A new tool can fetch screenshots for third-party Apple Watch apps, while another website showcases them in mockups, giving users a glimpse at software that hasn't been formally shown off ahead of the device's launch on Friday
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New tool offers glimpse at Apple Watch screenshots before April 24 launch 0
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BuzzFeed has already made a cute animal app for the Apple Watch 1
April 21st at 12:09am / The Verge / 0 opinionsIf you've ever needed a couple cute cat photos to get you through the day, then BuzzFeed has some plans for the Apple Watch that you're going to want to hear about. The publication is unveiling two Watch apps today that are meant to deliver bite-sized takes on some of its more addictive content. The first of those apps is an Apple Watch version of Cute or Not, a BuzzFeed iPhone app that lets people swipe left and right to vote on cute animal photos....
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AppleInsider's iOS app gets support for native iPhone 6 and 6 Plus screen resolutions, Apple Watch companion app in update 0
April 16th at 4:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsWith the updated AppleInsider iOS app, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus owners can get the day's freshest Apple news delivered in screen resolutions native to their handset, while Apple Watch owners will be granted quick access to headlines when the device launches next week.
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Breaking News wants you to send news tips from the Apple Watch 0
April 14th at 7:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsThere are soon going to be a lot of ways to get news on the Apple Watch, but Breaking News is delivering what may be the first app to actually help break news, too. Breaking News is unveiling an Apple Watch app today that'll deliver alerts on local stories and stories of interest to you. But the app also has a small experiment built in: a tip button, which will send an alert straight to the Breaking News team's publishing system. "Weâre expecting new users to tap it just for fun," Breaking News co-...
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5 can't-miss apps: Snapseed, Mixkit and more 2
April 12th at 1:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes an app to make your own mixtapes, another that creates personalized reading lists based on your Twitter feed and a big refresh to Google's photo-editing app.
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Gossip App Cloakroom Is Yik Yak For Washington Insiders Only 0
April 10th at 9:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsCapitol Hill feels a lot like a college, with thousands of twenty-somethings all working on the same campus, eating in cafeterias and taking summer recesses. Now the Hill even has its own Yik Yak with the launch of the anonymous forum Cloakroom.Cloakroom is a mobile app where Washington insiders can anonymously post their thoughts. You can only use Cloakroom if you are in the…
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Haystack TV Scores $1.7 Million For Its News Service Aimed At Cord Cutters 0
April 7th at 10:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsOne of the problems with cutting the cord today is that you lose access to a variety of news channels and programs, and there are few resources in the streaming world that can take their place. A company working to address this problem, Haystack TV, has now raised $1.7 million in seed funding for its personalized news service aimed at specifically cord cutters.But you don’t…
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Apple asks developers to submit WatchKit apps for fast approaching Apple Watch launch 3
March 31st at 9:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple on Tuesday issued a notice to its development community, asking for applications based on the new WatchKit tools for Apple Watch to be submitted to the App Store.
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10 apps that will make your life infinitely easier 3
March 29th at 2:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsWe get by with a little help from our apps.
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Meerkat works around Twitter social graph, Vine gets 720P update, and Instapaper adds 'speed reading' 0
March 28th at 12:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsA trio of popular media apps received updates Friday, with live broadcasting app Meerkat gaining upgrades to compete with Twitter's Periscope, while Vine moves to 720p video and Instapaper adds Instant Sync and Twitter "textshots."
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The first Apple Watch apps have arrived, sort of 0
March 27th at 7:49am / Macworld / 0 opinionsThe Apple Watch won't launch until late April, but a couple dozen apps have already arrived.
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Apple Watch support comes to flurry of iPhone apps ahead of April launch 1
March 26th at 11:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsA collection of iPhone apps -- such as Evernote, Dark Sky, and the New York Times -- were updated today to support the Apple Watch, even though the wearable isn't shipping until April 24.
