Apps

Apple and Google haven’t exactly been been on the best of terms in recent years. The stock YouTube iOS app disappearing is a more recent example of the bad blood between the two companies. Google tried its best to sherlock Apple’s 3D technology in the iOS 6 Maps app, and many moves Apple and Google make can be seen as direct outcomes of the bad blood Steve Jobs spoke of when he vowed to wage thermonuclear war on Android. Apple and Google may hate each other, but that doesn’t mean they still don’t compet...

The internet has done a lot for the rise of cats. With the deluge of feline videos and gifs, you'd think the four-legged furballs actually ran the world wide web. But what are cats really like? Answer all your burning questions with Wolfram Alpha's Cat Breeds Reference App. Gives you every piece of information you could ever conceivably want to know about cats and then some. From breed descriptions to history to grooming requirements, all that data is there thanks to Wolfram's super-charged semantic...

iPhones. iPads. Android. 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 want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: The end of the month is here, and that means it's time to do a little housekeeping on our list of the absolute best iPhone apps. Which ones were tops? Brewster: There are about a dozen ways you can get a hold of someone, which can make for...

Wikipedia is a great resource for finding a quick answer to a random query, but it's also an incredible time sink. Wikiweb, an iOS app from developer Friends of the Web, makes it even easier to waste away your day in the crowdsourced encyclopedia by not only providing the information you're looking for, but by letting you create a "web" of related entries to let your curious mind run free. As described by FastCoDesign, searching for a topic will create a hexagon icon that, when tapped, will create a...

Becoming one with the locals in any country can be difficult, especially if you are unaware of their customs, language and etiquette style. Why add piling data charges to...

Wikipedia may have been one of the Web’s most recognizable brands for years, but it sure took its time to roll-out an official Android app, finally launching on Google’s mobile…

No one can predict when they'll be in a survival situation, but it's never too late to be prepared. When you're lost in the middle of nowhere with limited resources,...

The existing Wikipedia app is fine, but there's nothing particularly special about it. Sure it's touch-friendly, and the interface is clean, but that's about all it has to offer. Wikiweb, however, puts the millions upon millions of articles on the online encyclopedia into a larger perspective, by showing how they all relate to one another. It's a Wikipedia reader that visualize each article's connections to one another through colorful, firework-like webs. Double tap a nodule to read an article, hold...

It wasn’t so long ago that Chris Grant would regularly take a whole laboratory’s worth of equipment with him into the wilderness. These days, he just takes an iPad....

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…

Here at Mashable, our garden grows with some digital assistance. We have previously rounded up 10 great options to help you get more greenery, and now we're topping up...

Quick-response codes are making their way into the next three issues of The Atlantic. Using a smartphone app, print readers will be able to scan selec…

We first covered Junaio back in 2009, the Layar competitor that brought its 3D augmented reality tech to iPhones. A lot has happened in the period since, for example last…

Quotebook isn't meant to be an app you use every day. It's meant to be perfect when you need it, like all the times you wish you remembered that astute Albert Einstein quote. Quotebook doesn't ship filled with quotes but instead challenges you to type out a collection of great ideas and thoughts you've seen and heard. The idea is far from a novel one — books of quotes have been published for as long as people have carried pocket notebooks to scrawl down things they like. The $2.99 universal app...

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. WriteRoom (iTunes) Previously $9.99, now $1.99. WriteRoom for Mac is an ideal app for those that need to write, but find themselves getting distracted too frequently. Need to write but cannot seem to focus? Open WriteRoom, and it will display in a full window free of any toolbars or distractions that are the norm in other word processors. Sporting a live word count and...

Kicking off this week’s must-have apps roundup is a new web browser from Yahoo! called Axis, which hopes to redefine web searching on desktops and iOS devices. We’ve also got a terrific app for web editors, one that’ll help you monitor which apps are accessing your personal data, and two new apps from Facebook.

Did you ever spin a globe, vowing to travel to the exact place your finger landed on? You can do just that with the Barefoot World Atlas app for iPad. The interactive...

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. BeWeather & Widgets Pro (Google Play) Previously $2.99, now 99¢. BeWeather & Widgets Pro for Android offers stylish, highly customizable widgets and high definition weather animations with data from Weather Underground. Get it for 99¢. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS

Google Search for iPhone has been updated to version 2.0 today, bringing with it a fleet of improvements including a new user interface, speedier performance, and full-screen image search. Google has also simplified access to its other services within the app, making a distinction between web apps and those you've installed from the App Store. The company promises a quicker search experience thanks to faster autocomplete suggestions and snappier page loading times in general. A refreshed design should...

Google has today launched a new version of its Google Search app for iPhone, featuring faster operation, full-screen image and search interface and access to all Google apps in one…

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. Hurricane (iTunes) Previously $3.99, now $2.99. Hurricane for iOS allows you to keep track of hurricanes in your area easier than ever. Hurricane allows you to receive updates via your Twitter feed about the latest hurricanes, and also provides you with a fully detailed tracking map that provide quick Push notifications, so you can be assured that you are watching the...

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. Call Master Pro Key (Google Play) Previously $4.99, now $2.99. Call Master Pro Key for Android gives root users total control to block or ignore calls and texts with a slew of options. This key requires the free Call Master app and removes all upgrade prompts. Get it for $2.99. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS