Drive Awake app alerts you when you’re drowsy

Drive Awake app alerts you when you’re drowsy

Cafe Amazon, a chain of coffee shops in Thailand, has released a new app called “Drive Awake” that alerts you when you’re about to doze off. The whole thing is a neat marketing campaign by the cafe, as the app shows you directions to the nearest Cafe Amazon if you’re found sleeping so that you can get a cup of coffee.

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Microsoft releases another Windows 8 ad that takes a dig at the iPad

Microsoft releases another Windows 8 ad that takes a dig at the iPad

Microsoft follows up on its earlier Windows 8 commercial with yet another ad that takes a dig at iPad’s limited capabilities in certain areas like multitasking, the lack of Microsoft Office, and no MicroSD slot.

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Evernote now lets you add reminders to your notes

Evernote now lets you add reminders to your notes

Evernote has just released an update for its note-taking app to allows users to add Reminders for their notes, which was one of the most requested features.

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Apple’s WWDC 2013 Keynote to be Held on June 10

Apple’s WWDC 2013 Keynote to be Held on June 10

As expected, AllThingsD reports that Apple has said that WorldWide Developer Conference 2013 Keynote will be held on Monday, June 10 at Moscone Center in San Francisco. 

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Popular email management app Mailbox now available for iPad

Popular email management app Mailbox now available for iPad

Mailbox, the popular email management app that Dropbox acquired, was today updated with support for the iPad. The app, in case you’re not familiar, treats your email inbox as a to-do list, letting you mark emails as “done” or snooze them for later.

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Apple’s tight control over components resulting in high iPhone 5 repair costs [Report]

Apple’s tight control over components resulting in high iPhone 5 repair costs [Report]

When iFixit disassembled the iPhone 5 back in September, they found it easier to repair as it opened from front-to-back.

Unfortunately that hasn’t helped to bring down the costs of repairing an iPhone 5, according to a report on MarketWatch.

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Shazam for iPad finally hits the App Store, brings auto tagging, Rdio and Spotify integration and more

Shazam for iPad finally hits the App Store, brings auto tagging, Rdio and Spotify integration and more

Shazam has released a new version of its app, which finally adds support for Apple’s iPad.

In addition to the iPad support, Shazam 6.0.0 brings number of new features such as auto tagging, real-time updates of TV shows and music tracks being tagged, top tags in any city etc.

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Gorilla Glass 3 is stronger than Sapphire, and Corning wants to make sure you remember that

Gorilla Glass 3 is stronger than Sapphire, and Corning wants to make sure you remember that

Corning is the company that makes the glass that sits on top of your iPhone and iPad. They also make the glass that sits on top of Samsung’s Galaxy S4. Due to the fact that the GS4 shipped after the iPhone 5, by quite a few months actually, the GS4 uses Corning’s new Gorilla Glass 2 technology, whereas the iPhone 5 doesn’t. Just thought I’d throw that out there.

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New iWatch rumor suggest we’re going to have to wait another year

New iWatch rumor suggest we’re going to have to wait another year

Another day, another iWatch rumor. This new one comes from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a decent enough track record that people pay attention to what he has to say. So what is he saying? Apple is having a hell of a time working on a new version of iOS for the iPad and the iPhone, so they simply don’t have the resources to work on a watch product. That and Apple thinks the whole wearable computing industry isn’t mature enough, which is the understatement of a century.

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App Deals For Today: Angry Birds Space, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, DreamWorks Dragons, TapDragonDrop, ComicBook!

App Deals For Today: Angry Birds Space, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, DreamWorks Dragons, TapDragonDrop, ComicBook!

Here are some of the top app deals for today.

Rovio’s hugely popular game, Angry Birds Space for the iPhone and iPad has gone free today, along with DreamWorks Dragons: TapDragonDrop, ComicBook! and FlickStackr for Flickr. EA has also slashed the price of its popular racing game, Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

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