Apps

The Mad Catz Micro C.T.R.L.i is the most affordable iPhone- and iPad-compatible wireless game controller on the market, and that alone will make it the ideal choice for many mobile gamers, even though its design has a few glaring issues.

Pocket Casts, now my favorite podcast management client for iOS, now supports the new 64-bit A7 processor built into the iPhone 5s and the new iPads, thanks to its latest update that’s available to download today. The release also brings…

Stripe on Thursday announced it has added a new two-step verification setting in an effort to improve the security of its service. To use the new feature, you’ll also need to download the Google Authenticator mobile app for Android or iOS....

Hmm," you might think while watching this month's Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! "This apparent documentary about sharks, tornadoes, and the carnage that happens when they combine is great, but I sure wish it were accompanied by a set of lights that changed color and blinked in time with the action." If so, you're in luck — Philips is partnering with Syfy to produce a special Sharknado 3 "light track" for its color-changing Hue lighting system....

Wondering what to download first on your new iPad Air? If you’re an Angry Birds fan, you’ll probably want to get the new Angry Birds Star Wars II update, which adds a bunch of new “secret” levels, new characters — including silver C3PO and…

There is no shortage of mobile productivity and to-do list apps, but finding one that can intelligently pull in all of your daily tasks from external sources is a little less common....

The zombies are here and they’re standing around waiting to be blown to bits. See, these are “Stupid Zombies” and the object of this third installment in the franchise is the same as the first two: use a knowledge of…

Our colleagues at CrunchBase found themselves in the spotlight this morning when Wired published a story about their legal dispute with a startup called Pro Populi over its app People+. Now the CrunchBase team has responded in a post of its own, making the case for why it was going after People+ and also acknowledging that it may have more to learn about how it can and can't control CrunchBase…

No one likes a trip to the doctor. Triple that dread if you're a child-turned-banshee once a needle comes into the picture. There's an app for that, and just in time for flu season. Healthline Networks launched a "Big Shots Get Shots" campaign to help children overcome their needle fear, or trypanophobia. Along with a free iPhone app to distract little ones on the examining table, the campaign encourages parents to take an online pledge to end needle phobia.

Microsoft has been a strong supporter of the Apple Watch, and that's continuing today with the release of Outlook for Apple Watch. If you have been using the Outlook email app for iOS then it already works relatively well with the Apple Watch, but the latest update makes it easier to see full emails and the ability to now reply to messages. By default, Outlook notifications on the Apple Watch now show a lot more of the email body instead of cutting it short after a couple of sentences. While you still...

In an effort to help drivers use different fuel sources, the US Energy Department has released an iPhone app that can point drivers in the direction of alternative fueling stations. The locations include electric charging stations, and others that offer biodiesel, natural gas, ethanol, hydrogen, and propane options. The app — which is even clad in iOS 7's simple style — allows users to search through over 15,000 stations for ones that are nearby them on a map. It's part of an ongoing effort by the...

Banjo has launched iPad and Android tablet versions of its location-based service in an attempt to help people better get involved in events happening around the world right from the comfort of their own seats at home. The company has already begun utilizing the service during the National Football League (NFL) playoffs for those users who like or follow the sport, but it’s not limited to sports — it can work with live events in general....

Launching today, Cardwheel is an app that recalls a fresh set of memories each day. However, unlike year-ago-remembering apps, Cardwheel uses machine learning to recall relevant, contextual memories based on a number of different factors.Here’s how the service works: Every morning users are presented with a daily wheel of up to 12 photos. These photos come from places like your…

Sony has launched the official PlayStation app for iOS and Android, ahead of the PlayStation 4 launch later this week. The app lets users access the PlayStation Network from their smartphones and tablets. Even if you're away from your PlayStation, you can now compare trophies and see what your friends are playing, chat with friends, receive notifications, game alerts and invitations.

Macworld Live is moving up. As always, Macworld’s editors will be haunting the floors of Macworld/iWorld (events start this Thursday). But this year, the popular Macworld Live public stage show will be featured among the gems of the “Live Zone,” which occupies the second floor of Mosone West in San Francisco....

Art. It’s something we all aspire to from the earliest of age and a pursuit of all humankind, including ancient cave and modern city dwellers, folks from the suburbs and people from the Renaissance. Head into any art museum and you’ll see paintings along the walls made with a variety of styles, techniques, and philosophical points of view. Would you like to “brush up” on your painting skills? Practice drawing with colored pencils, pen and ink, water colors? How about acrylics, oils, or pastels. You can ...

Hitman Go was a wonderful surprise. The mobile game took the core of the Hitman franchise — sneaking around and killing people — and turned it into digital board game, where a cold-blooded assassin was just a piece you moved around a board. It was weird, but it worked, and resulted in one of the best mobile puzzle games around. Now Square Enix has done the same with another unsuspecting blockbuster franchise: Tomb Raider. Lara Croft Go takes the pulpy adventures of the tomb raiding heroine and...

Smart home technology provider Nest announced today that it is rolling out updates over the next few days to its iOS and Android apps, as well as to its learning thermostat....

FreshBooks is a free cloud-based accounting app that helps you manage clients and projects, send invoices, and track time, expenses, and estimates right from your iPhone. The app is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad running iOS 4.3 or later....

Dolphin is widely regarding as one of the best third-party web browsers for the iPad, and it’s a particular favorite of mine, firmly stuck to the first page of my home screen on all of my iOS devices. With version 5.0 for the iPad, Dolphin gets even better, with the ability to save passwords; autocomplete browsing history, bookmarks, and searches; share URLs via email, and more.

This week's list includes a redesigned Skype, a clever way app to make up your own text threads and an app to help you learn to play piano.