Apps

With an update rolling out today, Tinder will now let you swipe through recent Instagram photos belonging to your prospective matches. Up to 34 photos (and videos) are visible, and Tinder's users will be able to tap on those Instagram shots to see your full profile — assuming it's public. If not, The Next Web reports that you'll be able to give Tinder full access to your Instagram profile while keeping other apps and users out. That creates a weird mishmash of privacy settings, but at least the...

Bikini Kill's "Feels Blind" is the perfect song to wake up to. The bass line starts slow and even. Then Kathleen Hanna's awe-inspiring voice kicks in. Within a few seconds, she's urging me to get the fuck out of bed — and it works, every time. But even though I'm convinced that I have the perfect wake-up routine, I'm also totally open to trying something new. And now, I can....

Sometimes, when you are so very, very rich, it's difficult to have normal human emotions like wanting to buy a $250,000 car. Thankfully, Bentley has come up with a solution for dead-inside one percenters: an iOS-only facial recognition app that reads customers' emotions to work out which Bentley Bentayga SUV is best for them....

Palaround began its life as one of what’s now many companies attempting to be the “Tinder for finding friends” – a list that now includes Tinder’s dating app rival, Bumble, in fact. But recently, the startup began rolling out a new product focused instead on bringing the Tinder swipe model to private organizations. A pivot from the earlier general purpose…

There’s an app for everything today, so why not use one for car shopping?

Apps built for two provide private spaces for couples to share messages, photos and videos -- without bombarding friends' walls or news feeds. These social apps connect...

There's nothing wrong with being one of the 42 million people who have enjoyed launching virtual birds at virtual pigs when few other options for entertainment presented...

Matchbook was founded under the simple belief that mobile technology can make people’s lives easier — not just in the interest of early adopters and tech enthusiasts — but for moms and grandmothers, and the many non-tech-savvy people out there. Once upon a time, if you wanted to remember, say, a restaurant you loved or wanted to try, you went in and grabbed a branded matchbook from that venue. (Those were the days when smoking actually gave people use for those matchbooks.) The rise of mobile devices tr...

We knew it was coming but today Apple has pushed live an update for its ‘Apple Store’ iOS application, debuting new features that will make it easier for Apple customers…

Now VP of product marketing at Apple, years ago Michael Tchao worked on the team that invented the Newton. Considering that was one of the first touchscreen "tablets" around, wouldn't you just love to know his favorite iPad apps? Luckily, we are privy to such details, with his recommendations being shown off at the MIPCOM conference in Cannes, where Recombu acted fast and copied them down. Unfortunately they're all paid-for (excluding Flipboard), but consider this list a curated menu of what one of the...

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. Finch (Mac App Store) Previously $4.99, now Free. Finch for Mac is a simple time tracking app that records how long each window on your Mac keeps focus, providing a report of your time spent on each app, site, or project. Get it for Free. (via AddictiveTips) iOS iOS

Kaleidoscope, the mobile and desktop app which is the e-commerce equivalent to Pinterest’s fashion-focused boards, helps users – primarily women – not just find outfits they like, but actually purchase them. The company recently rolled out an updated version of its app which represents the first step towards an important, forthcoming feature: Kaleidoscope is moving into personalized recommendations for fashion. What this means is that, going forward, Kaleidoscope won’t be just about randomly...

Today in New York at its “Future of Shopping” event, eBay has announced the rollout of a redesigned site, featuring a very familiar yet cleaner look across search, product and checkout…

A little over a month after the digital couponing giant Coupons.com began supporting Passbook-enabled coupons from its mobile website, the company is now adding support for the feature in its native iOS application. At the time of the original launch, twenty major retailers were offering discounts through these Passbook coupons, including  Macy’s, Old Navy, PETCO, Barnes & Noble…

It didn’t take long for iOS accessory makers to react to the launch of the iPhone 5. Sure, the new phone is a little longer than its predecessors—and yes, it has that new Lightning connector that’s incompatible with every previous generation of accessories—but there’s still gold in them thar accessory hills. This week’s roundup features iPhone 5 gear, things for your older iPhone, and some of the cutest accessories we’ve ever seen....

Apple's App Store gained two notable additions in the form of Twitter's Vine and the long-awaited Pebble smart watch app on Thursday. In addition, the newly released Temple Run 2 hit the 20-million-download mark only days after its release.

Yabbly is trying to replace traditional product reviews with something a little more like Quora to help users make better purchasing decisions.

We weren't all born with green thumbs. For those of us that need a little help, technology can be our saving grace when it comes to gardening. Whether you've never picked up a shovel or have a blooming back yard, we've rounded up a collection of great apps and gadgets to help you grow a garden. Some apps serve as a digital catalog for your favorite flowers, while others recommend seeds and equipment for beginners.

In an App Store entirely oversaturated with notes apps, it's not easy to stand out. Vesper, an iPhone app which launches today, is at first glance remarkable because it was built by Apple pundit John Gruber (of Daring Fireball), developer Brent Simmons (known for MarsEdit and NetNewsWire), and veteran interface designer Dave Wiskus. The supergroup met up several months ago and communally longed for a dead simple notes experience with tags on iPhone. Soon after, they decided to form a software company...

Wantworthy, the 2011 TechStars NYC grad which offers an online shopping tool for tracking products you want to buy, is making its move to mobile with the debut of a new app, which also has a new name: Fresh. Unlike Wantworthy.com, which is somewhat utilitarian in nature, Fresh is more of a companion app to its parent website, as opposed to an attempt at re-creating the Wantworthy experience on…

Apple's latest iPad billboard advertising campaign again focuses on the App Store's expansive selection of tablet-optimized and often exclusive apps.

Hello! You might notice that Apps of the Week looks a little different this week. You might also have noticed that our usual App of the Day posts were conspicuously absent. Things are changing, and we're replacing App of the Day with a new, improved, and Windows Phone-inclusive Apps of the Week. Let us know what you think of the changes, and please, enjoy....

Today, WillCall is a concert ticket sales app aiming to grow by adding the option to gift tickets to friends. But founder Donnie Dinch’s ambitions are more akin to that of Travis Kalanick. Dinch has been staffing up and raising money to transform WillCall into an Uber for nightlife — one that makes everything from attending shows to buying drinks and merchandise much easier.

Swipe right if you like. Swipe left if you don't. Mallzee, a 'personal shopper' for iOS, has a Tinder-esque UI, underpinned by its own recommendation engine, to make clothes shopping simple, efficient and fun. But it also has a clever social twist. The app lets you share the item you intend to buy with friends. If the consensus is a thumbs-down, Mallzee will actually prohibit you from making a…

Lazada, an Amazon-like marketplace service in Southeast Asia backed by German incubator Rocket Internet, and which most recently got $250 million in funding from investors including Tesco, has released an app for the iPhone and iPad as it seeks to capture more mobile shoppers....