Despite the growth in reusable water bottles, keeping them refilled is tough. Ironically, consumers either end up buying a plastic bottle of water, are forced to use a toilet to refill, or feel obliged to buy something from a store before asking for a refill of water.GiveMeTap is a new graduate of the Y Combinator accelerator with a rather clever idea. It sells and produces stainless steel…
This week's list includes a tower defense game based on 'Mean Girls' and a photo editing app that automates photo effects.
Jeong Uk Lee and John Kim are hoping a different spin on flipping through food reviews is going to help you decide where to eat for lunch.It’s an app called Foodie, which the pair showed off at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 hackathon. It shows photos and Yelp reviews of various foods in the area, and users can swipe left and right to save the ones that look good.
Tinder users will now have better chatting tools, thanks to an upgraded messaging experience in the mobile dating app. Amid a flurry of changes that began rolling out last night to the iOS application, Tinder added support for sending your matches GIFs. It also upgraded the size of emoji in chat and lets you “like” the individual messages you received from a match. On the…
Home improvement startup Houzz is the focus of Apple's latest Developer Insights series, which highlights the impact mobile apps, and Apple Pay integration in particular, have on creating a successful monetization model.
Those dreaded battles in traffic trying to flag down a passing taxi will soon be a thing of past horrific nightmares. ZabKab is the first TLC approved app for hailing...
We've just discovered a new Android app that makes ordering takeout or delivery food as easy as a few touchscreen taps -- no matter what time of day or where you are. The...
DealBoard, a recently launched iPhone app from Seattle and London-based nFluence Media, has just emerged as a new player in the crowded “daily deals” space. But this app isn’t yet another Groupon clone, it’s a daily deal aggregator. However, what makes dealBoard unique – and why the company has $3 million in funding – is how the app goes about aggregating those deals for you. Instead of just rounding up a list of all the deals in the area, dealBoard personalizes the experience based on your interests....
One of the most exciting Apple announcements other than the iPhone 4S for me was the “Card” app created by Apple. Now that iOS 5 is out, the app has…
Why bother downloading iBooks when there's a wealth of free information on Wikipedia just gagging for your brain to wrap itself around? Discover is a cool app for the iPad that arranges Wikipedia articles into magazine articles for easier reading. While it's only available for the English version of Wikipedia for now, the developer has plans to port all the other languages over to Discover at a later date. That's just as well, as I'd hate for Italian users of Wikipedia to miss out on seeing their 500,...
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. NOAA Weather Radio (iTunes) Previously $3.99, now $1.99. NOAA Weather Radio for iOS not only streams NOAA weather stations but offers a wealth of weather info and recently updated with 5x zoomable animated radar maps. Get it for $1.99. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS
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. MacX DVD Ripper Pro (MacX DVD Giveaway) Previously $49.95, now Free. MacX DVD Ripper Pro for Mac specializes in ripping DVDs straight into the best format for your devices, from iOS devices to the iPod Classic to the PS3. This giveaway comes without tech support or free updates, so some future DVD releases may thwart it with new copy protection, but for now it will...
Apps are generally free or cheap, setting users back a few bucks here and there, a slight blip in the bank account. But amid the flurry of inexpensive games and photo...
Additional reporting contributed by Fran Berkman and Jennifer Shore. Instagram, Twitter and Facebook were, without a doubt, the most talked about apps of 2012, but they're...
Apple customers can now reserve their new iPhone 5 online for in-store pickup the next day at their nearest Apple Store....
On the heels of today’s announcement that Pebble has begun shipping its smartwatches to its Kickstarter backers, the company has just released its iPhone app. With this app, smartwatch wearers will be able to have a dashboard right on their phone....
SXSW kicks off Friday in Austin. A great place to learn about new companies, make new friends, and network with interesting people –- the experience can get a bit overwhelming if you’re not prepared. To help along with the process we gathered together a collection of apps that are bound to make your SXSW experience run a little more smoothly.
Polyvore, the official iOS app of the popular fashion-focused social e-commerce site of the same name, has just received a major update. In addition to the obligatory bug fixes, the new update brings search (finally!), pinch-to-zoom, trends and profile editing. Beginning with the new version of Polyvore, you can now perform searches across the Polyvore network right within the app. The app now has a handy search button at the top right corner of the main Browse screen.
YPlan, the mobile application that tells you where to go each night, has just raised $12 million (£7.9 million) in Series A financing. The round was led by General Catalyst Partners and included participation by Wellington Partners, Octopus Investments, A-Grade, Kevin Colleran and David Morin’s SLOW Ventures Fund, and Shakil Khan. The new capital will be used to fuel the company expansion as it looks to launch in New York in the second half of this year....
Shopkick, the iOS and Android app that lets users search for products, find out where they are sold, and then automatically get checked in at retail locations for discounts to buy them in stores, is making another move today that widens its remit beyond simply driving more bricks-and-mortar business. The startup is launching in-app purchases, starting with 30 major stores that were already a part…
There’s no shortage of third-party alarm clock apps for iPhone – there’s Wake, Suno and Rise for starters....
While developers updated tried-and-true apps that let users listen to music, read and browse the Internet to coincide with the release of iOS 7, a brand new app from an established site helps users do something rather unusual on the iPhone -- buy art. Artsy, a website that features more than 50,000 works for users to browse and buy, launched its first app, which is designed for iOS 7, on Wednesday.
After rebranding from MyYearbook more than a year ago, social network MeetMe is off and running on its next big adventure. It’s a Tinder meets Vine social dating play, and it’s called Charm. MeetMe’s focus has always been on meeting new people that may end up being great friends. With Charm, the company believes it can make a play in the dating space by using videos and instead of photos.
Between the unruly crowds, the long lines, and your lingering Thanksgiving food coma, shopping on Black Friday can be a major hassle. But the lure of a good deal is strong, which is why Black Friday remains one of the biggest shopping days of the year....
Google has confirmed it is shutting down its goal sharing service Schemer. The company says Schemer’s last day will be February 7, after which all data will be permanently deleted. The iOS app has already been pulled from Apple’s App Store while the Android app on Google Play hasn’t been updated since October 2012....
