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Travel Safely with AAA TripTik Mobile App for iPhone

Few organizations are as trusted as the American Automobile Association when it comes to companions that motorists would like to have with them on road trips. If you are one of these people, the good news is that the AAA TripTik Mobile iPhone app is a pretty decent substitute for the real thing.

Locations of basic needs

All of the information about locations that you could ever need comes through quite easily with AAA TripTik Mobile app for iPhone. Do you want to get gas? This app will show you the locations of all of the stations as well as give you the most up-to-date information available on the price that each one is offering. In addition to gas, you can get information from the AAA Approved list of camping grounds, repair shops for your car, various local attractions, restaurants and even hotels. Everything you need to enjoy a road trip is included right there in iPhone AAA TripTik Mobile app. Upcoming events are even included for some areas and AAA offices can be brought up as well just in case you’d like to pay them a visit in person to tell them how much you enjoy using AAA TripTik Mobile iPhone application.

Points of Interest for trip enhancement

In addition to all of the basic needs listed in the previous section, AAA TripTik Mobile app for iPhone will give you lots of information on selected Points of Interest (POI). These points are essentially places within the country that have been picked out as places worth visiting and AAA TripTik Mobile for the iPhone will not only show you where they are, but also will provide directions with step-by-step instructions to any place you’d like to go. It’s like having your very own personalized GPS already available from the moment you download the app and with all of the different destinations already programmed in so you don’t have to do it yourself.

Final Score

Overall, there is certainly a lot to like about TripTik Mobile for the iPhone. It is a great iPhone app that will be useful for anyone that likes to drive around territory that is unfamiliar to them. If this sounds like you or if it might sound like you in the future, travelling safely with AAA TripTik Mobile for the iPhone is a great idea. We’ve given it a final score of 9 out of 10.

Yelp iPhone Travel App Review

Yelp is one of the best travel aids available online right now. It will give you information on all kinds of travel locations and now that you can get that information on your iPhone, traveling is something that can be made easy and fun.

Find great restaurants nearby

Say you’re interested in finding a restaurant near your current location, either because you want to take a break from driving or because you’re at your location and want to find a delicious morsel to tie you over to your next meal. You can now fire up Yelp app for iPhone and then use its location-based services to find a restaurant near your area.

What’s even better is the fact that you can use this search feature to find specific types of restaurants. You can use keywords or pre-arranged categories to find a restaurant that will serve exactly what you want at the moment and that is something that can really help you hit the spot with the right meal at the right time.

Find a cheap tank of gas

Gas is also an important aspect of travel, especially if you’re going to your locations by car. Although the Yelp program is not one that has the best tracking of cheap gas, it certainly does have the most comprehensive database of gas stations around your current area. Therefore, you can easily just find out where the next gas station is and stop there to fill up your tank. Furthermore, you can see where the long distances are between gas stations so that you don’t get caught up the creek without a paddle.

Find leisure venues

Restaurants and gas are not the only places that are Yelp-friendly. In fact, you can use this service to find just about anything you need. Are you interested in shopping?  Do you want to watch a movie?  Are you looking to sit back and relax in a spa?  No matter what your travel pleasure may be at the time, Yelp iPhone app will help you find it. It really is your best friend in the area of travel.

Final Score

Yelp app for iPhone is a fantastic all around travel companion because it is mobile and it is comprehensive. That is a seriously amazing combination and it is one of the reasons we feel this is one of the best travel apps out there for the iPhone. The final score is 9 out of 10.

ColorSplash Apps for iPhone Review

If you tend to use your iPhone camera a lot, perhaps this is one app you should consider having in your Apple iPhone. It let you manipulate the images you’ve taken using iPhone camera, or those stored in the phone memory, remove/add colors as you wish, and share it will others online through video or photo hosing sites such as Flickr, and social networking websites like Facebook, Orkut, and Twitter.

