Filed under: Audio, Search, Web

ScreenTunes is a music search engine that lets you find, purchase, and stream songs from the web. Of course, none of those things makes the site unique, but here's what sets ScreenTunes apart: It lets you search for songs featured in a film by entering a movie title.

Just make sure to click the Movie button below the search box and then enter a title. The web site doesn't have a comprehensive list of movies, but it does seem to have a lot. And you can find a number of songs featured in each film, along with links to purchase the tracks from Amazon or iTunes or stream them for free using an audio player powered by Grooveshark.

[via CNET]

ScreenTunes finds music from movies originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sponsored Topics: Download Squad - Search - Web search engine - Website - Grooveshark

Filed under: Social Software, iPhone, Mobile

Download Squad has covered augmented reality apps before, both on Android and on the iPhone, but we speculated that it would be a while before AR became commonplace in apps people actually use. We might have been wrong about that, thanks to a surprise in the latest version of Yelp for iPhone. Shaking your phone a few times unlocks a hidden augmented reality mode called Monocle, that shows reviews for anything you point your camera at.

There was some question as to whether Apple was going to be approving AR apps until an app called Metro Paris Subway was approved last week. Still, Yelp's hidden feature seems to be the first augmented reality software that works in the US. Overlaying a data layer on camera images could be the next big thing in restaurant reviews, in real estate, or in any number of other areas, and it's definitely something to keep an eye on, beyond just Yelp.

Our sister site, TUAW, has an excellent gallery of the Monocle feature.

Yelp for iPhone shows off an augmented reality easter egg originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sponsored Topics: iPhone - Apple - yelp - Download Squad - AugmentedReality

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Mobile Minute, Mobile

You know what the world really needs right now? Another mobile application store. Because it's just too hard to find good applications for your iPhone, BlackBerry, Google Android, Palm Pre, Symbian, or Windows Mobile phone. Wait, what? It's not? Well, tough noogies. You're getting another app store anyway, this time courtsey of Samsung.

The store will launch for customers in the UK, France, and Italy on September 14th, and it wil open up to additional countries later. At launch, the store will support the Samsung Omni and Samsung I8910 HD phones. There are plans to support additional smartphones later.

The thing is, the Samsung Omnia runs Windows Mobile, which means that the Samsung app store, which will let users download, purchase, and install mobile applications directly from their phones, may eventually wind up competing with the Windows Marketplace for Mobile application from Microsoft. But since Windows marketplace isn't available to the public yet, it looks like Samsung will beat Microsoft to market.

On the other hand, Samsung says a whopping 300 apps will be available at launch. There are already tens of thousands of applications available for Windows Mobile phones that can be downloaded from various sources on the internet. I'd be surprised if Microsoft didn't manage to launch its mobile app store with at least a few more than 300 applications.

[via Engadget]

Mobile Minute: Samsung launching yet another mobile app store originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sponsored Topics: iPhone - Microsoft - Symbian - Windows Mobile - Google

Filed under: Google, Browsers, Microblogging

Google Chrome has had Userscripts support for a long time. Unfortunately, a lot of the really great Userscripts are designed with Greasemonkey for Firefox in mind, meaning you miss out if you're using Chrome.

PBtweet, on the other hand, works just fine in webkit-based browsers like Chrome and Safari and it brings a more powerful interface to Twitter's web client.

Save that script into your User Scripts folder and activate support using the --enable-user-scripts switch, and you're ready to rock. PBtweet adds several handy features including auto-refresh, threaded replies, short URL expansion, translation, retweeting, and picture thumbnails from sites like Twitpic and Tumblr.

For a touch of eye candy, PBtweet makes use of Webkit's support for CSS3 transition effects. If you'd prefer not to monkey around with a Userscript, there's even a bookmarklet you can use to activate the features.

Not sure how to enable Userscripts in Google Chrome? Chrome Plugins spells it all out.

PBtweet powers up your Twitter web experience on Google Chrome originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sponsored Topics: Google Chrome - Google - Twitter - Safari - Mozilla Firefox

Filed under: Blogging, Web services, Humor, Microblogging

You've met microblogging before. Twitter's the most famous example, with its 140-character maximum. Well, get ready to meet macroblogging. A new service called Woofer boasts a massive 1400-character minimum. Yeah, you read that right: Woofer won't take your posts unless they're more than 10 times as long as a tweet.

This definitely raises some questions. For example: is this a joke? How is macroblogging different from, you know, blogging? Yes, it's very possibly a joke: popular "woofs" include the entire Gettysburg Address and selections from Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. And it's different from blogging because standards are lower. In fact, a woof has the same low standards as a tweet, but without the severe character limitation that makes tweets pithy and interesting. Fortunately, Woofer isn't looking to be taken seriously: the about page describes it as a humorous homage to Twitter.

