Apps

Netflix on Thursday updated its official application for Apple's iOS, adding high-definition content and AirPlay streaming support for iOS 7 users.

Mobile startup accelerator Tandem is unveiling its fall 2013 class of three startups, who will each receive mentorship, office space, and $200,000 in funding. Co-founder Doug Rennert (pictured) told me that Tandem will start accepting larger class sizes next year, following the raising of its third fund (which, according to an SEC filing, was expected to total $100 million). The goal is eight…

In a year that saw Apple finally pass the one million milestone in terms of live applications in the App Store, it’s fair to say there’s a deluge of file-managers, smart calendars, budgeting tools and funky cameras to sift through to get to the real gems....

The Walt Disney Studios is launching a new app today for iOS devices and the web called Disney Movies Anywhere, giving users a place where they can watch the Disney, Pixar, and Marvel films that they've purchased, while also finding new ones. The app isn't intended as a competitor to digital content retailers like iTunes. In fact, Disney Movies Anywhere is integrated with iTunes, which…

A new iOS app called Awkward brings the world of app-based secrets and confessions into the realm of video.

This week's list includes a game based on Disney's 'Big Hero 6,' an emoji app for WeChat, an Adobe Voice update and an app to guard against Uber's surge pricing.

Facebook has launched its first home-made apps for its Messenger Platform after Sound Clips (iOS/Android), Selfied (iOS/Android), Strobe (iOS/Android) and Shout (iOS/Android) went live. Stickered, an existing app that lets you plaster photos with stickers, has also been retooled for Messenger.

Tomorrowland, the annual music festival in Belgium that draws over 400,000 people from 200 different countries, has partnered with Live Media Group to stream this weekend’s concert via a native app and desktop platform.Nowlive, the technology powering the stream, lets users switch between different views from around the festival, or watch them all at once in grid views.The service…

You don't have to travel to North Korea to experience the chilling realities of the country, virtual reality now puts you right in the middle of the hermit kingdom.

Samsung is ready to unveil two new phones at Mobile World Congress today. At its Unpacked event in Barcelona, Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. We’ve seen both devices from every angle thanks to a variety of leaks over the past few weeks, but today we’re expecting to hear every new feature of Samsung’s latest flagship smartphones....

As part of a recently launched iOS App Store promotion, select third-party retailers like Hotel Tonight, Uber, Grubhub and Ticketmaster are discounting in-app purchases processed through Apple Pay.

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OPlayer, from olimsoft, is an iOS application for both iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad, that claims to boost your device’s media capabilities by allowing playback of a huge list of audio and video file formats. The list of supported formats is pretty impressive, and will save you a great deal of effort if you often find yourself having to convert movies to watch on your device while you’re on the move. A fairly big video file can take a while to convert and it’s not the most exciting of tasks. But with OPlay...

As well as options for almost unimaginably varied entertainment, the powerful iPhone platform can be used as a learning tool. Thanks to kind-hearted developers, many of...

Dating sucks. Nine out of ten times, your suitor is a jerk. The other ten percent of the time, they pretend not to be a jerk only to show their true jerk-like colors a few weeks later. This is the world we live in, and there’s really nothing we can do about it. Oh wait… That’s right. There’s an app for that. Straight ladies and gay gentlemen: Wet Productions proudly introduces the My Virtual Boyfriend app. Yep, you can now find love through a simple App Store download, which is equally weird and hilari...

The PADD is one of the most famous science fiction devices of all time and is a device that many people, including me, credit with predicting the existence of the…

Having first launched its official iOS app early last year, Vimeo is now updating it to add some features that have made it to other platforms during the interim. The update syncs your subscriptions, watch later queue, and previously liked videos with the web client, making it easy to bookmark a video at your desk to watch when you get on the train, for instance. iPad users are also able to browse for videos in a separate pane while they're watching something. The newly redesigned UI looks great, with...

Cloud-based gaming service OnLive has been developing briskly over the last half year. Their first move onto the iPad, the free OnLive Viewer app, doesn't let you play games but rather lets you watch them as they're being played. Huh! The ability to play games will come sometime early next year—OnLive says they're waiting for publishers to retrofit their games with touch and motion-based input—but in the meantime you can use the free OnLive Viewer iPad app (and soon a similar app for Android tablets...

Ustream, already available on iPhone, Android and Honeycomb tablets, is finally bringing its streaming content to the iPad. What's even better is that the Ustream app supports AirPlay so you can beam videos to bigger screens. Plus, if you have an iPad 2, you can broadcast your own videos with either camera (if you're into that kind of thing). The AirPlay support is especially nice because while the video is projected onto your TV you can still use your iPad for chatting and social stream. Free.

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. Daily Ab Workout (Amazon Appstore) Previously 99¢, now Free. Daily Ab Workout for Android features three full abdominal workout routines, five to ten minutes each, demonstrated by a personal trainer. Get it for Free. (via LogicBuy) iOS iOS

Nearly six months after launching Paper for iPad to much praise and fanfare, George Petschnigg still can't stop smiling. Our interview hasn't even begun and he's already spouting off the various ways his team has tightened up Paper to be easier and more intuitive for users. It's typical startup founder talk, except Petschnigg leads an unusual startup that has thus far delivered on its promises to build a great product. Ask him about money, and his tail drops between his legs as if he's ashamed, or...

Capitalizing on his own status as an online figure of fun, actor William Shatner has released an app for iPhone and iPad which allows users to compose poems using his famous voice. Dubbed Shatoetry, the app takes its inspiration from refrigerator poetry sets, providing a limited selection of words, each of which has been pre-recorded by Shatner in three separate ways. By enlarging specific words, users are able to create "more dramatic readings," and dedicated symbols are provided to represent Shatner's...

Apple this week announced the winners of its annual Design Awards at the Worldwide Developers Conference, highlighting some of the best applications written for iOS.

This week’s collection of apps include new ways to navigate the world—as well as new options for destroying the planet in your home movies....