JustWatch, a startup that launched earlier this year offering a search engine that helps cord cutters figure out where to watch their favorite programs and movies, is now expanding to mobile. The company has released both iOS and Android applications that help you find where to watch movies and shows, as well as discover new and popular content across a variety of services, including…
You should probably head to a Verizon store fast, as plenty of Star Wars fans are likely to quickly swoop in to grab one.
Even Microsoft’s new image recognition app has no idea what kind of dog I have. Oh well! If you don’t own a mixed-breed mutt saved from the kill shelter, however, you might have fun with the company’s latest Microsoft Garage project: Fetch!, a new iPhone app that looks at photos of dogs to identify its breed. Or, in the case when it can’t make an exact match, the app…
It’s taken quite some time, but Netflix has finally released a version of its application for iOS that takes advantage of the picture-in-picture feature introduced last year with the debut of iOS 9. Available on select iPads, this option lets you continue watching a video on Netflix after closing the app using the Home button or by switching to a different application.When you do so…
Roku and Evernote each released major revamps of their iOS apps on Tuesday, the former making it easier to find and launch video streams, the latter simplifying navigation and other features.
Not many DJ applications for iOS devices quite deliver the experience you get from using this week’s first must-have app – Tap DJ. Its bucket-load of features, together with its brilliantly designed and incredibly intuitive user interface, make it the ultimate pocket DJ application. Another of our favorites is Wunderlist – a beautifully elegant task manager that’s been around for a short while on the iPhone, and now it’s available in all its HD glory on the iPad Writing on your iOS device can sometimes ...
Hulu Plus is a breakthrough service for people who want to completely abandon traditional television in favor of an Internet-based alternative, but there are a few things...
Mobile analytics firm Mobilewalla has ranked the top apps across all four mobile platforms for 2011, using its own ranking system known at the “Mobilewalla Score.” Instead of looking at raw user ratings, this scoring system is an algorithm that analyzes a variety of factors in addition to ratings, including an app’s position within its own category, volume, social media sentiment and more.
Crazy about cartoons? We’ve rounded up five apps for the iPhone that will give cartoon junkies a quick animation fix. Adult Swim and the Cartoon Network both offer fans full…
It sure looks like Time Warner Cable customers may want to consider iOS over Android: the TWC TV app is now bringing live TV to both iPads and iPhones, thanks to an update that's just rolled in. Sure, there's an Android version of the app (it came out for tablets and phones last year), but neither of those support TV streaming yet — they only let you browse the channel guide and set DVR recordings. In case you've forgotten, the TWC TV app (which originally launched for just the iPad) lets you watch...
Now VP of product marketing at Apple, years ago Michael Tchao worked on the team that invented the Newton. Considering that was one of the first touchscreen "tablets" around, wouldn't you just love to know his favorite iPad apps? Luckily, we are privy to such details, with his recommendations being shown off at the MIPCOM conference in Cannes, where Recombu acted fast and copied them down. Unfortunately they're all paid-for (excluding Flipboard), but consider this list a curated menu of what one of the...
Speakeasy Cocktails: It's a cocktails recipe book app that will transform the way you see, judge and drink cocktails. And because it's one of those book/app blends, the info is on par with the best cocktail books. There's a consistent narrative to the app, the chapters are set up to teach you the basics first and then branch out to show you each alcohol's different recipes. And even though there's a boatload of information (hundreds of recipes, videos and graphics) that covers every little detail (the...
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. Phone Drive (File Sharing, WiFi FlashDrive & Document Reader) (iTunes) Previously $1.99, now 99¢. Phone Drive (File Sharing, WiFi FlashDrive & Document Reader) for iOS allows you to view your files from the comfort of your iOS device. The app makes it easy to drag and drop your important files from Windows Explorer or Finder onto your iPad or iPhone via your WiFi...
Trying to recapture the spirit of MTV's golden era of music videos, Eric Spiegelman recently launched the Awl Music App for iPad, a companion app for The Awl's Awl Music Tumblr site. It's a simple idea: what if your favorite writers and editors had a way to play the role of online VJ, picking the best music and videos available on the web? Eric took a few minutes to talk about the advantages of Tumblr, the failure of algorithms to create great recommendations, and his favorite music videos. Follow him...
From creating a zombified avatar to ghost-o-meters to an app to disguise your voice, there are plenty of iOS apps available this year for free or small purchase to get you into the Halloween spirit.
Apple breathed some new life into its Apple TV media hub on Wednesday with upgrades to both its firmware and the iPhone's Remote app that let owners control the wireless media hub through multi-touch input on their handheld's touch-screen. [Updated with additional feature info.]
BuddyTV started as a website that let users comment on their favorite shows. Then the company made this model more mobile with its iOS app and added some tempting features, like integrating a remote for some DVRs. Unfortunately, the flaws in the current version of the app overshadow any advantages BuddyTV offers....
Studies 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.
Video sharing and discovery service Telly has updated its iOS app today with an improved recording experience, group video sharing functionality and a carousel view which debuted on its website last month....
Rdio, the popular subscription-based music streaming app, has finally launched the long-awaited Vdio service, granting existing Rdio Unlimited subscribers access to movie and TV content with strong tie-ins to social networks.
Remember Delicious Library? The app is a digital pack rat's best friend, a beautiful way to organize and collect movies you've seen, albums you own, and books you've read. In its heyday the app inspired a generation of design-obsessed Mac developers, but it never found a home on iPhone, so various apps have sprouted up to fill the gap. Limelight for iPhone is the latest example, created by Everyme co-founder Oliver Cameron. Everyme, a mobile social network for your family and friends, didn't take off...
During Apple's WWDC 2013 keynote on Monday, artificial intelligence and robotics firm Anki showed off a toy/video game hybrid that leverages the power of iOS and Apple's mobile devices to run a number of small, autonomous cars around a track.
The Adobe Ideas app for iOS has today been updated to add support for stroke smoothing, and the pressure sensitive Pogo Connect stylus. The release also adds new sharing options, including the ability to send your artwork to other iOS apps, such as Photoshop Touch.
We are seekers. We always want something new to experience, but the iTunes Store is sorely missing social ways to discover music, movies, TV, and books. Bitcovery fills the gap. Add friends whose taste your respect, see what media they’re sharing or saving, check out what’s trending, preview the content, and buy it in Bitcovery for iOS.
