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Jobs, Apple's chief executive, took the stage on Monday at a company event to unveil its new online storage and syncing service.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226060</guid><title><![CDATA[What to expect from iCloud and iOS5?]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/what-to-expect-from-icloud-and-ios5-226060</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:53:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest problems with Apple's mobile operating system has been the way it implements notifications.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226095</guid><title><![CDATA[Apple iWork now available for iPhone and iPod Touch]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/apple-iwork-now-available-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch-226095</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:48:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Apple's iWork apps, Keynote, Pages and Numbers, are now available for iPhone and iPod touch, as well as iPad.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226126</guid><title><![CDATA[Skype says some users had problems signing in]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/skype-says-some-users-had-problems-signing-in-226126</link><category>Internet</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 10:31:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Skype says a small percentage of its 170 million users have been unable to sign in to its service]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226133</guid><title><![CDATA[Skype scrambles after service trouble]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/skype-scrambles-after-service-trouble-226133</link><category>Internet</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 10:43:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Skype was scrambling to fix a problem that caused the service to be inaccessible for a "small number" of users.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226187</guid><title><![CDATA[US lawmakers query smartphone 'apps' privacy]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/us-lawmakers-query-smartphone-apps-privacy-226187</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 10:59:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Apple, Facebook, and Google answered`the US lawmaker about popular mobile "apps" which were putting people's privacy at risk.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226253</guid><title><![CDATA[Angry Birds lands in Chrome Web browser]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/angry-birds-lands-in-chrome-web-browser-226253</link><category>Gaming</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 10:45:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Angry Birds is landing on Chrome in the first version of the addictively popular smartphone and tablet game tailored for play on a Web browser.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226256</guid><title><![CDATA[Microsoft deal should vastly expand reach of Skype]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/microsoft-deal-should-vastly-expand-reach-of-skype-226256</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 12:32:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Imagine using your Xbox and switching from a game to a video chat with a faraway friend holding an iPad.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226268</guid><title><![CDATA[Microsoft buying Skype for $8.5 billion]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/social-networking/news/microsoft-agrees-to-buy-skype-for-85b-226268</link><category>Social</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 10:30:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is buying Skype for $8.5 billion dollars in a move aimed at boosting its presence in an online arena dominated by Google and FB]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226294</guid><title><![CDATA[Android app store will beat Apple's by August 2011]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/android-app-store-will-beat-apples-by-august-2011-226294</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 16:15:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[According to latest reports, the Android app store will overtake the Apple app store by August 2011]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226309</guid><title><![CDATA[Playboy Uncensored On iPad? Not Yet]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/playboy-uncensored-on-ipad-not-yet-226309</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 13:26:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy, tweeted early morning today that Playboy would hit the iPad, uncensored]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226324</guid><title><![CDATA[Angry Birds flies off with Webby Award]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/angry-birds-flies-off-with-webby-award-226324</link><category>Gaming</category><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 11:51:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Angry Birds has picked up a Webby Award to go with its millions of addicted fans.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226455</guid><title><![CDATA[iPad app shows US library's Civil War images in 3D]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/ipad-app-shows-us-librarys-civil-war-images-in-3d-226455</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:20:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A new iPad app developed from images from the Library of Congress is giving viewers a look at the Civil War in 3D.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226519</guid><title><![CDATA[Celebrity tracker 'app' for Android smartphones]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/celebrity-tracker-app-for-android-smartphones-226519</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:57:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Startup Scoopler was inviting Android-powered smartphones to install an application that promises to alert them every time a celebrity is sighted nearby.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226521</guid><title><![CDATA[Russia denies plans to ban Gmail, Skype]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/russia-denies-plans-to-ban-gmail-skype-226521</link><category>Internet</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:41:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Russian security service denied plans to ban Skype and Gmail after being said that they posed a serious security risk]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226541</guid><title><![CDATA[Angry Birds Rio downloaded 10 million times]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/angry-birds-rio-downloaded-10-million-times-226541</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:11:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The popular Angry Birds franchise has hit a new high after the blockbuster like success of the new Angry Birds Rio game.