ZDNet App Wrap: 30 January 2012
There are always cool new apps coming out, so it's hard to keep up. ZDNet Australia brings you a taste of some of the apps that have surfaced or been updated recently.
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NoQ
Price: Free
Platform: iOS (iPhone)
This app has been around since August last year, but the makers of the app have just agreed to let its cafe partners develop self-branded versions of its app. App owner Hub IT says that it has already sold eight self-branded versions of NoQ, allowing the developer to spread the costs over multiple retailers. The app allows customers to order and pay for coffee and food in advance to avoid queuing. Those businesses that had decided to run their own branded versions of the app will still appear in the main app, but watch this space!
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Photo Studio Pro
Price: US$3.99
Platform: BlackBerry
With this photo editor, you take your photo and apply edits on the fly. There's a bunch of effects to play with, including atmospheric tones such as "Vintage", "Sketch" and "Summer mood". You can also adjust colour, brightness, contrast and saturation, and add frames. When you're done, share your masterpiece with the world via Twitter, Facebook and BlackBerry messaging.
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Invoice2go
Price: $10.49
Platform: iOS (iPhone and iPad)
This one's an old one, but it's always being updated with bug fixes and enhancements. It lets you create and send customised invoices with integrated PayPal, so customers can pay at once. The app automatically configures currency and tax settings based on country.
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Call & SMS Tracker
Price: Free
Platform: Android
This app allows employers to keep track of how their business phones are used — or parents to keep an eye on how their children's phones are being used — without having to wait for a month for a bill. After installing the app, users can log in to a web interface at any time to review what calls and text messages have been made, sent or received.
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Codea
Price: $8.49
Platform: iOS (iPad)
If you've ever wanted to create your very own iPad app, Codea aims to make it a bit easier by smoothing out the coding process. It includes a vector-graphics and image editor, sample projects to study and learn from, a random retro-music generator, auto-completion, in-line reference documentation and one-touch code editing. It even allows you to play around with the iPad's touch interface and accelerometer, so your creation can make better use of the device's capabilities.
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Officeworks
Price: Free
Platform: iOS (iPhone and iPad)
The Officeworks app lets you browse Officeworks products, and place and track orders from your iPhone. You can add items to a shopping list by scanning barcodes, and can also save a regular shopping list for reuse. Officeworks has recently updated its app with higher-resolution images and bug fixes via viewing products and working the barcode scanner.
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Egencia
Price: Free
Platform: iOS (iPhone)
Egencia is a part of Expedia.com, and aims to help business travellers by providing them with flight and destination alerts, online check-in, maps and customer support. App users need to be Egencia customers.
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Taxi Pro
Price: Free
Platform: Android, iOS (iPhone)
It seems like the taxi-app market is getting a bit crowded. This app pushes for speed, claiming that you can book a Premier Cab taxi within five seconds. You can check the status of your booking and cancel bookings easily. You can also look at past bookings.