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Uber Freight is officially here.

They'll help you with everything from finding the nearest restroom to understanding your rights.

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.

Perhaps hinting at the update's imminent launch, people using the iOS 10.2 beta can now find a section on the App Store dedicated to apps which support single sign-on for their cable, satellite, or internet TV streaming services.

The Android and iOS app taps summarizes your details and lets you save it offline for easier access while traveling.

As it did with Siri, Apple has granted developer access to the Messages API in iOS 10, opening the door to unique app integrations. AppleInsider has compiled a list of ten candidates that expand the new iMessage app's abilities.

With Tuesday's launch of iOS 10, third-party applications can, for the first time, take advantage of Siri voice controls. Here's a diverse list of some of the first apps updated with SiriKit integration.

This week's app roundup.

This is the last dog app guide you'll ever need.

The actress and entrepreneur joins other high-profile mentors in Apple Music's upcoming 'Planet of the Apps.'

As part of a recently launched iOS App Store promotion, select third-party retailers like Hotel Tonight, Uber, Grubhub and Ticketmaster are discounting in-app purchases processed through Apple Pay.

A visual technology and search startup called PHIND took the stage at last year’s Startup Battlefield at Disrupt NY to debut what it was then calling a “Shazam for places” – that is, an app that let you snap a photo to learn about the world around you. Today, roughly a year later, PHIND is launching its production version, which focuses on helping users discover new…

Need a place to crash last-minute but don’t want to pay for a pricey, cookie-cutter hotel? Overnight can hook you up with a local to stay with right away. Request a room and Overnight averages just 45 seconds until you get a response, and in LA, the startup says its spots are 23% cheaper than equivalent dwellings on HotelTonight.Overnight is Airbnb for people who don’t plan ahead.

This week's list includes an app to schedule Uber rides, a new email app with a built-in assistant and a new messaging app.

Today’s mapping applications are focused on helping you navigate to one spot to the next, or discovering the businesses around you. But they tend to be utilitarian in nature, and not what anyone would describe as “fun” to use. A new mapping application called Relay changes that. This simple, expertly designed app lets you create custom maps for your upcoming trips, so you…

Almost two years ago, Andrew Mason introduced Detour, an aptly named departure from his previous job as the co-founder and CEO of Groupon. Today the app, which is available on iOS, offers richly produced, location-aware narrative tours of 10 global cities. To date, all of the tours have been outdoor experiences. But now Detour is dipping indoors: the company announced today that its technology can now be used to build tours of interior spaces, beginning with the newly renovated San Francisco Museum of...

Pan-European train travel booking website Loco2 has launched its first app, letting iOS users book and pay for trips via their phone. Launching an Android app is also on its roadmap for this year.

From finding the best driving roads to the cheapest gas, these apps will improve car ownership.

Maps, and more maps.

Hostelworld and Gogobot are joining forces.

Travel is fun and glamorous and all, but we all know what packing your backpack and heading for the amazon is really about: Making your friends and family a deep shade of jealous green. Amsterdam-based Polarsteps just raised a seed round to help making that easier. The company raised a modest €500,000 ($563k) in seed funding from Silver Point Ventures and TMG last week.

There are a number of ways to find a last minute travel deal, whether that’s from a big-name ticket booking engine like Kayak, or a service that specializes in finding last minute discounts like HotelTonight or newly launched Overnight. Today, an early player in this space, Last Minute Travel, is bringing that same ability to snag a cheap ticket to another area in the travel space…

Not that Times Square isn't worth seeing. (Once.)

This week's list includes a one-handed keyboard app, a new guidebook app and an app to help you secure your photos.