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226552</guid><title><![CDATA['Skype School' brings knowledge to Indian village]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/skype-school-brings-knowledge-to-indian-village-226552</link><category>Internet</category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:29:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Skype computer programme is giving online tutorials to children in Chamanpura, a poor village in the state of Bihar]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226569</guid><title><![CDATA[Photoshop for iPad]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/photoshop-for-ipad-226569</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:40:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the recently concluded Photoshop world event Adobe unveiled a working prototype of a future Tablet centric version of Photoshop.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226587</guid><title><![CDATA[Angry Birds topple Middle East leaders]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/angry-birds-topple-middle-east-leaders-226587</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:05:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A cartoon video which recounts the unrest in the Middle East using the Angry Birds characters is racking up the views on YouTube.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226580</guid><title><![CDATA[The Cloud that rains music]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/the-cloud-that-rains-music-226580</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:29:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For years now, the most popular music system -- Apple's -- has worked like this. You buy song files from the iTunes store.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226624</guid><title><![CDATA[Cell phone panic button app sends emergency alerts]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/cell-phone-panic-button-app-sends-emergency-alerts-226624</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:53:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a bid to help pro-democracy campaigners, the US government is developing a cell phone with a 'panic button' app.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226646</guid><title><![CDATA[Flood of royal wedding smartphone apps hits market]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/flood-of-royal-wedding-smartphone-apps-hits-market-226646</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:05:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The royal wedding app is here which will bring fans every detail related to the Prince William-Kate Middleton wedding]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226666</guid><title><![CDATA[Now, an app to help delete drunken messages on Facebook]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/now-an-app-to-help-delete-drunken-messages-on-facebook-226666</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:33:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Drunken texting may soon become a thing of the past. Thanks to a new iPhone application, you can now delete embarrassing messages posted on social network sites like 'Facebook' and 'Twitter' with the tap of a button.The less-than two-pounds tool,...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226680</guid><title><![CDATA[Amazon to open Android app store as Apple sues]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/amazon-to-open-android-app-store-as-apple-sues-226680</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:15:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amazon.com to open Android app store but store's name has already prompted a lawsuit from Apple.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226689</guid><title><![CDATA[Apple called on to pull 'gay cure' app from iTunes]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/apple-called-on-to-pull-gay-cure-app-from-itunes-226689</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:17:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Apple was under pressure to yank "gay cure" application from its iTunes shop iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226718</guid><title><![CDATA[Startup turns locals into virtual tour guides]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/startup-turns-locals-into-virtual-tour-guides-226718</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:16:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Young Australian entrepreneur Andrew Dever has launched iTourU, a virtual guide software which lets people local insights]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226775</guid><title><![CDATA[Want less Charlie Sheen? There's an app for that]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/want-less-charlie-sheen-theres-an-app-for-that-226775</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:11:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A global art collective on Tuesday released an antidote for online Charlie Sheen overload -- software that edits the headline-grabbing celebrity out of Web pages."Tinted Sheen," computer code crafted by Greg Leuch for Firefox or Chrome Web browsers, promised to...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226788</guid><title><![CDATA[Google purges tainted apps from Android phones]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-purges-tainted-apps-from-android-phones-226788</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:31:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Google has remotely purged Android smartphones of applications tainted with a malicious code that could take control of the handsets and steal information.Mobile phone security firm LookOut said the purpose of the "DroidDream" code was to "download additional applications and...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226803</guid><title><![CDATA[Mobile gaming dominates Game Developers Conference]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/mobile-gaming-dominates-game-developers-conference-226803</link><category>Gaming</category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:20:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With retail video game sales smacked down by the rough economy and ever-growing competition in the crowded social and mobile game marketplace, it seemed like attendees at this week's annual Game Developers Conference were more frustrated than birds catapulted at pigs.]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226813</guid><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of downloads for The Daily]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/hundreds-of-thousands-of-downloads-for-the-daily-226813</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:22:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Daily, the digital newspaper created for Apple's iPad by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, has tallied hundreds of thousands of downloads since its launch a month ago, its publisher has said.

"It's going great," Greg Clayman said at the paid Content 2011 conference in New York. "We're not disclosing the exact numbers (of downloads) but it's in the hundreds of thousands."

Although The Daily has extended a free trial period until March 21, Clayman said a number of readers had already opened their wallets to pay the subscription fee of 99 cents a week.
