Apps

SAdults shouldn't have all the fun. This week's set of iPad apps includes something for the kids as well as a beloved, improved toy all your very own....

TinyTap, a Tel Aviv-based platform that allows children to create their own mobile games and “playable” books, is now expanding from the iPad to the iPhone, as it also launches its own social marketplace for apps. Here, users can sell their TinyTap creations to others, or just share them for free. The move comes roughly six months after the company announced its half a million dollar seed round…

Timbuktu, an adorably designed educational and entertainment-focused iPad app for kids, has finally revamped its business model – a model which had previously been a terrible example of how children’s apps too often try to grow their revenue by tricking kids into purchasing in-app content. The company now admits that its virtual allowance mechanism was too misleading, and has moved forward…

A living xylophone, educational mazes, interactive ebook fairy tales and more Dr. Seuss short stories — all in this week's top 5 apps for kids.

There’s a growing problem with the way that technology is being used to teach children about art. Rather than supplementing the use of physical materials, such as poster paints, crayons and felt-tip pens, they’re trying to replace them entirely....

Rather than making young people wade through incomprehensible strings of words and numbers, writing code in Hopscotch consists of dragging and dropping different cute characters and running scripts on them.

Practice addition, match puzzle cards and learn scientific concepts like friction and gravity — all in this week's top apps for kids.

PlaySquare, a startup founded by a team of Emmy-winning children’s television producers interested in bringing “touchable TV” to the iPad, has found a new home and partner in their efforts thanks to an investment from Curious Pictures. The NYC-based production company, known for popular children’s programming like Disney’s “Little Einsteins,” Nick Jr.’s “Team Umizoomi,” HBO’s “A Little Curious,”…

Some studies suggest that your mental faculties (and just about everything else) take a turn for the worse after you've hit 25. After that, it's allegedly a slow tumble down the proverbial hill. Of course, much like how it's never too late to start physically exercising, there are ways to slow and even reverse your cerebral decay. That’s where mental training tools like the free Fit Brains Trainer come in....

There are folks who consider the smartphone or tablet a work of art. If you're one of them, you may want to fill your masterpiece with some artwork by the masters. Studying art --past and present -- is not just a pastime exclusively done in a museum anymore. There's a rich collection of art apps full of paintings and pictorializations available. Some can describe how the work was made and its meaning, others can just simply delight you.

Share a virtual bedtime story, manage a supermarket and explore a haunted house all in this week's top apps for kids.

Nothing shatters that moment of being in the zone like the buzz of your cellphone. Productivity, torpedoed. A new app aims to keep you squarely in the zone by monitoring your brain waves to determine the optimal time for you to receive a phone call. Good Times tracks your noggin activity and directs calls straight to voicemail when levels are high. The app was inspired by and created from the Necomimi Cat Ears, a pair of feline-like ears that move based on your brain activity and heart rate.

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…

Ted Talks—a collection of short video lectures that has a huge online audience—have been around long enough that the parodies can sometimes seem fresher. The Onion and last year’s blockbuster movie Prometheus have both created riffs on the Ted formula that are, by turns, wickedly funny and a bit scary. Even so, the series remains incredibly popular, and that popularity will only be sustained and enhanced by the latest version of the free Ted app for iPhone and iPad....

Spark some creativity and bring out your child's inner artist with this week's top apps.

Get your pen and pencil out for this week's math-centered top apps for kids.

What with the Higgs boson making headlines all the time, everyone's heard of this so-called Standard Model in physics, but how many people really know what it is? With a new app from CERN called The Particles, anyone with an iPad or Windows 8 tablet can dive deep into the world of particle physics in a comprehensive and well-organized app.

Check out this week's top apps for kids, including a mix of zombies and farm animals.

Right now, as you read this, you are cruising through a mind-numbingly complex pathway of wires and cables that shoots bits of data from point-to-point around the globe. And Peer 1's Map of the Internet lets you see what it looks like...as a neon disco map....

Your dog is your best, most loyal friend, and you want to make sure he's getting the best care he can get. As technology addresses real-life needs more and more each day, companies and non-profits are creating apps to make sure every Fido, Spot and Princess receives the attention he or she deserves. SEE ALSO: 8 High-Tech Accessories for Your Pet We've compiled 10 of the best apps for dogs in the gallery above.

Duolingo, the popular language-learning service founded by CAPTCHA co-inventor and reCAPTCHA founder Luis von Ahn, just launched the latest version of its mobile app for the iPhone. This new version introduces an offline mode, so users can now do their lessons on the subway and on planes, as well as a voice-recognition feature that tells learners whether they pronounced a word or sentence…

There's snow falling relentlessly on the East coast, so it might be a very long weekend. But you won't lose your mind while you're cooped up inside. Here are plenty of new apps for your iPad to keep you occupied so cabin fever never has a fighting chance.

Here’s a neat little app for you. The good folks at hosting provider Peer 1 have launched a new app called ‘Map of the Internet’ which, well, does exactly what it says on the box....

Downtime is hard to find, whether you're working 9 to 5, going to school or raising your kids full-time. When you do have that extra hour or two, and you inevitably take out your smartphone, shouldn't you spend the time wisely with a few good apps? SEE ALSO: 12 Apps You'll Use This Weekend You could scroll through Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook until your fingers ache, but we found 10 apps that'll help you relax and enjoy your free time even more.

Kids deserve more credit than they get. They're observant, incredibly intuitive and can sometimes figure out what the world needs faster than adults can. SEE ALSO: Kenyan Boy's Invention Scares Off Lions With rapid advancements in technology, and coding education geared toward youth, it comes as no surprise that there are kids pushing innovation out there, and creating apps and programs at astonishingly young ages.