It is always fascinating to see all the experimentation under way to develop new forms of social networking that might take information-sharing into the post-Facebook, post-Twitter, and even post-Pinterest era. Against such backdrop, many developers seemed to have come up with newer mobile apps to get people to reveal their ... Read More »
Google announced at its I/O conference on Wednesday that there are now 2 billion monthly active devices that run Android. As you might imagine, these users would install tons of apps from Google Play as well. This is why the search giant also announced the winners for annual Google ... Read More »
Some things never change. Like Facebook Inc FB 0.38%’s dominance among smartphone apps. Since 2013, the company has boasted the top app among U.S. adults, according to COMSCORE, Inc. SCOR 1.8% calculations. This April, Facebook reported a 77.1-percent reach for the platform among iOS and Android users, a figure denoting ... Read More »
Students from Eric Newton’s Innovation Tools class at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication find, test, apply and critique news tools and techniques. Here you’ll find their brief reviews of apps they looked at from a journalistic point of view. The more suns (☀), the better the ... Read More »
Valentine’s Day 2017 is here and it gives you numerous reasons to go out of your way to buttress your love for that ‘special one’. With a smartphone in hand today you can do so without fretting a lot. Thanks to these handy applications that help you sort your V-Day ... Read More »
YouTube opens live mobile video streaming to “influencers” who make videos for YouTube, paying a share of the ad revenues, and will open it to everyone later in 2017. Jefferson Graham reports on #TalkingTech. LOS ANGELES – So many live video choices now — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and now YouTube ... Read More »
Take a look at the Play Store’s top free apps chart today, January 31st, and you’ll notice that Google Allo does not appear on said chart in the top 500 listings (technically, top 540 – I’m not sure when they grew the list, but yeah). It seems that Allo, based ... Read More »
App Store Official Charts for the week ending January 29, 2017: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 3. Bloons TD 5, Ninja Kiwi 4. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 5. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations 6. Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location, Scott ... Read More »
Top apps to keep your mind sharp Keeping your mind sharp is important at any age. As we age, reflexes slow, cognitive skills decline and many suffer memory loss, but keeping your brain active can slow or even reverse these adverse effects. Keeping your brain active and healthy can also ... Read More »
Apple periodically features groups of apps in its app store for particular use cases and audiences. Under “Apps for Patients” in its Medical section, the company highlights these 24 personal care apps, which range from well known apps like WebMD and Mayo Clinic to some more under-the-radar options. Some apps ... Read More »
