Kicking off this week’s must-have apps roundup is a brand new Twitter client called Slices, which claims to be the world’s first Twitter app that allows you to break your timeline into individual streams, follow live events, browse Twitter by category, and more. We also have a “magical” app called Cardiio that accurately monitors your heart rate simply by looking at your face; the best blogging app for iPad yet called Pages; and more.
Back in July of last year, we wrote about a New York City-based startup, called Consmr, which was attempting to build the Yelp, or Rotten Tomatoes of consumer goods. There’s now more web research on consumer goods than ever before, but few resources that use crowdsourced data and social integration to recommend the right product. There are cool sites like Fixya, but opportunity for a service that provides ratings and reviews of consumer packaged goods. At the time, Consmr was just starting out and to ...
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. Note & Share (iTunes) Previously $3.99, now 99¢. Note & Share for iOS lets you share text, including links, to any combination of services like Evernote, Twitter, email or SMS. It can also save and sync your notes as text files in Dropbox, and it's big in Japan. Get it for 99¢. (via Apps-aholic) iOS 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. Stress Check Pro by Azumio (iTunes) Previously 99¢, now Free. Stress Check Pro by Azumio for iOS tracks your stress levels using heart rate variability (HRV) as measured by placing your finger over the iPhone's camera. Get it for Free. (via LogicBuy) iOS iOS
No one likes having the flu -- body aches, fever, laying in bed all day, but not everyone does something to prevent it. The Centers for Disease Control recommend people...
Are behavioral apps really that effective? Read this three-week testimony.
The latest edition of The Next Web Magazine is now live. This month we’re looking at fitness, sports and how the latest technological advancements are helping us to track and improve our personal health....
These five apps include features that calculate your duration, distance and calories burned -- you won't need any other apps to track your cycling fitness.
This year will be remembered for many things, but for anyone in the market for a dedicated activity-tracking device, 2013 welcomed more than a few fresh contraptions to the market....
came and went, and we served up a gargantuan summary of some of the best apps to hit the App Store over the 12-month period ending in December. Now, with 2014 well and truly underway, here’s a quick snapshot of some of the best new iOS apps from January....
Fitt took the beta wrapper off its fitness competition service today and launched to the general public. The service previously spun an early beta group of 120 users into more than 10,000, depending on those first users inviting others onto its platform.Another fitness app? Yes, but of a slightly different varietal: Fitt is built around the idea of challenges and wants you to keep moving.
This week's list includes a game based on Disney's 'Big Hero 6,' an emoji app for WeChat, an Adobe Voice update and an app to guard against Uber's surge pricing.
With newly-delivered Apple Watch units now on the wrists of the lucky, users will undoubtedly be looking to try out the best launch-day apps for their latest purchase. AppleInsider offers a roundup of some prominent and essential launch-day apps, divided by category.
MocaCare's new gadget makes it simple to monitor your heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiovascular health.
Since the launch of iOS 10 last September, Apple has made it possible for third-party applications to respond to voice commands through its Siri personal assistant. AppleInsider offers a list of some of the the best apps that boast Siri support.
A therapist who specializes in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has created an unusual ally for treating patients: an app. The therapist, Dr. Kristen Mulcahy, often...
For those that live with Diabetes, and are treated with insulin, it’s a constant battle of checking, adjusting, rechecking, readjusting, repeat–a constant battle between one’s own mind, and one’s own…
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
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-...
A brand new year is upon us, and it’s time to start thinking about the changes you want to make. But it can be difficult to follow through on New Years Resolutions, especially without any help or support. But nine times out of ten, there’s an app for that. We pulled seven of Time Magazine’s list of the top ten most broken New Years Resolutions, and determined which apps would be best to help…
Back in September last year, we brought you news on the three coolest companies from Microsoft’s Azure accelerator in Israel. One of these was MediSafe Project, a mobile app for families to use to remind each other when medicine should be taken. A family’s apps are synced, with push notifications and even scheduled phone calls enabled to ensure each individual takes their medication as prescribed....
This was a wonderfully exciting week to be an iPhone app. You know, assuming iPhone apps are sentient. But even if they aren't, at least they can fake it now thanks to GroupMe's adorable if not mildly bizarre emoji additions. And that's just the beginning! Dive in to see all the great iPhone apps we've rounded up for you this week....
As September draws to a close, we thought we’d take a retrospective look at some of the more notable mobile apps to hit our radar over the past month....
The app may be killing the workout video star. Fitstar, a Google Ventures-backed company that’s trying to make personalized fitness a reality on tablets, just released an overhauled tablet app and is bringing their work to a much larger audience through a new iPhone version. Earlier this year, the company teamed up with NFL Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez to create a workout app with…
Whether you've suffered your way through midterms or you're just ready to ditch the office for some warm weather, spring break is upon us. Grab your skimpiest bathing suit and load up on the SPF. See also: 10 Romantic Vacation Spots Where You Can Actually Get Away But before you take off, you also might want to consider loading up your cell phone with a few apps to make sure that you're not working any harder than you have to once you're beachside.