He declined to say exactly how many paid subscribers The Daily has signed up, joking only that it's "more than one and less than a billion."]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226825</guid><title><![CDATA[Now, a mobile app to accurately detect cancer]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/now-a-mobile-app-to-accurately-detect-cancer-226825</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:42:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Scientists have developed a mobile phone-based system which they say can detect cancer more accurately than the techniques routinely used in hospitals.Developed by a team at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, the device is claimed to be up to...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226837</guid><title><![CDATA[Video calling ready to take leap into mainstream]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/video-calling-ready-to-take-leap-into-mainstream-226837</link><category>Internet</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:02:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dick Tracy, your time has come back.Video telephony, for decades a fixture of science fiction, cartoons and comics - the police detective Dick Tracy and his two-way wrist TV included - is poised to take a leap in popularity this...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226841</guid><title><![CDATA[Now an iPhone app which helps you confess]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/now-an-iphone-app-which-helps-you-confess-226841</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:16:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two American brothers in the state of Indiana have come up with a novel use for modern gadgets iPad and iPhone - a step by step guide to the Roman Catholic ritual of confession.A new application (known by its abbreviation...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226873</guid><title><![CDATA[With app, Google solves Sudoku over phone]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/now-google-can-solve-sudoku-226873</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:53:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A new version of global search engine Google can now solve Sudoku, the popular maths puzzle which took the world by storm with its simple grid of digits and empty boxes -- no matter what the level of difficulty.In fact,...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226881</guid><title><![CDATA[Google seeking to create digital newsstand: Report]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-seeking-to-create-digital-newsstand-report-226881</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:54:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Google Inc has approached several magazine publishers, including Time Warner Inc's Time Inc unit for creating a digital newsstand, in a move to become the dominant distributor of newspapers and magazines for tablet computers and other mobile devices, says a...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226886</guid><title><![CDATA[Now, Apps that help you in wine shopping]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/now-apps-that-help-you-in-wine-shopping-226886</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:09:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you're hosting a party, this App Smart column will help bring some creativity to your bartending duties.But if you just want to wow your guests with great wines without draining your bank account, you need Cor.kz ($4) and the...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226893</guid><title><![CDATA[Skype adds video calling to iPhone App]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/skype-adds-video-calling-to-iphone-app-226893</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:19:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you happen to see people making strange faces at their iPhones in the next few days, blame Skype.&nbsp;The Internet telephone service introduced video chatting on Thursday for iPhone users who want to not just hear who they call, but...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226902</guid><title><![CDATA[Skype says sorry for massive outage]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/skype-says-sorry-for-massive-outage-226902</link><category>Internet</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:40:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Millions of Skype users around the world were left incommunicado Wednesday when the popular internet telephony system was disrupted by a massive glitch.Skype issued an apology for the outage, which left millions of people unable to log on to the...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226903</guid><title><![CDATA[Top picks for apps to help you while away the minutes]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/top-picks-for-apps-to-help-you-while-away-the-minutes-226903</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:31:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If idle hands are the devil's plaything, Satan must hate smartphones.Androids, BlackBerrys and iPhones have so many good apps that their owners can fill the tiniest gap of free time with a productive, whimsical or useless activity. Neuroscientists are debating...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226959</guid><title><![CDATA[Google voice app finally approved for iPhone]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-voice-app-finally-approved-for-iphone-226959</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:21:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Google Inc's Voice calling application has won approval to be on the iPhone after more than a year of haggling with Apple Inc.The breakthrough announced Tuesday resolves a stand-off that triggered a Federal Communications Commission inquiry into whether Apple and...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226981</guid><title><![CDATA[Lost the remote? Use an app instead]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/lost-the-remote-use-an-app-instead-226981</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:38:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The standard TV remote control, lost so many times beneath sofa cushions, may soon be lost to history. Good riddance, says Chris Lavoie, a radio producer living in Los Angeles. Taking advantage of advances in smartphones, Mr. Lavoie uses an...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226991</guid><title><![CDATA[Blurring the line between apps and books]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/blurring-the-line-between-apps-and-books-226991</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:51:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Stephen Elliott, a 38-year-old from San Francisco, just introduced his first piece of software for sale: An app for the iPad and iPhone called "The Adderall Diaries."He's not exactly a programmer - better to call him a writer. And the...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226992</guid><title><![CDATA[App makers take interest in Android]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/app-makers-take-interest-in-android-226992</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:30:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There was cold beer, hot pizza and shop talk at a recent informal gathering of Android programmers in downtown Manhattan. Inevitably the chatter turned to money. One software developer, James Englert, 26, had just released his first application for Android,...