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Never has being a girl rocked so hard as when we discovered Cupcakes! (£0.59), by developer Maverick Software, in the Apple App Store.
Along with puppies and bubbles, cupcakes remind us that the world is a magical place. We would eat them every day, but allegedly they’re of dubious nutritional value. Boo hiss.
One of these days we might even graduate to *actual* baking, but in the meantime we couldn’t be happier with this calorie-free option.
Warning: screen licking likely.
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LadyApps is loving the iPhone AgeingBooth app (£0.59) – despite it not pulling any punches over the passage of time.
We think it’s defo time to up the antioxidants. And nix the demon fags once and for all.
Or we could just try the app out on all our friends, with hilarious consequences…
Now that Spring finally looks to be doing its thing in London-town, we’re keen to get reacquainted with our pre winter-stodge bod. If for no other reason than so that we never again utter the words: “Do my leggings give me a front-bum?”
To show we mean business we download, not one, but two apps targeting women’s health. One’s even handily called Women’s Health Workouts (£1.19), and promises to ‘maximise your assets with targeted exercises that perfect your proportions’. What’s not to love?
Alas, the first exercise we’re shown in the ‘Better Abs’ workout calls for a medicine ball. Not to be deterred, we push on without it, performing the ‘Sans Medicine Ball Twisting Lunge’ with something nearing-but-not-quite co-ordination.
The next exercise requires dumbbells – we’re starting to feel decidedly under-accessorised. Again we attempt the exercise – a one-armed plank/push-up type thingy – and survive seven reps with low-level whimpering.
Exercise number three opens with ‘Grab a body bar and hold it over your head’. Pffff. While the fourth and final exercise in the ab series requires an exercise ball and dumbbells. A quick sneaky-peak at the other workouts targeting legs, shoulders and back, and bum, shows more of the same.
While most of the exercises could probably be adapted by folk who don’t have an arsenal of gym paraphernalia at the ready, we hope that future releases offer more accessible exercises without the bells and whistles. Otherwise it’s a nice looking app from a well-regarded title.
Next instalment: the Nike Training CLub free app, with its sassy selection of avatars.
As per the headline, kudos to developers NexStudios for their efforts on Yoga Trainer Lite.
Following the big-up from the Daily Telegraph (“8 apps you need on your iPhone”), we envisaged a miraculous sloth-to-swami transformation. Instead, what we got was a tidy little app that features useful information on different streams of yoga, and answers a lot of questions we’d never got around to asking throughout years of on-and-off (well, mostly off…) practice.
Did we find the app so enlightening that we instantly upgraded to the Pro version at £1.19? Nopes. We’re going to have a nosey at the other yoga lite apps first before we commit our hard-earned dosh.
What Yoga Trainer Lite does do well is stoke our enthusiasm for yoga. We’ve spent much of the past week all swoony at the thought of buggering off to India and taking classes at the foot of the Himalayas.
In the spirit of constructive criticism, we found the timer in the lower-right a tad confusing – initially we thought there was missing audio. And speaking of audio, it would be great if the meditation courses had some, rather than relying on text to guide people through the steps – though perhaps this is a feature of the Pro version.
The Randon Pose section is a nice touch, but it wouldn’t hurt to flag the advanced poses so folks don’t do themselves a mischief.
Several app store reviewers were vexed by the voices used in audio. Personally we think they need to chillax – perhaps a few extra downward dogs would do the trick.
Huzzah for International Women’s Day!
Here are today’s top 10 laydee-related tweets that made us guffaw (Best. Word. Ever.) Intentionally or otherwise.
10. @cahonen: March 8 is International Women’s Day. And I just HAPPEN to have killer cramps today. Coincidence?
09. @goonba: @sexchocolateetc I agree it is hard to find a decent man thats why I date women
08. @el_pantera: In honor of Internal Women’s Day, I’ll be walking a mile in their shoes. Now if I can only find a dress to match these heels. Decisions.
07. @ToxicTourniquet: @FMinor2111 Women are nothing without men is what I’m trying to say. xP
06. @melissalarosa: @ericesun you’d be surprised how disgusting women’s restrooms are.
05. @tazeen @NaheedMustafa if you start listing Imran Khan’s women, 140 characters would not be enough.That man has been busy & he is in his late 50s
04. @PaulOSullicar: Happy Women’s Day Justin Bieber.
03. @matth1gham: Happy Women’s Day. I celebrated by sitting down to wee everytime I used the loo.
