The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) can’t be everywhere at once, so it’s crowd-sourcing the weather report with a new app called mPING. More »
The Google Maps mobile app just got trail maps for 38 ski mountains in the U.S. and Canada. This is your awesome excuse to call in sick to work and take a ski day (or week). More »
Bless you in advance, because allergy season is almost upon us. Prepare for the sniffles with WebMD’s Allergy app. More »
Have no friends to have dinner with? No problem, there’s an app for that. And it’s very, very sad. More »
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Posted in: Today's Chili What do the weather report, birthday cards, and a voice assistant have in common? Nothing beyond the fact that they’re all coming at you in this edition of the best iPhone apps of the week. More »
When you look down at your smartphone and think about how much it’s made your life easier and better, you’ll probably think about how the Internet is at your fingertips or how you can share filtered photos with friends or send texts without ever having to speak to anyone. You’ll probably think that’s why the smartphone was invented. You’d be wrong. The reason we have smartphones? For an emergency condom delivery app. More »
Are you the forgetful type? Always forget birthdays? Never have any stamps? Don’t like Apple’s Cards app? Cleverbug will remind everyone how thoughtful you are. More »
One thing your iPhone could be better at: sending secret encrypted messages (aka for sexting and/or illicit relationships). The regular messages app leaves everything hanging out in the open! Text Fortress is an app that encrypts the messages you send and locks them down so only the person you sent it to, can see it. More »
Siri isn’t all that helpful when it comes to doing stuff you actually want to do on your iPhone, like search Spotify for example. But a voice-control app called Vela can fill that void. More »