Apps and Gadgets

Getting spammy texts has become one of my pet peeves. They come at all times of the day and night and sometimes disturb my sleep. And beyond getting unwanted texts, it also makes me wonder how my number and that of many of my friends seem to be openly available to these text blasters. If you're using an Android phone like me, here's an app that I have been using because of its many nice features but which I now have also activated as a spam blocker - GO SMS Pro . GO SMS Pro comes as a free version and as a paid version. I only have the free version but it is already more than enough. There doesn't seem to be any need to upgrade to Pro. Besides, I read some reviews of the Pro app on Play Store and there were a few unhappy people who upgraded and recommended we stick with the free version. I made some screenshots of the Spam Blocker feature. Just look at all these features within GO SMS Pro. I don't even use half of them yet. So far I've only used themes,...

If you think Foursquare is cool, you have to check out the potential of Zodio , a newly launched social, location-based search and reviews app. Available on iOS and Android devices, Zodio is meant to cater to the Pinoy/Asian culture and preferences. According to Zodio's Community Manager, Mark Bantigue, Zodio is being released initially in the Southeast Asian countries but will eventually cover North Asia like Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc. I downloaded the app on my Samsung Galaxy SIII and the home screen was a very clean presentation of blue and orange. The blue boxes represented information about yourself, your friends, your feed, bookmarks, recently visited sites and a follow box. The 3 orange boxes in the middle are action-based: write a review, find places nearby, and the check-in option.