Cool Apps

It’s been more than four months since Google launched its on-demand music streaming service, All Access, on the Web and as part of the native Google Play Music app for Android smartphones and tablets. Now, both Google Play Music and All Access are available for iOS devices too. The free version of the app allows Continue Reading →

iPad owners tired of waiting for Microsoft to launch a version of Office for the tablet now have yet another option. Released Thursday, HopTo is a free iPad app that lets you view, edit, and create Word documents and Excel spreadsheets, and view PowerPoint presentations. The ability to edit a PowerPoint file is slated for Continue Reading →

From trick-or-treating, to Thanksgiving feasts, to the sweet celebrations Christmas and Hanukkah, your kid will be exposed to a lot of unhealthy options this holiday season. Get ahead of it! November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Here are five mobile apps that empower young ones to understand the consequences of what foods they put into Continue Reading →

As expected, Google on Thursday released its much-anticipated Hangouts 2.0 update for Android. You can download the new version now directly from Google Play. The new version includes SMS support (as well as MMS support on Android 4.0 and up), animated GIFs, and one-tap location sharing. The last option is as simple as tapping the Continue Reading →

In order to whet appetites for the new FuelBand SE, which hits shelves on Wednesday, Nike released its companion app, the refreshed Nike+ Move, to the public a day earlier than expected. Exclusive to iPhone 5s owners, the Nike+ Move app uses the M7 coprocessor found in the iPhone 5s to gather information from the Continue Reading →

Can your mobile phone become a replacement for manually typing in a password? That’s the promise of a new application called Knock, which launched on Tuesday, which uses an iPhone paired with a Mac desktop or laptop computer to log you in to your locked machine. The system takes advantage of the newer low-energy Bluetooth Continue Reading →

I go to see a lot of movies in theaters. I’ve seen 28 different movies in theaters since the start of August. That’s a lot of movies to see in theaters in a short amount of time, but I chose the August 1 cutoff for a specific reason: It was the first day I was Continue Reading →

Google updated its Search app for iOS on Tuesday, adding a slew of new features for both the core search experience as well as Google Now. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store. The update largely focuses on Google Now. Here’s what’s new: Notifications – Get notified when it’s time Continue Reading →

Pre-schoolers who learn a second language tend to increase their understanding and study habits in relation to other academic pursuits. If your kiddo shows a knack for Spanish, it’s best to get them started with vocabulary acquisition. These apps in particular are tailored to meet them at their undeveloped skill level. Little Pim Spanish ($2.99) Little Continue Reading →

Google announced a slew of updates for its Hangouts cross-platform messaging service on Tuesday, including SMS support, animated GIFs and one-tap location sharing for its Android app. The update, which will be available in the Google Play store “over the next few days”, will give you the ability to instantly share your location with fellow Continue Reading →