The New Essential Apps February 2011: iPhone, Android and iPad [Apps]

iPhones! iPads! Android! We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. More »

This Week’s Best Apps [Video]

In this week’s app roundup: TV, Shazam’d!; translations, made convenient; Rdio, redesigned; The Dark Knight, appified; music releases, predicted; Star Craft II, approximated; security tripwires, evaded; and more! More »

Simplenote for iPhone [AppOfTheDay]

There are apps you enjoy and there are apps you rely on. For many of us at Giz, Simplenote is the latter. Clean, quick, flawlessly synced notes, on any device you happen to be using. More »

The Best iPad Apps [Ipadapps]

You’ve seen the commercials; Apps are what makes an iPad come to life. Here are the very best ones for work, play, creation, consumption and everything in between. More »

The Best Apps for News Junkies [Appbattle]

A news addiction is one of the few dependencies that it’s actually good to indulge. And to a news junkie, a smartphone is like a wide-bore hypodermic needle. More »

The Best Apps for Snow Junkies [Appbattle]

Carrying a phone on the slopes isn’t just a good way to make sure you don’t freeze to death after careening off an unseen ledge. With the right apps, it can be helpful in non-emergency-related ways, too! More »

The Best Barcode Scanner Apps [Appbattle]

Nothing ruins a recent purchase quite like finding lower prices online as soon as you bring it home. With one of these barcode-scanning, price-crunching smartphone apps, that never has to happen again. More »

Infinity Blade: An iOS Game Like You’ve Never Seen Before [Video]

Then dubbed Project Sword, Epic GamesInfinity Blade had as grand an unveiling as any iOS game could ever hope for—an introduction from Steve Jobs himself. It’s finally available, and, in short, it was definitely worth the hype. More »

The Six Best Apps for Getting Shit Done [Appbattle]

To-do lists of the past were scribbled in notebooks, on sticky notes, or on whiteboards. Today, they live in our smatphones. Or at least they should. More »

Best Apps for Drivers [Appbattle]

Maybe you commute. Maybe you travel. Maybe you just like to drive. In any case, smartphone apps are key—and not just for navigation. More »