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,...

Have you ever popped into the pharmacy to get just one thing and ended up walking out 45-minutes later with something different than what you went in for? Stores like…

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. Endomondo Sports Tracker Pro (Android Market) Previously $3.99, now $0.49. Endomondo Sports Tracker Pro for Android helps you get into shape like never before. Acting as your personal trainer, the app tracks your progress and even allows you to send challenges to your friends, giving the app a social aspect as you exercise your way to perfection. Get it for $0.49. (via...

Every morning, I scrape myself off of the bottom of my hangover’s hobnailed boot and try to make it down to the gym. About two-out-of-five times, I’ll oogily succeed and manage to douse myself in the pool until I’ve either done fifty laps or turned the water fifty proof, whichever comes first. If only there was a way to be better motivated, I’ll often think to myself. Which is why I’m intrigued by a partnership between GymPack and RunKeeper, that will not only award me real money when I...

Perhaps you made some New Year's resolutions this week. Of course this is the year you're going to keep them, just like every other year. Regardless, we're here to help, with two exercise apps, one to help you discover new music, and so much more....

Calm.com, which began as a website that helped busy, information-overloaded web workers take a mental break, is now turning into a real business. The company is today announcing a $415,000 round of funding from a number of notable angel investors, and the debut of a mobile application initially aimed at teaching relaxation.

Aside from setting and surpassing personal goals, the thrill of competition is a large part of what's made Nike+ so successful. Starting today, the company's Nike+ Running app for iOS is offering yet another way for friends to one-up each other: challenges. A step beyond the leaderboards already available to users, challenges let you agree upon a target distance and invite fellow runners to see who can get there first....

Following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, disaster preparedness is on everyone’s mind this storm season. You should keep your home equipped with these fundamental supplies at all times and your family should have a plan in place in case of emergencies. Since we rely on our cell phones so much when the threat of disaster is not imminent, it only makes sense that they could become more useful when it is.

SGizmodoers, the holidays are upon us! And it's a safe bet you're either traveling somewhere, or waiting for people to travel to you this weekend. Either way, plenty of time to sit around and play with your phone. Here are some new toys to stuff your phone's stocking.Multi-Platform UpdatesPlowzIt's driveway-shoveling season, and thank heavens, there's an Uber for snow plows. Currently available in tundra-like central New York and Minnesota, Plowz is expanding rapidly, and the free app lets you summon,...

You've got a busy life. Work, school, social gatherings, family time -- there's a lot to pack into one day. Technology is here to save you. While unwinding can sometimes mean putting away the gadgets, there are plenty of ways that a few apps can actually simplify your life. Here are nine free, quick-step apps to make your life less complicated. See also: These 11 Apps Will Supercharge Your Personal Life 1.

This week's list includes an app to help you find sheet music, the sequel to a popular racing game and the NFL's latest app for football fans.

When it comes to keeping those pesky resolutions, your smartphone can actually be your best friend

Activity apps are all the rage right now thanks in part to any number of smartwatches and bands you can wear, as well as Apple’s HealthKit initiative. There’s a lot of activity going on out there, and we’re finally tracking the data that goes along with it.With that data comes some interesting learnings. A company called Human, which has a fitness tracker for iOS that begs…

Just in time for the NBA Finals, the league has launched a fitness app to help you reach for your basketball goals.

So you’re getting an iPhone 4S. Fantastic. But with more than 500,000 apps in the App Store, finding the best ones is no easy task. Mashable is…

There's an ocean of apps out there. Whether you just got your iPhone and are feeling adrift or you're a salty old dog seeing what you might've missed, here are the absolutely essential apps. Twitter: Twitter thankfully didn't make too many changes when they gobbled up the already-great Tweetie 2 from Atebits—same clean interface, same Tweet swiping, and the same it-feels-so-good pull to refresh mechanism. Free. Facebook: The new, panel-based interface takes a little getting used to, but once you're...

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. KeepTrack Pro (Amazon Appstore) Previously $1.99, now Free. KeepTrack Pro for Android offers a simple user interface to help you track just about anything, from tracking workouts to tracking medications. The app collects your information and then will give you data breakdowns with charts, stats, and calendars. It also offers alarms to remind you of tasks. Get it for...

With some startups, we’re able to chart their progression from the year dot all the way through to world domination. While Foodzy isn’t yet at the world domination stage yet,…

You know, sometimes a task manager isn’t enough. Sometimes you need something that keeps you work flowing beyond the to-do list. There are several apps that can do just that, and I call them “workflow apps” as they may not be the backbone of a trusted system, but they sure can support the workflow that helps you keep that trusted system intact....

STake beautiful shots, drink responsibly, cover up bodily functions, and improve your phone. Sound like an unattainable amount of multitasking? Not really, if you have this round of the best iPhone apps of the week to assist you....

Many apps are already adopting the new look of iOS 7 before it launches. You may find some new favorites as developers scramble to update.

When Apple introduced the M7 "motion coprocessor" in the iPhone 5S it presented the addition as a boon for fitness apps, and RunKeeper is releasing an update to take advantage of its capabilities. With a new feature dubbed "Pocket Track," RunKeeper will now be able to track walking activity without needing to be triggered by the user. After users opt into background tracking walks of 15 minutes or longer are logged, and when they check the app at the end of the day they'll be given the option to add...

Glow, the latest startup from PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and Mike Huang, is expanding its reach within the healthcare space. With its updated app, the company hopes to give women the knowledge to help plan their future, no matter whether they want to have a family now or wait a few years while they focus on their careers. That means its app is geared towards those who are not interested in becoming pregnant, considering it, or want to be pregnant....

Yet another Silicon Valley power entered the "quantified self" race on Thursday when Facebook acquired the developers behind Moves, an iPhone app that allows users to create an "activity diary" by automatically recording walking, cycling, and running.

A blogger’s life is not the most active lifestyle possible for a human; tech bloggers probably get the most exercise walking to and from the post office to retrieve packages they missed at home or to ship things back out. If you don’t have a standing desk, you probably barely even rise out of your seat at a job where the Internet is your main medium, source and subject. The chance…