02. @petr13: its funny how women think they know it all lol
And lastly, be sure not to let International Women’s Day pass you by without clicking on the link in the Tweet below. It’s a thing of rare, rare beauty…
01. @alex_ping : In this modern society, should Men(who like women) forget about Love since most Women are lesbian or bi? http://bit.ly/dDnVNG
Did you know the best sushi chefs prepare Tako (Octopus) by first giving it a full body massage while still alive?
Neither did I!
Before I downloaded Sushipedia, that is.
Brilliant for sushi virgins and seasoned gobblers of the most slippery raw stuff alike, this free App lets you search by name, ingredients or attributes (cooked, raw, veggie, spicy, etc) or check out ‘What’s in season now?’.
The descriptions are very thorough and will give you a good idea of what to expect before tucking into delicacies from Aji through Unagi.
Now if only this App would also help me locate my nearest sushi den. And someone to drive me there would be nice too, as I’m three wines into my evening already…
London winters make us a doolally. So dark. So dreary. So many pies in our bellies. And self-medicating with vodka will only get you so far.
Seven days into March and things are looking up. We’ve been to Three. Whole. Yoga. Classes.
But don’t let our pong of smug fool you – we’ve failed to distiguish ourselves in class to date. There’s been lots of falling over (sober! Who knew?), plus the odd lady fart to punctuate the zen-like silence. And our intense desire to bite Ms Flexible Blonde In A Thong Leotard on the mat next door is turning our aura poo brown.
But before we switch back to reading magazines on the stationary bike, we’re going to give Yoga Trainer Lite ( NexStudios – ‘Welcome to NexStudios – We Love you’) the old college try. According to the Daily Telegraph it’s “One of the eight apps you need on your iPhone.” Why eight, we wonder?
Anyhoo, we’ll keep you posted as to how we get on. With the app, that is, not the lady farts. That one feel free to file under TMI.
Namaste.
If I were a Buddhist, I’d feel pretty guilty about Tap Tap Ants 2.
Fortunately, as a recovering Catholic, to feel guilt is to breathe. So I’m just going to add it to my list and worry about it another day, ‘kay?
I love the slightly arsey tone the developers have adopted to encourage me to shell out £0.59 for the pro version. Am a really a ‘moron’ for not wanting to pit my fearsome slaying skills again other [presumably] non-Buddhists?
Thus far I’ve resisted, but it’ll probably go on my guilty list too – somewhere between not flossing and once snogging a boy because he knew all the words to Ice Ice Baby…
We’ll level with you, dear reader[s]. Common sense – not a strong point here at LadyApps Manor.
The tales we could tell you about tipsy school nights out, lost keys/purse/dignity/phone, chipped teeth when one Lady fell on another Lady’s head on the dance floor (you know who you are, Ria), waking up hugging a tub of [empty] KFC…
Fortunately I’ve we’ve put all that behind us now though.
Even so, when we stumble upon an app that will spoon feed us useful information, asking for nothing in return – not even a nominal sum of cash or above-average sobriety – we’re all, like, ‘Gimme gimme gimme!’
And that’s exactly how we feel about the Mastercard ATM Hunter, a free app that will help you locate ATMs worldwide.
You can search for machines nearest to you, enter an address, or select the airport you’re due to arrive at (though not whilst midair, obvs).
Handy filter features include ‘Bank ATM’ and ‘No surcharge’ so you can avoid those machines that penalise you for wanting to access your hard-earned cash.
And, for when you get an attack of the guilts once you’ve spent all that easily-accessible money, there’s even a section of Finance Tips.
They’ve thought of everything – so you don’t have to.
Apple’s seemingly scattergun approach to thumbs-downing applications was evident last week when they removed some 5,000 “overtly sexual apps” from iTunes, while allowing the likes of Playboy, Sports Illustrated and FHM to continue developing.
And with new rumours surfacing today that adult apps may soon be reinstated – but only under lock and key – it looks like the struggle to stay abreast of Apple’s policy changes is far from over.
Developers have been quick to voice their frustration at what many see as the handset manufacturer’s willingness to experiment “with our livelihoods”.
Apple, in turn, has defended its decision, telling the New York Times: “It came to the point where we were getting customer complaints from women who found the content getting too degrading and objectionable, as well as parents who were upset with what their kids were able to see.”
Personally, we here in the UK are all for the childrens kicking it old school and ogling the boobies in Britney’s latest music video. Or Page Three of The Sun.
For now, we’re filing away Apple’s decision under ‘H’ for ‘Hmmmm’, to be revisited upon circulation of letters from said parents stating: “Dear Apple, please nix all saucy apps. ‘Cept for Playboy and FHM – little Timmy just hearts branded breasticles…”
