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One of the knocks on American architecture is that we rarely ever save our old buildings. Sure, we keep major historical sites like George Washington’s house or Independence Hall, but most of our buildings are eventually torn down to make way for newer, bigger buildings. But now a new app lets you see at least one city the way it used to be, as Time Shutter San Francisco lets you spy the City by the Bay in all its former (and current) glory.

Word Lens -- itunes.apple.com download now on the App Store, and purchase language packs when you need them! Languages currently available using in-app purchase: - Spanish to English - English to Spanish Try the demo modes first to get a sense of the technology in action -- reverse or erase Spanish and English words! Check us out at: questvisual.com Now available for iPhone 4, iPhone 3gs, and iPod Touch 4. Word Lens can instantly translates printed words from one language to another using the video camera on your iPhone. No network delay, no roaming fees, and no reception problems. Word Lens is a dictionary -- evolved. It looks up words for you, and shows them in context. You can use Word Lens on your vacations to translate restaurant menus, street signs, and other things that have clearly printed words. Word Lens has its limits. Sometimes the translation will have mistakes, and may be hard to understand, but it usually gets the point across. If a translation fails, there is a way to manually look up words by typing them in. Word Lens does not read very stylized fonts, handwriting, or cursive. Try it, and tell us what you think!

Weather Doodle is pretty, but beating out the Apple weather app is a tall task indeed.[ Weather Doodle Review is a post from ...

VectorPro is a nice raster-to-vector app for the iPhone that does what it promises: converts pre-saved images to SVG files. It’s a very niche app, but useful for graphics professionals who want to create vector graphics on the go.

As you can imagine, being a gamer I have other nerdy persuits like programming. Before you even ask, no, I am not some stereotypical cokebottle frame toting teen boy from a ninties after-school movie. In fact, I would like to think that I am well adjusted adult that just has a tendency to enjoy things that flash on a screen. All of that said, when you work as a software developer for a living it becomes a bit more difficult to break through that stigma. To make a long story short, when I was in my more formative years as a budding nerdling, I first dabbled in the dark magic of programming using a language that was lovingly

The classic board game makes it onto the modern device, with focus on graphics and animation as much as gameplay.

Nebulous Notes is a Dropbox-supporting text inputter that places emphasis on minimalism and provides themes

Wyse Technology recently launched the free edition of their popular app PocketCloud for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Now users can access their home or work computers for free, regardless of what kind of operating system they are on.

Skype does video chat over 3G.

The crazily-named WINtA is a new music game whose proceeds go to children's charities.

Dolphin Play is now free on the App Store, and there's never been a better time to own a virtual aquarium.

Nominations for the 2010 Best App Ever awards, the People’s Choice of mobile apps, are well under way. We’re expecting a record number of nominations this year having already received 21,000 nominations. Nominations are open through the end of the day, 12/31. We’ll open up the final voting a few days after the new year. Voting will stay open until January 25th and we will announce the winners of the Best App Ever awards during the 2010 Macworld Expo.

Read more: http://www.148apps.com/news/announcing-top-nominees-2010-app-awards/#ixzz191JrNDaJ

Welcome to another edition of iD&D. This month we are switching gears to take a look at a pocket of games that are based on the largely popular pen and paper RPG genre. There is no shortage of games available in the app store that make use of this genre, especially because many credit the original dungeons and dragons as the birth place of role playing games. This month we’re taking a look at the line of Gamebook Adventures available from Tin Man Games.

Currently there are four adventures available in the Gamebook lineup. The four titles are “An Assassin in Orlandes,” “The Siege of the Necromancer,” “Slaves of Rema” and “Revenant Rising.” All four titles use the same background world to build their story base from, which allows for each of the titles to fill in a piece of an overall fantasy world. Each title also offers updated background information on the world itself that helps to deliver an overall flourishing game world.


Read more: http://www.148apps.com/news/idd-gamebook-adventures/#ixzz18v8WD922

Rovio is giving you quite the Christmas present this week, as an update to Angry Birds HD has just been released. Among the new content is Game Center support, the mighty eagle who has come to bring vengeance against those filthy swine and a golden egg. Perhaps the most important update, though, is the inclusion of 15 brand new levels.

Read more: http://www.148apps.com/news/angry-birds-hd-update-brings-15-levels/#ixzz18rXTrCWm

Flipboard is already considered a must-have iPad app, but now it’s even more irresistible thanks to a massive update. The social media app is now capable of including Google Reader, Flickr and live article previews. Really, what more could you ask for?

Read more: http://www.148apps.com/news/flipboard-huge-update/#ixzz18dj1h3wq

NAVIGON has announced today that its MobileNavigator app is receiving a major update, most important among them the fact that MobileNavigator will feature native iPad support. The update also includes numerous other new features including Zagat ratings and reviews, a map reporter to update new road information and in-app user notifications and newsletters.

Votre bébé est en route, vous commencez à lui préparer son petit nid douillet, mais quel signe astrologique aura t’il ? Quel trait de caractère s’affirmera le plus ? Sera t’il un bébé capricorne, toujours attaché à sa maman, ou au contraire, un bébé verseau qui aura besoin d’autonomie et d’indépendance ?

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