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App Week #14 2015

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Photos from Google+ are also heading to Google Drive, Reeder 3 for OS X Yosemite is on the way, the iOS game Fast and Furious is coming, Adobe has brought two new tools to the iPad, and Evernote, Scanbot, Twitterrific 5 and even the Waze navigation application have received important updates. Read that and much more in the 14th Application Week of 2015.

News from the world of applications

Google connects its services more closely by making photos from Google + available in Google Drive (March 30)

Until now, Google Drive was able to view almost all files across a given user's account - except photos from Google +. That is changing now. For those who don't use Google +, or for those who prefer to access their photos from their Google social network profile, this means nothing. All images from the Google + profile will continue to remain there, but they will also be available from Google Drive, which will simplify their organization. This means that these images can be added to folders without having to re-upload them.

For those who have a large gallery of images on Google +, it may take up to several weeks to transfer them to Google Drive. So be patient. An update was also released in connection with this news official iOS app for Google Drive, which also brings the function to mobile devices.

Source: iMore.com

New Reeder 3 for Mac Coming, Free Update (4)

Reeder is one of the most popular cross-device RSS readers. Developer Silvio Rizzi develops his application for iPhone, iPad and Mac. For fans of the desktop app, there was some good news this week on the developer's Twitter. Reeder version 3 is coming to Mac, which will be compatible with OS X Yosemite. On the plus side, this major update will be free for existing users.

Silvio Rizzi also posted a screenshot of the application on Twitter, which shows us many details. The sidebar will be newly transparent to better fit into OS X Yosemite, and the overall design will be flatter and more contrasty. However, the developer writes on Twitter that the update still needs work and it is not yet known when the third version of Reeder will be completely finished.

Source: Twitter

New applications

The game Fast & Furious: Legacy wants to please fans of all seven films

The Fast and the Furious 7 has arrived in cinemas, and then a new racing game on iOS. It unites locations, cars, some characters and parts of the plots of all parts of the film series.

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Fast & Furious: Legacy has all the classic features of racing games: several racing modes (sprint, drift, road race, escape from the police, etc.), many exotic locations, fifty cars that can be improved. But he also adds villains from the movies, including Arturo Braga, DK, Show and others... Everyone also has the option to build a team of teammates, or become part of an existing team, and compete online. The game also includes a mode replicating "endless running".

Fast & Furious: Legacy is available in App Store free.

Adobe Comp CC makes iPad accessible to web and app designers

Adobe Comp CC is an application that provides designers with rather basic tools. However, at the same time, it allows an easy transition between them and full-fledged tools on the desktop.

The application is mainly intended for initial sketches and basic concepts when creating the design of websites and applications. Therefore, it uses simple gestures, thanks to which one can create a field for text by simply swiping the screen, by swiping with three fingers to "scroll" between individual steps on an infinite timeline of the file (which also allows you to load the file at the time of any export) and use a wide selection of fonts . Adobe Creative Cloud users can also work with its tools and libraries. This is a must to use Adobe Comp CC, at least in its free version.

Adobe Comp CC also allows integration of elements created by Photoshop, Illustrator, Photoshop Sketch and Draw, Shape CC and Color CC. A fully compatible file can be exported to InDesign CC, Photoshop CC and Illustrator CC.

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Adobe Slate wants to simplify the creation and sharing of multimedia presentations on the iPad

Adobe Slate strives to make creating presentations on the iPad as efficient as possible, so it provides the user with many themes, templates and presets that can be applied with a few quick taps. The results then have a specific appearance different from classic presentations. They mainly emphasize large images with text used mostly only for headings. They are therefore not very suitable for serious lectures, but they stand out as a means of sharing photos and "stories" made from them.

The resulting presentations can be quickly uploaded to the Internet and items such as “Support Now”, “More Information” and “Offer Help” can be added. The application will also instantly provide a link to the created page accessible from any device capable of viewing the web.

Adobe Slate is available in the App Store for free.

