App Guides

Wondering which apps are best for enjoying the wonders of the night sky? Here are a few of our favorite applications for amateur astronomers.

Tagged: 3D games, astronomy, constellations, mobile planetarium, picture of the day, telescope

iPhone 4 Case by Ideal Case. Let’s be clear, or at least ethereally translucent – it’s hard to get a really good scare out of your iPhone, unless of course you're getting calls from the hereafter, or you have the cell number of the Beast. The screen's too small, for one thing.

Tagged: for all ages, goofy app, Halloween, hangman, interactive book

Twilight? Vampires? Werewolves? Really? Come on. They’re good for scaring and maybe titillating teenage girls — but Zombies are real.

Tagged: 3D games, Digg, Halloween, OpenFeint, tower defense, zombie game

Download one of these top food truck trackers for the iPhone and before you know it you'll be joining the hungry masses in the hunt for mobile munchies.

Tagged: city guide, food apps

Well, kids, summer is officially over which means students everywhere are heading back to the school.

Tagged: college students, for students

It's a snap to keep track of current events using any news app on your iOS device. Start with these top iPhone and iPad news apps for information junkies.

Tagged: personalized news, podcast catcher, RSS reader, social news

The challenge of a road trip is keeping everyone happy. These classic road trip games are updated for iPad and iPhone so the whole family can play together.

Tagged: apps for kids, for parents, mini games, multiplayer games, road trip

From editing video and adding special effects to social media distribution, these video apps will get your iPhone movies ready for the spotlight.

Tagged: edit video, share on social media, special effects app, video editor, video effects

A recently released poll indicates that more than a third of smartphone users in Britain have downloaded royal wedding apps. Some users want news and information, some like the games or royal wedding trivia, others simply want a keepsake.

Tagged: 3D games, celebrity gossip, digital magazine

Though tame by modern standards, these iPhone apps have more sex appeal than their g-rated predecessors.

Tagged: poker tips, sexy apps, video poker

This article has been updated for 2011 with even more of the best apps for turning your iOS device into a remote desktop client. Originally written with the idea of using the iPhone for remote access, most of the features in these applications apply equally to iPod touch and iPad devices.

Tagged: 3D games, flash drive, remote desktop, streaming audio

iPhone owners are, for the most part, a sophisticated bunch.

Tagged: food apps, food delivery, gourmet food

It’s no secret that nerds of all varieties have a safe haven in the App Store.

Tagged: 3D games, algebra, Bloomberg, comic books, currency converter, financial news, graphing calculators, personal finance, personal finance manager, stock quotes, Sudoku

The iPhone is dangerously conducive to an incurable case of Social Media Addiction. Symptoms of SMA include the inability to enter any establishment—even a dentist’s office or a Kinko’s—without checking in on Foursquare.

Tagged: blogging apps, eBay app, etsy, Flickr app, graphic design, share on social media, Twitter client, VOIP app

Download a few iOS movies apps and the iPhone or iPad can easily become a Film Fanatic's version of a mobile home theater system.

Tagged: movie collection, YouTube videos