Reflections

I got to admit; even though my pronounciation is good, in my opinion, my grammar lacks from a bigger vocabulary. One of my biggest improves is that I learned words that I never expected to use. But it became very handy in the end.

My favorite part from this class was making new friends. And I know what you're probably thinking. That's for kids. Well, I couldn't care less about that opinion. I like being with people that I can talk to without expecting an awkward silence.

This class was necessary for me. I was expecting it to be quiet and boring. Somehow I made loud and crazy. You don't need to thank me by the way.

I expect that this was useful for my future.

There's an app for that

There are some many good and useful apps out ther. And we just have to take a few minutes to look for the one we want. It's so easy to just scroll down and see for ourselves the power of the internet. Hoever, it doesn't mean that we have to download every single app we see.

For instance, we can check out the trial version of an app and then buy the app in the appstore. That's the main reason why programmers give us the trial version of it.

And as Apple say "There is an app for that".

Line, an enemy of whatsapp

"LINE is a proprietary instant messaging application for smartphones and PCs. In addition to basic messaging, LINE users can send each other images, video, audio media messages and make free VolP calls.

Initially a mobile Application for Android and iOS phones, it has since expanded to Windows Phone as well as desktop computers. A BlackBerry version was released in October 2012 and a Nokia Asha version in Asia and Oceania at the end of March 2013.

As of November, 2012, LINE had more than 74 million users worldwide and is used in over 230 countries.

As of Jan 18, 2013, LINE reached 100 million users worldwide, and reportedly gaining about 400 thousands users daily. "

The fact that you can make free call makes it even better than whatsapp and more useful, but we have to remember that skype is also better at calls. However, it is a very creative and a well designed app. And I totally recomend it.

References:

Article Taken From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LINE_(application). 2013

Sound Hound, the problem solver

"SoundHound is revolutionizing the way people interact with mobile devices by delivering innovative technologies and compelling user experiences in sound recognition.

SoundHound's breakthrough Sound2Sound technology searches sound against sound, bypassing traditional sound to text conversion techniques even when searching text databases. Sound2sound has resulted in numerous breakthroughs including the world's fastest music recognition, the world's only viable singing and humming search, and instant-response large scale speech recognition systems.

SoundHound has produced multiple award-winning applications in music and voice search on platforms including iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian devices. SoundHound also has numerous partnerships with global companies, including leading device manufacturers and operators.

Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SoundHound is backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, including Global Catalyst Partners, TransLink Capital and Walden Venture Capital." From soundhoundinc.com

How many times have we tried to look for that song just by it's lyrics? Well, this application is a problem solver, because not only gives you the name of the song, but also the complete description of it and a link to download it on iTunes.

References: 

http://www.soundhound.com/index.php?action=s.about