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">226999</guid><title><![CDATA[A photo-sharing app with bigger aspirations]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/a-photo-sharing-app-with-bigger-aspirations-226999</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:55:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For many people, the iPhone camera -- always in your pocket -- is fast replacing digital cameras. And with the help of a bunch of applications, the pictures can look even better than typical photos.The latest such app to get...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227020</guid><title><![CDATA[Google Voice: The next killer app?]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-voice-the-next-killer-app-227020</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:10:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Google releases so many products - most of them free - that it's easy to overlook one that's really special. Google Voice qualifies.Thanks to its features and competitive potential, Google's relatively new service has been quietly sending tremors throughout the...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227026</guid><title><![CDATA[A phone application that threatens security]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/a-phone-application-that-threatens-security-227026</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:58:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A cheap mobile phone application that can track the precise location of passenger aircraft in the sky can be a serious terrorist threat, security experts have claimed and called for its immediate ban.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The Plane Finder AR application, developed by...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227046</guid><title><![CDATA[Bringing order to the chaos of a business card collection]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/bringing-order-to-the-chaos-of-a-business-card-collection-227046</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:40:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There are probably people who take every new business card they receive and log its information into a database of some kind. Those people deserve a prize -- and a clinical diagnosis. I have my own system: two drawers for...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227093</guid><title><![CDATA[In your palm, memories of horror and valour]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/in-your-palm-memories-of-horror-and-valour-227093</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:48:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The city of New York is not meant for memorials. In a city where everything lurches relentlessly into the future, who has time to mourn the past?The problem of how - or whether - to enshrine memory is especially clear...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227099</guid><title><![CDATA[Apple lifts restrictions for app approvals]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/apple-lifts-restrictions-for-app-approvals-227099</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:59:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In an about-face, Apple announced Thursday that it would change some of the strict and perplexing rules for developers creating content for the iTunes App Store.It is unclear why Apple abruptly decided to change the guidelines.In a news release posted...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227122</guid><title><![CDATA[Twitter app for iPad puts new focus on design]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/twitter-app-for-ipad-puts-new-focus-on-design-227122</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:19:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Twitter has a new app for the iPad -- and along with it, a new approach to design and usability.Twitter has surprised its founders with how useful it has become to a wide variety of people -- but the founders...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227130</guid><title><![CDATA[iPhone app to replace the stethoscope?]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/phone-app-to-replace-the-stethoscope-227130</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:58:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The iPhone could soon replace the doctors' best friend, the traditional stethoscope, thanks to a free application created by a University College London researcher.Peter Bentley invented the 'iStethoscope' application which monitors heartbeat through sensors in the iPhone as just a...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227158</guid><title><![CDATA[For pianist, software is replacing sonatas]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/for-pianist-software-is-replacing-sonatas-227158</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:11:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The pianist Robert Taub was puttering around the house one afternoon in 2004 while his teen-age daughter was practicing for a violin lesson -- a Schubert sonatina in A minor. His assessment of her playing was diplomatic: "She needed to...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227160</guid><title><![CDATA[For digital artists, apps provide new palette]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/for-digital-artists-apps-provide-new-palette-227160</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:29:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Publishers were not the only ones drooling when Apple unveiled its iPad to great fanfare in the spring. Digital artists also marveled at the device's potential. "It's like I've been waiting my whole life for this moment," said Scott Snibbe,...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227181</guid><title><![CDATA[Google leads, you pedal]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-leads-you-pedal-227181</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:02:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I had the route mapped out in my mind. I would bike from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, hit the taco trucks along the ball fields of Red Hook, Brooklyn, cruise through Prospect Park over to Brighton Beach for...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227188</guid><title><![CDATA[Wedding planners too pricey? Mobile apps can help]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/wedding-planners-too-pricey-mobile-apps-can-help-227188</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:17:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wedding planners are great for couples who have the money to hire a professional.Those with more modest budgets can only hope to come up with 50 or 150 free hours to take care of things themselves, and pray the resulting...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227202</guid><title><![CDATA[Using iPhones to find other gay people nearby]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/using-iphones-to-find-other-gay-people-nearby-227202</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:22:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An application on the iPhone, a multimedia smartphone designed by Apple Inc, uses global positioning system (GPS) technology to track down gay people and help them meet one another.The iPhone application - Grindr - uses the iPhone's GPS system to...]]></description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">227204</guid><title><![CDATA[A tool for activists is simplified for the less tech savvy]]></title><link>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/a-tool-for-activists-is-simplified-for-the-less-tech-savvy-227204</link><category>Apps</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:40:00 +0530</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Software that has been hailed as a powerful tool&nbsp; in response to crisis has become accessible for low-tech activists. 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