Apps

Are we there yet? I know my parents feared these words so much that they often turned up the radio just to drown out my constant questioning about our…

If you've used Rosetta Stone in the last year or two, you already know how their new app works—an idea that was likely planned from the get-go. First and foremost, know that the Rosetta Stone iPad application (officially called, TOTALe Companion HD) is almost a standalone version of the software, but it's not quite there yet. Although it's got 20 of Rosetta's usually-covered languages, four are missing—Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and… Irish? Did not see that last one coming. The other element missing...

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. Quick Snap (iTunes) Previously $1.99, now Free. Quick Snap for iOS allows you to take pictures on your device without having to find the app in the menu and waiting for it to load before you can shoot your picture. Just click on the icon and it will start taking pictures right away. Get it for Free. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS Android Windows

We’ve got quite the variety for you this week: Apps to help settle your kids down for bed and introduce them to the basic steps of cartoon an…

LAS VEGAS -- Kids want to play with iPads just as much as we do, but handing over a stylus for them to draw and paint could be a dangerous gateway for pounding and scratching the surface. Griffin launched at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Sunday the Crayola Light Marker for the iPad, which allows young users to draw just by moving their hands in the air.

Udemy launched in 2010 to help students of all ages continue their education through video-based, online courses — and in turn, give teachers (and experts) a way to make a buck by sharing their knowledge with the masses. Capitalizing on the growing interest and buzz around online learning and MOOC platforms pioneered by sites like Khan Academy, Udemy has been on a mission to create the largest…

KinderTown, a startup whose app store for parents points users to the top educational apps for children, has been acquired by Demme Learning, an independent publisher of educational materials, including Math-U-See, a K-12 math curriculum for parents and schools. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed, but the deal was all cash, and will see three full-time KinderTown employees joining Demme…

Following the launch of its iPad app in August, today Curious continues its expansion into mobile with the launch of its first native iPhone app. With its new app, users can now access Curious' library of micro-video lessons -- and learn the ukelele or how to dice a tomato -- while on the go.

After the WWDC keynote wrapped up on Monday, Apple announced the winners of its annual Apple Design Awards that recognizes the most innovative and technically superior OS X and iOS apps of the year.

A new company called Kiko Labs is today releasing a series of “brain-training” games for children. Think, perhaps: a Lumosity for the preschool-plus set. Like others claiming to promote cognitive skill development through gameplay, Kiko Labs’ games were developed in partnership with a scientific advisory board, who advised the company on how to best translate dozens of…

Taking top honors was Periscope, an app Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, called "truly revolutionary."

Ever wonder what those planets orbiting far away stars are like? Well, now there's an app for that. The free Kepler Explorer app for iPhone and iPad allows users to...

While I started to put together a list of the ten best news apps of 2010, I paused to think about how drastically our consumption of the news has changed…

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. Voice Brief (iTunes) Previously $2.99, now $1.99 . Voice Brief for iOS acts as your personal assistant by reading your customized content to you. Whether you want to know what the weather forecast is going to be this week or want to learn what is going on in the world, Voice Brief will read it to you directly. Get it for$1.99. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS Windows Mac

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. Interview Questions Pro (iTunes) Previously 99¢, now Free. Interview Questions Pro for iOS is an app that strives to accomplish one thing: helping you to get hired at your dream job. Interview Questions Pro contains over 600 flashcards that covers nearly every type of interview question imaginable. From candidate questions to work history questions and so much more,...

A small bank will to allow its customers to deposit checks with an iPhone application, while an electronic publisher has made more than 7,000 textbooks available for viewing on the platform.

This week brought with it some fantastic new apps. Tempo, a new smart calendar from Siri's birthplace, launched for the iPhone, and Tamagotchi celebrated its 16th anniversary by releasing the popular pocket pet as an Android app. Slacker Radio updated its Android and iOS apps this week, and San Francisco's Exploratorium released a new app to help you learn about sound in new and interesting ways.

JoyTunes, an Israeli-US mobile gaming startup that has hopes to become the ‘Rosetta Stone of music education’, has secured $1.5 million in seed funding from Genesis Partners, former Steinway CEO Dana Messina, Founder Collective, Kaedan Capital, Eran Shir (head of Yahoo’s Creative Innovation center), Joe Lonsdale (co-founder of Palantir Technologies), Zohar Gilon and other angel investors....

There's a reason you learned more from Bill Nye than your actual science teacher. Mr. Nye made learning fun. If your middle/high school student is struggling to grasp some concepts in school, there's an app for that. Bonus points: if it's part of our list, it's a fun one. See also: 6 Apps That Make Mornings More Manageable The App Store is filled with productivity and educational apps to help your student achieve straight As.

From books and magazines, to op-eds and reviews, if the digital onslaught has been responsible for anything, it’s been for delivering a myriad of content. Oftentimes, way too much content, in fact....

Hoping to rely on a tablet as you (or your kids) head back to school this fall? Consider some of these tips.

Before the Apple Watch even shipped, updates started hitting the App Store, adding Watch interfaces to the apps we already love on the iPhone.

For the next 10 days, Apple will send proceeds from 27 popular apps in the App Store to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as part of what it's calling "Apps for Earth." The list includes mobile games like Angry Birds 2 and SimCity BuildIt, camera app VSCO, and messaging service Line. Some apps on the list are free, so Apple says the WWF will also receive proceeds from in-app purchases as well....