Apps

Thanks to tablet technology, creating a music video has become as simple as swiping a finger -- well, sort of. Art Decade, a band consisting of duo Ben Talmi and Binod...

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It’s not really a secret that Japan is absolutely crazy about cell phones. And even though domestic makers churn out more than 100 different handsets every year (some of which are simply amazing), the iPhone is selling over here. SoftBank Mobile, the country’s exclusive iPhone provider, doesn’t release official data, but estimates put sales in Japan at well over one million units so far – not bad at all in this hopelessly over-saturated market. In other words, Japan doesn’t hate the iPhone, as some blog...

The App Store is littered with augmented reality apps, and it’s with good reason. The idea of projecting a virtual world into our everyday lives feels magical to almost anyone….

Cable providers are trying to eradicate the poor, outdated remote control, and Cablevision has taken the latest shot at the dying device. Today the company updated its Optimum TV streaming app for the iPhone and iPad, significantly redesigning the app's interface and adding several new features. Similar to AT&T's U-verse app that also updated today, Optimum's 3.0 update for both the iPhone and iPad allows you to use either device as a remote control, manage DVR recordings, and browse the channel guide...

NYPL Biblion: The New York Public Library has a stunning new app that lets you see a ton of essays, pictures, people, etc and information about the 1939-40 World's Fair. It's like a time traveling machine that brings you back to that era. The app is great too (though occasionally over the top), and easy to navigate, with stacks grouped together and galleries that are easily navigable. Free. The Final Hours of Portal 2: It's a 15,000 word, 13 chapter account of what it took to make Portal 2. Keighley,...

The App Store has something north of a bazillion apps lining its digital shelves, making it incredibly hard to find the good ones. Discovr Apps thinks it can help by drawing each app's "family tree" of related apps. It's an iOS app search tool that recommends apps to download. But unlike other apps that boggle you down with lists, Discovr tries a more interactive method: related app trees. When you search for an app (or click on an app Discovr features), it'll sprout apps related to that particular app...

Congratulations! 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...

If you’ve not already filled up your brand new iPhone with content, here’s something you might like if you’re a fan of factual films. Documentary.net has released an iOS app…

Warner Bros is starting to offer TV shows the day after they air directly to mobile users. The new service is launching as part of an iPhone and iPad app called Day After US, which offers streaming and offline playback of "most current episodes" one day after they're first shown on TV, as well as access to episodes from previous seasons. Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, and The Big Bang Theory are specifically called out, and customers will be able to watch one episode from each series for free. Users...

Apple on Wednesday issued updates for nearly all of its iOS software to add support and new features taking advantage of the newly released iOS 6 operating system, as well as the forthcoming iPhone 5.

You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll commit untold violence! This week’s roundup of iOS apps offers users the full range of human emotions....

Almost a month after AppGratis closed a $13.5m Series A funding round, the app discovery service has announced it has passed ten million users worldwide....

With the Podcasts 1.2 update released Thursday, Apple’s own app is now on par with other iOS podcasting apps. One area in which it really excels now is automatic downloads of new episodes.

NextGuide is an iPad app that serves as a digital replacement for the trusty TV Guide, letting users find programming to watch on their television or from an assortment of online sources. The app's integration with live television is now getting an added boost with the addition of second-screen content from a variety of shows on the USA Network. With the new version of the app — going live today — users will now see a "USA Sync" button in NextGuide for shows like Psych, Burn Notice, and Suits. Watching...

With the power of iPhones, we can do incredible things on the go. We can manage bank accounts without speaking to a teller; water the lawn at home while on vacation; monitor and track our heart rate. Then there are apps that have absolutely no use, aside from curing boredom. These are the ones you probably hide in a folder to avoid explaining yourself to nosy friends.

There’s no shortage of mobile applications that serve as portable guides to the shows, specials, and movies now playing on our television sets, but a company called Yidio is today launching a new mobile application for iPhone which addresses the way users are “watching TV” today: via other mobile apps like Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO, YouTube, and more. Yidio’s new app makes it easy to search for any TV…

Roku has moved a step closer to Apple’s AirPlay abilities with a cool new trick in the latest version of its iOS app....

Apple released iOS 7 on Wednesday, and debuted a huge visual overhaul along with it. Heavily textured backgrounds and dark colors are out, while soft gradients, thin sans-serif fonts and bright, bold hues are in. After looking at apps designed for iOS 6, Apple's latest operating system immediately seems out of place. Fortunately, many developers spent the better part of the summer preparing their apps to look at home on iOS 7.

There's a cruel chill in the air. The clocks have changed. It seems like it's already dark out by lunch time. But never fear — the warming glow of your smartphone is always there. Build a blanket fort and hunker down til springtime with our favorite new apps. No, I will not end this with a "winter is coming" joke....

Valve refreshed its Steam Mobile app for the iPhone and iPad today with a flat, cleaner UI that’s in keeping with the look and feel of iOS 7. It still retains the rich, dark color scheme prevalent in the Steam desktop client, but the slim typefaces and elegant design are well-suited to Apple’s hardware....

GetGlue is rebranding next week to tvtag as part of an acquisition by i.TV completed in November 2013. Writing in an email to customers that was sent out today, the company says that the rebranding of the service “has been a long time coming” and that a large update will be released alongside the new branding....

SketchVid is a cool new iOS app that lets even the most ham-handed doodler make striking animations for Instagram.

Users of popular money-sending service Square Cash can now use their iPhone's location services to quickly locate nearby recipients, while fans of Amazon Instant Video will find a number of new user interface enhancements designed to make viewing better.

A number of major iOS downloads saw updates on Wednesday, including the official NBC app, which now offers live streaming in select market. In addition, Kayak has gained a new "Hotel for Tonight" feature, Snapchat has added the ability to take a snap while listen to music, and Yelp now offers review translations for iPad.