The social shopping trend has moved from the web to mobile, and now a new app is poised to help you shop and inspire you with suggestions and recommendations from others. Pose is meant to enhance your in-store shopping experience by allowing you to take photos of merchandise, recording pricing and location information. Then, share it with friends for feedback via email or social networking to get Read more

With all of the extolling I've done for Google Goggles, it's surprising that I've waited so long to laud the capabilities of this app. But eBay's RedLaser is the perfect shopping companion for finding the best deal no matter where you are. Initially launched for last year's holiday season, the updated app is packed with new features and costs less than its previous $2 price tag. To use the app, Read more

Holiday shopping is kicking into full swing this week, and with so many retailers offering Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, getting swept up in the shopping fun is easy. But before you check out or click Purchase, be sure to make sure you understand the return policy for your item. Many stores, including tech giant Best Buy, implement special holiday return policies. Instead of Best Buy's Read more

After its initial launch over the Summer, rewards-based app Shopkick has just announced a new holiday program culminating in a grand prize of more than four million kickbucks to put toward a reward of your choosing. "The 12 Days of Kickmas" is a 12-day holiday sweepstakes that awards 12 different Shopkick users with prize packages. To enter, shoppers should download the free Shopkick app for Read more

I'm obsessed with the PopSugar Daily emails I find in my inbox each morning. Whether they're spotlighting a new product, a new trend, or a super sale, it's a great tool that helps me plan my extracurricular (read: shopping) activities. Similarly for locals, the new Daily Candy Stylish NYC Alerts app takes these tips on the road and uses your Android phone's GPS function to monitor your location, Read more

I'm smitten over the latest site trend: bookmarking and displaying collections of your favorite things in a beautiful, visually stimulating way. Pinterest is one such site, allowing users to create a category and post photos of clothing, products, books, or anything else to create a visually stimulating virtual inspiration board. You can browse pages by user or category. To make your own collage, Read more