Apps

Last Night Never Happened: It's an app that deletes all of your drunken social network updates the morning after. We've all done some regrettable things while drunk, this app tries to erase them from our social network memory. Let's see what Kat would do with the app: "Let me see...I cracked open that first bottle of wine at 8pm, so knowing the way I drink I was probably sozzled by 8.30. That means I need to delete my social updates from 8.30 last night to this morning." That's the commentary which...

While some sofa sports-fans subscribe to every sports channel under the sun, others prefer to adopt a more selective strategy to ensure they get enough bang for their buck, without tying themselves into long-term contracts that leave their bank balance rather bare....

Yahoo released an update today for its recently redesigned Yahoo Sports app for iOS that includes the addition of MMA coverage along with improving some of the UI and bugs. The app also comes with an improved scoring summaries and an expanded view for football games, as well as WNBA info and improved external article rendering. The update is available now in the App Store for free. Here are the release notes:

When the Kansas City Royals take on the San Francisco Giants at this year's MLB World Series, fans attending the games at the two teams' respective stadiums will be able to buy concession items using Apple Pay.

Fans looking to watch the spectacle of Super Bowl 51 -- to be played Feb. 5 in Houston, Tex. -- can turn to Fox Sports Go, an app available on numerous platforms, including Apple's iOS and the Apple TV.

Looking for a quick last-minute gift? Not feeling up to fighting the holiday traffic, crowds and checkout lines? Just too lazy busy to shop? Then you may want to consider giving the gift of an iOS app. You can gift any paid app from iTunes on your computer or from the app’s description page on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Just scroll down past the screenshot and look for the “gift this app” button. All you’ll need is the recipient’s email address to complete the transaction.

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. Maven Web Browser+ (iTunes) Previously $1.99, now Free. Maven Web Browser+ for iOS aims to make it easier than ever for iOS users to browse the web. Maven Web Browser+ includes an array of features, such as the ability to save passwords, dual screen support (on iPad only), track pad support that will allow you to navigate the web as easily as if you were doing so on...

Like many avid sports fans, Shailo Rao, Sagar Savant and Vam Makam are well-familiar with how frustrating it can be to find quality, relevant sports content — especially on Twitter and other social media. Rao tells me over coffee that, as a PhD student at Stanford, he spent years trying to create and maintain a single realtime feed of content he actually cared about. Because no company or…

The FIFA brand may have become synonymous with an uber-popular football game, but the international governing body behind the name has introduced its own apps, ahead of the World Cup finals draw next week....

With real-time game updates from amateur leagues, GameChanger helps players track their progress—and allows parents to follow along when they miss their kid's game.

If you’re a fan of the Olympic games, forget a TV, you don’t need one anymore. If you have an iOS or Android device, you’re going to be able to…

With the NBA season now fully underway and our attention spans being continuously pushed to the max (not to mention Yahoo’s pissing off fantasy football fans), it seems like the perfect time to introduce you to The Chadwick Project. Nikolai Yakovenko, a former Google Search engineer and rabid basketball fan, founded Chadwick earlier this year to bring some machine learning and artificial…

If you ever find yourself in an endless maze of ‘reply all’ emails, as you slowly start to regret taking on the organizer’s role for your friends’ weekly game of b-ball, well, Huddlers is here to help....

Just as we did last month, staffers got together to chat about the best apps they’ve been using recently. Here are some that have recently captured our imaginations (and perhaps a spot on our homescreens), whether they’re tiny apps from budding developers or the top-grossing apps that everyone is using. Our hope is that, while you might recognize some of these apps, others you might never have encountered. All of them, we think, are worth a look....

Today IBM announced the newest iteration of their iPad app for the 2016 Masters Tournament, which offers a live broadcast of all four tournament days.While the app was built from the ground up to work on all iPads, the update has some new features designed to take advantage of the new iPad Pro’s larger, 12.9 inch display.For example, this year’s update…

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for...

iOS 5 is here and most apps are slowly updating to include iCloud support, Newsstand, Twitter integration and more to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches all around the world. Here's our list of apps updated for iOS 5. Let us know if we're missing any apps! • Twitter - Photos upload to pic.twitter.com, DMs are re-designed on iPad and more • Foursquare - Updated with a new Radar feature to alert you when you're near some friends, a place you wanted to try, or a list you followed • Soundhound - iCloud...

The BBC on Wednesday launched its first mobile app for international audiences, looking to capitalize on the increasing tendency of sports fans to turn to their smartphones for analysis and information.

Apple TV owners can now stream ESPNews and ESPN Deportes. The pair of channels can be found inside of the WatchESPN app which arrived on Apple TV in June. Previously, WatchESPN on Apple's set-top box could be used to watch ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, and ESPNU. ESPNews is the sports media conglomerate's 24-hour news channel and ESPN Deportes is its Spanish-language station. The update follows the addition of new apps for Vevo, Disney, and The Weather Channel yesterday. Additionally, both ESPNews and ESPN...

Though Apple doesn't appear to have opened up CarPlay access to its wider development community, the number of compatible apps does continue to expand, with streaming radio services iHeartRadio and Rdio adding support in recent updates.

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If you’ve been paying attention this morning, you’re perhaps somewhat aware of a program Microsoft has in place called Mobile Acceleration Week (part of its BizSpark program), where 12 hand-picked startups can access hands-on support and training to build compelling apps for the Windows Phone platform. MAWs happen all over the world all year long, but I was lucky enough to catch up with some of the participants of New York’s Mobile Acceleration Week, and was pretty pleased with the apps I saw. Microsof...

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. City Maps 2Go (iTunes) Previously $1.99, now 99¢. City Maps 2Go for iOS is your offline tour guide for cities all over the world. It gives you maps and points of interest with no need for a data connection. Get it for 99¢. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS

How do you make sports gambling more addictive? Make it role playing game where you level up by completing quests of placing specific fake-money bets. And how does a sports community app like Hitpost build such a smart game? It hires lead producer Courtland Alves from games giant Crowdstar as its new CEO. After four years in sports, Hitpost is making a play for the social gaming big leagues.