Apps

Kicking off this week’s roundup of must-have iOS applications is the brand new TweetDeck app for iPhone, which its creator claims has been completely re-imagined and rebuilt from the ground up to be fast, flexible, and powerful. Fring is the popular video chat and VoIP application for iPhone and iPod touch. It deserves some recognition this week thanks to its recent update that makes it the first application for iOS to offer group video calling with support for up to four people. Fahrenheit – or Celsius...

When you think back to the special moments in your life, it’s likely that there's a song attached to each one: Your first dance at your wedding, the lullaby you played...

Six months ago, Brass Monkey had built and released some well-developed software development kits (SDKs) for Android, iOS, and beyond that, simply put, enabled gamers to turn their mobile devices into remote controllers, with support for Flash, Unity3D, and desktop games and apps. The Brass Monkey team, CEO Chris Allen tells us, believed that bringing the functionality of a Wii controller to smart devices was something gamers could get excited about — but, at the time, they were missing one important pi...

Ah, the day of turkey-stuffing, gourd decorating, belt loosening and political conversations is upon us, Thanksgiving is here. And what else could you be more grateful for than your precious…

Braved the shopping madness this morning and still left wanting on the software front? We've got you covered with an assortment of digital download deals, no matter what your platform of choice. Warm up that Wi-Fi connection and read on!

It only figures that a man of Stephen Fry's internet standing should be feathering his nest with apps a'plenty, and MyFry—while pricey—should be a must-buy for any fans of the scribe's words. Like with FryPaper, his free app from a few months back that presented his blog as a virtual magazine, MyFry digitizes his autobiography The Fry Chronicles, opening it up with four categories—People, Subjects, Feelings and Fryisms. He promises it's not just "doing something rather prosaic like reproducing the...

Five of the 20 best-selling casual game apps in Android's Marketplace involve illegal drugs. Virtual illegal drugs, of course! Guess how many are available for the iPhone? Yep, zero. Franklin Brothers (not his real name), president of Grow Brothers, which developed Weed Farmer (it's like Farmville, but with marijuana as the only crop), blames it on Apple's closed app market. Grow Brothers is thriving but still an upstart, and the company can't rationalize spending six months plus developing Weed Farmer...

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. 2Do: Tasks Done in Style (iTunes) Previously $6.99, now 99¢. 2Do: Tasks Done in Style for iOS is a simple, highly rated to-do list and task manager that syncs across multiple platforms and supports Siri when paired with iCloud. Get it for 99¢. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS

Autodesk’s 123D Catch, the app that lets you scan a 3D object by taking panoramic-style photos from your iPad, PC or Web browser, is now available on the iPhone. As we wrote when…

Netflix is moving forward with its rollout to Nordic countries. The company today updated its Android app with support for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. You can grab the new…

It may continue to be a pain for cable subscribers to watch television when mobile, but the situation should be a bit improved now that apps for the History Channel, A&E, and Lifetime are available for iPad. The apps allow anyone — regardless of cable subscriptions — watch current episodes of shows like Pawn Stars, Parking Wars, and The First 48, just like you currently can from each network's respective website on your computer, though if you're a Comcast customer you'll be able to access older...

iOS’s Music app, much like iTunes on computers, has traditionally been the destination for all audio-related content—you’d go there to find the music synced from your iTunes library, plus podcasts and audiobooks....

In this week's Top 5 Kids Apps, your kid will learn counting and language and scroll their way through a beautiful interactive e-book.

Kids deserve more credit than they get. They're observant, incredibly intuitive and can sometimes figure out what the world needs faster than adults can. SEE ALSO: Kenyan Boy's Invention Scares Off Lions With rapid advancements in technology, and coding education geared toward youth, it comes as no surprise that there are kids pushing innovation out there, and creating apps and programs at astonishingly young ages.

It was an interesting week for apps. This week Flipboard updated to version 2.0, adding a number of new features in the process, and Evernote updated its app for Android, adding support for the Evernote-branded Moleskine notebook. A new app by Smule lets you turn your words into a dance-worthy tune, and Gmail saw an update for iOS. Curious what all these new apps look like? Check out the video above for a hands-on look at some of our favorites from the past week.

Earlier this week we reported that ABC plans to be the first major network in the U.S. to offer live TV programming on your iPad. Well the rebranded ‘Watch ABC’ app just hit the App Store, which means if you live in certain areas you could get free live TV on your iPad now....

Several interesting apps were released this week. Disney released its own Draw Something competitor called Scribblemix that lets you trade drawings back and forth with friends. What's more, Facebook released a major update to Facebook Home, and Hulu put out a big update for the iPad. Curious about how all these apps look? Check out Mashable's hands-on video, above, featuring our favorite apps from this past week.

Imgur released its first official iOS app this week, offering a browsable and searchable version of the popular online viral picture, meme and GIF repository to Apple's portable devices.

Yahoo is looking to remake the video watching experience on iOS devices, and micro-video sharing app Vine has received an update that tweaks its interface and improves functionality.

Using a smartphone in a movie theater is a big no-no. But using a tablet is absolutely fine when the movie you’re watching comes from Disney and stars The Little Mermaid. When the mouse house re-releases the 1989 classic in theaters this week, viewers will be encouraged to bring along their iPads.

Time Warner Cable customers can now stream Showtime hits like Homeland, Dexter, Californication, and Weeds from a smartphone or tablet. The company today added itself to the list of cable providers that support Showtime Anytime. It's essentially the Showtime equivalent of HBO Go, and like that popular service, lets users view content on a mobile device both at and away from home. The Showtime Anytime app is available for both iOS and Android, though it's not available on quite as many set-top boxes as...

There are snapshots and photo albums, but it seems like there’s nothing in between—at least for still images. Except, that’s not true....

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Microsoft has a new iOS app for tracking celebrity news.