The iPhone in your pocket can do a lot more than just play games or music. Used properly, that computer can help save your life. Consumer health apps are increasingly hitting iTunes. The latest one to appear today is Glooko (iTunes). Glooko is a digital logbook for people with diabetes who have to check their blood sugar every day. There are dozens of glucose logbooks in iTunes, but almost all of them require manual entry. What makes Glooko different is that the company designed a $40 cable (sold s...
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Glooko Connects Glucose Meters To iPhones For Tracking Diabetes 0
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Daily App Deals: Get DoggCatcher Podcast Player for Android for $1.99 in Today’s App Deals 0
April 13th at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe 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. DoggCatcher (Google Play) Previously $4.99, now $1.99. DoggCatcher is our favorite podcast app for Android, letting you browse for podcasts within the app or add your own audio and video feeds, and saving your place if leave a cast. Today's sale benefits the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Get it for $1.99. (via AppBrain) iOS iOS
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TV Guide, Stick Tennis, and More 0
August 24th at 10:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsCongratulations! You've made it to Friday again, which means another fresh batch of the best apps of the weeks. This time we're giving you something that might incite a little wanderlust, an exercise app, and much more. TV Guide: No need to lose sleep over your TV indecision. The new TV Guide app combines all your options into one place, showing you both what's streaming and what's on cable. It only lacks Netflix and Amazon Prime, which sucks, both otherwise you're going to have an easier time finding...
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Chest Strap Heart Rate Monitor Reinvented with Breathable Material, Bluetooth 0
October 19th at 9:11pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsWith Polar's H7 heart rate monitor and free app, you can extract every little tidbit of your health stats to learn how to become a fitter you. The Polar H7 Bluetooth chest...
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10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Your Smartphone 0
January 5th at 9:16pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsStudies show that the majority of adults in the United States own cellphones. As of September, 2012, the Pew Research Center found that 45% of American adults have smartphones. SEE ALSO: 9 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do Online With everything a smartphone can do, those statistics aren't so surprising. Mobile devices keep you connected at all times, whether it's by phone, texting, email or social media.
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RunKeeper gains Pebble support, Boingo Wi-Finder adds App Store subscriptions 0
May 7th at 9:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsPopular iOS fitness tracker RunKeeper was updated on Tuesday to add support for the Pebble smart watch. And Boingo's Wi-Finder now offers users the ability to subscribe to its Wi-Fi hotspots directly through an in-app purchase.
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Fitness startup Human emerges from stealth with its iOS app to get you moving 30 minutes a day 1
September 4th at 12:08am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsQuantified self service Human has launched its iOS app to help users track their outdoor activities. With the aim of helping make people “healthier and happier”, the company wants to make sure you’re moving at least 30 minutes or more....
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RunKeeper Update Brings M7 Coprocessor Support, AirDrop Sharing 0
November 7th at 9:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsRunKeeper, one of the most popular fitness trackers for iPhone, now boasts a number of cool new features that take advantage of the M7 motion coprocessor built into the iPhone 5s â thanks to a new update that hit the…
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Human for iPhone now tracks your every move, even when stationary 0
January 30th at 11:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsHuman, the fitness app that lets users track their daily exercise activity, has been given a significant update for iOS that now allows for tracking indoor activities and exercises of longer than one minute while stationary, like when running on a treadmill or using an exercise bike....
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Fjuul Activity Tracker App Measures Exercise Intensity, Not Just Steps 3
May 11th at 2:03am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsFinnish startup Fjuul is tackling activity tracking with an iOS app aiming for mainstream users that can track the intensity of activity. It's been backed by €400,000 ($550,000) in funding thus far from VC Vision+ and local public funding agency, Tekes.
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NaturalCycles Expands Its Contraception App Subscription Service In Europe 1
October 30th at 8:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsSwiss founded startup NaturalCycle, which has been testing its contraception app in the Nordics since last December has now opened it up to the U.K. market, making its first move to scale the subscription service which aims to offer women an alternative to hormone based contraception methods such as the pill.
