Apps

The curious case of new apps from rappers Slim Thug and Meek Mill

The concept of the game is simple: pick up chicks and avoid the haters.

On Aug 30, 2015 by Clyde Lovellette

Finally, there’s a website for cat people who can’t have cats

A cat’s purr can be therapeutic, and now everyone can benefit.

On Aug 24, 2015 by Mike Wehner

Giphy Cam is the trippy mobile GIF machine you should download right now

Get your GIF on.

On Aug 20, 2015 by Taylor Hatmaker

Dating apps like Hinge and Tinder use you as a matchmaker without your permission

Your face could influence two people’s decision to date.

On Aug 20, 2015 by Selena Larson

For the visually impaired, an app could see the world and describe it aloud

We spoke to co-creator Alberto Rizzoli.

On Aug 20, 2015 by Dylan Love

Kelly Clarkson turned weird Tinder profiles into even weirder songs

Swipe right to the music.

On Aug 19, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

FTC picks a new favorite app for blocking robocalls

The FTC’s getting creative in its attempt to stamp out robocalls.

On Aug 17, 2015 by Eric Geller

I walked to the woods to unlock this Swedish band’s album

‘Walk to the woods…’

On Aug 14, 2015 by Austin Powell

This dating app is the Middle East’s answer to Tinder

Matchmallows wants to help alleviate the pressure of online dating.

On Aug 13, 2015 by Marisa Kabas

Tinder’s Twitter account acts like scorned Tinder user

You mad, bro?

On Aug 12, 2015 by Marisa Kabas

Silicon Valley has no idea what teens want

Yahoo’s Livetext app seems doomed to fail—but so did Twitter, Snapchat, and Vine.

On Aug 10, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter

Why letting an app stalk your exes for you is a terrible idea

Haven’t you people ever heard of closing a GD door?

On Jul 31, 2015 by Derrick Clifton

Why it’s nearly impossible to become Snapchat famous

What happens after your Live Story snap gets viewed nearly 100,000 times? Nothing.

On Jul 30, 2015 by Derrick Clifton

Honda is testing technology to alert drivers before they hit pedestrians

Honda wants your car to sense pedestrians’ smartphones.

On Jul 28, 2015 by Mike Wehner

Why Airbnb could be making it even harder to find affordable housing

Is Airbnb at all responsible for the rise in housing and rental prices in cities across the country?

On Jul 27, 2015 by Peter Moskowitz