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5 Kid-Friendly Apps For Your Next Road Trip 0
June 13th at 8:22am / Mashable / 0 opinionsAre we there yet? I know my parents feared these words so much that they often turned up the radio just to drown out my constant questioning about our…
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Learn 20 Languages With Rosetta Stone’s New iPad App 0
June 3rd at 11:20pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsIf you've used Rosetta Stone in the last year or two, you already know how their new app works—an idea that was likely planned from the get-go. First and foremost, know that the Rosetta Stone iPad application (officially called, TOTALe Companion HD) is almost a standalone version of the software, but it's not quite there yet. Although it's got 20 of Rosetta's usually-covered languages, four are missing—Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and… Irish? Did not see that last one coming. The other element missing...
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Daily App Deals: Get Quick Snap for iOS for Free in Today’s App Deals 0
January 18th at 10:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe 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. Quick Snap (iTunes) Previously $1.99, now Free. Quick Snap for iOS allows you to take pictures on your device without having to find the app in the menu and waiting for it to load before you can shoot your picture. Just click on the icon and it will start taking pictures right away. Get it for Free. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS Android Windows
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Top 5 Apps Your Kids Will Love This Week 0
November 4th at 1:00pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsWe’ve got quite the variety for you this week: Apps to help settle your kids down for bed and introduce them to the basic steps of cartoon an…
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Crayola Light Marker for iPad Lets Kids Draw in Air, Scratch-Free 0
January 6th at 10:33pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsLAS VEGAS -- Kids want to play with iPads just as much as we do, but handing over a stylus for them to draw and paint could be a dangerous gateway for pounding and scratching the surface. Griffin launched at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Sunday the Crayola Light Marker for the iPad, which allows young users to draw just by moving their hands in the air.
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With Over 6,000 Courses Now Live, Udemy Brings Its Learning Marketplace To iOS To Let You Study On The Go 4
April 3rd at 4:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsUdemy launched in 2010 to help students of all ages continue their education through video-based, online courses — and in turn, give teachers (and experts) a way to make a buck by sharing their knowledge with the masses. Capitalizing on the growing interest and buzz around online learning and MOOC platforms pioneered by sites like Khan Academy, Udemy has been on a mission to create the largest…
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Educational App Store For Parents, KinderTown, Acquired By Demme Learning 1
August 15th at 6:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsKinderTown, a startup whose app store for parents points users to the top educational apps for children, has been acquired by Demme Learning, an independent publisher of educational materials, including Math-U-See, a K-12 math curriculum for parents and schools. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed, but the deal was all cash, and will see three full-time KinderTown employees joining Demme…
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Curious Launches On The iPhone To Let You Watch Bite-Sized, How-To Lessons On The Go 2
December 19th at 8:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsFollowing the launch of its iPad app in August, today Curious continues its expansion into mobile with the launch of its first native iPhone app. With its new app, users can now access Curious' library of micro-video lessons -- and learn the ukelele or how to dice a tomato -- while on the go.
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Apple announces 2014 Apple Design Award winners, Threes and Monument Valley among selected 2
June 3rd at 5:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsAfter the WWDC keynote wrapped up on Monday, Apple announced the winners of its annual Apple Design Awards that recognizes the most innovative and technically superior OS X and iOS apps of the year.
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Kiko Labs Debuts A Series Of “Brain-Training” Games For Kids 1
January 15th at 6:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsA new company called Kiko Labs is today releasing a series of “brain-training” games for children. Think, perhaps: a Lumosity for the preschool-plus set. Like others claiming to promote cognitive skill development through gameplay, Kiko Labs’ games were developed in partnership with a scientific advisory board, who advised the company on how to best translate dozens of…
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Apple names the best iOS apps of 2015 1
December 9th at 4:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsTaking top honors was Periscope, an app Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, called "truly revolutionary."
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Explore Alien Planets With This Free App 0
April 13th at 10:35pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsEver wonder what those planets orbiting far away stars are like? Well, now there's an app for that. The free Kepler Explorer app for iPhone and iPad allows users to...
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The 10 Best Ways to Consume the News 0
December 28th at 7:36pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWhile I started to put together a list of the ten best news apps of 2010, I paused to think about how drastically our consumption of the news has changed…
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Daily App Deals: Get Voice Brief for iOS for $1.99 in Today’s App Deals 0
April 17th at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe 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. Voice Brief (iTunes) Previously $2.99, now $1.99 . Voice Brief for iOS acts as your personal assistant by reading your customized content to you. Whether you want to know what the weather forecast is going to be this week or want to learn what is going on in the world, Voice Brief will read it to you directly. Get it for$1.99. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS Windows Mac
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Daily App Deals: Get Interview Questions Pro for iOS for Free in Today’s App Deals 0
May 1st at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe 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. Interview Questions Pro (iTunes) Previously 99¢, now Free. Interview Questions Pro for iOS is an app that strives to accomplish one thing: helping you to get hired at your dream job. Interview Questions Pro contains over 600 flashcards that covers nearly every type of interview question imaginable. From candidate questions to work history questions and so much more,...
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Electronic textbooks, mobile check depositing come to Apple's iPhone 0
August 10th at 10:08am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsA small bank will to allow its customers to deposit checks with an iPhone application, while an electronic publisher has made more than 7,000 textbooks available for viewing on the platform.
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Hands-On With The Week's Top Apps 0
February 18th at 3:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week brought with it some fantastic new apps. Tempo, a new smart calendar from Siri's birthplace, launched for the iPhone, and Tamagotchi celebrated its 16th anniversary by releasing the popular pocket pet as an Android app. Slacker Radio updated its Android and iOS apps this week, and San Francisco's Exploratorium released a new app to help you learn about sound in new and interesting ways.
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JoyTunes Debuts New Piano Practice App, Raises $1.5 Million 0
May 2nd at 8:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsJoyTunes, an Israeli-US mobile gaming startup that has hopes to become the ‘Rosetta Stone of music education’, has secured $1.5 million in seed funding from Genesis Partners, former Steinway CEO Dana Messina, Founder Collective, Kaedan Capital, Eran Shir (head of Yahoo’s Creative Innovation center), Joe Lonsdale (co-founder of Palantir Technologies), Zohar Gilon and other angel investors....
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8 Educational (and Fun) iOS Games for Teens 2
October 1st at 7:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThere's a reason you learned more from Bill Nye than your actual science teacher. Mr. Nye made learning fun. If your middle/high school student is struggling to grasp some concepts in school, there's an app for that. Bonus points: if it's part of our list, it's a fun one. See also: 6 Apps That Make Mornings More Manageable The App Store is filled with productivity and educational apps to help your student achieve straight As.
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Word up: 16 apps to help you read on the move 2
January 22nd at 12:28am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsFrom books and magazines, to op-eds and reviews, if the digital onslaught has been responsible for anything, it’s been for delivering a myriad of content. Oftentimes, way too much content, in fact....
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It’s back to school time: Here’s how students can get the most of our their tablets 1
August 10th at 8:07pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsHoping to rely on a tablet as you (or your kids) head back to school this fall? Consider some of these tips.
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Staff Picks: 8 Apple Watch apps we can't wait to use 0
April 24th at 2:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsBefore the Apple Watch even shipped, updates started hitting the App Store, adding Watch interfaces to the apps we already love on the iPhone.
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Apple’s 'Apps for Earth' will send proceeds from 27 apps to the WWF 0
April 15th at 1:49am / The Verge / 0 opinionsFor the next 10 days, Apple will send proceeds from 27 popular apps in the App Store to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as part of what it's calling "Apps for Earth." The list includes mobile games like Angry Birds 2 and SimCity BuildIt, camera app VSCO, and messaging service Line. Some apps on the list are free, so Apple says the WWF will also receive proceeds from in-app purchases as well....