There is a new iOS / iPhone OS genealogy application in town, one that is paired up with a desktop application. BUT! It’s not what you might think – a Mac OS X genealogy application such as MacFamilyTree and MobileFamilyTree. Instead, we are finally seeing some movement on the Windows … Read more
In response to Barnes and Noble offering a cheaper Nook electronic eBook reader, Amazon.com has responded with a brand-new Kindle at a cheaper price ($139). They’ve also upped the storage considerably, to 3500 books. Keep in mind you won’t have worldwide 3G coverage for this Kindle – you’ll have to … Read more
A few weeks ago, it was mentioned in an update of MacFamilyTree (a Mac OS X genealogy application) that there would be upcoming support for Synium’s iPhone OS version of MacFamilyTree, MobileFamilyTree. That day has arrived. With version 2.5 of MobileFamilyTree, we now have native/full support for the iPad’s higher … Read more
With the update to MacFamilyTree version 5.7.5(MacGenealogy.org) there is a very important mention of iPad-related news: * MobileFamilyTree Sync improved (Support for the upcoming MobileFamilyTree iPad Version) Obviously MobileFamilyTree currently works on the iPad in the upscaled/2x resolution, however this is a good sign that Synium Software will be supporting … Read more
There is a new genealogy-related App out for the iPhone / iPod touch / iPad, called Traces of the Past. It’s in the vein of Ancestry.com Tree-to-Go or MobileTree. It differs from those two applications in that unlike Tree-to-Go it’s not limited to Ancestry.com, and unlike MobileTree, it’s not confined … Read more