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A look at the best educational apps ever made for the iPhone, based on our list of the best 100 iPhone apps of all time.

Подборка приложений, которые помогут каждому желающему освоить иностранный язык. «Смартфоны помогают в учебе», — говорят современные подростки, выпрашивая у родителей новенький девайс. Все верно, сенсорные девайсы на самом деле могут пригодиться для самообразования — стоит только ограничить время на Candy Crush или Совершенного Человека-Паука и установить «правильные» приложения. Сегодня предлагаем дайджест программ для изучения иностранных языков. LinguaLeo     Приложение создано...

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

Duolingo, the popular language learning service, launched the latest update of its iOS app today. Version 4.0 includes a number of new features, but maybe most importantly, this update marks Duolingo's entry into Asia.

Дуолинго наконец-то стал доступен русскоязычным пользователям, а у Lingualeo появился серьезный конкурент.

Congratulations, Planet Earth! We made it another 365 days without crashing into the sun. Go team!    It’s the end of the year, and that means three things: booze, ridiculous sunglasses with numbers on them, and lists. Lots and lots of lists. Up next? The Best Mobile Apps Of 2013.

We live in a commuter's world, but our smartphones have yet to catch up. Without cell service or Wi-Fi in the subway or on airplanes -- although that may change -- we're forced to interact with our (generally unpleasant) surroundings. Or maybe not. See also: 10 Better Alternatives to Your iPhone's Native Apps Now those precious minutes underground can be put to good use.

There are more than 1 million apps in the App Store, and while we haven't tested them all, the Mashable staff had busy fingers in 2013 -- gaming, photo editing and posting away on our favorite iPhone apps from the bunch. One type in particular -- photo apps -- stole our hearts during the past 12 months. But of course, we found favorites across all categories. See also: 13 Tech Products That Stood Out in 2013 Above, check out our picks for the best iPhone apps of the year.

Whether you're new to the iPad or looking to add to your app collection, 2013 brought in a healthy dosage of innovative, addictive options for Apple tablets.

Apple has revealed its top apps for 2013, which sees cult game Candy Crush Saga — from developer King.com — sitting pretty on top of the pile as the most downloaded iPhone app in the US, USA Today reports....

Текущий год подходит к концу и в преддверии этого Apple запустила специальную страницу Best of 2013 (лучшее 2013 года) в App Store. На этой странице собраны самые лучшие игры, фильмы, приложения, книги и даже музыкальные композиции по версии Apple за 2013 год.

Apple late Monday published its "Best of iTunes" charts for 2013, revealing this year's top downloads and editors' choice picks for music, movies, TV shows, apps, books and podcasts.

Free language learning platform Duolingo is using crowdsourcing to solve the problem of adding more languages to its service....

There's a reason you learned more from Bill Nye than your actual science teacher. Mr. Nye made learning fun. If your middle/high school student is struggling to grasp some concepts in school, there's an app for that. Bonus points: if it's part of our list, it's a fun one. See also: 6 Apps That Make Mornings More Manageable The App Store is filled with productivity and educational apps to help your student achieve straight As.

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....

Как говаривал классик, любви все возрасты покорны. Видимо, проникшись этим высказыванием, один предприимчивый итальянец решил сделать своей американской подружке предложение руки и сердца. Только провернул он это очень необычным способом....

Duolingo, the popular language-learning service founded by CAPTCHA co-inventor and reCAPTCHA founder Luis von Ahn, just launched the latest version of its mobile app for the iPhone. This new version introduces an offline mode, so users can now do their lessons on the subway and on planes, as well as a voice-recognition feature that tells learners whether they pronounced a word or sentence…