Following up on its promise to bring you comprehensive 2014 World Cup coverage next month, an ESPN FC app has been released to keep all you football (soccer) fanatics up-to-date with the latest scores and news. Right now the app covers your favorite leagues, including the Premier League, La Liga, MLS, Bundesliga and more, but will also show scores for every World Cup game when the...
Frontback doesn’t just indulge your selfie impulse. As the name implies, Frontback simultaneously fires your front and back cameras, capturing you and what you’re seeing. There are other similar apps out there, but this just landed on Android—it’s been available for iOS—thus our reason for covering it. Selfie was the buzzword of 2013; what will the word be for simultaneous front and...
You can turn your multiple cards into one master card. Or, with Ondot’s new Card Control platform, you can better manage what you have now with a compelling new system that gives you complete control over your credit and debit cards. Want to remotely lock your card without calling the bank? Just flip a switch. Don’t want someone using your card to make online purchases? You can also...
Ever since Apple introduced its M7 motion processor in the iPhone 5s, it has become much easier to track your activity without needing to purchase an additional accessory. So to take advantage of our insatiable desire to quantify our lives, popular run-tracking app, RunKepper, has released a new experience called Breeze, which keeps track of how many steps you’ve taken throughout the...
How many cups of coffee have you had today? Three? Eight? As if it bears repeating, but scientific research has found that your caffeine addiction affects your sleep. And not in a good way. UP Coffee, a new up from Jawbone, wants to help you understand your body’s reaction to caffeine through science. The app, in turn, will helpfully ensure you won’t become jittery and depraved once you...
Life is complete chaos. The Internet makes us scatterbrained. But we can use technology to our advantage. Case in point: Clear. The app isn’t new, but it’s beloved for its minimal design and expert functionality. And, today only, it’s free. At the very least, you should give it a shot, especially if iOS 7’s built-in Reminders app doesn’t cut it for you. Get your hectic life under...
In a headline, or on paper, it sounds preposterous that Facebook spent $19 billion for WhatsApp. That incredible sum is unfathomable for 99.999 percent of human beings. For Mark Zuckerberg, however, and his huge network of Silicon Valley besties, the purchase is just another day at the office. Another “like” toward comprehensive domination over what every human across the Earth does and...
If you have a New Year’s resolution or two, chances are money was one aspect you hoped to change in 2014. More specifically, to better track your finances, and figure out where your money is going, and how to curb impulse spending. Following the tech industry so closely, and always having the desire to upgrade to the latest and greatest, it’s easy to throw caution to the wind and throw...
The new year often gives people a refreshed perspective on life: on the future, on current habits, on how they want to change for the better. It's not unusual to make a few New Year's resolutions (it's also not unusual to break them). In an effort to help you become the best version of you possible, Apple has set up a special section in the iOS App Store highlighting some terrific apps...
Emulators are most definitely not new, but it’s never a bad time to revisit some old classics, especially for those that grew up with a Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis. With a new generation quickly overtaking consumer living rooms, why not end the year with a bit of nostalgia, and leave the next generation of console gaming for 2014? Use the downtime of the holidays to your advantage by...