Cool Apps

No matter which ecosystem you’ve bought into, be it iBooks, Kindle, Nook or otherwise, there’s no denying that Amazon’s Kindle apps are part of what make the system great. The latest update for its iOS app brings in some much-desired changes, including rapid highlighting and better navigation. Version 3.2 of Kindle for iOS also brings Continue Reading →

If you spend a lot of time in the car, you know what an awesome companion audiobooks can be. A pricey one, too. A single “book on tape” (OK, CD) might run you $20, $30, even as much as $50. That’s why I’m a big fan of Audiobooks.com, which offers unlimited listening for a flat Continue Reading →

Just a short heads up: Microsoft is deadly serious about SkyDrive becoming the consumer cloud storage tool of choice. The product will be a key part of Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8 I suspect. However, Microsoft knows that to be truly mass market, all platforms must be supported. To that end, the company today Continue Reading →

While filming Stanley Kubrick’s legendary war movie Full Metal Jacket, actor Matthew Modine documented the whole process with a borrowed medium-format camera and a richly detailed diary. To mark the 25th anniversary of the film, he has released a Kickstarter-funded iPad app that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Kubrick classic. (If Continue Reading →

I’ve always been a fan of Stickies, the note application that comes with OS X, but the Dashboard is too far out of mind and notes floating around on my desktop behind windows just isn’t practical. That’s why I love Sticky Notifications, an app from Matt Gemmell that repurposes either Mountain Lion’s Notification Center or Continue Reading →

It’s safe to guess that just as many moms have a smartphone in their purse as they do a half gallon of milk in the fridge. Which makes smartphones a smart place to post about missing children. Stephen Fern, founder of the app Lost Kidz knows first hand how terrifying it can be when you Continue Reading →

Among the more than 200 new features that Apple plans to incorporate into next month’s release of iOS 6 will be an update to the software’s alarm clock application that will have you stumbling out of bed in the morning to your favorite tune. The little-mentioned feature, which originally turned up in the first betas Continue Reading →

Social networking start-up Pinterest has rolled out versions of its service for Android-based smartphones and for the iPad, its latest move to boost its appeal to a broader audience. An online scrapbook where users can “pin” images and share them with others, Pinterest has grown to about 23 million users in July from about one Continue Reading →

Google is making it even easier to get around a foreign city when you travel. The Google Translate app for Android got a major update allowing you to take a photo of a sign or even a menu, and translate it into another language. Now you never have to sit in a café unable to Continue Reading →

If staring at the incoming callers’ visage just wasn’t enough, Current’s Caller ID might worth a try. The utility app adds a raft of extra detail to your smartphone when it rings, from recent tweets and status updates through to weather conditions and even location data. After loading up the app, you can connect to your Continue Reading →