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May

From The Maker Of MyScript Calculator Comes MyScript Notes Annotation/Note-Taking App

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

We've covered MyScript Calculator several times here at AP, as its handwriting recognition / conversion is, simply put, pretty damn impressive. The developers behind this app have now taken the same technology and brought it to the note-taking table with its newest app, MyScript Notes. Check it out.

Pretty slick, no? This tablet-only app supports palm rejection, sync with popular apps like Dropbox, Facebook, Twitter, S-Note, and more; and has nine available languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Korean, and Japanese.

Aside from that, it also recognizes handwriting in 30 different languages, including English, French, Greek, Polish, Turkish, and many more.

Sep

Catch Notes Updated To V5.0 For Phones, Introduces Updated UI, Checklists, And Other New Features

Posted by John Thompson in Applications, News

Catch Notes, the popular note taking app, has been updated to v5.0, with a number of improvements that make it easier to quickly take notes and collaborate with other users.

The most obvious addition in this latest update, which is only available for phones at the moment, is the introduction of the Catch capture wheel. The capture wheel is accessible from the bottom of the screen and allows you to create new voice, photo, and text notes with one tap.

In addition to this, you can also use checklists in the new version, to help keep track of things that need to be done for certain projects.

Jun

TouchType Launches SwiftKey 3 Update (On Sale For $1.99), Introduces SwiftKey Healthcare Tailored For Medical Professionals

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Applications, News, Tablets

TouchType Ltd., the creators of what is arguably the best predictive keyboard available for Android, have just announced SwiftKey 3, along with a separate solution made specifically for medical professionals – SwiftKey Healthcare.

SwiftKey 3, which has – as of tonight – finally come out of beta, is on sale in celebration of its launch, available from the Play Store for just $1.99 today. SwiftKey Healthcare, for those wondering, is a new keyboard, pre-loaded with tons of medical terminology and tools to enhance medical note taking in the healthcare industry. We'll take a quick look at both of the keyboards below.

Apr

Springpad Updated, Focuses On Social Sharing And Discovery

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Popular note-taking and organization app Springpad received an update today which brings a whole new level of social sharing and interaction to the app.

Springpad now allows users to share notebooks with specific people, so you can collaborate on projects and share ideas with the appropriate people; personalize your notebooks with themes, and easily explore and follow public notebooks. Other features added to smart notebooks include:

Follow individual notebooks: by content and interest from friends and trusted sources
Flexible sharing options: make notebooks private or public; and co-curate or collaborate with others.
Enhanced filtering and organization: ability to tag, sort, and change views; find new notebooks via category and tag pages.

Mar

Evernote For Android Updated To Version 3.6, Brings Audio Notes, Larger Thumbnails, And Improved Widgets

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

If you haven't tried out Evernote, you're missing out. It is, hands-down, one of the best note-taking applications for Android. It's not just on Android, though - it's cross platform and always in-sync. This means you always have your notes with you wherever you may be.

Today, the Evernote team added an array of useful features to its already impressive app, including

audio notes with speech-to-text transcriptions,
improvements to note lists and larger thumbnails,
the ability to disable auto-titling,
improved legibility of the settings screen,
a feature to help discover more of what Evernote has to offer on Android tablets,
and a "major" update to widgets.

Jan

Evernote Update Brings Auto-Titles, Quick Save, And Improved Layout

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Applications, News

I am a big fan of Evernote, using it everyday to manage my to-do list and work on long-term projects. However, over the years this "simple" note-taking suite has expanded with an unwieldy number of features, making it somewhat difficult to manage. So, it is always nice to see an Evernote update for Android that just aims to make the service better without adding further bloat.

The recent update (version 3.5), downloadable from the Android Market, adds smart titles, quick saves, better layout of images, and a number of crucial bug fixes.

My favourite update is the addition of "smart titles".

Aug

[Review] Chop Chop Looks To Cut Down Note-Taking Competitors

Posted by Matt Demers in App Reviews, Applications

As I'm not one to enjoy doing large amount of typing on my mobile phone, I have a number of applications that make the job easier. These apps are usually employed to make quick, short notes that I can index and access later, therefore saving me a lot of trouble.

Coming to us from Singaporean developer 2nd Class Citizen, that's exactly what Chop Chop looks to do, only with some unique features the differentiate it from the rest.

Chop Chop gives you four categories of input from which you can make your note: numbers, words, checklists and pairs. Each is sorted into a separate tab, which in turn lists everything that you've created.

May

Catch Notes Gets Updated, Gains Full Honeycomb Support For All Of Your Tablet Note Taking Needs

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

The popular do-everything notepad app Catch Notes received an update today that includes full Honeycomb support and provides some advanced features specifically designed for tablets. Among the new features is an improved UI that makes the app much more intuitive on the larger screen. You can now expect to see multiple views on the same screen, which will make note input a much more fluid task, along with an enhanced note editor that will allow for much faster note taking, and better overall organization.