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After Hours: Best Bar Apps

Can a smartphone help you discover new drinks and cool new places to consume them? Sure, but the golden question is: “can an app help you get free beer”? It can. Check out our best bar apps!


Drops First Aid: Knowledge You Need To Save A Life Right In Your Pocket

Of all the things you never leave home without, your phone is usually somewhere near the top of that list, ready to whip out at a moments notice. You keep all your most vital information on it: birthdays, important meetings, reminders, beloved images, what have you — but all of this is worthless without the people behind each of these things.


Drive Awake iOS App Can Tell When You’re Drowsy, Directs You To Coffee

Is there anything wrong with a chain of cafes trying to drum up a little extra business while they’re ensuring drowsy drivers don’t end up swerving off the road? Thailand-based Cafe Amazon certainly hopes not.


App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

Pano for half price on Android, Private Camera now free on iOS, Notable reduced to 99c on iPad, Itsdagram now available on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out!


Twitter Finally Adds Two-Factor Authentication

Well, it’s about damn time. After an endless, occasionally entertaining string of high-profile hacks, Twitter has finally introduced two-factor authentication to verify that it is, in fact, you logging in.


Bamboo Loop: A Fun, Creative Twist On Everyday Picture Messaging

Wacom may be best known for its styluses and tablets, but there’s also a more whimsical side to the company that comes with its Bamboo line of apps. The newest release, Bamboo Loop, carries on that tradition with a delightfully creative photo-sharing app.


After Hours: Best Cinema and Entertainment Apps

Never spend a night alone again with these apps: they’re great for going out on the town and getting great entertainment! What were you thinking?


You Can Use Google Maps To Find Faces Hidden In The Earth

It’s nearly impossible to gaze up during the day without spotting sort of cloudy, billowing face staring back at us. But rarely do we get the opportunity to see the faces we so casually trample right beneath our feet. Now, a new program by Onformative is giving us a bird’s eye’s view of every facial landform on Earth.


App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

AccuWeather Platinum for 99c on Android, ComicBook! now free on iOS, Flickr Studio now free on iPad, Camera Roll Sync HD now free on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out!


Your Skype Messages Aren’t As Private As You Think They Are

Most people think of Skype as a secure means of communication, with messages kindly delivered using end-to-end encryption. But a new report by Ars Technica suggests that’s far from the case — and Microsoft is often dipping into your communications.


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