Apps

iOS users have numerous alternatives to Safari available in the App Store, and MoboTap Inc.'s Dolphin Browser continues to be one of the nicer ones we've come across. The company has released version 3.0 of the app, and the update brings a number of improvements both in terms of user interface and under-the-hood reliability. What sets Dolphin Browser apart from competitors is its unique gesture feature, which allows users to draw on the screen to quickly access bookmarks. MoboTap has put some work in...

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. Who will be inducted? Who will unceremoniously get the boot? Google Voice For iPhone: What kind of bizarro alternate universe are we living in? Well, it's one with an official Google Voice iPhone app. It's missing some advanced features like calling groups and scheduling, but the important stuff—texting and calling—works beautifully. Free. Rage HD: The highly anticipated...

Photosynth: Basically, Photosynth is a panorama photography app. It's got Microsoft's Photosynth engine under the hood, stitching together as many shots of a given area-up, down, left, and right-as you feel like snapping to create a surprisingly smooth model of the space. Whereas other apps of its ilk have you do this thing where you kinda slowly and steadily smudge your way around in a circle to develop a panorama, Photosynth lets you take as many overlapping rectangular shots as you want and sorts 'em...

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. Discovr People (iTunes) New in the App Store and Free. Discovr People for iOS follows in the footsteps of the other Discovr apps (like Discovr Apps) by mapping how people are connected on Twitter so you can easily discover new people to follow, and who they're following and interacting with. Get it for Free. (via LogicBuy) iOS iOS

There are a handful of speed dialers for iPhone that have very little to differentiate them, but Tacts rises up amongst the bunch thanks to its superior interface and numerous contact management features. Platform: iPhonePrice: Free + $2Download Page Note: These features primarily correspond to the Tacts keypad add-on. Tacts is a fully-featured contact manager with several other features, but we're concentrating on just this one. If you'd like to explore Tacts more in depth, you can find addition...

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? Chrome: At long last, Google has finally launched Chrome for iOS. The browser includes...

Most of us maintain calendars, and most of us end up struggling with them. Whether you use a calendar to keep up with schoolwork or important business appointments, you...

CloudOn, the tablet app for creating, editing and managing Microsoft Office and Adobe documents in the cloud, has today announced the launch of version 2.5 of its mobile productivity workspace…

Google today is announcing a refreshed version of its native app on iOS devices, with the launch of Gmail 2.0. The app most noticeably introduces a cleaner-looking user interface, but it also brings a number of flourishes to improve the overall experience, including the addition of profile pictures in messages, new animations, infinite scrolling, and more, as well as a hugely in-demand feature…

As more professionals are eschewing laptops for iPads, Apple needs to seriously step up its game with its iOS iWork offerings. Lack of parity between iOS and OS X iWork apps is beginning to become tough to handle.

Gone are the days when you kept all your contacts in one place. Nowadays they're probably spread out across not only your address book, but also your social networks....

Whether your goal in 2013 is to lose five pounds, manage your finances, or spend more time with friends and family, there are a growing number of apps that fall into the self-help category and can assist you in accomplishing these resolutions. At Mashable we've tested a lot of them out, but we're still always hearing about new ones. There are a ton of fitness and health apps to chose from, but you might be pleasantly surprised to know they're not all about weight loss.

Tempo AI is the latest startup to emerge from research institute SRI International, and like its virtual assistant predecessors Tempo aims to provide contextual understanding to a common app: the calendar.

Haiku Deck is launching a new version of its iPad-based presentation app, the Seattle-based company announced today. New features include the ability to easily add pie and bar charts, insert bulleted and numbered lists, and edit the images you have uploaded....

Way back in January 2012, a service called Burn Note launched, aiming to protect your private messages by destroying them after a certain period of time. Right around the same time, the concept of ephemeral messaging caught on with mainstream users with the launch, and mini-controversy, of Snapchat. While Snapchat allows you to send photos and videos that self-destruct, something that was copied…

I'm terrible at keeping track of things, so much so that my dentist once threatened to put a GPS tracker on me. I typically operate on a day-to-day basis; my appointments either involve me arriving three hours early or breathless, panic-stricken and just in the nick of time. As such, I kind of took as a little bit of serendipity when I started using 6Wundkinder's free Wunderlist 2.0. Finally, a tool designed to help me fix my pathological lack of organization....

Over a year after successfully reaching its Kickstarter goal, Mail Pilot is finally out of beta and in the iOS App Store. Although it was originally intended as a subscription-based service, Mail Pilot’s developers have changed paths and decided to launch the app for $14.99 with no subscription. When it was first announced, Mail Pilot was hailed as an "ingenious" and "revolutionary" idea; a complete rethink of how we manage email that turns your inbox into a to-do list. Since its Kickstarter campaign,...

There’s no shortage of warranty and serial number tracking apps, but new kid on the block Serial+ offers an easy-to-use alternative for those wishing to manage both their hardware warranties and software serial numbers from their iPhone....

Google today updated its native Drive app for iOS with support for comments and image swiping. You can download the latest version of the app now directly from Apple’s App Store....

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IFTTT (If This, Then That), a clever website for linking together various other web services, on Thursday launched its first iPhone app. IFTTT for iPhone brings many of the service's trademark features to mobile devices, while adding the ability to create new recipes using apps that are already on your phone. For example, you can have the app upload any screenshots you take to Dropbox, or email a friendly "Nice to meet you" to any newly added contacts using your Gmail account. IFTTT for iPhone can even...

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A presentation is one of the best ways to convey ideas, especially for visual learners and thinkers. While many of us grew up creating class presentations with Microsoft heavyweight PowerPoint, sometimes you want to illustrate your ideas with a little more flair. Below, we present to you five sweet digital alternatives to PowerPoint for when you need more than just static words on a screen.

Readdle has long established itself in the productivity app space, offering everything from PDF readers and printer apps, to scanners and calendars....

An Italian computer engineer has reportedly discovered that the popular Mailbox iOS app, which was acquired by Dropbox earlier this year, suffers from a potentially serious vulnerability that may allow malicious e-mails to wreak all sorts of havoc on your device. Macworld has confirmed that the flaw occurs in the latest version of Mailbox (1.6.2) currently available from the App Store....