We all love to download apps, and scoring free apps is like winning a fluffy animal from one of those arcade claw machines. The "freemium" business model is incredibly...
-
Daily App Deals: Get SkySafari 3 Plus for iOS for $9.99 in Today’s App Deals 0
April 30th at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. SkySafari 3 Plus (iTunes) Previously$14.99, now $9.99. SkySafari 3 Plus for iOS allows you to view approximately 2.5 million stars along with 31,000 objects in our Solar System. Using NASA spacecraft imagery, SkySafari 3 Plus allows you to view the major planets and moons ofthe solar system, along with over 4,000 asteroids, comets, and more all with their real-time...
-
20 great apps for becoming a parent 4
October 2nd at 7:08am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsIf you’re thinking about starting a family, or even expanding your existing one, there are plenty of handy apps out there to help you along the way. My wife and I went through and picked 20 of our favorites for each of the different stages from getting pregnant to taking care of the little one once he or she arrives....
-
Circle Medical Brings A Full Service Medical Practice To You 0
August 17th at 6:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsCircle Medical, launching from this summer’s Y Combinator batch, is a full service medical practice that will come to you.While other doctor-on-demand startups like Heal have existed for a while, Circle Medical’s goal is to provide a service that can used as a regular part of your life, not just in emergencies or last-minute situations.To achieve this, the startup focuses on…
-
RxmindMe for iPhone Helps with Your Meds 0
October 18th at 12:45pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsOkay, so an app that reminds you to take your prescriptions is not the most exciting one in the book, we’ll give you that—but boy is it useful! RxmindMe is…
-
SmallNest App Helps Parents Keep Track of Breastfeeding 0
January 17th at 8:32pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsBeing a new parent is challenging enough with the lack of sleep and caring for a little one around the clock. And for many mothers, breastfeeding doesn't always come easily. A new app aims to make that a bit easier by helping tired new moms track and record when they've breastfeed their baby. SmallNest is an iOS app that lets moms record how long their babies nurse and how often.
-
Prime Takes On The Challenging Task Of Bringing Your Health Records To Mobile 2
June 2nd at 8:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThe founders of Prime, a mobile app promising an easier way to securely collect all your health records from various physicians into a single interface, didn’t have a background in the health care industry when they began working on the idea over a year ago. But they’ve quickly gotten up to speed on things like HIPAA and the health care’s rules and regulations in the many…
-
10 daily apps to help caregivers take care of their loved ones 2
September 25th at 3:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThese apps can help alleviate some of the stress that comes with caregiving.
-
Daily App Deals: Get Safety Photo+Video for iOS for 99¢ in Today’s App Deals 0
April 16th at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. Safety Photo+Video (iTunes) Previously $1.99, now 99¢. Safety Photo+Video for iOS allows you to keep your sensitive media safe on your iOS device. Taking the pain out of hiding private media, it even allows you to capture private videos and images from within the app, as well as upload and/or download your private media from your PC to your iOS device via your web...
-
Smartphones Aren't Doctors (But They're Trying to Be) 0
June 4th at 7:10pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsFor most of time medicine was a guessing game. Doctors, or witch doctors, or shaman would inspect a patient, stir a potion and hope it would work. With some notable exceptions, modern medicine isn't so different. The data collection—blood pressure, heart rate, weight, reflexes—is largely rudimentary. We're getting by, but technology can take us so much further. Even technology that fits in your pocket....
-
ResearchKit An “Enormous Opportunity” For Science, Says Breast Cancer Charity 1
March 14th at 7:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThis week Apple bundled a big announcement inside it’s long awaited Apple Watch ‘Spring Forward’ event. Namely the launch of ResearchKit: an iOS software framework that lets people, currently U.S.-based only, volunteer to join medical research studies. This is arguably a lot more interesting than expensive, Internet-connected wrist wear.
