The NASA Visualization app is your window into the world of NASA research. The app presents the latest NASA research news in an easy-to-digest format. Each article is written for the lay person and amateur scientist with images and video to complement the writing. Topics range from space-based exploration to climate change, another popular area of NASA research. The app itself is pleasantly arranged and can be viewed in either portrait or landscape mode. Each article has a captivating headline image pulled from NASA's impressive photography library. Articles can be viewed by selecting from an index or browsing the headlines individually. Navigation among articles is a bit awkward if you use the arrows,but you can always use the more familiar swiping gestures. The arrows are large and easy to tap, once you get used to them, though. The content is great. The articles are scientific enough to keep the amateur scientist Read More

In our continuing tradition of rounding up new mobile application releases we found interesting and/or exciting over the past month, we present you with this new list of apps for July 2011. This month, we found a lot of great new iPhone apps, some Android and tablet apps, and a bunch of "notable" application updates. As always, share your thoughts on those we missed in the comments below. Spott: This app uses your phone's GPS to point to map out nearby film and TV locations. Great for entertainment buffs. ($0.99, iTunes and $1.13, Android Market) Nosh: This food-spotting and reviews app lets you photograph, share and track great places to eat and the meals you've had there. (Free, iTunes and Android Market) Facebook for Every Phone: This new app brings Facebook to over 2,500 phones worldwide. To download, go to m.facebook.com or enter d.facebook.com/install in your mobile browser. MyMoby lets families Read More

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are ten applications released recently. Get the latest insight into NASA’s projects through your iPad with this official app.  As you’d expect, there’s plenty of interactive content including videos and presentations.  Free, iPad only. An unusual social network where ‘TaskRabbits’ can be commissioned to perform tasks, errands or any other to-do list item they choose to help you out with.  It’s limited distribution at the moment, but a great idea.  Free, US-Only. A rhythm-based action game from Taito with simple controls and a wide variety of music included, plus there is Game Center and universal iPhone/iPad support.  The current price is listed as being 67% off, so get it while you can.  $0.99/£0.69. A 3D racer with a similar look to Death Rally.  There’s a championship mode, upgradeable weapons and an online multiplayer mode too.  $0.99/£0.69. Gameloft’s latest is another stealth shooter, Read More

By Lisa Caplan on July 29th, 2011 It's been another week of hot new releases. We've gathered five of our favorite free and paid apps for iPhone and iPad that hit the App Store on the last week of July. This is truly a case of "from the sublime to the ridiculous," but they are all worth checking out. The Economist World in Figures 2011 Edition. This iPhone reference app pubslihed by The Economist Magazine has facts and stats about over 190 countries around the globe. Whether looking for trivia or doing market research The World in Figures has tons of data and the ability to let users compare countries side-by-side. $0.99 iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Released: 2011-07-19 :: Category: Reference Futurama Head in a Jar From the sublime to the silly, but fun. MTV released Futurama Head in a Jar on the tail Read More

NASA has just released a neat Visualization app for the iPad and it’s a cool way to use your tablets to gain some perspective on this little, blue marble that we all live on. The NASA Viz iPad app is jam-packed with information about Earth, as you can view multiple photos of the planet from the skies. There are a host of different models to interact with including those which show how many satellites are surrounding us, a view on where plan thrive, how much carbon is being released where and more. Each section includes multimedia information in the form of texts, pictures and videos. The NASA Viz iPad app is brand new so it may still have some bugs. On the reviews, multiple users have said that you can’t get out of the instructions menu. I haven’t opened that because I’m scared I’ll get caught in that deathtrap, so just Read More

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