Time is money; this is more true now than ever before. There are multitudes of apps designed to help you stay organized and be more productive, but you could be wasting precious minutes or hours getting to and home from work. Whether you drive, take the bus, subway or bike to work, we've rounded up seven of the best apps to help you streamline your route and save those crucial minutes. SEE ALSO: 16 Apps to Help You Get Around Your City 1.
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The 10 Most Frequently Used Smartphone Apps 3
August 5th at 11:26pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsGoogle Maps is the most frequently used mobile app in the world, according to GlobalWebIndex data on global smartphone users in Q2 of 2013. The top three apps after Google's popular mapping tool are Facebook (44% of smartphone users), YouTube (35% of users) and Google+ (30% of users). See also: Use These 10 Apps During Downtime Statista's chart below tracks the 10 most frequently used smartphone apps in the world, based on percentage of smartphone users that have used the app in the past month.
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One Week Later, Apple Updates HopStop With Real-Time Delay Reporting 0
July 29th at 4:44pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsOne of the many big, tattery holes in Apple’s Maps app is the lack of transit data. At launch, Apple wisely allowed third-party transit apps to plug into Maps to supplement their own subway and bus directions — perhaps the first bonafide example of Apple allowing iOS users to set their default app for anything — but it was obviously just a stopgap,/a>, because just last week, Apple scooped up Hopstop, one of the biggest transit apps around....
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HopStop Launches Crowd-Sourced Transit Alerts Through HopStop Live! 0
April 8th at 6:29am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsHopStop, the location services app that helps you navigate the wacky world of public transportation, has today unveiled its biggest product launch ever, with the release of HopStop Live! The service is integrated with HopStop’s default iPhone app, as well as having its own standalone app called “Live!” The apps let users crowd-source information in real-time about delays to…
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Apps for (almost) pain-free holiday travel 0
November 20th at 6:30am / Macworld / 0 opinionsTraveling is never particularly easy, but somehow, the ritual gets even more intense during the holiday season when you’re traveling at a time when everyone else is, too. But using mobile apps and services can make the journey run a little smoother: You can plan ahead, frequently check current and upcoming travel conditions, and work around unexpected hiccups. Here are a few Web services and apps available for Apple iOS devices and Google Android devices that should hopefully ease the holiday travel...
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The Best Public Transit Apps for iOS 6 0
September 19th at 8:56pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsAs you may have noticed, the transition from Google Maps to Apple Maps in iOS 6 means that the navigation software is now without public transportation data, and that really sucks. Apple's fix for the immediate future is to push you to third-party apps, but knowing where to start can be a daunting task. To get you started, here are a few of our favorites which deliver train info for multiple cities....
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iPad App Combines Your Child's Artwork and Voice 0
March 2nd at 12:07am / Mashable / 0 opinionsAn iPad app released Wednesday makes it easy to combine a drawing on the tablet with an audio memory -- such as your child's description of his or her artwork. The app,...
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10 Free iPhone Apps You'll Use Every Day 0
February 10th at 8:59am / Mashable / 0 opinionsEveryone knows the iPhone isn't just for making and taking calls -- it's a slim supercomputer at your fingertips, with the potential to improve your daily efficiency. But...
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New York City's top 10 beer gardens and rooftops on HopStop 0
August 17th at 7:37pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsHopStop, a much loved website for public transit, cab, walking and biking directions can get you to and from anywhere you want to go in 57 major metropolitan markets throughout…
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HopStop goes green with emissions saving 0
August 11th at 1:05pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsHopStop, a much loved website for public transit, cab, walking and biking directions can get you to and from anywhere you want to go in 57 major metropolitan markets throughout…
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HopStop adds bike routes and calories 0
May 6th at 6:36pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsHopStop is a New York City based website that provides directions via subway, bus or walking to and from anywhere you want to go in 37 cities around the world. As…
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HOW TO: Plan the Perfect Thanksgiving With the Help of Social Media 0
November 20th at 1:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsMollie Vandor is the product manager for Ranker.com where she likes to make lists about reading, eating and bad-TV-watching. She's also the media director for Girls in...