Gmail is rolling out a redesign to all of its users starting today in an effort to make it possible for control to belong to the users, not to the inbox. As TNW reported earlier, the new design will affect both its Web and mobile applications and features tools to help organize communications you get in a simple and easy way....
Less than a week after raising $70 million in financing, Evernote is announcing today that it has purchased the popular Penultimate iPad app. It's not the first acquisition by the company; last year the "remember everything" company bought screen capture sharing app Skitch and integrated it into the larger Evernote ecosystem. We spoke with Evernote CEO Phil Libin and Penultimate's Ben Zotto, and they said that Penultimate, like Skitch, won't be going away. The app itself will live on under the same name...
The photography industry has undergone a revolution. There has never been wider access to cameras and photo distribution tools, meaning we now take more photos than we ever have before. We are truly all photographers. And yet, most of what you see on Instagram and other photo-sharing services is redundant.At least, that’s what world-renowned photographer and OKDOTHIS founder Jeremy…
Real estate service Zillow has given its mortgage marketplace app a significant revamp, introducing a fresh design, revised navigation features and the ability to request quotes for underwater refinancing programs....
1Password is a favorite around The Verge offices: the cross-platform application beautifully syncs logins and secure info (like notes and credit card numbers) and makes them available for one-click access to all of your websites. If there's one big problem with 1Password, however, it's that it rings up at a pricey $49.99, but this week developer Agile Bits has dropped the entrance fee by 30 percent to $34.99. That's how much either the OS X or Windows program will cost you — there is also a free...
In quite the turnaround, it seems Facebook is gaining popularity with young users again.Forrester Research surveyed 4,517 teens, between the ages of 12 and 17, about social media usage and nearly half said that they were using Facebook more than a year ago.
Apple power reseller B&H Photo is celebrating the release of its first iPhone and iPad apps by offering AppleInsider readers exclusive pricing on a half dozen MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models.
TomTom has updated its vast selection of iOS apps, improving its social features, mapping, and navigation options. While Facebook support was added with the last update, Foursquare is the latest social platform to be integrated. Users can use Foursquare search to locate landmarks without being logged in, or, if you're a Foursquare user, you can log in to check-in to your destination when you arrive. Social networks aside, the new update adds a prompt to directly navigate to your clipboard contents (...
Someday, perhaps soon, youâre going to drop your phone in the toilet. Youâll be pretty upset when you realize how much itâs going to cost you to replace it. What might take longer to remember is how many photos, videos, and screenshots you lost. The insane text your cousin sent you when he was high, the selfie you took at Cape Canaveral, the last photo you took of your dog before he passed away: all potentially lost....
Fitstar, the Google Ventures and Floodgate-backed startup that’s aiming to disrupt Richard Simmons, is finally launching its home workout app with NFL player Tony Gonzalez. Mike Maser, a longtime Digg and AOL executive, came up with the idea after a long sojourn through New Zealand on his own. He thought about the workout video market and saw an opportunity to build a similar experience on…
The first iPhone shipped without an App Store, but with a handful of useful apps—many of which are conspicuously missing on the iPad. Here's how to replace them, for free. The concept of nonremovable, single-purpose default apps makes a bit less sense on the iPad than it did on the iPhone, precisely because there are so many alternatives now available for download in the App Store. But this doesn't stop the iPad from feeling a bit naked without its Stocks, Weather, Alarm Clock and Voice Memo icons....
Apple has remained silent on its plans for PrimeSense, the 3D scanning firm it acquired last November. But a new iPad app based on some of the same underlying technology--which allows users to quickly capture three dimensional models for use in CAD and 3D printing via a third party peripheral--indicates that Apple may be planning to integrate the tech into future iPads as a differentiating feature.
Another day, another email inbox filled to the rim with mediocre pitches for new or updated iPhone and iPad applications, I thought....
There are far more interesting apps out there, but sometimes a brother's just gotta print something. Printer (and sewing machine!) company Brother now has an iPhone/iPad app, which prints wirelessly but can also scan to the devices, too. iPrint&Scan is a free app, as you'd expect when you've already paid a few hundred for one of their printers. Printing can be done directly from the iPhone or iPad's Photo Album, or even from the iPhone's camera, but to scan a document or photo you'll obviously need to...
Since the glory days of Neo-Geo, I’ve been a massive fan of Metal Slug: the run and gun series of video games that sees you blast the living heck out of everything from enemy soldiers to undead zombies and giant…
Mobile payment service Square has updated its Wallet app for iOS to version 3.0, introducing a redesigned interface, various speed improvements and other changes that streamline the checkout process....
Age of Zombies: Age of Zombies was a game on the PSP and it's bringing its 16-bit zombie killing awesomeness to the iPhone. You play as Barry Steakfries and travel through time to prevent the bad guy from releasing zombies that want to kill the world. It's a twin-stick shooter that looks really good and is perfectly retro to be a hit. At only $2.99, it's a pretty good deal for a great game. NBA Gametime: NBA Gametime gives you scores, stats and a play-by-play of all the NBA games going on that night. It...
Facebook is continuing its onslaught of new app rollouts, but this time you likely won’t be able to use what they launch; Mentions is a brand new iPhone app out today that is only available to verified parties using the social network, including “actors, athletes, musicians and other influencers,” with the end goal of getting them involved in discussions and message threads…
S Your endless stream of photos on Instagram is fun—for a while. But there's only so many times you can see a sepia-toned sunset before even the mere thought starts to induce nausea. Instapuzzle for iOS, though, puts a fun new twist on how you interact with your friends' filtered pics....
Paul McCartney has been busy with his Mobile Roadie account and has created this—an official iPhone and iPad app for Cirque Du Soleil Beatles live extravaganza LOVE. It celebrates the "musical legacy" of the band, via the medium of streaming clips, videos and more.
Heavy users of Google's web services suite will be pleased with the latest update to the company's Gmail app for iOS, which adds two new features that more tightly couple Gmail with Google Drive.
At an event at its Menlo Park headquarters on Thursday, Facebook announced Video on Instagram for iPhone and Android, which lets you shoot 15-second videos, apply filters, and share them to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and other sites....
The iPad 2 came out this month! Which means a lot of apps have joined our list of the best iPad apps. Who are the big winners in March? Who gets the boot? CNN: There's so much going on the world right now that I keep my eyes glued and fingers pressed to the CNN app on the iPad. There's breaking news, top stories and the clincher, at least for me, great videos of everything CNN covers. Free. Friendly: Friendly is the best unofficial Facebook app on the iPad because it does everything you'd want the non-...
Whether you prefer virtual or face-to-face therapy, apps can help you find what you're looking for. Here's are five apps that can put you in touch with a therapist in no time.
In the world of personal financial applications, if you’re not using a Web-based application, then the desktop is king. Whether you’re using the age-old (and aging) Quicken, or one of the many other applications that have attempted to fill gaps left by Quicken, you’ve usually been anchored to a desktop application. With the recent release of iBank for iPad, a desktop app may no longer be a necessity....
