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Category: SA App Of The Week

  • Get ShowMax for only R99 a month!

    Get ShowMax for only R99 a month!

     

    If you haven’t already heard about the awesomeness that is ShowMax, where have you been??? ShowMax is a subscription video on demand service (SVOD), which launched in August 2015 and is owned by Naspers. The service offers viewers the opportunity to stream over 12 000 hours of content, ranging from the best movies and series, talk shows, documentaries and local programming. With over 20,000 episodes and movies to choose from, it’s a no brainer at R99 a month. They also recently added ALL 5 seasons of the amazing Breaking Bad series 

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    A few weeks ago I got given a voucher for ShowMax at a conference I was at. I went home and found that they had an app available on my LG Smart TV!! So I downloaded that and got all setup and within minutes I was watching some really awesome shows. The kids love it because there are loads for them to choose from as well. And, the word on the street is that they are also working on an app for the New Apple TV, which will be perfect to watch all the content on!

    If you haven’t already checked out Showmax you can sign up for a 7-day free trial right here. If you need more info about the service check out the FAQ section on their site, which provides all the answers!

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  • SA App of the week – Private Property iPad App

    SA App of the week – Private Property iPad App

    The latest version of the Private Property iPad app, which was launched on the 1st of June, has quite a spot with me. Before I left Private Property last year, I was involved with the conceptualizing of the redesign of the app, and although not all of the original aspects have been used, there are still quite a number of small tweaks we introduced into the new look app.

    Private Property has recently gone through a whole new look & feel with a site redesign, and with that a new iPad app was launched, as well a iPhone update in the works as well.

    The new updated app takes full use of the screen with big bold images and a clean design look & feel. The listing pages have also been updated to include as much information as possible, as well as ranking the properties according to how much info is displayed.

    Info from the App Store Listing

    The Private Property iPad app puts the largest selection of private and agency listings in South Africa at your fingertips.
    Whether you’re planning to buy or rent, the Private Property iPad app will inspire your search and ensure you find the home
    of your dreams.

    Below are some of the features of the new Private Property iPad app:

    • Find Properties – Find your perfect home using text search, location-based search or suburb navigation search.
    • Find Agents – Find all agents in your area and contact them effortlessly.
    • Slide-Menu – Access your favourite tools from anywhere in the app using the new slide-menu.
    • Modern Design – An elegant and simple design makes the app easy and fun to use.

    I am looking forward to seeing some cool little tweaks being introduced into the app in the future, as I still think there is loads you can do with it !

    Nice one PP team :)

    [app url=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/private-property-ipad-version/id407755805?mt=8″]

     

  • SA App of the Week – Gautimes

    SA App of the Week – Gautimes

    I have been meaning to start this series for quite a while now, where each week I will focus on a newly developed and released iPhone app from a South African Developer.

    This week, I wanted to showcase a very slick looking app from the chaps at Glucode, called Gautimes. The Gautimes app is a free app which makes travelling on the Gautrain a breeze. The design of the app is absolutely amazing with a clean interface and has a really simple interface when  using the app. Even if you aren’t a frequent user of the Gautrain, this is still one of those apps you should download to keep in the back of one of those “unused apps” folders, and keep it for a rainy day.

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    App Store App Description

    Getting to the Gautrain station and your destination on time has just become a whole lot easier! Now Gautrain commuters can easily plan their train trips.

    Whether you’re a frequent, occasional or first time Gautrain commuter you can now confidently plan your meetings, airport arrangements, shopping sprees or exciting adventures that the tracks may lead you on.

    Gautimes will automatically locate the Gautrain station nearest to you. You can then easily view arrival times for all stations on your line based on your selected departure time as well as set departure reminders so that you can make sure that you catch your train on time.

    Key features
    – automatically locates and selects the Gautrain station nearest to you
    – see a list of all Gautrain stations to make a custom selection
    – see your current distance from all Gautrain stations
    – see a map of all Gautrain lines and stations
    – see which trains are 8-car trains
    – see future date specific train schedules
    – set reminders on train departure times
    – see arrival times based on a departure time
    – Gautrain schedule changes are updated automatically

    [app url=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gautimes-for-iphone/id648890879?mt=8″]