The debut of Apple's new 64-bit A7 Application Processor has been assailed by more than one industry figure insisting that the new chip isn't anything special, but a series of iOS developers are reporting huge performance gains and already using the new chip to accomplish "desktop class" tasks that were not previously possible on a mobile device.
Maybe the best use of the front-facing camera I've seen yet comes from Smule's auto-tunetastic I Am T-Pain app. Because now, you can star in your own autotuned music video. It's pretty genius. You can make your own track, upload it to your social network of choice, record over your iTunes library and, most importantly, be choose your own autotuned video adventure. Like T-Pain did: Or these fine young people! Now accepting votes for what you'd like to see one of our interns singing in the not too distant...
Bolstered by arrival of the 3GS, launch of in-app purchasing and push notifications, the iPhone apps of 2009 have become richer and more robust experiences. Across 11 categories, here were this year’s standouts.
Considering that it’s still one of the App Store’s top grossing apps of all time, I Am T-Pain is pretty great. With that said, it’s not exactly something you’d want to pull out at your family Christmas party. Believe it or not, Grandma probably wont be impressed with the on-the-fly Autotuning technology be it that you’re singing songs about strippers. Making things a bit more family friendly while adding a bit of holiday cheer, Smule has just snuck a handful of festively themed tunes into the app’s cata...
The T-Pain app we love so much got an important update today: Singing over your iTunes library. Don't know about you, but I can't wait to croon with the Auto-Tune over Miley Cyrus and Party In the U.S.A.
The I am T-Pain iPhone app just got the song you were waiting for: On a Boat. Not only can you sing your own version of On a Boat now, with your own lyrics describing how you are on a [plane, train, toilet, supermarket kiddie ride], Smule is having a contest that you can win actual money from. Here's what you have to do. Submit your video performances to YouTube, and Smule will search out the best one. * One grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and a Big Ass Chain ($47 value,...
Name any hip hop song played on the radio in the past year or so. Did any of the lyrics sound sort of warbly – as if sung by a robot? Chances are, the answer is “Yes.” That’s called Auto-Tune. And now there’s an app for that. Smule, the masterminds behind the smash-hit apps Ocarina and Leaf Trombone, have teamed up with hip hop artist T-Pain (known for calling on Auto-Tune for just about every word he sings) and the makers of Auto-Tune, Antares, to bring the pitch-tweaking tool to the iPhone as I Am T-...