App of the Week

zeebox app shows second screen, social TV and interactive TV

Zeebox App Offers Second Screen and Social TVAccess bonus TV show content in this interactive TV app and get ready to play along on "The Voice"

Automatic App Helps You Drive Fuel-EfficientlyiPhone app-plus-OBD tracks your gas spending, locates your parked car, calls 911 if you crash

PolitiFact app checks politician's statements lie or truth

App Determines Political Statements, Lies or Truth?Pulitizer Prize Winning PolitiFact has a new app that debunks political lies with facts so you can make an informed choice

App of the Week: Satisfy Your Home Price CuriositySnap a photo of a house with the iPhone HomeSnap app to get instant home price and history

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Best Travel Guide Apps from Sutro Media

By: Barb Gonzalez

July 12, 2012

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Whether you are planning your next vacatio, Sutro Media offers apps written by locals that lists places of interest, restaurants, and attractions that you won’t want to miss.

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Make Money While You're Shopping: App of the Week

By: Stewart Wolpin

June 23, 2012

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App of the Week: Make Money While You're Shopping

Eyeona tracks your real or virtual shopping purchases and gets you money back if the retailer suddenly drops the price or someone else sells it for less.

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The RunPee App Lists Best Break Times For Current Movies

By: Barb Gonzalez

May 26, 2012

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Whether you arrive late for a film, or need to take a break in the middle of the movie, the RunPee app lists the best times to leave and what you missed.

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App of the Week: INRIX Traffic Redux

By: Stewart Wolpin

May 22, 2012

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Getting from here to there often requires more than directions. The new INRIX app offers detailed descriptions of current – and future – traffic conditions.

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App of the Week: Keep Android Phone Stuff Secret

By: Stewart Wolpin

May 11, 2012

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App of the Week: Keep Android Phone Stuff Secret

Are there potentially embarrassing or simply private videos, photos or texts on your Android smart phone? Lock them away in the new NQ Mobile Vault app.

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App of the Week: How To Be Green With iRecycle

By: Stewart Wolpin

April 26, 2012

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App of the Week: How To Be Green With iRecycle

You may fault technology for our damaged environment, but it also can answer our question on how to be green – such as the recycling resource app, iRecycle.

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App of the Week: Baseball Encyclopedia on iPad

By: Stewart Wolpin

March 29, 2012

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App of the Week: Baseball Encyclopedia on iPad

Baseball season has begun, so have statistical arguments and trivia questions. The Complete Baseball Encyclopedia iPad app can settle all stat arguments.

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App of the Week: iPhoto's 11 Best Features

By: Barb Gonzalez

March 20, 2012

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Whether you are a casual or serious photographer, it's easy to use the iPhoto app to fix and enhance photos more to your liking right on your iPad 2 or iPhone.Unlike iPhoto for your Mac, the app, takes advantage you will use the touchscreen to "paint" adjustments and affects on certain areas of a photo without changing the rest of the photo.  Note that the iPhoto app is compatible with the iPad 2, and new iPad. The app requires a camera and therefore cannot be installed on an iPad.