Dark Sky Weather

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This week's list includes Vimeo's new video editing app, a big update to Dark Sky and a new game from Disney based on 'Inside Out.'

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Apple has the best smartphone ecosystem, the best tablet ecosystem, and as of today, the best smartwatch ecosystem when it comes to apps. But the app story is dramatically different on the Watch in a way that you won't quite understand until you start to use one. Where on the iPhone and iPad, apps are almost everything that you do, on the Apple Watch, apps really aren't something you want to play around with. In fact, you may often find yourself wondering why you'd use some of these apps at all....

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During its "Spring Forward" event on Monday, the company announced upcoming availability for iOS 8.2, which will introduce support for Apple Watch.

From emergency alerts, to real-time weather updates and first aid tips, these apps should help you prepare for any situation and keep you in the loop throughout the storm.

Dark Sky has been around on the iPhone for almost a couple of years now, but the recent redesign for iOS 7 makes it worth a second look — even at the relatively steep price of $3.99. Its raison d'être is telling you what the precipitation is going to be down to your exact location and, more importantly, by the hour. That means it has the unenviable job of conveying a lot of information in a way you can quickly understand — and given the current state of weather apps, it has to look good. Though a few...

Dark Sky has been hailed as one of the best weather apps for the iPhone thanks to its scarily accurate predictions. Today, the app is getting a complete redesign and a bunch of new features that make it more than just a way to see if it is going to rain in the next hour....

Smartphone sensors, readily available feeds of weather data are increasingly good data visualizations are resulting in more and better mobile weather apps. Here are a few to check out for iOS.

It's no coincidence that the best and most popular apps frequently have striking and memorable icons. It might seem like just a colorful tile, but a good icon is critical piece of an app's design that has a huge effect on how people think about and interact with what's inside. Here's a rare look at how Apple thinks icons should look, straight from one of the company's design gurus....

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Back in Oct. 2011, two developers, Adam Grossman and Jack Turner, put a video on Kickstarter with an ambitious goal: help them bring their magical-looking short-term weather prediction app to the public. The app is called Dark Sky [iTunes link], and it's a weather app with a very cool twist: It just offers short-term, hyperlocal forecasts. Using the app, you can find out if it will rain or snow in the next 15 minutes in your given location.

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...

Apps are the wave of the future, man. Soon every classroom will be filled with apps of all shapes and sizes, replacing your books, and maybe even your friends. But until then, you need apps on your computing device to succeed this school year. Whether you're reading, taking notes, annotating photosynthesis PDFs, or typing up a long paper on the juxtaposition of thing A and thing B, here are the best apps to get your schoolwork done. Of course, it's still up to you to actually do work, but with these...

Claiming over 35,000 users, weather app Dark Sky has come a long way since its Kickstarter success, and today received its first major update that adds push notifications and a national weather map. Dark Sky's 2.0 update includes various bug fixes and performance tweaks, as well as minor changes like VoiceOver support and the ability to change your forecast location. The most significant change, however, is Dark Sky's new location-specific weather notifications, which notify users when it is likely...

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If you visited the site yesterday, you’ll already be aware that Cult of Mac’s weekly must-have apps and games roundups are now back. This is where we choose our pick of the best new releases and updates to hit the App Store in the past week. This week’s feature includes the official Klout app, which has finally made its way to iOS; a great service for storing and syncing your passwords from security specialists Norton; a beautiful weather app, and more.

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. 100 Cameras in 1 HD (iTunes) Previously $1.99, now 99¢. 100 Cameras in 1 HD for iPad not only comes packed with effects for your photos but also sports a smooth UI and exports its effects to Instagram. Get it for 99¢. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS

Dark Sky, the Kickstarter project that we wrote about last year, has come to fruition. The app, now available for $5.99 in the iTunes App Store, uses your location to predict hyper-local weather for the next hour. It also animates weather patterns both past and present with a gorgeous timeline feature. It works with newer models of the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch running iOS 5.0 or later. It's only been out for a couple of days, but reviews so far are generally solid, both in terms of design and...