SoundHound: Identify Songs and Lyrics with Your Device

Have you ever heard a song that sounds familiar, but you can't remember the name of the song or who sings it? SoundHound will help you track down those elusive tunes. SoundHound can identify and locate the music being played around you. It will even provide you with the lyrics to the song and take you to the song in either the Google Play store or iTunes. Title, artist, lyrics, and a chance to purchase your favorite music--all by letting SoundHound listen in.

When you hear a tune you would like to identify or see the lyrics to, simply open SoundHound, tap the SoundHound icon so that is says it is "Listening" and then let it come up with the list of possible songs.  It will need access to your microphone to work, so don't forget to give it access the first time you use the app.

SoundHound

• Name of App: SoundHound
• Audience: Adult and Teen
• Platform: iOS, Android
• What the App Does and why we recommend it: The app helps you identify and locate the music playing nearby.
• What platform we used to recommend the app: iOS 
• Cost (at time of review): Free, if you choose to purchase a song from Google Play or iTunes, you do have to pay for those songs, but this app is currently free.

Get the Most Out of Your Photos with PS Express

These days you have many choices when it comes to selecting a photo app. In our last post we highlighted the Relight app.  We thought you might want to look at another photo correcting app option.

With Spring Break and summer approaching it's time to make sure you are ready to take some photos. Many people have cameras on their phones, which makes it so much easier to take pictures wherever you go. But do you ever have trouble getting them to turn out right? Sometimes poor lighting and distance can really turn those picture perfect moments into picture disasters.

PS Express (Photoshop Express) can help you with that. With tons of features this app can take your photos from blah to wow in just a few seconds. Photos too dark? Lighten them. Photos too blurry? Sharpen them. A person popping up in your picture where they shouldn't be? Remove them! (Note: Removing people from photos really only works at a distance. If it is a close up--it would look really odd.)

Notice the difference PS Express can make in the photos below, the photos on the left are the originals and the ones on the right were doctored with PS Express.

PS Express for iOS

PS Express for Android

• Name of App: PS Express
• Audience: All
• Platform: iOS, Android
• What the App Does and why we recommend it: The app helps modify and fix your pictures after they are on your camera roll.
• What platform we used to recommend the app: iOS 
• Cost (at time of review): Free, there are some in app purchases if you want premium features, but I have done just fine with the basics.

Tired of Sorting Through Junk Mail in Your Inbox? We've Found Something to Help!

Are you ever overwhelmed by the deluge of emails flooding your inbox? Most of them are ads and subscriptions that you want to look at, but maybe don’t want to spend hours sorting through. Ever wish there was a way to get them under control in one simple email? Guess what? There’s an app for that!

The app is called Unroll.Me, and I have to say I love it. When you first sign up you have to give the app your email address and your email password. Then it helps you sort through your inbox. It will allow you to easily unsubscribe you from lists you no longer wish to receive emails from, roll up ads and subscriptions you still want to be informed about into one single email (digest mode), and separate out your important email you want don't want rolled up. You have complete control and can revise your settings or change what you roll up at any time by simply accessing the app. Once a day you will get a single email from Unroll.Me with all those multitudes of emails you rolled up in one message. Scroll through and pick out what you want to read or simply delete if there isn’t anything there you want to read. Quick, easy, and accessible. You can also visit the Unroll.Me app anytime you want to see what has been rolled up that day.

• Name of App: Unroll.Me 
• Audience: Adult
• Platform: iOS 
• What the App Does and why we recommend it: The app helps you sort your email so you can easily separate important stuff from adds and subscriptions. 
• What platform we used to recommend the app: iOS 
• Cost of App: Free