ZDNet App Wrap: 23 July 2012

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Checkmark

Checkmark
Platform: iOS (iPhone)
Price: AU$0.99
Checkmark gives you location-based reminders. You can either locate yourself via the GPS or by an address on a map, and then create a reminder based on those locations.
For example, when you get home, there might be a reminder telling you to take the bins out. You can also use a radius, so that you can be notified as you're approaching a location.

Published: July 23, 2012 -- 06:33 GMT (23:33 PDT)
Photo by: Snowman

Caption by: Suzanne Tindal
Telstra 24x7

Telstra 24x7
Platform: iOS (iPad), Android
Price: Free
Telstra's 24x7 app allows you to monitor your usage, pay bills, see past bills and, for prepaid services, also check your balance. It was first released for iPad, but is now out on Android.

Published: July 23, 2012 -- 06:33 GMT (23:33 PDT)
Photo by: Telstra

Caption by: Suzanne Tindal
TED Books

TED Books
Platform: iOS (iPhone and iPad)
Price: Free (but the books cost money)
The TED Books app provides you with access to short, electronic books produced every two weeks by TED Conferences. You can also purchase the short (less than 20,000 words) books via subscription, which costs AU$14.99 per six months (giving you six books), or pay per book, at AU$2.99.

Published: July 23, 2012 -- 06:33 GMT (23:33 PDT)
Photo by: TED Conferences

Caption by: Suzanne Tindal
Westpac

Westpac Mobile Banking
Price: Free
Platform: iOS (iPad)
Westpac has released a new iPad application that it believes revamps the mobile-banking experience. It allows customers to use drag and drop to transfer funds. You can also swipe between accounts and filter payments from one list.

Published: July 23, 2012 -- 06:33 GMT (23:33 PDT)
Photo by: Westpac

Caption by: Suzanne Tindal
London Results 2012

London Results 2012
Platform: Android, iOS (iPhone and iPad), Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry
Price: Free
The official London 2012 results app provides you with news and results of the London Olympics, which runs from 25 July to 12 August. You can put events in your calendar, and see the biographies of all athletes, filtered by sport and country.

Published: July 23, 2012 -- 06:33 GMT (23:33 PDT)
Photo by: London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd

Caption by: Suzanne Tindal
Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House
Platform: iOS (iPhone)
Price: Free
You can book tickets to shows using the Sydney Opera House app, and also choose your seat, check out the Sydney Opera House restaurant and bars, buy gift vouchers and watch videos.

Published: July 23, 2012 -- 06:33 GMT (23:33 PDT)
Photo by: Sydney Opera House

Caption by: Suzanne Tindal
ABS Stats

ABS Stats
Platform: iOS (iPhone and iPad)
Price: Free
You can now access Australian statistics using the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) app, including census data, key economic indicators and population data.

Published: July 23, 2012 -- 06:33 GMT (23:33 PDT)
Photo by: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Caption by: Suzanne Tindal
i-Pro Calc

i-Pro Calc
Platform: iOS (iPad and iPhone)
Price: Free
If you're setting up a set of surveillance cameras, this app will help you choose the right combination of security camera and lens. The app calculates field of view, angle of view and necessary focal length based on the object of interest, visual acuity index and target distance.

Published: July 23, 2012 -- 06:33 GMT (23:33 PDT)
Photo by: Gish Technology

Caption by: Suzanne Tindal

Checkmark, Telstra 24x7, TED Books, Westpac, London Results 2012, Sydney Opera House, ABS Stats, i-Pro Calc

Checkmark

Checkmark

Platform: iOS (iPhone)

Price: AU$0.99

Checkmark gives you location-based reminders. You can either locate yourself via the GPS or by an address on a map, and then create a reminder based on those locations.

For example, when you get home, there might be a reminder telling you to take the bins out. You can also use a radius, so that you can be notified as you're approaching a location.

Published: July 23, 2012 -- 06:33 GMT (23:33 PDT)

Caption by: Suzanne Tindal

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