Apps

An iPad app released Wednesday makes it easy to combine a drawing on the tablet with an audio memory -- such as your child's description of his or her artwork. The app,...

MTV's Video Music Awards (VMAs) air Sunday, Aug. 28, and this year the network is kicking things up a notch with an expanded slate of mobile and apps to add a so-called...

Apple released its iTunes Rewind 2011 and App Store Rewind 2011 today, the company’s annual lists detailing of the top selling apps, music, TV shows, movies and podcasts for the year. This year, the biggest winner on the apps front was Angry Birds, which ran away with the number one spot on the iPhone and iPad in all categories except top free iPhone app, which was awarded to Facebook. Apple also selects its own favorite applications, and one of our preferred apps, Instagram, won the honor of being App...

We can imagine that a fair share of iPads got unwrapped this morning, and the first thing you’re going to want to do is switch it on and get a…

When Amazon's Instant Video app made its way to the iPad earlier this month, it gave users yet another way to stream content to their mobile devices, but was lacking some key features. Fortunately, an update to the app has rolled out to fix one of the major omissions: search functionality. The added tool provides instant results when typing a name or title, and the search can be filtered to display all videos or only those available for Amazon Prime subscribers. Prior to the update, users were only able...

Is the shine of your new iPad 2 gone yet? Hope not! An app from our list of best iPad apps should make it brand new all over again. Which apps were the best in April? Here they are. NBA Jam: I was gonna have to go Ron Artest on EA if they bungled the iPad port of this classic, but thankfully they've turned out a excellent, faithful update of the original. "He's on fire." "Boomshakalaka." Big head mode. It's all there waiting for you. $10. Qwiki: It's like a visual Wikipedia. Which is to say it's a super...

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. Ghostwriter Notes (iTunes) Previously $3.99, now Free. Ghostwriter Notes for iPad makes it easier than ever for you to take notes on your iPad. Sports smooth and legible digital ink, Ghostwriter Notes allows you to important and annotate your PDF documents, print your pages over the air, name each of your notepads and pages, and even share your notes with your friends...

There may be weirder apps out there, we just haven't found them. If you're bored with Instagram and tired of Angry Birds, here are a few apps that might leave you freaked...

If you’re a FiOS subscriber who also owns an iPad, you’ll now be able to use it to watch live streaming TV anywhere on your home network, thanks to Verizon’s newest app update. The company says that not all channels in the FiOS TV lineup will be available right away (Engadget reports a list of 75), but subscribers are sure to be happy that the iPad is being elevated to the status of the Xbox 360 and Samsung Smart TVs. On top of streaming support, the update is also said to improve the pairing process...

The iPhone, land of endless choice. First, you’ll want to grab Twitter, Kindle, Facebook, Find My iPhone, Shazam (it's still a magical thing), and Apple’s Remote app for controlling iTunes remotely. But then you get to the hard questions. Which to-do app to get? Which map alternative is worth downloading over Apple’s default? Is there a weather app that offers the perfect balance of hourly updates and animated doppler imagery? What are the best games to get to avoid the family during the inevitable...

New Year’s Eve is only a few short days away, but if you’re still finalizing your plans, don't fret. With the right tools, planning a last-minute New Year's bash, finding a public event nearby, or even organizing transportation can be a breeze. Start the new year off without any stress—use these apps to ring in 2013 in style....

Social television app Zeebox has launched an automated advertising platform today called SpotSynch that will show users targeted digital advertisements simultaneously with specific TV programs and commercials....

Apple on Thursday rolled out a new version of its iOS Podcasts app, bringing the ability to create personalized podcast stations with automatic updating.

Just when the buzz surrounding celebrity social networks was starting to get a bit stale, Upfront is livening things up with the launch of a new premium platform that grants fans access to exclusive videos, text messages, emails and other perks from influencers they follow....

Today Apple updated the iTunes Movie Trailers iOS app to enable users to switch between HD and SD streams, and the ability to buy tickets through the Fandango application....

The IMDB app for iOS and its corresponding Android version have added the ability to purchase tickets for movies as long as you’re a user in the U.S. This follows other movie apps like Fandango and Apple’s Siri in offering this ability....

Stand out from the iCrowd with a wallpaper design unique to you, thanks to these 7 superb apps.

There are many thousands of apps. Whatever your goal, as Apple’s erstwhile advertising campaign proclaimed, “There’s an app for that.” But some apps are simply must-haves—whether for their functionality, their interface brilliance, or just their entertainment factor. Here are ten apps your new iPhone shouldn’t be without....

With the launch of the PlayStation 4 now only two days away, Sony has rolled out an update to the game console’s companion mobile apps on iOS and Android today....

Apple late Monday published its "Best of iTunes" charts for 2013, revealing this year's top downloads and editors' choice picks for music, movies, TV shows, apps, books and podcasts.

Somewhere between Snapchat’s rise and the NSA spying revelations, it became en vogue not to have our daily adventures and thoughts etched in stone on a timeline or profile page. Capitalizing on this trend were Whisper, Confide and then Secret. Now there’s Wut, from one member of Square’s founding team, Paul McKellar. It’s a very, very, very simple app. Just a text screen…

With thousands of apps at our fingertips, they can quickly overcrowd our screens. Solve your problem by taking 15 minutes to clean out the jumble of app clutter and find an organizational structure that works for you.

The hottest free apps on iOS and Android, in one convenient, interactive graphic.