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Which Tablet is Right for You? [Flowchart]

February 10, 2014
by Eric Dye

Purchasing a tablet isn’t that easy.

It doesn’t take long before you realize the price range and options for tablets is a broad range, only adding to the confusion.

The flowchart, below, takes you through a series of questions that will help you determine where you land:

iPad Air
iPad Mini
iPad Mini with REtina
Galaxy Note
Nexus 7
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Kindle Fire HDX

While I don’t know if I would trust this flowchart blindly, it certainly does help point you in the right direction:

YouVersion Bible App for Kids Hits 1 Million Downloads

December 17, 2013
by Tre Lawrence

YouVersion The Bible App for Kids

YouVersion announced that its eagerly awaited Bible App for Kids that was released on Thanksgiving day was downloaded to a million unique devices during the first week.

The release date seemed to work especially well for the spiritual tool aimed at young people. According the the YouVersion blog, a lot of the success of the Bible Apps for Kids can be attributed to to its visibility in the app stores.

Some cool stats for iDevices in the first 12 hours (via the YouVersion Bog):

YouVersion Bible for Kids

November 28, 2013
by Tre Lawrence

A few weeks ago, our very own Eric Dye let us in on an exciting development from Lifechurch.tv: the upcoming application aimed at younger people interested in the Bible: the YouVersion Bible App for Kids.

Well, it’s here! Smack dab on Thanksgiving day, it is currently available for Android and iOS devices.

Styled as the Bible for Kids, it isn’t just a stripped down version of it’s old, more established big brother, the Bible App; indeed, it’s a relatively fresh vision that takes heed of the app’s target demographic.

Mobile App Stores Head-to-Head [Infographic]

June 18, 2013
by Eric Dye

I used to work at a video game store.

When customers were trying to decide which system to purchase, this is what I would tell them:

“Focus on the game library.”

I think the same can be said for smartphones and tablets. There are many apps that can be used on multiple devices–sometimes better and sometimes worse–but what can really separate the different OS’ are the exclusive apps. If you find that your favorite apps can only be found on a particular platform, that’s the direction you should probably go.

Take a look at how the number of apps compare from app store to app store:

ClippingsConverter: Making Kindle Notes Useful

June 7, 2013
by Phil Schneider

I love my Kindle (with Keyboard), but it hasn’t received as much use during my graduate school studies because my highlights and notes were trapped in the Kindle in a useless little file called “My Clippings.”

Well, that file is useless no longer!