Kicking off this week’s must-have apps roundup is a beautifully simple timer app for the iPhone that could mean you never need to set timers manually again. There’s also a terrific app for beaming your photographs to almost any display — without additional hardware or software. Plus lots more.
Like closets of clothes that go out of style, houses need updating too. But embarking on a home improvement project can entail anything from painting a wall to adding a...
Didn’t get an iPhone 4S this holiday? Don’t worry — there are other voice-recognition apps on the market that can stand up to Siri…
One of the sites I spend the majority of my time on is Fancy. With the launch of a grand, new, free, iPhone app, Fancy will now commandeer even more…
iOS users have been left out in the cold so far when it comes to Google's relatively new activity recommendation service, Schemer, but that's not the case any more, as an iPhone version of the app was released today. Schemer first entered beta last year as a social network — separate from Google+ — and it opened to all users about a month ago. Be sure to read over our hands-on with the service for all of the details, but the idea of Schemer is that it provides a place for users to post different,...
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. SayHi Translate (iTunes) Previously $2.99, now 99¢. SayHi Translate for iOS recognizes your speech and speaks the translation in any of 23 languages (and growing) for on-the-spot conversation across language barriers. The app uses Nuance recognition and SayHi's own "special sauce" combo of translation engines for impressive accuracy. Get it for 99¢. (via Apps-aholic...
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. WriteRoom (iTunes) Previously $9.99, now $1.99. WriteRoom for Mac is an ideal app for those that need to write, but find themselves getting distracted too frequently. Need to write but cannot seem to focus? Open WriteRoom, and it will display in a full window free of any toolbars or distractions that are the norm in other word processors. Sporting a live word count and...
Personal safety tends to take a back seat during the school year — when class assignments, part-time jobs and social responsibilities weigh heav…
Black Friday is known for its bargains. Just because something is on sale, however, doesn’t mean that you’re getting the best price possible. Luckily, there are a number...
If you're looking to get hitched anytime soon, you might be confused about what you're supposed to do. There, there, it's OK, I know that figuring out how to share the news with your friends and family is a mind bender that's best left to technology. Thankfully, there's an app for that....
Life360, the location and communication service for families, is nearing 25 million registered users and expects to reach that milestone before the end of this year. In addition, it has also added two new in-app features: geo-fencing and crime data integration. With these new tools at their disposal, families will be able to find out where their loved ones are located and ensure their safety....
Amazon on Thursday announced the launch of its “Amazon Mobile App” in Canada, letting its customers browse and shop for products, compare prices, read reviews, and make purchases while on the go. The apps let you choose between English and French, the two official languages in the country....
Snap a photo of the item you want to sell, write a short description, and set a price. Sounds familiar, right? After soft-launching in Italy where it was incubated, Depop gets its official launch today with an iOS app that, at first glance, is the spitting image of other “flea market” mobile apps. However, the company says that its ultimate competitor is probably Ebay, while it also has vintage…
Monogram, a fashion shopping application, released an update that expands its Web focus. Today, the company is now a fashion publishing platform with an e-commerce play. With more than 300 retailers integrated into its site, users are able to browse through a collection of “shoppable” fashion magazines, while also being able to share and discover their own stories and inspirations....
This was a wonderfully exciting week to be an iPhone app. You know, assuming iPhone apps are sentient. But even if they aren't, at least they can fake it now thanks to GroupMe's adorable if not mildly bizarre emoji additions. And that's just the beginning! Dive in to see all the great iPhone apps we've rounded up for you this week....
Like Apple, Google has proven so transformative in our digital lives that we’ve come to expect to be knocked flat every time the company releases a new product. But sometimes a Google product is merely adequate. Every at-bat can’t be a home run, after all....
Thanks to the ubiquitous spread of smartphones, and the ease of photo-taking they bring, our photo galleries have become filled with what are almost like disposable memories – we snap and share, but then never return and reminisce. New York-based Memoir, a new app launching today on iOS first, wants to change that by offering a way to time travel through your past, allowing you to rediscover who…
Battling it out over mobile-operating systems is now a thing of the past -- at least in the baby-monitoring world. The Baby Monitor AV app allows you to use both iOS and Android systems to help monitor your baby. With the app, users designate one device -- iOS or Android -- as the camera and microphone for the baby’s room. The other device becomes the parent station and allows you to see and hear what is going on in the nursery.
Apple wants to make shopping easier this holiday season with the iPad's first-ever retail app, which comes loaded with features to make product discovery on Apple.com more seamless. The Apple Store for iPad is designed specifically for iOS 7, capitalizing on using gestures to find more products from Apple's online store. It essentially wraps up everything currently listed for sale on Apple.com and packages it up in one easy-to-navigate app.
This year, several notable apps that connect users with house cleaners have launched or gained traction. These include Homejoy, Exec and laundry service Prim. There are a lot of benefits to hiring a professional cleaning service but, unfortunately, I live outside the area covered by these apps. Letting people I don't know into my apartment also makes me feel exposed. I just don't like having…
Bloomthat, the Y Combinator-backed startup that delivers flowers in San Francisco Bay Area in less than 90 minutes, just picked up $2 million in seed funding. Their new backers include SV Angel, Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary’s A-Grade Investments, Joe Montana, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Y Combinator partner Garry Tan, Ron Rofe, Oliver Jung and Baron Davis. The San Francisco-based…
Google introduced Helpouts last year to HELP PEOPLE OUT (yeah that’s where they got the name). The system works through Hangouts, letting people connect with experts for paid or free video chats that are about solving a specific problem, rather than just shooting the breeze with pals as we all do on Hangouts all the time. Now Helpouts is available on iOS thanks to a new app. Helpouts for…
Amazon has been tipped to launch a local services marketplace this year to rival the likes of Thumbtack, Angie’s List and Yelp. Now one part of that effort looks like it’s about to go live: the company is now rolling out a food takeout service, “a direct competitor to GrubHub, Seamless and DeliveryHero,” in the words of someone who worked on the service at…
One of the challenges with online shopping is worrying that you’re not getting the best deal. Customers abandon shopping carts regularly, thinking they’ll spend just a few more minutes researching the product in question, but then never return. A company called PoachIt, which has now closed on an additional $1.8 million in funding, is helping turn those hesitant buyers into…
Online auction giant eBay on Tuesday announced a batch of exclusive iPad accessory deals to celebrate the rollout of its redesigned iPad app, which sports a completely new interface designed for a more engaging experience.
