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ZDNet App Wrap: 23 July 2012

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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