Apps

While this generally goes unsaid, the internet has become a huge crutch—but more than that, we're pretty much blind without it. What do you do when you need to convert meters to feet? Hit a few buttons on your keyboard and bam, Google tells you all you need to know. But the thing is, you're not really gaining anything from having a contextless answer spit at your eyeballs. The Converted can help where Google fails....

Big news for a Monday morning/late Sunday night (depending on where you are): Onavo, the Tel Aviv-based mobile analytics company, has just announced that it has been acquired by Facebook. Onavo will become the anchor for Facebook in Israel — its first office in the country. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed; we are trying to find out. Right now we’re seeing reports of between $100 million…

The app for managing and connecting to Google Glass finally launched on iOS this week, only to be pulled from the App Store shortly afterward. Now it appears Google has worked out the problems with MyGlass, and it's available for download. MyGlass for iOS is a little different from the Android version.

On its own, the iPad is capable of accomplishing a great number of day to day tasks. With a little help from an add-on accessory it can do quite a bit more.

iDrive, a company better known for its data backup and syncing services, is now branching out in a new direction with the launch of a mobile application called OOLOO. (Seriously, we’re running out of names, aren’t we?). The idea for the app can best be explained as something of a “staffed” version of Siri – meaning that instead of algorithms and engines answering…

While I came around to the iPhone 6 Plus and its unique allure, as told in a post from a couple of days ago, Apple’s big smartphone still isn’t the easiest to use when typing one-handed. Specifically, it’s tricky to get to the requisite punctuation needed to properly express oneself. A new app, helpfully called “One Handed Keyboard,” eliminates this annoyance, with…

Our top picks for best iPad apps of 2014.

This week's list includes QuizUp's redesign, an app that leverages public libraries to let you borrow music and ebooks, and new features in StubHub's app.

An inspection of code in Apple's "Move to iOS" migration tool for Android users, its first app for Google's mobile operating system, reveals the title might be a simple rebranding of software already on offer in the Google Play Store.

This week's list includes Vevo's redesign, an app to help you take better selfies in the dark and a GIF keyboard app.

Which apps and wearables will get the best out of your fest.

SAIP can be downloaded for free from Apple Store and Google Play ahead of Euro 2016

One of the most annoying things about Apple’s Bluetooth implementation in iOS is that turning it on or off is a four-step process involving digging deep into Settings. Considering the battery drain associated with just leaving Bluetooth on and the wide variety of devices you can connect via Bluetooth to your device, it’s a constant irritation for many. Jailbreak utilities like SBSettings make turning bluetooth on/off on the fly a fairly simple proposition, but unfortunately, Apple hasn’t borrowed inspir...

Noah Rahman has moderate Cerebral Palsy affecting his communication, cognition and upper and lower body movement. When he turned two, his language, cognitive abilitity and...

For all the work that GOGII has put into their free textPlus messaging app, they have spent much of the last two or so years letting users do essentially one thing: communicate via text. As of today, that’s no longer the case: with the launch of their Free Calls app, GOGII’s trying to stake their claim in the voice space too. Sure, GOGII tested the waters with the textPlus’s Voice Note functionality, but the Free Calls app takes that concept and runs with it. Current users will find no reason to fret: t...

Waiting for the day when wallets will become obsolete? We’re getting there…As long as you have a smartphone with web access, you can pay for many things, peer to peer…

It's tough to get excited about a new a network management tool, but Apple has taken a run at it with the new AirPort Utility for configuring and managing your AirPort devices. Available today, the iOS app lets you set up your AirPort Express, Extreme, or TimeCapsule from the comfort of your iOS device, and greets you with a simple diagram of your network and devices. You can tweak everything from file sharing and disk settings to NAT service and passwords, so there's enough here to keep any network...

It has some crash problems, but the $1 Seismometer app for iPhone looks like fun if you want to record vibration levels. Apparently it is so sensitive that some users say it can notice your heartbeats. Which, you know, it is perfect for lame huh-what-was-that East Coast earthquakes.

It's new iPad day! And since you're not just going to sit and stare at your new $500-plus toy, here are all the new apps updated to take advantage of the its g-g-gorgeous 2048 x 1536 resolution display. All your old iPad apps will work just fine, but these are the ones that work prettiest: We'll be updating throughout the day, so keep checking back in! Update: If you're looking for a list of ALL the apps that have been updated for the new iPad's Retina Display, check out AppAdvice. They list every...

The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. EasyMoney (Amazon Appstore) Previously $9.95, now Free. EasyMoney for Android allows you manage your finances while on the go. Features include the ability to track expenses, plan your budgets, and more. There is also a widget for your home screen for quicker access and notifications for reminding you of bills you have due. Get it for Free. (via Apps-aholic) iOS...

The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. System Status (iTunes) Previously $2.99, now $1.99. System Status for iOS allows you to monitor and optimize your iOS devices' performance. From analyzing your devices' battery and disk usage to providing you with CPU cache info and memory page statistics, System Status will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about your iOS device. Get it for $1.99. (via Apps-...

Kicking off this week’s must-have apps roundup is a brand new Newsstand publication that’s “loosely about technology,” from Instapaper developer Marco Arment. We also have an awesome new email client that turns items in your inbox into tasks and to-dos, a great little iPhone app for remembering recommendations, the ultimate unarchiver, and more.

This post is about Apple’s Passbook. It’s not about mobile wallets, or Google Wallet, or Square, or anything else. I realize the space is vast and dynamic, but I only have an iPhone, and I’m here to write about Passbook. With that disclaimer out of the way, I’d like to share some thoughts about Passbook, a thesis I’ve developed around “cards vs. apps,” the big opportunity this…

Content streaming service QuikIO has added AirPlay integration that will let users send media from their iPhones and iPads to an Apple TV while still multitasking on their devices....