There are a number of holiday app sales now running as mobile developers slash prices in hopes of reaching potential customers who will soon be unwrapping smartphones for Christmas. But one of the better promotions, starting today, is called “App Santa” and involves a group of indie developers behind some of the most popular applications on the iOS and Mac App Stores. The group…
There are things you can see and things you can’t see when you gaze up into the sky. With a little help from an app or two, you can identify all of them.
As Apple's App Store nears 50 billion downloads, the company reveals the all-time most popular apps for iPhone and iPad.
Labor Day is the greatest weekend of the year—the entire point of the holiday is to have an extra day to take it easy. And while the airports and highways will be jammed with people trying to squeeze in one last trip of the summer, to truly take it easy you don’t have to go far from home. It’s time for a good old-fashioned staycation. These apps can make sure you have a great one without sweating too much over the planning....
A mini-planetarium at the tips of your fingers, for one. See what else is on the docket for this week's top apps for kids.
This holiday season, you've plugged that very important hole in your life — the one between your smartphone and your computer. Whether it's the 9.7-inch iPad or the new 7.9-inch iPad mini, you're now in possession of a device that not only has a great screen and a fast processor, but one that gains you access into one of the best app stores on the planet. The iOS App Store has an incredible number of great apps and games, but the best ones can be hard to find among the huge selection. Of course you...
Let's face it, a lot of folks spend their days using their iPads to play Angry Birds and read their email. But your iPad can get you through the day in other ways,...
Learning is rarely fun; it’s even less fun when being taught within the confines of a lecture hall or classroom. While this may be true, there’s no reason why you…
App developers love to get picked for the Featured section in Apple's App Store. Getting a spot can turn a struggling app into a sensation, but it all depends on how Apple...
In case you hadn't noticed, the new iPad is here, with a gorgeous retina display. Although virtually every app will look better on the new screen, software that's designed...
Now VP of product marketing at Apple, years ago Michael Tchao worked on the team that invented the Newton. Considering that was one of the first touchscreen "tablets" around, wouldn't you just love to know his favorite iPad apps? Luckily, we are privy to such details, with his recommendations being shown off at the MIPCOM conference in Cannes, where Recombu acted fast and copied them down. Unfortunately they're all paid-for (excluding Flipboard), but consider this list a curated menu of what one of the...
Apple this week announced the winners of its annual Design Awards at the Worldwide Developers Conference, highlighting some of the best applications written for iOS.
