Apps

Visual voicemail service YouMail has passed four million registered users and to mark the occasion, the firm has announced a premium Business Edition tailored to firms and professionals users....

Apple has been pretty strict on BitTorrent clients — or anything related to torrent downloading — for iOS, and it does its best to keep them out of the App Store, meaning you must jailbreak your device if you want to install one. However, the Cupertino company appears to have let one slip through its net. Transmission RPC, although not a full-fledged BitTorrent client, is a $1.99 app that allows you to control Transmission for Mac OS X from your iOS device.

Twitter has been making a lot of changes to direct messages lately, including removing the 140-character limit, and letting you chat with strangers, send URLs, and create groups. But the one thing that’s missing is a standalone direct messaging app. But just because Twitter isn’t working on it — at least not that we know of — doesn’t mean third-party developers aren’t giving it a shot. Direct Messenger is an unofficial Twitter app with a singular purpose — it lets you send and receive...

Less than a month after its relaunch, the Coinbase for iOS app has been pulled from the App Store. As noted by TechCrunch, The Bitcoin wallet service is still available as an Android app in the Google Play store....

Recently, we reviewed Givit, a free app for all iOS devices that lets you record and edit videos. We liked how easy Givit makes it to stitch video clips together, so you can share a collection of video highlights with friends instead of sending off a long reel of unpolished material. You can even add special effects like a music soundtrack or slow-motion replay, among others....

Leading this week’s must-have apps roundup is a terrific photography app called StillShot, which allows you to extract full-resolution still images from your videos. It breaks your clips down into frames and allows you to save the best ones — all for less then a dollar. We’ve also got a great note-taking app that claims to be the “word-processor for visual thinking,” an app that will ensure you never forget your grocery shopping list again, plus terrific updates to Flipboard and The Weather Channel....

Twitter's Periscope platform will come to the next-generation Apple TV in the form of a third-party app, to be available for download on the device's dedicated App Store, a new report reveals.

Apple today released an iPad version of its Apple Store app, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The new app is separate from the iPhone version in order to take advantage of the tablet form factor....

The official WordPress app for iOS has been updated to introduce a number of new features, including push notifications for “everything happening on your blog.” The company has also improved the way in which you manage comments, allowing you to view, moderate, and edit them from one screen.

Microsoft has launched another version of its MSN app for the iPad to cater for U.S. customers, following its debut in Canada, Germany, France, and the U.K. late last month.

While you may hesitate to download a game that is seemingly a shallow exercise in pruning tree branches, Prune will actually be the most refreshing puzzle game you’ll play all month.

As the company promised last month during its photography event, Google has brought full-resolution backup of photos and videos to its iOS app. An update to the Google+ app today adds the much-requested feature, along with an updated design for the notification tray, the ability to share your location with friends, and a feature that translates posts and comments inline. Google already offered one of the most robust free services for photo storage, and now that it can store everything at full size...

Canvas, the image remixing site founded by 4chan creator Chris Poole (aka “moot”), has launched DrawQuest: a surprisingly entertaining iPad app that encourages users to embrace their creative side....

Hot on the heels of its Google+ update this morning, Google has issued another update to one of its iOS apps, this time in the form of a much-improved Google Shopper. Version 2.0 introduces Google Offers integration to the app, allowing shoppers to subscribe to and take advantage of the latest deals in their city.

Verizon today officially rebranded the act of turning your smartphone sideways — and it's called Go90, as in degrees. The new mobile video app is an effort to snatch eyes away from popular mobile services chipping away at TV, and it's absurd name is a way to ensure people view Verizon partner videos horizontally. Because vertical video is not chill. Go90 will feature TV shows and music clips from networks like Comedy Central, MTV, and Food Network; sports clips from ESPN and NFL Network; and a...

These days, your tablet and smartphone are two of the most versatile tools you can have in your kitchen. With so many food-centric apps available for iOS and Android platforms, your tech can be especially useful if you're trying to eat healthy. See also: 10 Best iPhone Armbands Whether you're working around a food allergy or looking for delicious low-calorie recipes, these nine apps are a must for health-conscious eaters.

During the Valentine's Day season, people often reflect on their intimate relationships. Are you stuck in a routine, maybe looking to bring some excitement into your sex life? In order to make sure you have the best Valentine's Day yet, we've rounded up a collection of apps to help you craft seductive text messages, experiment with sex in different locations and generally get to know each other better -- physically.

AirMusic – ($0.99) iPhone – Utilities AirMusic is a superb application for streaming your music over Wi-Fi to your PS3, Xbox 360, or PC, and allows you to wirelessly listen to your tunes through your TV without using an AppleTV. Its incredibly easy setup means your music is there the moment you want it – just ensure all of your devices are on the same Wi-Fi network, start AirMusic, then navigate to your music library on your console or PC and your tunes will be there – it couldn’t be easier. Although I ...

The latest media mash-up delivers creative fun, but it's pretty rough right now.

Two popular iOS apps received updates on Monday, with WhatsApp getting a makeover more consistent with iOS 7's "flat" design aesthetic, while drawing app Paper prepares for its new Pencil stylus.

Way back in August last year, we reported that UK-based radio station TalkSport was to broadcast every English Premier League match globally from this season, via a Web-based portal that was also optimized for mobile devices. The one big caveat, however, was that due to rights-related reasons, TalkSport Live could only be offered outside of Europe, which was a major bummer for many....

Those dreaded battles in traffic trying to flag down a passing taxi will soon be a thing of past horrific nightmares. ZabKab is the first TLC approved app for hailing...

Keeping a browser on one side of your iPad's screen while you work in other apps is one of the more useful ways to multitask with Apple's new Split View feature in iOS 9, so those of the Chrome persuasion will be pleased to know that Google has updated its browser with full support....

The Telefonica-backed Wayra London incubator officially opened its doors last year, but its current intake of startups have only called it home for around seven months. Last night it was finally time for Wayra demoDay 2013 – a chance for the fledgling startups to draw interest and offers of cash from a crowd of more than 200 investors....

Ten days after it first launched in private beta, Snapchat’s new Android video messaging feature has today emerged from testing and has gone live on Google Play, along with a few other improvements....