How often do you feel inspired to send a gift — whether it's to say thank you, congratulate a co-worker, welcome a new neighbor, or celebrate a birthday — yet the reality of buying, wrapping, and getting the package to the post office dissuades you? Now, you can leap over all the hassle with an app called Wrapp that enables you to send someone a gift card via Facebook in under five Read more

The latest Google Maps update for Android smartphones is set to be our Summer traveling savior. Google Maps can now be downloaded for offline viewing, perfect for those times when a phone loses a data signal or while abroad and without a foreign data plan. While you still have a WiFi connection, look up the Google Places page of your desired location (Empire State Building, Eiffel Tower, etc.), Read more

You love Angry Birds, so why not spread the joy to someone special? New Valentine's Day-themed levels are popping up as part of Angry Birds Seasons, an Angry Birds spinoff. And in an added feature, users are able to connect with Facebook to send Angry Birds-themed Valentines. Access these Valentines through the game or through the Facebook application. Read more about the newest Angry Birds Read more

The IRS has just released their first iPhone app, IRS2Go, today, which will allow users to check their tax refund status, useful tax info, and other IRS updates. So far, only Android and iPhones will have access to this free app. This technological move is just the "first step" towards modernization and it will be looking "for additional ways to expand and refine our use of smartphones and Read more

I already check in to Shopkick every time I step foot into Best Buy, Target, and Macy's (and am well on my way to getting some serious reward points), and now my one-off visits to Crate & Barrel will be lucrative thanks to Shopkicks's newest partnership. Starting this February, Shopkick will be installing its sensors in Crate & Barrel stores nationwide (NYC- and Chicago-based CB stores Read more

Amazon's Kindle apps are pretty amazing since they cover all of your mobile gadgets — from your iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry handsets, to iPads — but Sony is out to play catch-up by releasing its first mobile app for its Reader. Due out next month, the Sony Reader app will first be available for your iPhone, Android devices, and PC, which means you can access the books you've purchased in Read more

Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, Orbitz has launched brand-new apps for both the iPhone and Android devices. The app allows you to search through flights, hotels, cars, and book full trips. And if you're in the middle of your holiday, you can use the app to check flight status, local deals, and other items of interest while you're on the road. The apps use your phone's GPS Read more

While some argue that technology makes it a whole lot easier to partake in shady activities like infidelity, I feel like technology just makes it a whole lot easier to get caught. There are plenty of apps and programs available to spy — er, monitor someone's activities, and now there's another brand new Android app to add to the mix. Secret SMS Replicator, after being installed on a mobile Read more

There are plenty of apps to prevent distracted driving and location-based reward programs to choose from, but now a newly released application called SafeCell combines the two and actually rewards you for safe driving in the form of credit at more than 500 participating retailers. SafeCell is available for both iPhone and Android and costs $12 annually, which seems like a lot until you consider Read more