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1 Download of the Day: Kinotopic
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2 5 Apps For Your Holiday Road Trip
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3 Signal Map Compares Cell Providers In Your Area
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4 Camping Apps For Your Next Nature Retreat
digital life
5 3 Ways to Keep Cell Phone Hackers at Bay
Website of the Day
6 Website of the Day: Sit or Squat
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7 5,000 Web Apps In 333 Seconds
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8 Geek Tip: Stream Radio on Your iPhone For Free
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9 Vampire Weekend Debuts Cool New Ad in iPhone App
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10 Geek Out: How Many Apps Do You Use Every Day?
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11 Download of the Day: Dropbox
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13 Your Guide to Cable iPad Apps
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14 Download of the Day: TripIt Travel Planning
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15 Download of the Day: Hello Vino
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16 5 Apps to Look For on Spotify's New App Platform
Public transportation can be a curse and a blessing. On one hand, you're saving money and you're doing the environment good, and on the other hand, sometimes the mass transit system is so disorganized that it's made you late more times than you can count. Every smart commuter needs a hand — here are some apps to make your public commute more enjoyable. Read more
For mobile photographer pros looking to move beyond the looping whimsy of goofy GIFs, the Kinotopic iOS app ($1) is a new take on the animated photo. The style of not quite a photo, but not a video was first made popular on the Cinemagraph website, for the photographers' blend of gorgeous moments captured in traditional still photo, with a hidden animated twist that pulls the viewer further into Read more
Today's busy families need smart solutions to stay organized, and the first place we most often turn to is: our phones! You'll find a plethora of apps designed to help keep your life in check by tracking appointments and daily chores, and syncing grocery lists and family calendars with your spouse's and kids' phones. Keep reading for our five must-have apps (four of them are free!) to keep your Read more
Parents with curious young ones quickly realize that what's yours — including your iPhone and iPad — is also theirs. But, hey, sharing is good (right?), especially when you stock your technology with kid-friendly apps guaranteed to keep your tot entertained for hours, or at least wait for the doctor, fold the laundry, or chat with your bestie. Check out our 20 must-have kid apps for 2011, Read more
Paper is no longer a story time requirement, thanks to the abundance of digital kids' books accessible via iPad or smartphone. A new player to the ebook scene is uTales, which distinguishes itself from the pack with an interesting crowdsourced approach to acquiring content. For $10 a month, parents have access to an unlimited number of digital picture books — your standard subscription model Read more
Whether you're tracking the days until your lil one arrives, attempting to organize your hectic family life, or trying to capture those adorable smiling faces, there's an app for you. Check out the 20 must-have apps that made our lives easier — and more fun! — this year. Read more
With less than a month to go before Christmas day, we know tots are all about the holidays! From interactive storybooks to educational holiday games and puzzles, check out these 10 Christmas apps for your iPhone and iPad — and let your kiddos get jolly with technology! Read more
Music junkies, take note: today Spotify introduced an integrated HTML5 app platform to round out the online music experience. Since Spotify partnered with Facebook, their user base has grown to over 10 million listeners who subscribe to friends' playlists and cultivate our own streaming music library. Like an iTunes app, any third party can develop and submit an app for Spotify's approval to be Read more
Once dinner's been decided on, the hardest part of any special occasion meal may very well be the wine pairing. Does seafood go with reds? What sort of entrée pairs well with champagne? Enter Hello Vino, a free iOS and Android app for your oenological questions. Hello Vino helps to choose a wine based on a specific dish, occasion, grape flavor, or region. Knowing we can't all be wine Read more
Plenty of parents will be giving thanks for the iPad this year. Amidst busy holiday preparations culminating in that delightfully long — but not necessarily kid-friendly — feast, the following selection of entertaining apps will get tots into the Thanksgiving spirit, and maybe even occupy them long enough for mom and dad to have seconds. Read more
