App News

If you thought that Foursquare was just another way for people with smartphones to announce their whereabouts to the world, their new Windows 8 app should surprise you.

Findery, a map-based social networking service started by the co-founder of popular photo-sharing site Flickr, launched a mobile app on Thursday.

In collaboration with a British author and German illustrator, production company Honig Studios wants to create a brand new experience for young children and how they read storybooks on tablet devices.

An independent app maker has penned an open letter to the developers of the highly addictive Candy Crush Saga game accusing them of “taking the food out of my family’s mouth”, over attempts to cancel his trademark.

Want inconspicuous sexual encounters while you fly? There’s an app for that. Wingman, a new smartphone and tablet app has launched which aims to “connect you with attractive people on your flight, all before you touch down…”

Patrick Jackson, a firefighter who is also a self-taught programmer in Rocky Mount, N.C., is creating an app for Google Glass that may change the way firefighters do their jobs.

A company called Netatmo has come up with an ideal gadget. June looks like an elegant piece of jewelry, but what the bracelet does is measure your sun exposure and advises on when to apply sunscreen or simply get out of the sun.

Candy Crush Saga was the most downloaded free app of 2013. The addictive game was downloaded over 500 million times from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play store after being launched last year.

The usernames and phone numbers for 4.6 million Snapchat accounts have been downloaded by hackers, who posted the data on a website that is now suspended.

Freemium games have soared in popularity as mobile devices and application developers see the potential in this new revenue generation model. At the same time, they have also gained popularity among gamers as they offer free play with a twist.