From whittling down an extensive guest list to preparing all the hors d’oeuvres, it takes a lot of time and effort to plan an unforgettable celebration. So whether you’re coordinating an intimate reception or a pull-out-all-the-stops birthday bash, these 10 apps will help you streamline the process, and perhaps even leave you time to -- gasp -- enjoy the party. See also: 8 Pro Tips for Evernote Power Users What apps do you use to plan a get-together? Let us know in the comments below.
OpenTable is taking its restaurant reservations service into a new vertical today, the company says: mobile payments. According to a post on the OpenTable blog, a pilot program is currently underway in San Francisco which allows diners to not just book a table, but also pay for their meal right in the OpenTable iPhone app. “Select restaurants” are testing partners for the new service…
You might think college students are tricky to shop for, but in reality that couldnât be further from the truth. Since they’re constantly swamped with homework and simultaneously managing a busy social life, all they want is stuff that makes…
A look at the best travel apps ever made for the iPhone, based on our list of the best 100 iPhone apps of all time.
When Michelangelo applied the final strokes to his Sistine Chapel fresco masterpiece, he could have been forgiven for wondering how on earth he would top his magnificent feat. And many…
Let's face it, a lot of folks spend their days using their iPads to play Angry Birds and read their email. But your iPad can get you through the day in other ways,...
Evernote Food has been updated for iOS devices today with a slew of new features including in-app restaurant bookings, recipe sharing over social media and automatic syncing with notebooks stored on Evernote....
We’ve been fans of AlterGeo for a little while. Around since 2008, this startup has a clever hybrid positioning system which combines WiFi, WiMAX, GSM, GPS, CDMA, IP (and for all we know NSA data to make it Russia’s leading location-based social networking service. Foursquare Schmorsquare, comrades. But in November last year they realised they were sitting on a lot of interesting data which…
Hello! You might notice that Apps of the Week looks a little different this week. You might also have noticed that our usual App of the Day posts were conspicuously absent. Things are changing, and we're replacing App of the Day with a new, improved, and Windows Phone-inclusive Apps of the Week. Let us know what you think of the changes, and please, enjoy....
It's about time you upgraded your grocery list from the old pen-and-paper format. There are dozens of available apps designed specifically to help you get the most out of your trips to the supermarket. From easy list-making to virtual coupon clipping, you can find ways to save, shop and stay super organized. See also: 8 Fantastic Fitness Apps to Keep You Motivated Here are seven apps to help you optimize your grocery shopping adventures.
In preparation for Apple’s first wearable device, mobile developers have been busy creating all kinds of applications designed especially for the Apple Watch’s small screen. The watch, which is said by early testers to be so usable that they found they were no longer pulling out their iPhone as often, allows you to interact with a variety of apps and notifications, ranging…
Apple Pay gained the support of two major on-demand food delivery services on Friday, as Grubhub included Apple's payments service as a checkout option in updates to its Grubhub and Seamless iOS apps.
Cows vs. Aliens: The premise is simple: herd your cows into your barn without letting any pesky extraterrestrials in. You can get by using two thumbs, scooting the cows and aliens along in various directions, but as their numbers start to increase, you're probably gonna wanna try out more fingers. $2. Tiny Wings: Tiny Wings is a lovely one-button touch game for iOS, featuring a tiny bird who dreams of flying. With each tap, you tuck in the little guy's feathers to slide up and down the hills, gaining...
About a year ago, Evernote branched out from its core mission of being the place to record your life by launching apps tailored to specific purposes, focusing first on Food and contacts management (Hello). Today, the company is releasing a major update for Food on iOS that will take the app to the next level of usefulness: users will now be able to search recipe archives and look up and map…
It’s 2am. You’re leading your goofball friends through the streets, trying to find an open pizza place. Yelp is inconclusive. Google Maps is worse. Soon, thanks to the new slice-finding app Pizza Compass, such uncomfortable scenarios may be obsolete....
Digital marketing and advertising firm T3 (The Think Tank) is today launching a new platform for mobile application and website developers called Scout, which will allow brands to customize a native application or website’s experience to individual users by tapping into the sensors’ on users’ smartphones, and connecting to back-end enterprise systems. This platform, which T3 dubs ” a context…
Restaurant recommendations service Ness has been steadily improving upon on its technology which helps you find the best place to eat based on your unique likes and dislikes, a place's popularity, time of day and other factors. Earlier this year, it rolled out an update which allowed for instant recommendations, and today it's launching recommendations for groups - that is, it's able to combine…
Car-calling service Uber on Wednesday unveiled new API and affiliate programs that allow developers to integrate Uber services -- including destination finding, pickup times, fare estimates, and trip history -- into their own apps and earn Uber credits.
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Any foodie knows you can never have too much of a good thing, which must explain the hundreds upon hundreds of food-related iPhone apps available these days. SEE ALSO:...
I don't know if you guys heard, but Apple announced a new iPhone this week. But the apps of the week stop for nothing. Like cheap healthy food? Like fashion? You've come to the right place....
Mobile payments platform LevelUp has released today its first custom-branded payment and loyalty app for Sweetgreen, a collection of 16 farm to table salad restaurants in the DC area....
There’s nothing worse on a road trip than battling the ZZZ’s while driving (except maybe a jack rabbit destroying your vehicle), so a chain of coffee shops has created an app called Drive Awake that tracks a drivers’ drowsiness and directs them to the closest coffee shop whenever they nod off....
Labor Day is the greatest weekend of the year—the entire point of the holiday is to have an extra day to take it easy. And while the airports and highways will be jammed with people trying to squeeze in one last trip of the summer, to truly take it easy you don’t have to go far from home. It’s time for a good old-fashioned staycation. These apps can make sure you have a great one without sweating too much over the planning....
While drinking a lot of whisky can leave you dazed a confused, a similar state may also be attained simply by shopping for the stuff. And this is where Distiller hopes to help, with an iOS app that serves as your companion for all things, well, ‘whisky’. Here’s how it works....
