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Entertainment It seems odd to turn on the TV and already see large, heavily-padded men running around a well-manicured field with pigskin, but NFL opening day is already upon us. It’s...

It’s always a good time to save money, something my mother would recite to me. To date I have no savings but lots and lots and lots of dresses and…

There are literally thousands of apps in the iPhone App Store, with hundreds being added each week. It's hard to keep track. In the same vein as our "iPhone Apps We Like" posts, take a look here at what stood out this week-notable for usefulness, novelty, birthing a child, whatever. Let's spend some iTunes credit. Wikime: Hands down my favorite app of the week, Wikime takes a location reading and then queries Wikipedia's large list of geotagged articles, showing you info relevant to where you are at...

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. MoneyPad (iTunes) Previously $2.99, now $1.99. MoneyPad for iOS allows you to keep track of your financial information in multiple ways. Keep track of your spending and income, bills, budget, and monitor multiple accounts via a user-friendly interface. It may just replace your checkbook, not to mention hours of manual budgeting. Get it for $1.99. (via Apps-aholic) iOS...

Apple’s new Maps application has a lot going for it. It’s gorgeous, its vector maps make it faster than Google Maps, and it finally brings the platform alongside the competition…

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck -- we take care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps. This week we found an app that lets you create a movie video on your phone or tablet in just a few seconds, and a popular service for watching videos made its way to even more devices.

Kabbee, a price comparison service for private minicabs in London, has partnered with Cordic today in order to add location-based data to the software used by its network of drivers....

Apple's App Store remade the world of software and mobile and, as I see it, all for the better.

Uber's making it a bit easier for riders to let others know where they are and — perhaps more importantly — know how much longer it's going to take for them to get where they're going. With a new feature called "Share my ETA," Uber lets riders easily send out text messages with links to a live-updating map of their location. The map opens on the web too, so recipients won't need to have Uber's app installed in order to view it. The app can also now estimate a rider's arrival time too, all as part of an...

In a year that saw Apple finally pass the one million milestone in terms of live applications in the App Store, it’s fair to say there’s a deluge of file-managers, smart calendars, budgeting tools and funky cameras to sift through to get to the real gems....

Car-calling service Uber on Wednesday unveiled new API and affiliate programs that allow developers to integrate Uber services -- including destination finding, pickup times, fare estimates, and trip history -- into their own apps and earn Uber credits.

Apple on Tuesday issued a notice to its development community, asking for applications based on the new WatchKit tools for Apple Watch to be submitted to the App Store.

Travel is fun and glamorous and all, but we all know what packing your backpack and heading for the amazon is really about: Making your friends and family a deep shade of jealous green. Amsterdam-based Polarsteps just raised a seed round to help making that easier. The company raised a modest €500,000 ($563k) in seed funding from Silver Point Ventures and TMG last week.

One benefit of living in an urban environment is that it’s pretty easy to walk from point A to point B. If it’s a far distance (or if the…

Last week I visited San Francisco-based Hipmunk, the popular flight and hotel booking service. They invited me over to see a new version of its iOS app that has been…

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...

iPhones. iPads. Android. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! If you want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: The end of the month is here, and that means it's time to do a little housekeeping on our list of the absolute best iPhone apps. Which ones were tops? Chrome: At long last, Google has finally launched Chrome for iOS. The browser includes...

Perhaps you made some New Year's resolutions this week. Of course this is the year you're going to keep them, just like every other year. Regardless, we're here to help, with two exercise apps, one to help you discover new music, and so much more....

For some of us, lunch is the best part of the day. Step out of the office (even if the office is your bedroom) and get a breath of fresh air and of course, something good to eat.

There are more than 300,000 iPad apps currently available in Apple's App Store -- with all those options, how do you find what you're looking for without wasting your hard-earned cash? SEE ALSO: The 15 Best Free iPad Games To help you out, we've compiled a list of the 25 best free iPad apps that you can download at no cost, right now.

Google Maps is pretty great. So is Foursquare and Yelp and Instagram. Now imagine combining the best of all those and what you get is Citymaps. It's a brand new type of map that lets you explore what's around you and share it with friends....

As Apple's iPad takes printed publications to the woodshed, startup publishing platform Prss wants to enable a new generation of digital publications that "enrich content and inspire other people's lives, just by doing that."

What things do you want to accomplish before you die? What's on your "bucket list?" Me, I just want to take one solid, multi-hour nap, but I know there are people out there with slightly larger goals in mind. For them, a new mobile application called, heh, BucketListly, works to serve as both a motivational dream journal and a way to share your travel experiences and stories with others.

Stayful, the travel site launched last year and founded by industry execs from Expedia and Hotels.com, has now gone mobile with today’s debut of an iOS application. The new app allows travelers to find the best rates at independent, boutique hotels across the U.S. including cities like New York, Chicago, Boston, L.A., San Francisco, Houston, Orlando, Miami, New Orleans, Savannah…