Droid devices are “gamifying” their workout everyday!
Fooducate
Of course, exercising regularly is only one component of losing weight. Fooducate helps you make informed eating choices on the go with a large database of nutritional information. The app even grades foods based on the input of dieticians and nutritionists, so you can be sure you're only putting quality ingredients into your body.
Lose It!
Lose It! for iPhone and Droid devices is a great all-in-one app that lets you count calories, log exercise hours and set personal weight loss goals you can actually stick to. With daily summaries and other advanced reporting features, you get an intimate look at your overall wellness in real time.
Endomondo
Ideal for cyclists, runners and power-walkers, Endomondo uses Google Maps GPS data to track your workouts and analyze your training over time — no shortcuts or cutting corners! An optional live newsfeed shares your workout data with other users, letting you gain extra motivation by challenging your friends.
Locavore
Studies have shown several benefits of eating locally grown produce instead of processed foods. Locavore is a simple app that connects you with nearby markets and farms offering fresh, in-season fruits, veggies and more. Free and easy-to-use, Locavore is available for iOS and Droid devices.
Finding What’s Right for You
There's no shortage of great apps out there that can help you keep the weight off permanently. Many of these programs are used by hospitals and top rehab centers and clinics to help patients stick to their fitness and diet regimes. But no pill or product will make you lose weight instantly — committing to eating right and exercising is ultimately a lifestyle choice. Here are five quick extra tips for eating healthy:
1. Eat less meat.
2. Plan meals ahead of time.
3. Eat slower and take smaller portions.
4. Swap out soda for juice or mineral water.
5. Chew sugarless gum when you get a craving for junk food.
And here are five more for sticking to your exercise routine:
1. Wake up early and exercise in the morning.
2. Find a workout buddy.
3. Commit to running a race.
4. Make a workout playlist.
5. Whenever possible, walk instead of driving.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control, more than one third of American adults are overweight. While our connected lifestyle is partly to blame for that, technology can be a powerful tool in the quest to lose weight. Check out some of these apps and start shedding the pounds now.
About the Author:
Alicia Lawrence is a content coordinator for a tech company and blogs in her free time at MarComLand.com. Her articles have been published by Her Fitness Hut, Examiner.com, and Ask Miss A.
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9/05/2013 | Continue Reading...
Whether it’s a CEO of a multinational company, a 9-5 office worker, a stay-home parent, or a working student, people in the workforce have two things in common –the utmost desire to save time and money and the smartphone.
Thanks to the App store, the smartphone has already redefined many aspects of day to day work. Now, it has become an invaluable asset that gets the today’s working professionals the best value for their time and money.
Here is a list of the top free apps that are designed to make your life much easier –
1. Cloze
Clause essentially collects tweets, emails, Facebook posts and other pieces of email and social media information from your contacts. More than that, Cloze prioritizes information based on the people who are the most relevant to you. It displays the photo of your contacts while providing the snippets of emails and social media information. This app is ideal in filtering relevant information from the people in your network.
2. Manilla
Manilla is a free secure service that is designed to help smartphone owners organize their daily lives by managing virtually everything in a single platform. These include finances, utilities, daily deals, travels, rewards, restaurant reservations, magazine and even Netflix subscriptions. Manilla sends an automatic text and email reminder when your bills are due, hence there is no wasted money on late fees. Apart from this, Manilla also gets you unlimited account document storage for free.
3. Any.do
Any.do is essentially a list-making and task-management app that allows you to build a habit of reviewing your daily tasks. It also allows for location-based reminders, like when you need to pick up a carton of milk on your way home. Any.do’s most notable features include seamless cloud sync, Google task sync, speech recognition alert, and Any.do moment among many others. Any.do is generally a very functional app that allows you to jot down your pending tasks while making sure that you complete them.
4. RedLaser
Owned by eBay, RedLaser is an app that is designed to help you shop smarter and faster. RedLaser searches for the local prices of various items based on your location. It then allows you to see which stores offer the best deal on your favourite products. RedLaser also allows you to make a purchase right from your phone. If for example, there is something at a nearby store that you want to buy, you can remotely pay for it using the app, and your purchase will be waiting for you at the counter.
5. FastCustomer
FastCustomer is perhaps among the most efficient time saving apps as it saves you the time that you would otherwise spend on hold with a customer service representative. All that FastCustomer requires is for you to text the name of the company that you need to speak with. The app also grants you access to its database of more than 3000 companies. What FastCustomer does is to call the company, wait on hold, and call you when the customer representative is ready to take your call.
About the Author:
Sharon Freeman is a freelance blogger and author. She writes about business management, app trends and reviews local companies like TradiePad
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8/28/2013 | Continue Reading...
FOXTEL GO
IPHONE, IPAD
You don't need to be at home to watch Foxtel, If you're already paying for the service, the Foxtel Go app lets you access 60 live channels (depending on your subscription package) and hundreds of hours of catch-up TV content for no extra charge over a Wi-Fi or 3G/4G connection from anywhere in Australia. An Android client is coming soon.