Woofer's 1400-character minimum makes Twitter look puny originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sponsored Topics: Twitter - Download Squad - Herman Melville - Gettysburg Address - Blog

Filed under: Security, Text, Web services

If you want a bit of text to be human-readable, but not read or indexed by bots, TxtNinja has got you covered. It converts your text to a GIF, with customizable size, font and color. Potential uses include concealing your email address from spammers, sending sensitive information over IM, and getting around text filters on forums.

The downside of TxtNinja is that the choices of fonts and colors are very limited, and they aren't common web fonts, either. Your TxtNinja GIF, unlike a real ninja, is unlikely to blend in with its surroundings. This isn't a particularly big deal, though, and you can use it to your advantage if you happen to want your text to stand out.

Convert text into unsearchable images with TxtNinja originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sponsored Topics: Download Squad - Graphics - Web service - E-mail address - Mon people

Nokia (phones/nokia/index.html) today marked the next phase in the evolution of Maemo software with the new Nokia N900 (phones/nokia/nokia_n900.html) . Taking its cues from the world of desktop computing, the open source, Linux-based Maemo software delivers a PC-like experience on a handset-sized device. The Nokia N900 has evolved from Nokia's previous generation of Internet Tablets.The Nokia N900 packs a ARM Cortex-A8 processor, up to 1GB of application memory and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration. The result is PC-like multitasking, allowing many applications to run simultaneously. Switching between applications is simple, as all running content is constantly available through the dashboard. The Nokia N900 will be available in select markets from October 2009 with an estimated retail price of EUR 500 excluding sales taxes and subsidies. The Nokia N900 will be displayed at Nokia World, Stuttgart, on September 2. More information on Maemo is available at http://maemo.nokia.com.

Nokia (phones/nokia/index.html) today marked the next phase in the evolution of Maemo software with the new Nokia N900 (phones/nokia/nokia_n900.html) . Taking its cues from the world of desktop computing, the open source, Linux-based Maemo software delivers a PC-like experience on a handset-sized device. The Nokia N900 has evolved from Nokia's previous generation of Internet Tablets.The Nokia N900 packs a ARM Cortex-A8 processor, up to 1GB of application memory and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration. The result is PC-like multitasking, allowing many applications to run simultaneously. Switching between applications is simple, as all running content is constantly available through the dashboard. The Nokia N900 will be available in select markets from October 2009 with an estimated retail price of EUR 500 excluding sales taxes and subsidies. The Nokia N900 will be displayed at Nokia World, Stuttgart, on September 2. More information on Maemo is available at http://maemo.nokia.com.

Filed under: Business, iPhone, Microblogging

People have been talking about the market on Twitter almost as long as there's been a Twitter. Some Twitter clients even automatically turn stock symbols into links. That's a good start, but if you're a Twitter user and market junkie, TweetyStock is a must-have iPhone app. It's like a stock-specific Twitter client that lets you follow tweets about stocks in your portfolio, view detailed charts from Yahoo Finance, and a lot more. Maybe this is a niche product, but it's got its niche pretty well handled.

TweetyStock's extensive features all work within the app; there's no need to open links in MobileSafari. For your 2 dollars, you get Twitter feeds and regular news feeds for your whole portfolio, or just a single stock. You also get two kinds of charts, and a basic table that shows at a glance whether your stocks are up or down. TweetyStock makes Apple's built-in stock app look a little shabby, especially if you're a serious trader.

TweetyStock iPhone app: follow your stock portfolio on Twitter originally appeared on Download Squad on Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sponsored Topics: iPhone - Apple - Download Squad - Safari - Twitter

Filed under: OS Updates, Apple

We've all heard - or seen for ourselves - how OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is basically a smaller, faster version of 10.5 Leopard. That doesn't mean much if your favorite apps still haven't been updated to be compatible with the new OS. I've had a good experience so far, with all of the major apps I run working quite well under Snow Leopard, but Apple's keeping a list of some that don't. Your incompatible software should be moved to the aptly-named Incompatible Software folder on your hard drive when you upgrade, but check out the list to be prepared in advance.

Parallels is one notable incompatibility, especially if you're using it to run key Windows apps on your Mac. The infamously troublesome Application Enhancer also doesn't work, which is good to know, considering that it crashed a ton of Macs during the last major OS X update. Some antivirus programs also make the list. Also, be aware that updated printer drivers might not be out for some printers and scanners.

[via Lifehacker]

Apple's naughty list: which apps aren't ready for Snow Leopard? originally appeared on Download Squad on Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sponsored Topics: Apple - Snow Leopard - Operating system - Download Squad - Microsoft Windows