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WhatsApp is one of the best, most popular messaging apps out there. Whilst desktop users can use WhatsApp Web to chat away using a big screen and a keyboard, iPad owners are left out in the cold. There are a slew of attempts to bring WhatsApp to the iPad, but all are painful to use. All but one.
Read MoreThere are many apps offering great note-taking opportunities for iPad Pro owners with an Apple Pencil. However, there are very few indeed that will do a good job of converting your writing to text. Here's one that will not only do a good job, it will do it on the fly! Read on to find out more about Nebo.
Read MoreWearable tech has advanced a lot in the past few years, especially when it comes to monitoring your health and fitness. Smartwatches and wristbands are doing a fine job of generally monitoring your activity, but accuracy is not their strong point. If you're a bit more serious about your exercise, but still want the convenience and motivation of capturing your fitness data into an app, then check this out.
Read MoreAs part of the blogger community, it's great fun to share an interest over Twitter with your readers and the wider audience. Trouble is, you can't be there to hit the Tweet button at the right moment every single day. That's where an app like Buffer can help. Schedule your Tweets with a minimum of fuss!
Read MoreThe next generation of premium tablets, the iPad Pro and Surface Pro 4 are putting the stylus back in the driving seat after years of neglect. They're pretty cool, but you don't necessarily have to spend all that money upgrading an older iPad just to have a stylus, Whink Whink!
Read MoreAsk a blogger what they need more of and the answer will likely be time. We get what time we're given though, so the best thing to do is be really efficient with the time we have. Less time organising, more time doing. The best tool to help me do this is Trello. Click on to see why.
Read MoreIn spite of all the devices we have, some people still prefer to keep their notes and diaries on good old paper. If amazing apps like Evernote and OneNote can't tempt them away - perhaps a different approach is needed. Daily Notes is designed to appeal to those keeping journals of their day at work, or at play. Can it convert the die-hards?
Read MoreThe hardware market for satnav is shrinking, so TomTom is turning to apps, where it has to unseat the likes of Google. No small task, so Dependent on Gadgets has taken to the road to see if a subscription based satnav can compete with a free one.
Read MoreWhilst a stylus is cumbersome for operating a device, its still great for annotation and scribble. The iPad doesn't have official support for styli, but with apps like Penultimate and styli from Adonit you can write away to your heart's content. Question is, which app is best?
Read MoreFlo is an app that attempts to make greener driving (smooth and slow) more fun. Dependent on Gadgets takes to the road to see if higher points means higher MPG.
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