Quip’s claim to fame is its creator, Bret Taylor. He’s best known co-creating Google Maps and later for manning the role of CTO in Facebook. So when he stepped down from that role and Quip came out almost exactly a year later, it was bound to be noticed. Quip is a new age word processor and it is available on a variety of platforms — there’s an iPhone and iPad version, an online version accessible via a web browser and even a limited preview app on Android is also up for grabs to the early adopters. The iPad and web…
Author: Rohan Naravane
Rohan Naravane
Rohan Naravane has been working for technology and media companies for over a decade. He's written about consumer tech for a majority of his career, and currently is based out of Toronto, Canada. You'll find him on Twitter mostly rambling about tech, movies and TV shows. Come say hi @r0han.
We all have stuff. Yes, I’m referring to those things that you have on your table, on your shelf, in your drawers or around you. Most of you are owners of at least one type of the following gadget — phone, laptop, tablet, gaming console, speaker set, earphones or headphones and so on. And that’s just the beginning. Maybe you don’t just have the run-of-the-mill, mass-manufactured stuff. Maybe you have something unique, something you want the world to see. Boxes is an extremely beautiful app for the iPhone that allows you to document all your stuff, and maybe even put…
The iPhone’s camera app is pretty basic. Maybe a little too basic for some, as you can’t even tweak simple settings like contrast and white balance. But thank the heavens for the abundance of apps like Camera+ that help you go that extra mile with your photos. Today, we’re looking at Repix — a beautiful photo enhancer that can jazz up your photos with a bunch of neat effects. Repix is available free in the App Store and comes bundled with a few effects, while other premium effects can be enabled via in-app purchases. Repix begins with a four-step tutorial…
In this life that always seems to be full of never-ending tasks, it is imperative that we make use of technology we have at our disposal. There are several task management apps available for iOS — not to mention the built-in Reminders app. Today we’re giving Wiselist a spin; it is an innovative task manager app that brings checklists, reminders and notes all into one place. The app begins with a short tutorial where it familiarises you with basic gestures that will come naturally to you, if you’re already a user of, say, Mailbox. The app is based on flat…
Ever since the introduction of smart, predictive software keyboards on smartphones and then on tablets, the reluctance to hammer away on the glass of a touchscreen is fading away. A decade ago, I wouldn’t imagine writing anything more than short text messages or one-liner notes on a phone. Today, I write multi-para emails without the slightest tendency to fall back to a computer hardware keyboard. With the increase in typing on touch-screens, many text editor apps have surfaced over the years. Today we take a look at Write for Dropbox — a powerful Note Taking app for iPhone and iPad,…
A lot of us need to track the time we spend on something. In the open-ended freelance world, many bill their employer by the hour. Or maybe you just want to know the time you would need to complete a particular activity? Jiffy for Android is a nifty little app that eases this rudimentary task. It works on a freemium model; i.e. you can get a basic feel of the functionality and then via an in-app purchase (costing $2) unlock full functionality. The design philosophy is extremely simple — there’s no use of vibrant colours, just a plain combination of…