The User Interface

When you open the ColorSplash app for iPhone, usually, it will ask if you would like to continue with the older session or start with a new one. However, if it is the first time you are using ColorSplash, it will skip the former question and go straight to the ColorSplash app screen. On the screen, there are options to take a new picture or load an existing one.

Either way, when you eventually open a new image, it will appear in black & white. On top of the interface are six icons – menu, help, two view modes, brush selection (four selection options), and one to undo any previous brush strokes made. At the bottom of the screen are three icons, for Pan & Zoom, select color, and select grey. The Pan & Zoom option aids the user to apply color in the edges/corners of the image effectively.

How to Use ColorSplash Apps?

Once the image is loaded, choose a suitable brush size and color, before painting it on the required parts of the image using your finger. It can be done pretty quickly, even though more diligence is sought while painting the edges. The Pan & Zoom option however makes painting the edges a much easier job. If any brush stroke goes wide, use the ‘Undo’ option to revert to the previous step, or cancel the previous brush stroke. Or you can use the Gray icon and use the brush to remove any unwanted color. The other application of Gray brush is to take away the color from large areas of the image in one go.

Once done with the coloring, and satisfied at the results, save the image to the memory. Or, if you have not done with the painting yet, but need to take a break, save the session instead. Later, you can resume the session by choosing the appropriate option from the menu.

Final Thoughts

Overall, ColorSplash Apps for iPhone is a great application, worthy of its $1.99 tag.
You can do a wonderful job easily with this app, provided you pick the brush size right, and have enough reserves of patience. ColorSplash iPhone App is entertaining as well as engaging. A must have, if you like to play with your photos!

Gas Cubby iPhone App Review

Gas Cubby iPhone App Review
If you drive a car, an SUV or any other type of motor vehicle, you will appreciate this enormously-popular and useful application. Gas Cubby, currently available to users of iPhone Mobile Phones is likely to become one of your favorite “go-to” applications. Here’s why:

You can use it as your ultimate tool for tracking gas mileage and for vehicle maintenance. And you can do it for multiple vehicles, if you prefer. That makes this application valuable and necessary.

Application Name: Gas Cubby is designed to help you save money while you keep your vehicle in peak operating condition and out of the service station. It’s easy-to-use and very effective … if you take the time to use the many features it makes available to you.

You’ll avoid unnecessary and costly repairs and your vehicle will last longer and serve you better and much more reliably.

Summary: Gas Cubby, developed and released by The Application Cubby, LLC, is a kind of clerical tool you can use so many ways to keep your vehicle on the road and running efficiently. It includes many useful features, including one that enables you to track gas mileage and vehicle maintenance. All you have to do is enter information each time you “gas up.” That puts you in control and helps you to keep your vehicle in tip-top condition.

You can also create charts for gas prices, gas expenses and service expenses … customize service reminders to fit your vehicle and your specific needs … store important data about your vehicle, such as its VIN number and License Plate number … even perform these clerical functions for several vehicles simultaneously.
This application even allows you to search, store and filter records, as needed, because it’s remarkably user-friendly. In fact, Gas Cubby even includes an online Users Manual to help you get the most benefit possible out of this very good application.

User Interaction: lets you track gas mileage and other data for your vehicle quickly and easily. It allows you to do the same for vehicle maintenance … a virtual guarantee that your vehicle will last longer and serve you better.

User Interface: a simple and almost effortless way to keep and maintain one or more vehicles in peak operating condition and extend the life of your vehicles, as well.
Utility and Productivity: it’s almost like having your automobile dealer’s service shop working for you directly – with friendly reminders about gas usage and maintenance. You’ll really appreciate this money-saving application.

Rating: (9.3 out of 10). These days, all vehicles are expensive. So it’s a good idea to care for them as well as you can to avoid costly repairs and to extend their life, as well. That’s what Gas Cubby can do for you.
Think of it as an essential application if you own one or more vehicles. Then, start using it and allow it to serve as your memory and the surest way to protect and extend the life of your vehicles: