Apps

While newer iOS devices come in sizes up to 64 Gb, it takes up a lot of space to store a ton of videos there. Likewise, synchronizing the videos you think you might want to watch later can be an exercise in futility, trying to second-guess yourself and your future video-watching tastes. And let’s not forget the time consuming task of converting videos from a non-Mac or iTunes friendly format to ones that work a little better with our chosen OS platform. Today, however, we have an app that will help with...

Language apps on the iPhone have come a long way over the past year. Some offer shiny new takes on the traditional language study process; others are trying to do all the...

Card.io, the toolkit for mobile app developers which lets users pay for items by holding their credit card up to the phone’s camera, is today launching a consumer-facing app. It’s something like Square, but without the dongle. It’s also not aimed at merchants, as Square is. Instead, the new Card.io applications, available for both iPhone and Android, are meant for person-to-person payments. Splitting lunch, borrowing money, paying for gas – that sort of thing.

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…

We’ve told you what the best Mac apps and Android apps launched in 2012 are. At the end of last year, we even provided you with a handy list of…

Controlling your wireless network no longer requires a computer. Apple's dropped another app surprise this morning: an iOS Airport Utility. Change your passwords, reset your routers, update firmware—all in your hand. This computer-less computing thing is fun. The app's iOS 5-only, and you can either download it straight from iTunes, or find it buried within your device's settings, as 9to5Mac found: To download the app, access Settings on your iOS device, go to your WiFi setting, tap the little blue...

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. All Code Reader (iTunes) Previously 99¢, now Free. All Code Reader for iOS scans all commercial barcodes and QR codes and searches major retailers for a price comparison. Get it for Free. (via LogicBuy) 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. KeyChord (Amazon Appstore) Previously $2.99, now 99¢. KeyChord for Android allows piano players to find scales and chords. Features include the Mini Piano Pro with 128 different sounds and 5 octave scrollable multitouch, audio playback, and more. Get it for 99¢. (via Apps-aholic) iOS Android iOS Android Windows

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. Dual Browser (iTunes) Previously $3.99, now Free. Dual Browser for iPad gives you two stacked or side-by-side browser windows and the tools to pass links back and forth between them. It's Safari compatible with multiple user agents, privacy controls and more. Get it for Free. (via LogicBuy) iOS iOS

It's the end of the week, which means it's time for another grab bag of the best apps of the week. Reach inside and you'll find a photo taking tool, a couple of games, and much more....

iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out!...

If you have a penchant for traveling the world armed with little more than a passport and a smartphone, 2012 saw a slew of handy apps that could help you in your endeavors....

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.

After being removed from the App Store last fall for violating Apple’s rules, the app discovery service returns. The most notable difference from the old app is a switch from a Popular list of apps to a new Stream list.

RadPad is one of those startups that come from a founder’s real-world experience — specifically, Jonathan Eppers (a former product manager at eHarmony and MySpace) said that he was trying to find a new apartment in Los Angeles, and he was frustrated to discover that the process is still more complicated and painful that it needs to be. That was last summer. Fast forward a year and RadPad is…

If for whatever reason the default alarm clock in iOS isn't doing it for you, Rise happens to be one of our favorite third-party substitutes. And this week, Apple is giving away the app — normally $1.99 — at no charge as part of its revolving App of the Week promotion. Rise's dead-simple interface (you slide a finger up or down your iPhone's screen to set a wakeup time) and elegant design make its normal price easy to part with, but when it's up for grabs at no cost to you, we're pressed to find any...

More than three weeks after Chrome 29 for the desktop and Android arrived, Google today announced the release of Chrome 29 for iOS, adding three new features among the other usual improvements. You can download the latest version now directly from Apple’s App Store....

We’re back with our monthly retrospective retrospective look at some of the more notable iOS apps to hit our radar over the past month....

Vinyet, a mobile application that helps users make better social videos which can then be shared to services like Twitter's Vine, has disappeared from the iTunes App Store today, following a takedown request from Twitter. According to Vinyet's creator, Jason Lawrence, his company, Arqball, also the makers of other photography apps like FocusTwist and Arqspin, has now removed the Vinyet app from…

Silicon firm Texas Instruments on Wednesday announced plans to support Apple's iBeacon microlocation technology across a large swath of TI's Bluetooth product line, including chips for embedded and automotive applications.

The App Store offers some very powerful calculators for those who need to take on higher-level math or are just tired of the stock Apple offering....

Atheletes who rely on the popular RunKeeper app to track their workouts can now use a new "Stopwatch Mode" for easily entering indoor exercises. In addition, third-party keyboard SwiftKey was updated on Monday with support for four new languages, as well as a handful of improvements and bug fixes.

Copyfeed is an iOS app designed to help in the few edge cases where you just need to grab a single link or snippet of text. It takes everything you copy and paste and organizes it in chronological order within the app or in an optional widget in the iOS Notification Center.

Disney has now somewhat belatedly joined the ranks of the numerous app publishers offering their own custom keyboards for iOS 8 users with the launch of an iOS application called Disney Gif. The new app is a mobile keyboard extension that lets you share Disney and Pixar-themed GIFs via text messaging as well as email and social networks. At launch, the app includes over 200 GIFs, the…