Drink Strike is a Czech game for all drinkers

Czech developer Vlastimil Šimek came up with an interesting application for all drinkers. It is basically a game that is supposed to make drinking alcohol more enjoyable, through a funny alcohol tester and by offering a wide range of drinking games. Drink Strike will "measure" your level of drunkenness and hangover in a funny way, and it will also give you the opportunity to have a lot of fun in drinking competitions with your friends.

Drink Strike for iPhone download free.

Important update

Scanbot brings Wunderlist and Slack integration in the update

The advanced scanning app Scanbot just got a little more capable with its latest update. Among other things, Scanbot can automatically upload scanned documents to a whole range of clouds, while the menu so far has included, for example, Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, OneDrive or Amazon Cloud Drive. Now Slack has also been added to the list of supported services, so the user can now upload documents directly to the team conversation.

In addition to the Slack service, the popular to-do application Wunderlist is also newly integrated. You can now conveniently add scanned documents to your tasks and projects in this application.

You can scanbot in Download the App Store for free. For an in-app purchase of your €5, you can then unlock premium features such as additional color themes, the ability to edit documents within the app, OCR mode and Touch ID integration.

Evernote takes over Scannable features

In January, Evernote introduced the Scannable app, which expanded document scanning capabilities over the main Evernote app. These included automatically finding a document and scanning it, and using LinkedIn's database to retrieve and sync information from business cards. The Evernote application itself has now acquired these functions. Another novelty is the possibility to start a work chat directly from the main screen of the application and the item "recommended notes" in the widget.

Then, once the Apple Watch is available, its users will be able to use it to dictate notes and reminders and search. In addition, they will also be able to view the last notes on the watch.

Todoist features natural language input and colorful themes

The popular to-do app Todoist has come with a big and significant update. In version 10, it brings a whole range of new features, including the ability to enter tasks in natural language, quick addition of tasks and colorful themes. The company behind the app claims this is the biggest update in Todoist's history.

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The biggest innovation of the 10th version of the application is smart task entry, thanks to which you can assign a deadline, priority and label to a task with a simple text command. The ability to quickly enter tasks is also a great feature. This manifests itself in the fact that you will have a red button for adding a task available across all views, and you will also be able to insert a new task with a pleasant gesture of expanding two tasks in the list. With this procedure, you will of course directly affect the inclusion of the task in a specific place on the list.

Also worth mentioning is the new option to choose from a number of color schemes and thus dress up the application in a garb that will be pleasing to the eye. However, this feature is only available to users of the premium version of the app.

You can download Todoist on both iPhone and iPad with basic features free. For premium features such as color themes, push notifications based on time or location, advanced filters, file uploads and much more, you will then pay €28,99 per year.

Waze is now faster overall and brings a new bar to traffic jams

The Waze navigation application based on the data provided by the drivers themselves has received an interesting update. It also brings improvements and a completely new "traffic" bar. As a result of the improvements to the application, users should experience smoother navigation and faster route calculation.

Adapted to life in the world of traffic jams, the new bar provides information on the estimated time spent in queues as well as a clear indicator of your progress on the road. Other novelties include the ability to instantly confirm receipt of the travel time from a friendly user by sending a prepared reply "Got it, thanks". Finally, the new option to back up your entire Waze account is worth mentioning. You don't have to worry about losing the points you collect in the app.

Waze download for free in the App Store.

Periscope for Twitter Live will now prioritize posts from people you follow

Periscope, the new app for live video streaming on Twitter, has received an update and brings news. The application will now more significantly offer you broadcasts from users you follow, so you won't have to make your way through the quantum of other people's posts. Another novelty is that application notifications are turned off by default. In addition, Periscope also brings the ability to turn off the provision of your location before broadcasting.

Periscope for iOS is in the App Store completely free to download. An Android version is also on the way, but it's not yet clear when the app should be ready.

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Authors: Michal Marek, Tomas Chlebek

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