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Google to bring Chrome app launcher to OS X

by Steven Sande (May 21st, 2013)

Those of us who use Google's Chrome browser for OS X are familiar with how Chrome web apps can be installed and launched from within the browser. Now it appears that Google is working on a way to bring those Chrome apps even closer to the heart of ...

Yahoo raises the stakes for free Flickr storage: 1 terabyte

by Steven Sande (May 20th, 2013)

It's official: Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer has gone completely bonkers, as the Yahoo-owned Flickr has just announced that all users now have a free terabyte of storage. That's a thousand gigabytes, folks. For free. As the Flickr website touts, one ...

Five apps to help you identify birds and their beautiful songs

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 20th, 2013)

Spring means migration and the return of birds to many parts of North America. It also means warmer weather and sunny days that are perfect for birding. Here is a list of apps to help you get outside and start learning about our feathered friends ...

Google's Field Trip app gets you into 13 museums for free right now

by Michael Grothaus (May 20th, 2013)

Museum buffs and tourists might want to download Google's Field Trip app right now. As we've told you before, the location-based app shows you cool things to do while on a trip. For a limited time, the app will also get you into 13 major US museums ...

Stitcher Radio announces a Car Mode, but it's not quite what I want

by Mike Schramm (May 17th, 2013)

I use my iPhone a lot to listen to music and podcasts in my car -- I connect it right up to my car stereo, and it's my main listening source while driving around LA. As a result, I really wish there were more options to control my music while ...

Daily iPad App: NASA's Earth As Art shows us our beautiful planet

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 17th, 2013)

NASA has a series of excellent educational iOS apps that appeal to adults and kids alike. Most have a strong scientific bent, but if you lean more towards art than science, NASA has an iPad app for you, too. Mixing a little bit of earth and ...

Pebble receives $15 mil in funding, releases SDK and Sports API

by Mike Schramm (May 16th, 2013)

The company behind the Pebble smartwatch, which not only looks awesome but connects up to your iPhone, has picked up US$15 million in funding from venture capitalists, and has released yet another version of its SDK. The funding is obviously a ...

Daily iPad App: Use Moldiv to quickly create a collage

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 16th, 2013)

JellyBus, the makers of popular iOS image-editing software PicsPlayPro, recently launched a collage-making app, Moldiv, and packed it full of features that'll appeal to creative types who are looking to throw together a beautiful collage. The ...

Chills and thrills for your iPad with Haunting Melissa

by Michael Rose (May 16th, 2013)

A teenage girl alone in a remote farmhouse, an absent father, a boyfriend off at college... and a locked door that conceals a tragic secret. These are the creepy, chilling tropes on display in Haunting Melissa, a serialized video horror story ...

Google announces new Hangout app to hit iOS today

by Dave Caolo (May 15th, 2013)

Google announced a new Hangouts app at its I/O conference, which will be available for iOS today. It's not out as I'm typing this, but the brief keynote demo showed a family of participants taking part in a long-running conversation of photos of ...

New and notable apps for iOS and OS X - May 15 edition

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 15th, 2013)

It has been busy in the App Store with a handful of new apps landing on iOS and OS X. Take a few minutes and check out our list of standout apps from the past few weeks! iOS Apps A Beautiful Mess [iOS Universal; Category: Productivity; $0.99] The ...

Apple job postings suggest iWork team is growing

by Steven Sande (May 14th, 2013)

Just when you think that Apple has decided to totally ignore iWork, along comes news that the company has added job postings for a number of positions on the iWork team. The last official release of the iWork suite -- Pages, Numbers and Keynote -- ...