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Earth Day 2013: Five apps that'll help you protect and enjoy our amazing planet

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 22nd, 2013)

More than 1 billion people today will take part in Earth Day 2013. Governments, businesses, organizations and individuals will take time to celebrate the incredible planet on which we live. Below, you will find five apps to help you get outside and enjoy nature as well as take steps to protect ...

Five apps to follow college basketball during the NCAA March Madness tournament

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 20th, 2013)

March is the month that college basketball takes center stage for sports fans. The NCAA selects its finest Division I teams and they battle it out until one team takes the title. It's an adventure if you can stay glued to your TV, but most of us have other commitments that take us away from the ...

Five apps for business card scanning

by Michael Rose (Mar 18th, 2013)

Persistent critters, those little analog cardboard rectangles. Even with the option to scan QR Codes, email vCards or bump phones to swap contact information, the venerable business card keeps on trucking -- and keeps on making it challenging to leap from analog to digital information. If your ...

Thanking the Academy: Five Apps for the 2013 Oscars

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 23rd, 2013)

If you're eagerly awaiting the 85th Academy Awards airing this Sunday on ABC, you may find one of these five apps useful before and during the show -- and all of them are free. Good luck to the nominees! Oscars The official app for the event. It's pretty much a US-only affair, and isn't ...

5 apps for Super Bowl Sunday

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2013)

It's Super Bowl weekend, so bring on the football, food and fun. Like most people, you likely will watch the game with snacks in one hand and your iPhone or iPad in the other. You probably already have the official NFL apps on your phone and your Zite football news all setup. So here are five ...

Five apps to add style, substance and snapshots to your social endeavors

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 18th, 2013)

Are your social profiles too numerous to count? Do you get caught up reading other people's status updates for hours? Would you shudder if you couldn't post to Facebook or Twitter? If you answered yes to even one of these questions, then you need to check out our five socially oriented apps ...

Five apps to keep you happy and healthy this year

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 14th, 2013)

Struggling to keep those New Year's resolutions to stay fit and eat nutritional foods? Find some new inspiration to stay happy and healthy with one of these five iOS apps below. Juice (iPhone, Free) Juice is a daily energy and activity tracker that lets you enter your daily routine so you can ...

5 Apps: The best camera apps for blind and visually impaired iPhone users

by Chancey Fleet (Jan 4th, 2013)

After yesterday's post showing Tommy Edison's video demo of Instagram from a blind user's perspective, we thought it would be helpful to check with an expert and get some suggestions on other camera-centric apps for blind iPhone users. Today's 5 Apps guest post is from Chancey Fleet, an ...

Five apps for the last-minute holiday shopper

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 21st, 2012)

Holiday shoppers, your time is almost up! There are only a few days left until deliveries cease and the stores shut down for Christmas. Here are five apps to make this last-minute shopping frenzy a little easier on you and your wallet. Clutch (iPhone, Category: Lifestyle, Free) Clutch is your ...

7 apps to help you battle the crowds and save some money on Black Friday

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 22nd, 2012)

It is Thanksgiving here in the US today, which means tomorrow is Black Friday -- the busiest shopping day of the year. On Black Friday, retailers kick off the holiday shopping season with deep discounts on popular items, and shoppers swarm stores looking for fantastic deals. Below, we have listed ...

Five apps that are wicked fun for Halloween

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 31st, 2012)

It's Halloween, which means it is time for scary movies, zombie costumes and bags stuffed full of candy from trick-or-treating. Below, you will find five apps that are perfect for this horror-filled holiday. Dead Trigger (iOS Universal, Free) Dead Trigger is a gory arcade shooter that'll have ...

Apps and tips for coping with Hurricane Sandy

by Michael Rose (Oct 28th, 2012)

All of us in the northeast US (which includes myself and TUAW colleagues Megan Lavey-Heaton, Dave Caolo and Kelly Hodgkins) are keeping a wary weather eye on the approaching maelstrom that is Hurricane Sandy. While we continue to hope for minimal impacts to life and property, it's ...

Five apps that'll help you celebrate the Easter holiday

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 6th, 2012)

Easter is just around corner which means it's time for spring flowers, lovely dresses and time with family and friends. Below are five apps to help you celebrate the Sunday holiday. If you have any suggestions of your own, please add them to the list (all prices are USD). Wood Puzzles Easter ...

Five apps to help you file your taxes (updated)

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 3rd, 2012)

With only a few weeks before taxes are due -- the federal deadline is on April 17, and many states have followed suit -- plenty of Americans are scrambling to file before the clock ticks away. We've gone and found five apps that will help you make Tax Day, and waiting for that refund, a bit ...

5 Apps for Mardi Gras

by Erica Sadun (Feb 21st, 2012)

With Lent peeking around the corner, there's still time to get down, celebrate, and indulge before fasting, abstinence, and penitence. In that spirit, here are a bunch of last minute apps to help you seize the day...and the pancakes. If you're lucky enough to be around New Orleans, follow your ...