App Store Apps

Documents by Readdle now available for iPhone

By Joseph Keller, Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 a 10:54 am

Documents by Readdle is now available for the iPhone. Now a universal app, Documents lets you read Office documents, annotate PDFs, edit text files, listen to music, look at photos, and more. Across the bottom of the screen, there are four sections, along with access to the built-in web browser. Documents stores all of your files, from music to PDFs, and you can move files from Documents to iCloud by tapping the “Edit” button and selecting which files to move.

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How to recommend games to friends with Game Center

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 a 5:36 pm

For most users, Game Center is all about matching up with friends and competing for rankings and checking out leaderboards. It's not much fun though if you don't have anyone to play against. If you've found a particularly cool multiplayer game in the App Store that you think a friend would like, Game Center makes it easy to tell friends about it complete with an App Store link for them to check it out.

Here's how:

MapQuest Travel Blogs for iPhone and iPad review

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Mar 8, 2013 a 4:59 pm

MapQuest Travel Blogs for iPhone and iPad is a great way to plot out your trip and then share it with your friends and family.

While Photo Stream and apps like Albumatic are easy ways to share photos with friends and family, they still leave something to be desired. If you go on a trip or vacation, you probably have things to say about your photos. Unless you leave a comment on your own photo, there's not much else you can do. That isn't the case with MapQuest Travel Blogs for iPhone and iPad.

How to comment on a post using the iMore 2.0 for iPhone app

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Mar 8, 2013 a 1:04 pm

With the release of the all new iMore 2.0 app, we've added a ton of new features to make using iMore on your iPhone and iPod touch even better. One of these new features is the ability to leave comments on articles directly within the app.

Here's how to start leaving comments in-app on your favorite iMore articles.

Cut the Rope: Experiments adds new level box, Ant Hill

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 a 4:16 pm

If you're a fan of Cut the Rope and you've already tackled all the current levels available in Experiments, you may want to check your app updates. A brand new box of levels has just been added and this time Om Nom will have some help acquiring his candy.

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Skype updated to give a better call experience and other UI enhancements

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 a 1:41 pm

Skype has just received an update that adds a better designed calling experience along with some other enhancements and fixes. If you frequently use Skype for messaging, the update also brings with it quicker ways to clear out messaging histories.

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Share photos with friends, collaborate on albums, and more with Albumatic

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 a 1:21 pm

Albumatic for iPhone is somewhat similar to photo sharing services like Instagram but focuses more on creating albums and sharing them with the people you already know, not just anyone. It's somewhat simliar to Apple's own Photo Stream service but allows your friends to add to your albums, not just view them. Albumatic may be a great alternative for those who want to collaborate on albums instead of just sharing and viewing.

Convert units of measure, currency, and more with Amount for iPhone

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Mar 4, 2013 a 3:22 pm

There are lots of conversion apps for iPhone in the App Store that allow you to convert measurements such as currency, weight, distance, and more. The problem is that you couldn't always use a single app in order to convert what you need, when you need to. Amount for iPhone supports all kinds of conversions in one single app not only easily, but quite beautifully.

Best app to keep track of receipts on your iPhone

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Mar 1, 2013 a 5:05 pm

Your iPhone is a great place to store receipts and there are lots of apps in the App Store that offer this feature. Whether you need to keep track of business expenses to turn in to your employer, want to keep track of receipts as a self employed individual, or just want to know where your money is going, OneReceipt is a great option.

Not only can OneReceipt import receipts in many different ways, but let you categorize them in ways that makes it easiest for you to manage them.

How to file your tax return straight from your iPhone or iPad

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Mar 1, 2013 a 1:09 pm

Your iPhone and iPad are useful for all kinds of tasks and filing your tax returns is no exception. If you're a U.S. resident, you've got until April to get your tax returns filed so a lot of users are thinking about how and when they should file. If you've got a simple return that just involves some W-2's and a few other random income items, there are a few apps out there that can help you get them filed from start to finish.