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For children, animation seems like magic. As adults, we want to create our own magic. Animationist for Mac tries to help fulfill this wish by making it feasible for the average person to animate graphics.

Animationist for Mac takes graphics and animates them in a completely user-defined format. You can modify and customize graphics easily using a variety of features. However, creating animations with this program can be a little confusing and complicated. The video tutorials are a good place to start figuring out how to animate. The program also includes samples that show a wide range of possible animations … Read more

If a smartphone can replace your watch, music player, and camera, why not your night-light? Nightlight supplies an adjustable level of comfortable light to satisfy the basic functionality of a night-light, plus it offers sound detection that allows users to control the app by voice.

Setting up Nightlight takes no time at all and is very easy. The main menu is clean and simple to deduce. In the Options, users can choose the color of the light and the light source, and whether to use the screen or the camera flash as the light source. Nightlight also lets users adjust … Read more

Have you noticed that your new smartphone charges up quicker than your old one? You might want to thank Qualcomm and the Quick Charge 1.0 technology, which Qualcomm today announced is in more than 70 Snapdragon-based smartphones and tablets.

The rapid-charging technology can charge your phone up to 40 percent faster than previous generations, Qualcomm claims.

Where other models might take up to 4 hours to charge, a Quick Charge could accomplish the job in under 3 hours. As of today, there are more than 70 devices with support for Quick Charge 1.0, with more on the way.… Read more

Anyone who's ever written a story knows how hard it is to make up names for characters. If you're having trouble coming up with one, you can use the Random Name Generator. It will give you a long list of names, but most of them won't work for what you need. The program itself has a bunch of hang-ups that limit its usefulness.

Your antivirus program might flag this program as a malicious download, but when we were running Random Name Generator, nothing came up worth being concerned about. Whether you click the Normal, Odd, or Strange … Read more

ScroollApp is a unique online rewards program that provides scrolling news headlines, games, and other activities, and discounts on online shopping. Although it's geared toward users in India, anyone can install and enjoy ScroollApp. We can't say we've encountered anything like it, and we think it's worth checking out, especially if you like staying on top of the news.

ScroollApp requires users to either create an account or log in with their Facebook account. During the account creation process users are asked for demographic information, including their hometown and current location (the drop-down menus list only … Read more

Helpasoft's Mp3 Joiner is a free tool that joins strings of MP3 files together into a single file that can play continuously. The joined file is typically the same size as or smaller than the collection of separate files, and it preserves the sonic quality of the original files. Instead of using a file editor to cut and paste MP3 fragments together, Mp3 Joiner does it automatically and all at once. This compact tool's simple, step-by-step operation takes the guesswork out of the task. A registration code is required to use the program, but it's free, too. … Read more

So many freeware notekeepers are available that it may actually be possible to use a different program for each note, but that would defeat the primary purpose of these simple tools: namely, productivity. Such a tool should not only be quick and simple to use but also efficient in telling you what you need to do next. That's what Do Next does. This portable freeware from Wave Digital Studios is easy to customize, and it can record and prioritize your tasks for the next few minutes, the day, and other periods of time. Do Next is an official plug-in … Read more

The need for customization creates a demand for tons of live wallpapers. It is only logical that the most popular sporting event in the United States would have a live wallpaper application. If pop-up notifications and random icon appearances don't bother you, then NFL Live wallpaper might be an option for an NFL fan.

Installation of NFL Live wallpaper goes easily, and the app doesn't require much free space. The live wallpaper settings are quite numerous and allow for a lot of customization to the look and feel of the wallpaper itself. The wallpaper quality is quite low, … Read more

Learning Tech, we have learned, is a holistic bilingual program for kids and is based in Singapore. The Learning Tech app is a mobile version of the Web site that brings the program's many tools right to your fingertips. While we can't comment on the program's actual products, we can at least comment on the app's functionality.

The app opens with a large sliding picture and five different menu options at the bottom of the screen. The sliding pictures at the top are very distracting and they take up most of the screen, which is really … Read more