There have been plenty of App Store sales before, some of them quite extensive. But Apple's never offered discounts of this magnitude before. Some of the best—and most expensive—games and apps you can find on iOS are free today, presumably in honor of the App Store's five-year anniversary. Here are the ones you need to download first....
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The Best Free Apps in Apple's App Store Anniversary Fire Sale 2
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iPad Obliterate: A Tech Tale of Disaster 1
September 16th at 11:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsA perfect cocktail of poor planning, laziness, tech glitches and fate combined to reduce years of digital Apple iPad artwork to little more than fading memories.
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Starbucks iPhone App With Digital Tipping And Shake-To-Pay Now Available 2
March 20th at 9:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThe Starbucks mobile app with digital tipping options, previewed last week, has arrived in the App Store. iPhone users can grab it now, and get the new digital tipping option if they’re based in the U.S., plus a feature where you just shake your phone to bring up the barcode baristas need to scan to accept your mobile payment. Other new features include a visual redesign, as well as a new…
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The best iPad apps of 2014 1
December 19th at 8:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsOur top picks for best iPad apps of 2014.
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Domino’s now lets you order pizza just by launching an app – no clicking required 0
April 6th at 7:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsHungry? Lazy? Domino’s has the app for you. The company today unveiled a new mobile application that lets you place an order simply by launching the app on your phone. No clicking necessary.The delivery chain keeps coming up with new – and yes, sometimes gimmicky – ways to make ordering pizza easier and quicker, and this new “Zero Click” app is no exception.
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The Best iPad Apps 4
January 31st at 7:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsYou've seen the commercials; Apps are what makes an iPad come to life. Here are the very best ones for work, play, creation, consumption and everything in between. Twitter: The official Twitter app for iPad packs in the features, giving you a full Tweet-and-browse experience. It can be a little bit overwhelming at first, but powerful things often are. Free. Flipboard: A true testament to the iPad's transformative powers, Flipboard scrapes your Twitter and Facebook feeds for links and arranges them in a...
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25 Standout Apps From 2012 0
December 3rd at 7:32pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsAdditional reporting contributed by Fran Berkman and Jennifer Shore. Instagram, Twitter and Facebook were, without a doubt, the most talked about apps of 2012, but they're...
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Evernote Food Updates its Android App, Adds Recipe Exploration 0
April 29th at 11:00pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsEvernote updated its Evernote Food app for Android, which helps users remember the food and restaurants they love, and discover new cuisine. On Monday, version 2.0 added the ability for users to explore recipes from popular food sites within the app, as well as save them in a "My Cookbook" section, making them easier to find later on. A "Restaurants" section displays location-specific lists of eateries around a given user.
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OpenTable will enable diners to pay for meals through its iPhone app 0
August 2nd at 5:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsWaiting for a check at a restaurant may soon become a thing of the past, as online reservation giant OpenTable has begun testing its own mobile payments system, allowing diners to settle their tab directly from their iPhone.
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The Spring Funds Social Good And Earns You Cash Back Automatically For Dining Out 0
October 29th at 7:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThe Spring lets you save the world without doing anything. You connect your credit card to The Spring, pay with it at local restaurants, and automatically trigger donations to needy neighborhood causes while also earning yourself cash back. There's no checkins or pay-up-front coupons. Just eat at great local restaurants like you normally would, and you make a positive impact in your community.
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Point The WineGlass App At A Wine Menu, See Reviews And How Much To Pay 0
June 18th at 10:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsA Wine menu is just a string of confusing French words to most people. But take a photo of one with WineGlass and the app overlays reviews, tasting notes, and what you should expect to pay for each bottle on the menu. WineGlass could keep you from getting ripped off, find you vino you actually like, and make you a hit at dinner parties for just $5.Developed by a 6-year Facebook veteran…
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25 Apple Watch apps you need on your wrist 0
April 24th at 4:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsHappy downloading!
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Download this: Off the Menu Club is the answer to all your foodie prayers 0
August 19th at 6:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsRejoice, food lovers.
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Savored Makes Restaurant Reservations Based on Your Location 0
May 9th at 11:00am / Mashable / 0 opinionsMaking a reservation at a local restaurant got a little easier on Wednesday with the launch of an app called Savored. The location-based service searches for and makes...
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Daily App Deals: Get MacX DVD Ripper for Mac for Free in Today’s App Deals 0
May 8th at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe 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. MacX DVD Ripper Pro (MacX DVD Giveaway) Previously $49.95, now Free. MacX DVD Ripper Pro for Mac specializes in ripping DVDs straight into the best format for your devices, from iOS devices to the iPod Classic to the PS3. This giveaway comes without tech support or free updates, so some future DVD releases may thwart it with new copy protection, but for now it will...
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12 Health-Focused Apps to Help You Start 2013 the Right Way 0
January 1st at 6:00pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsThere’s no shortage of apps and gadgets designed to help make exercise more fun, social and ‘analyzable’ – RunKeeper, Fitbit, Sportlyzer, Strava, Endomondo, Nike+ and Runtastic, for example, are just a few. In fact, here are 10 fitness apps that will help reshape your workout....
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Beer Hunt: Drinking With Friends Just Got Even More Fun 0
May 14th at 2:10am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsS Just like Untappd, Beer Hunt for iOS combines the best parts of a night out drinking beer with the best parts of Foursquare. The difference here, though, is that Beer Hunt turns all into one colossal social, brew-drinking, liver-killing experience....
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Discovery service Gojee spins off Food & Drink category into separate iOS app 0
August 19th at 11:28am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsVisual discovery service Gojee has spun off the food section of its iOS app into its own standalone offering and rebranded its main app to focus on the Fashion & Home verticals....
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Starbucks admits its iPhone app stores unencrypted user passwords 0
January 16th at 7:29am / The Verge / 0 opinionsWhen you type a password into a mobile payment app, you'd probably expect it to protect that password somehow. But it seems that the Starbucks app for iOS doesn't actually lock its usernames and passwords down. According to a Computerworld report, company executives admitted today that the mobile app stores passwords in clear text, with no encryption of any sort. By connecting your phone to a computer, the report claims, someone could easily retrieve your password from a crash log....
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Online retailers who support Apple Pay in iOS apps will boost sales this holiday, study says 0
November 18th at 4:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsWhile most of the buzz surrounding Apple Pay is focused on its use in person at retail, the most popular application this holiday season may be in securely authorizing online purchases, a new study shows.
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15 apps every foodie must have on their phone 1
November 4th at 3:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsSeamless and Yelp not included.
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Best of 2010: Travel Apps for the iPhone 0
December 27th at 5:41pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWhether or not they came out in 2010, these apps rocked for travelers this year. I spent most of my summer studying the intersection of tech and travel, as well…
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Your Cocktail is Served: Ordering Drinks is Hassle-Free With Coaster App 0
November 7th at 7:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsGood news San Franciscans — we have (another) reason to go to happy hour — an app called Coaster makes the mob scene at the bar a thing o…
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Elixr is more than Instagram for drinks 0
March 14th at 9:28am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWhy can’t I open up an app that tells me where to find a good drink?” That’s the question that the Jeff Rock and Marc LaFontaine of Mobelux were asking themselves when they came up with the idea for Elixr....
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The 2013 Digital Guide for Bridesmaids and Groomsmen 1
July 8th at 6:26pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsBeing the Best Man or Maid of Honor comes with a lot of responsibility. Here's our guide of digital tools to keep you on your feet when it's time to shine.