Cool Apps

Over the last eight months, the team behind the popular News360 app has been working day in and day out on a complete overhaul of the company’s iPad application. Like similar apps, News360 condenses the Web and makes it easier for users to discover news stories across a wide range of topics. “It’s no surprise Continue Reading →

An iPhone app released Wednesday, Sleep101, combines expert advice with sleep tracking. Another plus? It’s free. There are a number of sleep tracking apps on the market, and plenty of devices that monitor sleep patterns. But the maker of Sleep101, a company called Zeo, has been in this game for a while — and it’s Continue Reading →

The new version of the Google+ app for iOS has hit the App Store, bringing with it support for the iPad, Google+ Events and the ability to both start and join Hangouts. The app has also gotten a quicker photo uploading option that allows you to shoot images and ‘instantly’ attach them to posts. The Continue Reading →

Social reading application Readability has added a series of updates to its iOS app and version 1.1.0 includes features that massively boost content discovery, while improvements have been made to speed up the apps syncing and general performance. The service has added two aggregated reading lists — ‘Top Reads’ and ‘Longform Picks’ — which give Continue Reading →

Next Issue Media, a joint venture backed by five major U.S. publishers — Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc. — is launching an all-you-can-read magazine subscription app for the iPad Tuesday. For a flat monthly fee of $10 or $15, users can get access to the digital versions of 39 magazines from Continue Reading →

No visit to Kansas City, Mo., is complete without a stop at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, a terrific venue in the citys 18th & Vine Historic District. With Major League Baseballs All Star Game taking place in Kansas City this week, the museum is getting some much-deserved attention. And even if youre nowhere near Continue Reading →

As an entrant into the crowded market of list making apps, Cheddar offers a fresh, beautiful and push-happy alternative that feels light and fast. It’s offered for the iPhone and the web currently and Mac versions are on the way. Cheddar, from developer Sam Soffes, is built around the basic premise that the moment you Continue Reading →

When it’s time to get that new goodie that Apple just announced, most geeks start looking around the house for things to sell, or at least I do. Whether it’s an outdated phone, or a pair of shoes that never made their way out of the box, there’s money to be had in the things Continue Reading →

Social sports are in the air. The NBA playoffs just ended with a big social bang. The MLB is about to kick off the most social All Star Game ever. NBC is preparing for a social TV infused Olympics. Wimbledon is being shared across the social web and Euro 2012 was second on the social Continue Reading →

It’s Independence Day, America’s birthday. A reason to celebrate, reflect and get your grill on. There are ample apps to amp up your holiday enjoyment. Get your fill of the grill: There are tons of recipe apps out there. Weber’s On the Grill offers you over 300 triple-tested, classic recipes from its bestselling cookbooks, from Continue Reading →