Real-flame smart candle requires no matches — just your smartphone and an app
Meet the LuDela, branded as the world's "smartest and safest real-flame candle," one that can be lit and controlled by a smartphone.
Google’s new Trips app aims to help with the stress of planning your itinerary
The Google Trips app for iOS and Android collates your trip itineraries, plus recommends sights and attractions you're most likely to enjoy.
Microsoft's new Outlook inherits a few of Sunrise's most popular features
A major new version of Microsoft's Outlook client on Android and iOS borrows a few features from Sunrise, the popular calendar app the company acquired.
Gmail’s upcoming responsive features will resize emails to fit to any screen
Gmail's next major update, due out by the end of September, will add formatting intelligence to messages. Text and images will automatically resize.
Google's new In Apps feature surfaces your Gmail, Spotify data in Search
Google's In Apps feature, a new addition to the Google Search app on Android, makes it easier to quickly find contacts, music, and more from installed apps.
Instagram on the desktop just got better thanks to this third-party app
Ramme is yet another unofficial desktop app for Instagram, but it's the most versatile one we've tried.
Speed demons, be warned: Google Maps could soon alert you to posted limits
Code in the newest version of app points to upcoming new features like speed limit notifications and improved integration with food delivery apps.
This hypnotherapy app will retrain your brain
Feeling stressed? Want to get more motivated? Just want a better night's sleep? These problems, and more, could be cured with hypnotherapy. HelloMind is an iPhone app that wants to help you retrain your brain for the better.
This app for iOS will help you easily test your water for lead
CitizenSpring, a new iOS app from Connected Future Labs, makes testing water sources for lead -- and spotting nearby contamination -- surprisingly easy.
Lightroom Mobile’s sync functionality offers powerful editing on the go
Many of you have likely heard of Lightroom Mobile, Adobe’s image editing and management app. But did you know that you can sync from it to your computer?
What 3 Words is literally putting everyone on the map
New location app has a unique way of making sure you can find anyone anywhere in the world using just three words.
Laugh.ly brings comedic content to the masses with new streaming app
Laugh.ly, a comedy streaming app, officially launched to the public on Thursday, bringing an enormous library of comedic content to the masses.
This food app lets you buy restaurants’ leftover grub at super-low prices
Two London-based buddies are doing what they can to reduce the amount of food restaurants ditch at the end of the day. Their idea? An app that connects eateries with hungry folks, with take-out meals offered at super-low prices.
Help provide the best transit data possible with the Moovit app
Moovit's latest Android update promises to “further empower users to contribute real-time transit information.”
‘Pokémon Go’ has eclipsed $200 million in total revenue one month after launching
The game has exploded past other top performing games like "Clash Royale" and "Candy Crush Soda Saga," especially after its launch in Japan.
Someone deliberately designed the world’s worst camera app, and it’s amazing
Aestheticam is a new camera app for iOS that purposely strives to be “the worst possible camera experience for iOS.”
Photo tip of the day: This app lets you know when to take the best photos
Golden Hour is a new iOS app designed to help you “find the best time, place, and weather for your outdoor pictures.”
Apple to introduce "For You" tab with personal recommendations in Apple Store app
Apple will be updating its Apple Store app with personal recommendations for devices and other products that are available for purchase in the app.
Virgin America finally getting a mobile app, complete with Spotify integration
Virgin America, is finally going (somewhat) mainstream by yes, introducing an app for both Android and iOS.
Latest Nest iOS update puts temperature controls on your wrist
If true luxury is controlling the temperature of your home from your wrist, consider the latest update to the Nest iOS app the ultimate in living large.
Some Nest users couldn't connect remotely to their thermostats during the heat wave
In a situation that epitomized bad timing.The Nest thermostat had a problem in the midst of a pretty serious heatwave affecting large swaths of the U.S.
Looking for a place to stay on vacation? App lets you swap homes with others
For all those times that you've wanted a change of scenery, you can now get one in a pretty major way -- by swapping houses. Meet Love Home Swap
Incredible AI app can ‘repaint’ photos to look like it was composed by famous artists
Prisma, a Russian-made photo app, allows users to customize their images by feeding photos through an AI that "repaints" them in the style of great artists.
Communicate better with Fleep and its efficient messaging system
Fleep, the Tallinn-based startup created by ex-Skype engineers, is looking to support non-intrusive communication for quicker, more collaborative convos.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes Pokémon Go is good for HoloLens
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was recently interviewed by CNBC's "Squawk on the Street," and admitted that Nintendo's Pokémon Go game is good for HoloLens.
FStop is a Tinder-like app for photographers and models
There are a few services out there that help connect photographers with models. But few are as simple or secure as FStop, a new app inspired by Tinder.
Shark-tracking app wants to help keep your beach vacation bite-free
If multiple viewings of Jaws has left you reluctant to go swimming during summer vacations, then a new shark-tracking app aimed at helping humans and great whites to peacefully co-exist may encourage you to get back in the water.
Will a mobile app be the solution to stop unnecessary police shootings?
Technology investor Shervin Pishevar teams up with former NYC Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik to develop a mobile app to help stop police shootings.
Microsoft’s Thinga.Me app turns images of real-world stuff into digital objects
Thinga.Me, the product of Microsoft's experimental Garage division, uses photo recognition to let you turn real-world objects into digital collections.
This Snapchat clone has racked up 30 million users in Asia in a matter of months
A Snapchat clone from the makers of the Line Messaging app is sitting atop the iOS App Store chart in China, thanks to its extensive range of selfie tools.
New Google Fit app reminds you to finish that 3-mile jog you skipped yesterday
Google Fit 5.7 packs a number of noteworthy improvements, chief among them a new home screen that shows a daily summary of your activity.
Evernote restricts free accounts to two devices, increases the price of paid tiers
Evernote is about to get a bit more restrictive for free users. The service is limiting to two the number of devices on non-paying accounts.
Classroom learning gets a boost from education app Seesaw
Seesaw is an educational app that "empowers students of any age to independently document what they are learning."
A photo of your hotel room can help fight sex trafficking
TraffickCam is working to help fight sex trafficking by asking people to submit photographs of hotel rooms they stay at throughout their travels.
Need birth control? There’s an app for that
For women who want to take a trip to the pharmacy without a trip to the doctor for their birth control, there's now an app for that.
Instagram is getting instantaneous text translations in its apps
Instagram has announced that users will soon be able to instantaneously translate captions, comments, and bios within its apps with a tap of a button.
Stayful transforms the entire hotel experience from booking to check out
Meet Stayful, a next generation app that promises to “go beyond booking and put the entire hotel experience in customers’ hands.”
Dropbox rolls out document scanning, new sharing features, and more to its apps
Dropbox is rolling out a bevy of new features to its apps on iOS and desktop, including document scanning, new sharing tools, and shortcuts to documents.