Fitocracy, your favourite fitness tracking site, is now out of private beta. To celebrate the public launch, the team behind the site has completely redesigned the site and revealed a new, feature-packed iPhone app to help you track your activity and participate in challenges on the go.
Mobile apps have quickly made logging into a website on your phone to check your bank account, monitor stocks or manage your Twitter account a thing of the past — a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed by Optus. It’s previously had several cracks at the app game and its latest attempt, “My Optus” looks like it could be its best yet.
When you roll up to your friend’s house, you usually go searching through your contacts to call them. Pocket Doorbell saves you a step by determining your location and calling your nearest friend with the tap of a button.
Can’t find a metal object? Your iPhone can actually work as a Metal Detector and help you out. The aptly named app Metal Detector utilises the compass by reading its interference with metal objects to detect where they are. Although imperfect, it helped a friend of mine find a fork he dropped in the grass at night so if you lose something, the app can be pretty useful.
Keeping your email completely private on your iPhone can be a bit tricky if you still want to retain useful timesavers like automatic login or support for multiple accounts. Secure Gmail is a simple tool that adds a passcode unlock to your Gmail accounts on iPhone to keep people from snooping around.
The Google+ app for iOS has added a new Instant Upload feature, which automatically uploads any new photos you take on your phone to Google+.
iOS: One of the first things you’ll need if you want to try the Pomodoro productivity technique is a timer that will count down during the periods you’re supposed to be working and alert you when it’s time to take a break. PomodoroPro for iOS is a good-looking and elegant Pomodoro timer for the iPhone that will keep you on track and keep you motivated to continue.
If you’re looking for a video editor for iPad that offers a little more flexibility than iMovie and runs on a first generation device, Avid Studio has more options and control than other iPad offerings.
Need an iPhone tethering app? For $1.99 (and likely a very limited time only), you can download QuasiDisk, a file-viewing app that can also share a connection over a proxy.
Mac OS X and iOS: Breathing Zone is a simple app that helps slow your breathing rhythm to calm you down and make you feel more relaxed. If you’re a bit stressed or anxious, it’s a good way to help you alleviate those feelings in just a few minutes.
