If you’re thinking about starting a family, or even expanding your existing one, there are plenty of handy apps out there to help you along the way. My wife and I went through and picked 20 of our favorites for each of the different stages from getting pregnant to taking care of the little one once he or she arrives....
A team of engineers has designed a smartphone accessory and app that allows users to monitor their own blood cholesterol levels. Think of it as a sort of cholesterol selfie — or maybe a healthie? As researchers from Cornell University explain in a paper in the journal Lab on a Chip, all you need — aside from their attachment and a smartphone — is a reagent test strip and a willingness to draw your own blood.
A new game out now on the App Store features mechanics virtually identical to those found in viral hit Flappy Bird, but with a key twist – the game can be made easier through sheer physical effort. Using the Fitbit API, developer Aaron Coleman built-in a variable difficulty engine that allows you to redeem steps counted during a day in exchange for in-game rewards, like wider gaps between…
Doctor on Demand, the service that lets you video connect with a U.S. physician on Android and iOS for $40, closed a $21 million Series A round led by Venrock, Shasta Ventures and angel investor Sir Richard Branson. With the announcement, Doctor on Demand is available as a web-based app on desktops computers.
Apple on Tuesday released its annual "Best of 2014" list for the App Store's most-downloaded and highest-grossing titles, revealing so-called "freemium" games as the year's biggest money-makers.
This is interesting: The new Flash Link activity tracker can double as a remote control for smart devices.
Summer is almost here, which means… it’s time to download some workout apps! TechCrunch tested out dozens of the best fitness apps and we narrowed it down to our three favorites.
Apple released the list of its best and most popular apps on Thursday. The App Store Rewind features 20 categories from Travel to Games, and names the top five apps of...
The fantastic Nike+ App let you track how far, how fast and at what speed you're running with only a sensor in your Nike-branded shoe and a compatible iPod or iPhone. Now you don't need the sensor or the shoe. The $1.99 app, which just got posted to iTunes, uses GPS to track where you run—something the old version was lacking—but still includes the community features that made running not quite such a lonely affair. Now you can use the iPod touch 2nd through 4th gen, and the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4...
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. KeyChord (Amazon Appstore) Previously $2.99, now 99¢. KeyChord for Android allows piano players to find scales and chords. Features include the Mini Piano Pro with 128 different sounds and 5 octave scrollable multitouch, audio playback, and more. Get it for 99¢. (via Apps-aholic) iOS Android iOS Android Windows
ZocDoc, a free service that allows patients to find and book doctor appointments online in the United States, has unveiled a new product today to help people fill out medical…
It’s that time of year when through your hangover you start to consider how other people’s updates on Facebook make you feel like a loser. So you decide to make a resolution or three in the hope that you’ll feel better about things in the coming months....
Even as Nike recruits young talent to build an ecosystem around its fitness platform, the company isn't forgetting about existing products like the popular FuelBand. Today the FuelBand app for iOS was updated with two new features: friends and photo sharing. The first has been a long time coming; a simple friends list has been a glaring omission for a product that seeks to gamify healthy living, but now it's here and does about what you'd expect. From the app (similar functionality has already been...
Exercise tracking platform MapMyFitness will now support two popular wearable fitness bracelets: Nike's FuelBand and Jawbone's UP. The new integration, announced Thursday, strengthens MapMyFitness' already lengthy list of supported and compatible devices that can sync fitness data with the popular platform. MapMyFitness (free for iOS and Android) is a platform supporting apps that utilize GPS technology, so you can map and share your workout routes.
Nike+ FuelBand SE, Withings Pulse, Jawbone UP, Fitbit Force. You can take your pick from the myriad of activity-trackers permeating the fitness sphere, each offering broadly similar feature sets, but with their own nuances to cater for different tastes....
Glow, the latest startup from PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and Mike Huang, is expanding its reach within the healthcare space. With its updated app, the company hopes to give women the knowledge to help plan their future, no matter whether they want to have a family now or wait a few years while they focus on their careers. That means its app is geared towards those who are not interested in becoming pregnant, considering it, or want to be pregnant....
Popular iPhone fitness application RunKeeper saw a significant update on Thursday with the addition of "Goal Coach," a new free feature that allows users to set achievable but challenging goals as they train.
This week's list includes Flipboard for Windows Phone, JibJab Messages and an app that recommends local services based on nearby friends' experiences.
In 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…
Three new ResearchKit apps launch to study autism, melanoma, and epilepsy.
This watch provides a wide array of travel-related features and crazy-long battery life that adventurers need, making the thought of leaving your Apple Watch at home a tempting proposition.
One of the most anticipated Twitter clients for the iPhone finally hit the App Store yesterday, and I was staggered by the attention it received within its first few hours – I can’t remember the last time an iOS application launched with that kind exposure – especially not a Twitter client. From Tapbots – the creators of Convertbot, Pastebot and Weightbot – Tweetbot promises to be a full-featured Twitter client with a lot of personality; boasting a meticulously crafted user interface, smart gestures, an...
If you’re looking to get preemptive with holiday weight watching, Garmin’s got an app for that. The company today released the Garmin Fit app, which tracks speed, pace, distance, time, calories, and with the addition of Garmin’s ANT+ accessories, heart rate, and cadence. The app also maps out the user’s workout and uploads it directly to Garmin Connect, all for $.99.
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. 100 Cameras in 1 HD (iTunes) Previously $1.99, now 99¢. 100 Cameras in 1 HD for iPad not only comes packed with effects for your photos but also sports a smooth UI and exports its effects to Instagram. Get it for 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. Spyglass (iTunes) Previously $3.99, now 99¢. Spyglass for iOS is ideal to have in your library of apps if you love spending time outdoors. Spyglass offers an augmented reality navigator, allowing you to use your iOS device to tag and track multiple locations on your iOS device in real time. In addition, the app also sports a compass for the off-road, a GPS tracker,...
