App Store Apps

Verizon Cloud client now available on the App Store

Cody Lee ∙ May 23, 2013

Good news Verizon customers. Just in case the dozens of cloud storage options currently available aren't enough for you, Big Red has just released an iOS version of its mobile Verizon Cloud client, finally bringing its backup services to Apple's mobile platform.

Like the other offerings, Verizon's Cloud allows you to sync up your documents, photos and other media between your devices. But unlike the others, it has the ability to save things like contacts and text messages, as well as the ability to restore them to a device...

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Live the celebrity life with the Cannes Film Festival app

Lory Gil ∙ May 23, 2013

This year’s Cannes Film Festival takes place from May 15 – 26. Every year, France’s epic movie party brings celebrities from all over the world to preview unreleased films. If you make it at Cannes, you’ll make it in theaters. Of course, this prestigious affair is by invite only, so regular folks like us have to find out about it in the news.

Festival de Cannes – Official is the sanctioned app of the entire event. You can read news about attendees, see photos of the daily events, watch trailers of films that will be presented at the festival, and much more. If you aren’t elite enough to make it to Cannes, you can pretend like you are thanks to this comprehensive app…

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Angry Birds Space goes free as Apple’s App of the Week

Cody Lee ∙ May 23, 2013

It's pretty mind-boggling to think about what the folks at Rovio have done with the Angry Birds franchise. What started out as just a simple game has turned into a multimedia empire complete with its own clothing line, TV show, and feature film.

And for those of you who've yet to see what all of the fuss is about, I have some good news for you. Apple has just named Angry Birds Space as its 'App of the Week', meaning you can download the game (iPhone and iPad) for free for a limited time...

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After being dumped from App Store, AppGratis launches Android version

Ed Sutherland ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

After great wailing and gnashing of teeth about its banishment from Apple's App Store earlier this year, AppGratis is back - for Android users. The app recommendation engine was yanked after Apple outlawed iOS apps which promoted other apps.

Now in the Google's Play store Android repository, developers claim AppGratis "is designed from the ground up" for the iOS rival. Yet, the service appears much like the AppGratis ejected from the app's first choice, the App Store...

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Bamboo Loop: send fun visual messages to your friends

Lory Gil ∙ Updated January 22, 2018

As photography mixes more and more with social networking sites, it is becoming popular for app developers to find ways to create fun and interesting ways to share photos. Instagram is no longer the top dog when it comes to connecting friends and family through pictures.

Bamboo Loop is an iPhone app from the company that brought us Bamboo Paper and the popular Bamboo Stylus. This social app lets you upload pictures and draw funny faces on them or leave little notes. Then, they can tag you right back on the same image, thus creating the Loop…

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Drive Awake uses eye-tracking tech to keep you from falling asleep while driving

Cody Lee ∙ May 23, 2013

This is kind of cool. Raise your hand if you've ever gone on a lengthy road trip and found yourself falling asleep while driving. I know I have. Just last month I drove halfway across the country, and I caught myself dozing off on a number of occasions.

But there's an iPhone app out that promises to make that a thing of the past. It's called Drive Awake, and it uses eye-tracking technology to keep tabs on you while you drive. Close your eyes for too long, and the app will emit a shrieking audible alarm...

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Clear for iPhone and Mac updated with e-mail list sharing and more

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

Realmac has updated its Clear app today for both the iPhone and the Mac today, bringing it to version 1.2.2 (or 1.0.1). The update brings about e-mail list sharing—which was a highly requested feature—as well as new themes and other improvements.

On the iPhone, the new list sharing feature can be activated simply by shaking the handset while Clear is open. Doing this brings up the email tool  that includes the active list, plus a link that lets the recipient open it within their own version of Clear...

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Rdio 2.2 is out with new ‘Find People’ feature, improved UI and more

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 13, 2018

Hot on the heels of this morning's update from Pandora comes a new version of the Rdio app for iOS. The update brings the music client to version 2.2, and includes a number of new features and improvements.

Perhaps the biggest change in today's release is the addition of "Find People," a new tool that will make it easier for users to find friends and discover artists to follow. And the UI improvements are also blatant...

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Change the way you look at songs with iMusic

Lory Gil ∙ Updated January 22, 2018

Apple’s Music app is kind of ugly. At least, that is what developers of music interface apps think. While I am perfectly content with Apple’s list and carousel design, plenty of iOS users are always looking for a diverse way to experience music.

Developed by jailbreak developer Saltb0x, the iMusic app satisfies your desire to view your music with a different design, plus makes it easy for you to share what you are listening to with others using a quick tweet, email, or text message…

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Inteliscope mounts an iPhone to your favorite tactical firearm

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

Yes, you read the headline correctly. The Inteliscope will link technology with the firearms industry in mid-June. If there was ever a time you wished to use an iPhone as a scope, get excited because your weird and strange wish is now granted.

When I first received word from the InteliScope marketing relations team, I spent a while trying to determine what exactly this product is designed to do. Is it a game? Does it come with a fake gun? Is there a Bluetooth connection to the trigger for some type of modern Duck Hunt experience?

Well, no, it is nothing like that. This is not a game. In fact, one of the advantages of this accessory system, according to the company, is the ability to "shoot around corners with no head exposure." Creepy. Get the details past the fold...

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Ravensburger’s Las Vegas! gets the iOS treatment

Lory Gil ∙ Updated January 22, 2018

If you’ve been paying attention to my longwinded reviews, you’ll know that I am a board game fan. Put some squares on a thick piece of cardboard and throw down some dice and you’ll have me on your porch with a 2-liter of Mountain Dew and some red vines in a matter of minutes.

Ravensburger has been around for more than 100 years and makes some top quality games. Las Vegas! first launched in 2012 and just recently found its way into the App Store. Interestingly, the iOS version of this game is actually better than the physical board game…

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Great apps for cycling during National Bike Month

Lory Gil ∙ Updated May 16, 2018

In case you haven’t heard, May is National Bike Month. The League of American Bicyclists sponsors yearly events each May to raise awareness for the environmental and fitness conscious mode of transportation.

In honor of the vélo-friendly month, we’ve come up with a list of bicycle-related apps. Whether you are a road cyclist, a back roads trailblazer, or just taking off the training wheels, we have a list of apps we think you’ll enjoy...

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