Whether 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.
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Before and after: The best iOS 7 app redesigns (Updating) 0
September 18th at 8:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWith the release of iOS 7 comes a new look and feel for the operating system, and with only tweaks and changes having arrived since its first introduction back in 2007, it couldn’t come a minute too soon....
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Starbucks intros its mobile tip jar in an iOS update 0
March 21st at 12:27am / GigaOM / 0 opinionsWith the release of its newest iOS app, Starbucks now supports tipping in its mobile payments service. It also introduced a new shake-to-pay feature and a new interface design.
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Caution: Don’t miss out on the best iOS apps of 2014 2
December 19th at 4:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsThe word “app” has always described Apple’s executable programs, but it wasn’t until the App Store appeared in 2008 that the term really took hold as a way to describe the little programs that help make our smartphones not just…
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Forq automatically shares your food photos with the world 0
April 19th at 2:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsForq is on a mission to collect your food photos (they call them “snackshots”) on its Instagram-like app. Today, the company is launching out of beta with new functionality, including an option to let the app scan your iOS camera roll for food photos. If it finds any, it can upload them for you as drafts, so no bite goes to waste.
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Gourmet Live Is Now on the iPhone 0
June 2nd at 8:10pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe former Gourmet Magazine, reinvented on the iPad as Gourmet Live has undergone the shrunkifying process of porting itself to the iPhone. It's the same content as the iPad: some delicious looking recipes, fun cooking stories and dead simple navigation. The app is simple, just a side scrolling carousel of articles and recipes of which you tap to read with a store and library to access more content. There's not much free content (some of which you can unlock from a weird rewards system) as Gourmet Live...
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Food Discovery App Burpple Savors $500K In Seed Funding 0
December 12th at 12:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsBurpple, a mobile app that seeks to connect food lovers around the world, today announced that it has received $500,000 in seed funding from Neoteny Labs and QuestVC. The Singapore-based company was also named one of the top 10 startups in Asia at Open Web Asia 2012, held in Haikou, China.
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Starbucks ditches physical iOS app cards — how will it affect app downloads? 0
April 9th at 2:31pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsIt’s a good move for those regular, more savvy users of the promotion (and the environment). Yet the removal of those physical, tangible cards could result in a drop in downloads.
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10 Apps for Freshman Year of College 0
August 2nd at 7:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsWelcome to college. It's a world where careful planning means sleeping until noon every day and no outfit is too skimpy for a Halloween party. It's a place of eternal pajama pants, Ramen noodles that flow like the proverbial milk and honey of the Promised Land, all-nighters and flip cup championships. We know you were too cool for school in senior year, but you still have a way to go before mastering your new domain.
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Munchery Rebuilds Mobile Apps, Hires 3-Star Chef And Gets Into Booze 0
October 29th at 10:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsMunchery today announced a grab-bag of updates to its platform, including a redesign of its menus, new iOS apps, support for kids' meals, booze delivery (including gluten-free options), and carbon offsetting of deliveries. The list is diverse, but the thrust of the updates is that Munchery is tightening its core dinner experience. Munchery brings together chefs to prepare meals then delivers…
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Y Combinator-Backed Kash Lets Retailers Offer Starbucks-Like Mobile Payments While Cutting Out Credit Cards 0
July 31st at 1:03am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsIf you’ve been to a Starbucks in the past year or so, it’s almost guaranteed you’ve seen someone in line pay with their smartphone by opening the Starbucks app and holding a bar code up to a scanner. Kash is hoping to bring the same experience to other retailers and small businesses while cutting out one of their biggest costs: credit card fees.
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Roundup: The best and most interesting third-party apps for your new Apple Watch 1
April 24th at 10:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsWith newly-delivered Apple Watch units now on the wrists of the lucky, users will undoubtedly be looking to try out the best launch-day apps for their latest purchase. AppleInsider offers a roundup of some prominent and essential launch-day apps, divided by category.
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10 Apps to Help You Go Green for Earth Day and Beyond 0
April 22nd at 11:19am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThe modern environmental movement began on April 22, 1970, when Gaylord Nelson, a United States Senator from Wisconsin, headed an environmental teach-in with over 20...
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This Week’s Must-Have iOS Apps: Instagram, Food Network On The Road, WWE & More 0
August 19th at 6:00am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsKicking off this week’s must-have apps roundup is a brand new update to Instagram — the world’s most popular photo sharing service — that introduces an improved user interface and new features. We’ve also got a new Food Network app that every foodie should have, the official WWE app for wrestling fans, and a great educational app for the iPad that promises to teach your little ones how to write capital letters quickly and efficiently.
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Food Photo Sharing App Burpple Adds Offline Uploads 0
January 23rd at 8:24am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsFood-themed photo sharing service Burpple added photo filters in December and the team is back with a smaller but interesting change that enables offline uploads via its iOS app (the Android version remains “in development”)....
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The 25 Best Free iPad Apps 5
May 22nd at 3:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThere are more than 300,000 iPad apps currently available in Apple's App Store -- with all those options, how do you find what you're looking for without wasting your hard-earned cash? SEE ALSO: The 15 Best Free iPad Games To help you out, we've compiled a list of the 25 best free iPad apps that you can download at no cost, right now.
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Six tips from Apple on how to create better app icons 1
August 21st at 7:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsThis is a guest post by Martin LeBlanc, the founder of IconFinder, a search engine for icons. You can follow him on twitter here...
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Following security controversy, Starbucks patches iOS app with new 'safeguards' 0
January 17th at 4:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsStarbucks on Friday quickly responded to criticism after it was discovered that its iOS payment app does not encrypt users' login information, with a new update that promises additional "safeguards" for customers.
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5 can't-miss apps: Carousel, Cheezburger, Next Glass and more 1
November 23rd at 6:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes an expansion of Dropbox's photo-organization app, a running app to help you train smarter, and an app that helps you find new beer and wine to try.
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This app is like Shazam for your beer 0
November 13th at 12:25am / Mashable / 0 opinionsYour next mystery bottle could either be sinfully good or horribly awry. Don’t you wish someone had told you before you opened it?
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10 Canadian Apps for the iPhone & iPad 0
December 31st at 6:43am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWe thought we’d give Canadian developers & app creators a shout-out so we’ve rounded up some iOS apps from various categories — all 100% Canadian made. Hootsuite iPhone & iPad…
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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 of the past. The app is currently...