Apps

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps that are released each week. But you’re in luck: We take care of a lot of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of...

By day, he’s the VP of PR and Media at Warner Bros. Records, but at night go-getter Andrew Steinthal runs the dining and entertainment site Immaculate Infatuation, which he likens it to a Zagat…

Creating and publishing content-rich, interactive ebooks without programming skills or distribution power: that’s the problem New York- and Seoul-based startup Moglue is trying to solve. The TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing finalist offers two products: MoglueBuilder (a desktop app that makes it dead simple for authors and artists to create and publish interactive ebooks) and MoglueBooks (an ebook store on iOS for users who just want to browse and consume content). MoglueBuilder (download for Windows and Mac)...

Comics on the iPad. A match made in nerd heaven, right? Well, today it gets even better with the announcement that ComiXology and Marvel Entertainment have entered into a multi-year deal that sees the former exclusively distributing the latter’s digital catalog of English language single issues. Though the deal was actually signed on May 1, the announcement was delayed to make way for a particular movie premiere that some of you may have participated in over the weekend, Peter Phillips SVP and General M...

Frankenstein for iOS is a prime example of what Apple's platform can add to a literary classic. Though he largely adheres to the same plot as Mary Shelley's timeless novel, author Dave Morris has taken some liberties with his interactive adaptation — events now unfold in Paris, France rather than Germany, for example. And "interactive" is the key word here. Throughout the six-part story, readers get the chance at almost every page to make decisions that will slightly alter the text that follows. We'd...

Social e-reading app Readmill has received a new update, which streamlines the interface, adds support for the new iPad's retina display, and includes a new built-in browser. According to the team, version 2.0.5 of Readmill is designed to make the app feel like "it's in the background." So you won't find pop-over windows anymore, but instead menus now slide in and out from the sides of the screen. There's also a new rewards screen that shows up when you finish a book for those of us who need a bit of...

Google has released an update for its iOS Play Books app, bringing a number of new features to the iBooks rival. The key update here is annotation and bookmarking: users can now bookmark pages simply by tapping the top-right corner of the screen, as well as highlight, annotate, and translate text they've selected. You can now also check the definition of a word as you read, or look up difficult terms with Wikipedia or Google. It's also notable that most of these features aren't available on the Android...

The invention of the tablet PC has created a new medium for book publishing. Interactive books are everywhere, and have revolutionized the way people consume the printed...

“Grumpy Cat! Grumpy Cat! More Grumpy Cat, please!” – That’s basically my two-year-old’s review of FarFaria, a new subscription-based children’s storybook app for the iPad. (To translate: she loves it, and especially that story about the grumpy cat.) The app, to be clear, doesn’t just offer the one story – not that my kid seems to care right now – it’s a collection of nearly one hundred stories with more added all the time. And despite being independently sourced and illustrated (or perhaps because of it...

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. Discovr People (iTunes) New in the App Store and Free. Discovr People for iOS follows in the footsteps of the other Discovr apps (like Discovr Apps) by mapping how people are connected on Twitter so you can easily discover new people to follow, and who they're following and interacting with. Get it for Free. (via LogicBuy) iOS iOS

Wonders of the Universe is an incredible feat. It’s an iPad app that packs in a custom 3D rendering engine, tons of video, text and image content from Professor Brian…

Vook is now available in public beta, letting anyone publish and track their own e-books, the NY-based startup announced today. Before this date, its e-publishing platform was only available to a selected list…

The internet is a pretty interesting place, but as we become more and more absorbed in it, it's also a place that can change how we interact with others, and how much...

Loud Crow Interactive, Vancouver-based publisher of children’s books for tablet devices, released this week PopOut! The Tale of Benjamin Bunny,…

After getting a Retina Display overhaul to accommodate the new iPad just last week, Amazon has released another update for its Kindle app, but this time around Android is getting some attention along with iOS. The biggest new addition is support for audio and video features in certain ebooks via the Kindle Format 8. The HTML5-based format was previously only is use on the Kindle Fire, which made multimedia features embedded in publications exclusive to Amazon's own tablet. Along with some bug fixes for...

Fish: A Tap Essay, is an intriguing free app for the iPhone that asks an important question: “What does it mean to love something on the Internet?” With all the…

Comixology has updated its Comics iOS app to take full advantage of the Retina display found on Apple's new iPad. Version 3.1 introduces a new high-definition digital comic format dubbed "CMX-HD" that offers a remarkably sharp reading experience to owners of the tablet. Just a select number of comics are currently available in the Retina-optimized format, but Comixology CTO Marc Goldberg promises the company will be filling out its catalog "over the next few months." But what about file sizes? Will iPad...

The iPad for Business Series is supported by LogMeIn. Get remote access to your PC or Mac from any device, anywhere -- for free. The iPad is an excellent business tool,...

The thing about the iPad's new retina screen and processor is that yes, they're nice, but it's up to developers to take full advantage of it. Here's how some of the better retina iPad apps compare to their iPad 2 equivalents. We played Infinity Blade 2 and RealRacing2HD, both of which were updated for the new retina display. For RealRacer, there was a noticeable difference in the textures, but the animations were the same. Because of the way your eyes work in a racing game, it was pretty hard to tell....

It's new iPad day! And since you're not just going to sit and stare at your new $500-plus toy, here are all the new apps updated to take advantage of the its g-g-gorgeous 2048 x 1536 resolution display. All your old iPad apps will work just fine, but these are the ones that work prettiest: We'll be updating throughout the day, so keep checking back in! Update: If you're looking for a list of ALL the apps that have been updated for the new iPad's Retina Display, check out AppAdvice. They list every...

We're sure the first thing you'll want to do when you get that new iPad home is give the 2048 x 1536 Retina Display a workout. With that in mind, Apple has curated a section of the App Store especially for apps that have been updated with full high resolution support, like Infinity Blade II. Here are a few of the more notable inclusions; we'll be adding to this list as more updates come in. Note: it appears that not all the apps in Apple's "Great apps for the new iPad" section actually have Retina...