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Product TV Is A Video-Centric Mobile App For Finding Cool New Products 1
March 18th at 4:23am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsOne of the main things we try to do at TechCrunch is highlight new gadgets, apps, and other products that you might want to check out. We’re hardly the only site with that aim, but the success of Product Hunt (which recently won our Crunchie Award for Best New Startup) suggests that there’s an appetite for services that are all product discovery, all the time.Startup Tube Centrex…
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What Your Favorite Apps Look Like On Apple Watch (Plus New Ones!) 0
March 10th at 12:03am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsIn preparation for Apple’s first wearable device, mobile developers have been busy creating all kinds of applications designed especially for the Apple Watch’s small screen. The watch, which is said by early testers to be so usable that they found they were no longer pulling out their iPhone as often, allows you to interact with a variety of apps and notifications, ranging…
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Short Surfaces Quick Reads To Help You Power Through Your Saved Article Queue 1
February 17th at 4:03am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsA new app called Short from Enric Enrich, one of the co-creators of Todoist, and his friend Alex Muench aims to parse your endless queue of saved articles into something a little more manageable. Using popular services like Pocket or Instapaper that users are already working with to build up a list of reading material, Short sifts through saved items to bring out articles that require 10…
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ICYMI: iPad hatersâ initial complaints seem ridiculous 5 years on 1
January 30th at 4:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsThis week, Luke details all the ways those original iPad haters were utterly wrong on the fifth anniversary of Apple’s category-busting tablet, Luke has a sneak peek at the stunning mural for a new Apple retail store in Chongqing, China,…
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AppleInsider's iOS app updated with dismissible Plus trial option, remains free for all 2
January 26th at 12:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple fans who want to keep up with the latest news out of Cupertino can now do so more efficiently with the official AppleInsider app, designed for both iPhone and iPad, which has been updated to address concerns brought forth by readers.
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ICYMI: With HomeKit on horizon, home automation is about to get real 1
January 23rd at 5:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsFresh off his deep dive into CES, Alex takes on home automation and how HomeKit may just change everything, making the dream of an easy, ubiquitous home future a reality. Rob takes a look at a new game that turns…
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5 can't-miss apps: Scannable, Adobe Lightroom and more 0
January 18th at 6:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes Adobe's Lightroom on Android, a new app focused on hyperlocal discovery and the latest title in the Words With Friends franchise.
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Timeline Launches News App To Give You The Context Behind The Day’s Headlines 2
January 15th at 6:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsOne big complaints about current news coverage is that there’s not enough context — an article or TV report might tell you what happened today, but it gives you no understanding about the history that led up to today’s news. Now a startup called Timeline is aiming to change that.When you open the Timeline app, it might look at first like just another news aggregator.
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Apple approves ‘Je Suis Charlie’ app just one hour after devs email Tim Cook 0
January 13th at 5:24pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsApple has been feeling the #jesuischarlie solidarity lately. After publicly supporting the movement protesting the terrorist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices last, week, Apple has since approved a ‘Je Suis Charlie’ app for sale on the App Store, just…
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AppleInsider's updated iOS app features faster image loading, improved font options 1
January 2nd at 4:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsThe official AppleInsider application, designed for both iPhone and iPad, was given an update on Wednesday with a few much-requested features, including darker displayed text and faster loading images.
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Our most-loved tech, apps, games, movies and TV of 2014 on The CultCast 0
December 26th at 6:24pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsis nearly upon us, but before you pop the bubbly, catch the tech, iOS apps, Mac apps, movies, and TV shows that delighted us in 2014, on this very special, far too long, last-episode-of-the-2014… CultCast. Our thanks to lynda.com…
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How to listen to your favorite podcasts over the holidays 0
December 25th at 12:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsHoliday season is coming to a close and those days off will be a great time to catch up on your favorite podcasts. Here are some of the best podcast apps available for Apple's iOS.
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Caution: Don’t miss out on the best iOS apps of 2014 2
December 19th at 4:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsThe word “app” has always described Apple’s executable programs, but it wasn’t until the App Store appeared in 2008 that the term really took hold as a way to describe the little programs that help make our smartphones not just…