There’s no shortage of writing apps for the iPad: Take accessibility-angled options like Evernote (free) that allow users to add tags and keep everything organized, or more robust packages like Pages ($9.99) allowing for rich formatting and picture embeds. But the productivity app I’ve come to like the most is Clean Writer, which is currently on sale [...]
My key ring used to hold a Walgreens card, a Duane Reade card, something indiscernibly faded and a membership to 24-Hour Fitness that made me feel pretty terrible about myself whenever I cried softly into a cheeseburger. It was a sad, plastic lei that did little more than bog down my pockets, jutting out uncomfortably [...]
The iPhone’s native video recorder built into the camera app? Nothing to write home about.
For some people—like my roommates—fantasy football is as much a part of autumn as the leaves changing color.
I got into a bit of a debate with my brother the other day about how reliant we are on technology to go about our day-to-day business. He’s hardly a luddite, but from his point of view, there’s just way too much stuff to keep track of: Email, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Plus… and the [...]
The premise of FastCustomer is astonishingly simple: You select from one of over 2,500 companies (including all of the Fortune 500), and the app calls the company and waits on hold. When a customer service representative finally picks up on the other end, the app calls you back and you’re free to complain chat as [...]
This is kind of cheating. I know most App of the Week features are typically intended to shine new light on smaller guys, but this week’s app might end up being too major to pass up.
Is there a more universal #firstworldproblem than being stumped on where to eat for dinner? Sure, there are apps like UrbanSpoon, whose randomized restaurant picks take a bit of gamesmanship. And, of course, there are more democratic choices like Yelp or even City Search.
Ah, streaming media. Your promise is so elusive. The technology is here and robust enough to shoulder the burden, but the content companies have insisted that you be viewable first and foremost on big boy computers, with set-top boxes and mobile devices granted access on a case by case basis.
Whatever its size, the cross-section of Amazon diehards and Windows Phone 7 owners can now officially be placated with Amazon’s Windows Phone 7 app.
Love is in the air and with it, kamikaze birds and flying debris from the remains of wooden domiciles temporarily inhabited by thieving pigs.
