It’s not often that a truly new and innovative app comes along, one that does something really different to the thousands that have gone before it. But the Ibis Sleep Art app does just that.

Developed by the Ibis hotel chain in collaboration with BETC Digital, this app grew from Ibis’s 2011/2012 company-wide re-branding exercise and its determination that every customer in every hotel would experience a good night’s sleep.

In an experiment in October 2012, Ibis hooked up one of its trademark Sweet Beds to eighty sensors and a robotic arm holding a paint brush. As the customer slept, the arm – in real-time – created a piece of artwork of paint on canvas that charted the sleeper’s breathing and movement patterns throughout the night. The experiment was so successful that Ibis and BETC Digital have teamed up with Apple to create the Ibis Sleep Art App.
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If you’ve just purchased your new android device and don’t know where to start, we know exactly how you feel. With the ever increasing number of apps available on the market, knowing which apps are the most useful or most fun is an absolute minefield.

With this in mind, we’ve put together this list of the most addictive apps for your new android device. These are the apps that we just can’t put down and simply couldn’t live without.

1. PicsArt.

A simple, yet powerful mobile photo editing app, PicsArt has already surpassed the 35 million download mark on Google Play, with a reported 2 million unique users each day. With photo editing tools that rival many paid apps, PicsArt offers filters, photo masks, corrections, frames, borders and the ability to add other graphics to the original picture.

2. Carbon for Twitter

A Twitter client for your Android Smartphone, Carbon is a sleek, sophisticated, yet easy to use tool for keeping in touch with your online world.

3. SquibbleBox

SquibbleBox really is unique amongst chat services for Android. Offering you the ability to send real time messages, as well as draw, share and collaborate on pictures, with friends, will keep you entertained for hours. It’s a thoroughly addictive means of staying connected.

4. Pics 1 Word

This app for Android may sound simple and it does exactly what the title suggests. We challenge you, however, to put this app down. Who knew that finding the common word among a group of four pictures could be so much fun? It will keep you attached to your new Smartphone for hours, we guarantee it.
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The popularity of Google and all its products in the Internet world needs no introduction. Today and for the past several years, Google has been the most successful and the most favorite search engines. Indeed, it is far ahead, when you compare its competitors like Yahoo, Bing, MSN and other popular search engines.

The success of Google would not have been a complete story without all its extensions. Yes, there are several of them and it would be a tough task to make a choice between them. Here is my list of unique, yet useful Google extensions for you.

Download Master

Have you ever been to a website where you have found it necessary to download a couple of files that you are interested in? Well if you come across such a situation again, make use of Download Master extension which lets you download several files with just a single click of your mouse. You can select the links that you wish to download and go ahead. The built-in manager will take over and do the rest for you.

Google Dictionary

No more fumbling with words and wondering what on earth they could mean. Google Dictionary is here to bail you out. It is user-friendly, fast and reliable. All you need to do when you encounter a difficult word is to double click on it, and a pop-up will tell you the whole story in detail (it gives you the definition of the word) You could also use the tool bar dictionary to get more complete definitions of a particular word or phrase. You can also get meanings of words in foreign languages, for which you need to have the appropriate extension on your browser.
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These days, it seems like everything comes with a price tag. That doesn’t mean, however, that you have to pay high-end prices for middle- to low-end products. Although couponing is a good way for families to save some quick cash, it’s time-consuming and complicated at times.

But if you own a smartphone, you can download certain apps to help you save cash when you’re out and about. Not only are these money-saving apps easy to use, but they also live in your phone and are easily accessible! Here are some of our favorites that no consumer should leave home without:

• Skype. If you’re a frequent world traveler or have friends and family living in other countries, Skype is a must-have app for international calling. Long-distance rates are no joke.
• RedLaser. Want to make sure you’re getting the best deal on a certain product? Just use RedLaser to scan the product’s barcode and see what other retailers are selling it for.
• GasBuddy. Since gas prices can vary up to 20 cents per gallon in some areas, GasBuddy helps you find the cheapest gas prices in your area with one tap of your finger.

Anne Perkins is a freelance writer focused on how to live large on a little living. She writes for the online payday loan lender, QuickQuid, and enjoys taking any idea and making it easier or cheaper to complete.

Financial traders hate to be out of the loop. When the market moves as fast as it does, and profits and losses can be made in a matter of seconds, they like to have access to the markets at all times. First they could only trade on a desktop computer, then came mobile laptop software and now, of course, there are Android apps. We’re going to take a look at one of those apps, a mobile version of MetaTrader 5, which is the platform of choice for top market traders.

Let’s start off by saying that it’s a very good system, and will certainly be an asset to anyone involved in forex, but it’s not ideal as a standalone system. Mainly this is a shortcoming of mobile devices as a whole, not just this particular app.

The interface is well laid out, and looks just as high quality as you’d expect from a product for this kind of market. Along the top you’ve got options for quotes, chart, trade, history and settings – the main functions you need to trade the market with. Prices and quotes stream quickly and there’s a handy use of the periodicity table.

It’s a surprisingly comprehensive selection for an app. The charts function in particular is pretty much as complete as you’d find on most desktop platforms, and it operates nicely too. You can pinch and zoom in on charts to view more and more detailed information, and it works more smoothly and intuitively than PC software. The downside however, and the reason this app isn’t all encompassing is that it’s hard to get all of the information you need on the screen at once – it can’t display a great number of indicators or bars concurrently.

In conclusion, the MetaTrader 5 app for Android is a brilliant tool for keeping track of prices and quotes while you’re on the move, but it’s not a comprehensive forex portal

What are you getting out of your current E-commerce software? Sure, it sells your products online, but that’s just the bare minimum. If your software doesn’t actively perform the support functions you’d expect of a fully equipped retail business outlet, you’re missing out on a whole lot of potential benefit.

The Value of Business Analysis
Think of your web sales portals like you’d think of a franchise or self-sufficient retail location. As the head of a corporate office, you’d never allow one of your shops to operate without regular feedback. You’d want detailed reports that describe shopping trends and fiscal data. Such information would be essential to your ability to improve sales and reduce inefficiencies. Your website may not be the same as a physical retail outlet, but the need for advanced data aggregation is still the same.

It’s critical that your E-commerce apps allow you to check in on your store fronts whenever you please, providing real time updates and accurate sales statistics. You must be able to check on how many site visitors you have and see how many sales you made in a given time period. If you can’t do these things, you’ll have a very hard time making improvements to your web presence.
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iStopMotion 3 for Mac allows you to create HD movies using an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch as a camera, thanks to the free iStopMotion Remote Camera app. Available for just 29.99 USD (limited-time-only ), its new look is fully optimized for the MacBook Pro’s riveting new Retina display, and also has enhanced app security by being sandboxed and signed with DeveloperID. Compatible with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, It also offers integration with Final Cut Pro X.
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The new version (v1.11) of TomTom Navigation app for iPhone and iPad is available at App store. The existing customers can upgrade their lovely app for free, but new customers need to pay as much as $49.99 to download the app. After integrating Facebook Places into the previous version, now TomTom adds foursquare.
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