Peel Smart Remote app tops 50M activations

Several apps out there can turn your smartphone into a smart remote control with the help of some other hardware. One of those apps is the Peel Smart Remote app. … Continue reading

iOS hero horror game “Year Walk” heads to Steam

While generally it’s the case that a high-powered game will be released to consoles and PCs first, then (years later) it’ll be ported to mobile devices, the developer crew at … Continue reading

Jawbone UP 3.1 app puts sleep in its sights

Jawbone has released UP 3.1, the latest version of its companion app for the UP and UP24 fitness-tracking wristbands, with the promise of more tailored health insights, better sleep tracking, … Continue reading

Jawbone UP Coffee quantifies your caffeine addiction

For some its an addiction; for others it’s a treat; and for the unlucky it’s a shortcut to insomnia. Caffeine fuels many of us, and it’s the subject of Jawbone’s … Continue reading

Motorola updates Touchless Control app with new notification feature

One of the things that a number of smartphone makers are baking into their devices is the ability to control the smartphone hands free. This is an important ability considering … Continue reading

iOS Gmail app gets background sync to cut new mail lag

Google has updated the Gmail app for iOS to support background refreshing, meaning the app will now download new email in the background rather than forcing the user to wait … Continue reading

Flipboard buys Zite for a smarter newsreader

Flipboard has bought rival newsreader Zite, spending $60m to bring the CNN app under its control, and with plans to integrate its technology into a single product. Zite, which CNN … Continue reading

App That Cures Arachnophobia?

App That Cures Arachnophobia?“There’s an app for that” is a pretty popular catchphrase, and has been one for quite some time now. Heck, even psychiatrists have been enlisted to come up with an app that will hopefully assist folks in overcoming their fear of spiders, or arachnophobia. This new app was specially developed after taking input from psychiatrists into consideration, where it will begin with the introduction of arachnophobics to a cute looking cartoon arachnid, before ratcheting things up by a few notches through the simulation of one being crawled on by an augmented reality tarantula.

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    Uber Surge Drop alerts when regular rates resume

    Uber will now alert would-be users looking for a ride when “surge” pricing – the higher fare rate triggered when demand rises – is over, in an update to the … Continue reading

    Glass Traffic app throws wearables back into driver safety discussion

    A new traffic app for Google Glass is likely to throw the safety aspects of wearables back into question, as new hands-free technology butts heads with more traditional dashboard displays … Continue reading