Today in the App Store -- the best free apps, new apps and app updates

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 22nd 2015 10:00PM)

Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can. Apps Now Free Cycloramic for iPhone...

My favorite apps of 2014: Mike Wehner

by Mike Wehner (Dec 25th 2014 9:00AM)

I don't know about you, but 2014 sure sped by for me. It seems like just yesterday I was putting together my list of best apps of 2013, and here I am writing the next chapter now. But when I went back through my pages of iOS apps I realized that it's...

Lose fewer balls with Golf Ball Finder

by John Emmert (Dec 3rd 2014 4:30PM)

Under the rules of golf, a lost ball means you take a one shot penalty and go back to the spot you hit the shot from and play a second ball. All that takes time and frustrates your playing partners. If you are like me and my playing companions we...

Shoutout takes on Snapchat with a much better design

by George Tinari (Oct 1st 2014 4:30PM)

Shoutout is a free app for iPhone entering the App Store this past September that strives to make photo sharing as simple as possible without all the bells and whistles some apps seem to tack on. In fact, it's so quick that Shoutout lacks a shutte...

The copy of the U.S. Constitution that's installed on every Mac

by Steven Sande (Aug 12th 2014 9:00AM)

Sometimes when I see just how ignorant many American politicians are of the Constitution of the United States, I get the urge to send them a copy along with some annotations. Perhaps now that more of those in the federal government are using Macs, ...

JibJab's StoryBots will hook kids and their parents too

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 24th 2014 1:00PM)

2004 was the year the iPod Mini made its debut, along with the 4th generation iPod and iPod Photo. Apple sold its 200 millionth song through the iTunes Store, and the iMac G5 was introduced. Macs were running OS X Panther. And in July 2004, leadin...

Target accidentally sells demo iPad unit, new owner freaks out

by Mike Wehner (Dec 3rd 2013 4:15PM)

I'm not going to beat around the bush with this one; what we have here is an overblown story about a non-story, with a bit of overreaction mixed in for good measure. This is what happened: Target sold an iPad Air that was meant to be a demo unit t...

Ringtone Director Presidential Edition lets Obama or Bush announce your messages

by Mel Martin (Nov 5th 2013 4:00PM)

Ringtone Director Presidential Edition (US$0.99) lets your iPhone announce incoming messages in voices that sound like that of US President Barack Obama or former President George W. Bush. Using the app is simple. First, type what you want Obama or ...

Daily iPad App: Colin McRae Rally fails to live up to its heritage

by Mike Wehner (Jul 9th 2013 7:00PM)

When it comes to racing games, Codemasters is one of the most respected developers around, so when one of the company's earliest racing properties -- the iconic Colin McRae Rally, circa 1998 -- hit the App Store, it could have meant great things fo...

Douglas Engelbart, thank you for your great mind

by Ilene Hoffman (Jul 4th 2013 8:00AM)

Douglas Engelbart died on July 2 at age 88. If that name doesn't ring a bell, then look at your computer mouse and give thanks to this World War II radar technician who came up with the idea in the 1960s. Engelbart also influenced computer use in oth...

Laura Bush: iPad drawing app inspired GWB's painting hobby

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 25th 2013 12:00PM)

Today, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is being dedicated on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. David Greene of NPR talked to former first lady Laura Bush about the library as well as her husband, fo...

Tim Cook High School yearbook photos reveal Apple CEO was voted "most studious" two years running

by Yoni Heisler (Mar 31st 2013 11:41PM)

Largely regarded and respected as an extremely hardworking and efficient executive with a penchant for spreadsheets, recently released High School photos of Apple CEO Tim Cook reveal that Cook was as diligent as a student as he is now as an executi...