-
5 Useful iPad Apps for Doctors, Patients and Med Students 0
January 16th at 12:22pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThe days are gone when a doctor walked into a patient's room and grabbed the paper chart at the end of his bed to check his medical history. iPads and tablet computing...
-
Breathe a Sigh of Relief With These 10 Parenting Apps 0
August 29th at 2:09pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsBeing a parent in the smartphone era is a serious blessing. We have an arsenal of essential parenting tools that didn't exist a few years ago -- and they're right in our...
-
New Parent? You'll Need This iOS App 0
October 8th at 5:14pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsCrash Test Mom" Natali Morris reviews the Baby Activity Logger for iOS.
-
SOLS Lets You Buy 3D-Printed Insoles, Customized To Your Feet, Right From An iPhone App 0
October 5th at 7:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsSOLS, a company taking advantage of 3D-printing techniques to custom print shoe insoles that help alleviate foot and back pain, among other ailments, is today making its product available directly to consumers with the launch of SOLS Flex, a modern-day alternative to Dr. Scholl’s inserts which are personalized to the individual customer.SOLS previously worked with doctor’s offices…
-
The iPhone Brings Us to Different Worlds with Augmented Reality 0
December 11th at 11:32pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsThe App Store is littered with augmented reality apps, and it’s with good reason. The idea of projecting a virtual world into our everyday lives feels magical to almost anyone….
-
8 iPhone apps to help you chill out and de-stress in the New Year 0
January 9th at 10:00am / GigaOM / 0 opinionsThe selection of breathing and sleep-aid apps in the iOS App Store can be a bit overwhelming. Hereâs a round up of the best ones, for beginners, intermediates and the more experienced.
-
10 Apps That Will Help You Sleep Better 1
July 23rd at 3:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsWith work, stress or Netflix binges, achieving the perfect amount of shut-eye can be difficult. Here are 10 smartphone apps to help you turn off your brain.
-
5 apps to help anyone better manage their mental health 0
October 14th at 10:25am / Mashable / 0 opinionsTake a page from The Little Book of Calm.
-
Daily App Deals: Get the Spring 2012 Mac SuperBundle for $49 in Today’s App Deals 0
April 18th at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. iOS iOS
-
Snorelab For iOS Will Help Your Solve Your Snoring Problem Once And For All 0
June 6th at 6:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsI am a snorer. This should not be taken to mean that I make soft, puppy-like growling sounds in the back of my throat as I sleep. In fact, if you happened to hold that puppy up within six inches of my face while I sawed logs, it is likely that all of the flesh, fur and musculature of that baby dog would be vortexed off its skeleton only to become lodged in the yawning chasms of my throat and nostrils. My snore is the sound of the Seventh Seal being opened, or the universe tearing itself asunder. In all...
-
Built By A Parkinson’s Sufferer, MyHealthPal Tracks Symptoms, Creates Research Data 0
March 27th at 1:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThe development and availability of wearables is running hand in hand with the exploding interest in the digital health space. Managing our health via apps and devices is slowly becoming the norm. And patients that need to monitor their condition day-to-day have even more to benefit from this powerful combination. Startups are of course entering this space in droves.The latest is a startup…
-
4 Ways iPads Are Changing the Lives of People With Disabilities 0
July 25th at 1:24pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsNoah Rahman has moderate Cerebral Palsy affecting his communication, cognition and upper and lower body movement. When he turned two, his language, cognitive abilitity and...
-
10 Killer Apps for Engineering and Science Majors 0
September 7th at 3:58pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThe future doctors, engineers and chemists of the world will undoubtedly spend most of their college days knee-high in beakers and microscopes, researching and inventing...
-
10 Best Apps for Navigating a New City 1
November 5th at 11:06pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsJ.R.R. Tolkien once wrote, "Not all who wander are lost." Today, 6.32 million Americans are living -- and wandering -- abroad, excluding those in the military. Some move for work, others to explore their options and still others for education -- and then never return. Often, the most frequently discussed profession earning Americans gainful employment outside of the United States is teaching English.