PANDORA RADIO
IPHONE, IPAD, ANDROID, WINDOWS PHONE, BLACKBERRY
Pandora is perfect for the times when you want to listen to music but can't be bothered queuing up tracks. Just tell it the name of an artist, song or composer you want to listen to, and it'll create a personalised radio station that plays similar music. Like a real radio station, however, you can't replay tracks, and you can only skip tracks a handful of times per day.
SPOTIFY
IPHONE, IPAD, ANDROID, WINDOWS PHONE
You'll have to cough up $12 a month to access it on a mobile device, but the vast catalogue of over 20 million tracks and various cool playback features make Spotify a worthwhile investment. The 'radio' feature lets you create a personalised station of music similar to a certain song or artist (similar to Pandora), and you can sync as many tracks as you like for offline listening,
TUNEIN RADIO
IPHONE, IPAD, ANDROID, WINDOWS PHONE, BLACKBERRY
Remember when mobile phones used to come with built-in FM tuners? Now you can just download Tuneln Radio and access not only the local stations, but thousands of stations around the world as well. The app makes it easy to navigate between different genres of stations, and you can save the ones you listen to most to the favourites tab.
SOUNDCLOUD
IPHONE, IPAD, ANDROID
Whether you're an aspiring musician or simply someone that loves music, SoundCloud is the place to be for streaming new tunes fresh out of the recording studio. You can follow musicians you like, get notifications whenever they upload new tunes, share tracks and sets with your social networks, and even record and upload music directly from your mobile device.
About the Author:
This is a guest post contributed by Karim a writer in the tech area. He would like to share great saving with www.3simonly.com offering the best unlimited deals found in this URL for your smartphone.
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8/02/2013 | Continue Reading...
Yes, we’re talking about S3 folks.
Let’s skip the latest model for now that is S4 as it seems many S3 owners decided to keep their phone despite this latest one being unveiled.
And why not? S3 is packed with features that make it adorable and amazing. Suffice to say, it’s one for keeps.
So, how’s your S3 doing? To keep it running efficiently, maximize its potential by downloading these apps.
Kindle
With its extra wide screen, S3 makes e-book reading experience come with ease.
This is good news for bookworms out there who are still contemplating whether to get hold of an Amazon Kindle e-book reader. Even without that reader, you can still benefit from the app by downloading it using your S3.
Browse through a wide selection of free e-books, anywhere you are, using your smartphone.
Chrome
There’s no doubt that Android’s default browser is a performer but Google Chrome takes the competition further with its features.
Coupled with S3’s large screen, navigation and content viewing turns out seamless. Plus, the app is syncable to your desktop Chrome. Talk about facilitating file sharing. Your bookmarks and preferences are as well imported easily.
Now you can continue write an essay you earlier started while on your way home.
Facebook Home
If you are one of those Android users whose days are incomplete without checking Facebook, then this app should be on your phone, now.
Facebook Home replace your standard launcher for Android, which gives your S3 a custom new interface along with quick access to Facebook.
After downloading this app, your S3 is sure to look like a new phone.
SwiftKey
Dubbing itself as the mind-reading keyboard, Swiftkey predicts what you’re typing next even before you’ve pressed a key. It, indeed, replaces your phone’s default keyboard with one that not only understands you, but also reads through you.
Swiftkey gets better the more you use it as it becomes familiarized with your way of forming messages. Eventually, it will have to do all the typing for you. You can try using this app for a month and see whether you’re ready to drop the fee for it.
Pixlr
One of the many reasons why S3 remains a wise buy smartphone is its camera.
With easy-sharing and action shot features, we need not be surprised to hear many users claim this is what they purchased their S3 for. And if you love really taking photos then you can use some help from a high-quality mobile photo editor like Pixlr.
Pixlr offers users with over 600 effects, borders and overlays all for free. Edit your photos like a pro and save them according to your preferred resolution.
Evernote
Having troubles organizing? This app may be just the aid you need so you can keep up with busy days ahead.
Transfer notes, images and files with other devices with Evernote app on it. Save your ideas so they need not go floating in the air. Record audios. Capture photos. Write about what’s on your mind.
Do all these for free with Evernote.
Reddit
According to the site’s real-time statistics (as of July 24, 2013), Reddit had 70,017,371 visitors last month from more than 183 different countries, viewing a total of 4,567,928,584 pages.
If these massive figures aren’t enough to convince you why Reddit should be on your S3 then check their page online. The funny, informative, heart-warming stories featured on the site and voted by users might automatically turn you to a Reddit loyal follower.
See for yourself.
There’s no need to be jealous about those who have had their own android 2013 models. With a refresh, your S3 can undoubtedly look as good, and even beat without a fight their newer counterparts.
About the Author:
Nettie Gray isn’t the type who’d switch phones everytime a new model is released. But she’s that user who would religiously wait for app updates she can install on her phone.
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7/25/2013 | Continue Reading...
