Apps

Sal Dhanani, one of the co-founders of mobile GPS navigation company TeleNav, wants to “bring GPS navigation to the masses through mobile phones.” His company has been pursuing that dream since 1999 when TeleNav was founded. Today, TeleNav is bundled into millions of Sprint phones, and is also available through AT&T (including as an iPhone app) and other carriers. The company just went public in May, it has 900 employees, and its revenues last quarter were $45 million (with healthy net profits of $12...

The iRadar smart detection system integrates with its free app to provide visual alerts and notifications for speed and redlight cameras, dangerous intersections, and known speed traps. It detects all radar and laser guns, so no nasty surprises on your road-trip. Additional iPhone features include alert history and logging to keep track of recurring speed traps, as well as a speedometer and a compass. iRadar is available for $130 on Amazon.

As you may have noticed, the transition from Google Maps to Apple Maps in iOS 6 means that the navigation software is now without public transportation data, and that really sucks. Apple's fix for the immediate future is to push you to third-party apps, but knowing where to start can be a daunting task. To get you started, here are a few of our favorites which deliver train info for multiple cities....

The iPhone, land of endless choice. First, you’ll want to grab Twitter, Kindle, Facebook, Find My iPhone, Shazam (it's still a magical thing), and Apple’s Remote app for controlling iTunes remotely. But then you get to the hard questions. Which to-do app to get? Which map alternative is worth downloading over Apple’s default? Is there a weather app that offers the perfect balance of hourly updates and animated doppler imagery? What are the best games to get to avoid the family during the inevitable...

The Google Maps mobile app just got trail maps for 38 ski mountains in the U.S. and Canada. This is your awesome excuse to call in sick to work and take a ski day (or week)....

Poor Apple Maps. While we see very minor improvement from Apple’s year-old Maps application, Google continues to improve its world-class offering pretty rapidly. Why, today, in fact, Google just launched an update to the Google Maps for iOS app, adding support for the iPad, indoor maps, and a slew of other features that were released with the recent Android Google Maps update.

As we wind down the year, The Next Web compiled a list of some of the social apps that have made some significant moves in 2013. How did we qualify what a social app was? In our mind, it was a service that had a core functionality that enabled users to interact and engage with other people, either online or offline....

During its "Spring Forward" event on Monday, the company announced upcoming availability for iOS 8.2, which will introduce support for Apple Watch.

From finding the best driving roads to the cheapest gas, these apps will improve car ownership.

A problem faced by most is where does one go to discover great spots in the city one calls home be it one’s permanent home, or a temporary stop for…

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. Endomondo Sports Tracker Pro (Android Market) Previously $3.99, now $0.49. Endomondo Sports Tracker Pro for Android helps you get into shape like never before. Acting as your personal trainer, the app tracks your progress and even allows you to send challenges to your friends, giving the app a social aspect as you exercise your way to perfection. Get it for $0.49. (via...

Apple’s own Maps app has been heavily criticized, and Google does not yet have a Maps app for iOS ready, so Nokia’s timing in offering an alternative on the iOS platform is good as it tries to build up its user base.

With the end of 2012 comes the end to thousands of app releases this year. And out of everything we’ve seen over the past twelve months, we’ve narrowed our list of favorites down to present to you the most beautiful iOS apps of 2012....

Apple’s App Store recently hit its 50 billionth download. Since its launch in July 2008, the store has been the go-to place for mobile apps. To this day, mobile developers often choose to release their apps here first. Popular from the start, just seven months after the App Store’s launch, the store surpassed one million third party apps, many of those free.

Oh boy, now you've done it. Not only are you supremely hungover from last night's rager, but your phone is nowhere to be found. Could you have left it at the bar, in a cab, in the gutter somewhere? Who knows! But don't panic, there's a host of apps that do. Here's how to find your phone when it goes missing....

A new app lets you fight parking tickets right from your iPhone.

From coffee to cycling, we've got you covered.

An iPad app released Wednesday makes it easy to combine a drawing on the tablet with an audio memory -- such as your child's description of his or her artwork. The app,...

There are plenty of serviceable turn-by-turn nav apps for the iPhone, but the best of the bunch—TomTom and Navigon—have been locked in a dead heat. With Navigon's latest free update, the choice has gotten a little clearer. Aside from a presumed, ritualistic bug-stamping, the app has gained a new text-to-speech feature, which tries its best to fully pronounce road names and locations as it barks driving orders at you. The update also throws in a clever, one-click internal control interface for music...

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. Starting a Business with Venture Capital (iTunes) Previously $9.99, now Free. Starting a Business with Venture Capital for iOS is an app that showcases over 40 videos that instruct entrepreneurs how to pursue funding for their company (without giving up a large portion of their company in the process). Covering the protection of an idea, to planning and pitching, to...

Google Maps’ return to the iPhone has been much anticipated since Apple removed it as a default app with the launch of iOS 6 in September. For the first time on iOS, it has voice-guided directions.

Location-powered mobile browser Localscope has integrated services from six new international partners — including Baidu, Qype and Zomato — bringing a wider selection of services and functionality to the iOS app....

One of the very great pleasures of being an (imbecilic) adult is going to department stores to buy something painfully mundane and taking a detour through the toy department. YOU CAN BUY ALL OF THIS STUFF. It's there, for you, to buy, and you don't have to ask anyone's permission. I've, uh, been at Target a lot the past few weeks, and now there are way too many Nerf guns in my apartment. iPhone apps!...

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...