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Razorfish’s Jeff Dachis Launches One Drop, An App For Diabetics To Log And Share Info With Each Other 1
April 21st at 8:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsCo-founder of digital marketing agency Razorfish Jeff Dachis has a new app for diabetes called One Drop, which just launched in the App Store today.Dachis has always been a health-minded individual. He eats well, works out and runs marathons. So, it was a bit of a shock when his doctor told him, at age 47, that he had Type-1 diabetes.
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5 can't-miss apps: Yellow, 'Beneath the Lighthouse,' DSCO and more 1
November 1st at 1:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes an app to meet people on Snapchat, a GIF-making app and an app to make visualizations out of your running stats.
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One Drop is revolutionizing diabetes care through an app 0
December 6th at 10:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsOne Drop is linking hardware and software to upend diabetes care.
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10 Exhilarating Apps for Sports Fanatics 0
August 16th at 1:36pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsEntertainment Sports are a worldwide obsession. Some people love to watch. Some people love to play. Many love to do both. Whether it's distance running, pickup hoops, adult-league...
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Around The World In 90 App Stores 0
January 19th at 3:21pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsAs has been reported quite widely over the past few hours, Apple has updated its list of the top-selling iPhone and iPad apps of all time as it creeps towards…
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Daily App Deals: Get NOAA Weather Radio for iOS for $1.99 in Today’s App Deals 0
March 27th at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe 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
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Daily App Deals: Get Audubon Birds for Android or iOS for 99¢ in Today’s App Deals 0
April 26th at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe 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. Audubon Birds - A Field Guide to North American Birds (iTunes, Google Play ) Previously $19.99, now 99¢ or free from Amazon Appstore. Audubon Birds - A Field Guide to North American Birds brings the go-to reference for birds and bird-watching to your mobile device. Whether you're a dedicated birder or just like the idea of having a reference handy, the app's a deal...
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5 Apps to Cure Your Black Friday Hangover 0
November 28th at 11:16am / Mashable / 0 opinionsBlack Friday certainly lived up to its hype as one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Many of you also took advantage of Cyber Monday deals. IBM Smarter Commerce...
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Glooko iOS App Updated With Automatic Blood Glucose Averages 2
March 5th at 9:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsGlooko, an iOS app and cable adaptor that helps people with diabetes monitor their glucose intake, has added automated glucose averages today to help users better understand and manage their condition....
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FitStar Raises $4M Round Led By Trinity To Make The Best iPad-Led Home Workouts 0
June 24th at 12:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsFitStar, the San Francisco-based startup that just launched a workout app with Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez, just raised $4 million in a round led by Trinity Ventures to expand its line-up of fitness apps. Earlier investors like Google Ventures also participated. The round was put together a few months ago before the company launched its flagship app earlier this month. CEO Mike Maser…
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9 Lifelogging Apps to Log Personal Data 1
September 24th at 5:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThink about when you're out with friends, and someone says, "We come here all the time." Or you look at the clock before bed and think to yourself, "This is the earliest I've gone to bed all week!" Or maybe you're deciding what to do for Halloween, and you wonder, "Where did I go last year?" Are you ever curious if your perception matches reality? A closer look out our routines might reveal surprises in the way we live our lives, and even help us make decisions for the future.
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22 of the best iOS apps launched in November 6
December 2nd at 8:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWith November 2013 now consigned to the history books, we thought we’d take a retrospective look at some of the more notable apps to hit our radar over the past month. So without further ado, here’s a quick snapshot of some of the best iOS apps to launch....
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Jawbone Brings Health Tracking to... Coffee? 1
March 7th at 8:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsWill that late-afternoon latte make it harder for you to get to sleep tonight? Jawbone's new caffeine-tracking app can tell you, letting you know how your caffeine intake may be affecting your sleep patterns. Called UP Coffee, the app cleverly displays how much caffeine is currently in your system with a graphic that looks like a flask filled with droplets.
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Brightly brings personal UV tracking to iOS, PayPal adds support for loyalty cards 1
July 16th at 12:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsThe App Store added two vacation-season updates on Tuesday, with Brightly aiming to help iPhone owners avoid getting sunburn while soaking up the summer sun, while PayPal continued to expand its payments empire by adding support for virtual loyalty cards.