Messaging startup Symphony will release its first iPhone app next week
The upstart app backed by several Wall Street banks is going mobile.
Why No Dining App Is the 'Airbnb of Food' (Yet)
Apps promoting social dining experiences beyond restaurants seem ripe for the “sharing economy.” So why aren’t they dominating the market?
As Expected, Tinder Buys Humin to Goose Better Relationships
A deal to give the popular dating app some more tech.
Apple Is Working on a TV Series About App Developers
An "opportunity right up our alley," says Eddy Cue.
Tinder Reshuffles Management in Latest Bid to Add More Experience
More seasoned execs to manage the growth of the sometimes chaotic company.
How One App Aims to Disrupt the Desk Lunch
Allset joins the dining app fray, bringing start-to-finish fast-casual convenience to sit-down restaurants.
In Kids' App Market, Toca Boca Plays the Long Game
You've never heard of them, unless you're a parent. But they have been quietly making reliable games while other studios struggle. What's their secret?
Microsoft Is Buying a Company That Is Key to Its Cross-Platform Future
Xamarin allows developers to code in a single programming language while designing an app to look native to each platform.
Voter App Offers Tinder-Like Political Hookups
The latest version of the app offers recommendations for U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races.
Iowa Caucuses a Showcase for Microsoft's Ambitions in Civic Tech
Mobile apps aim to speed the process of tallying results.
The NFL's Super Bowl App Is Entertainment for Lulls in the Entertainment
You will be entertained. All. Game. Long.
Meet the 'Scopers: The Super Fans of Twitter's Periscope
To a small corner of the Internet, Periscope's 28 employees are total celebrities.
Apple Sets New App Store Record With $1.1 Billion in Sales During the Holidays
It was a $20 billion year.
The Secret to Finding the Best Mobile Apps: Try Everything
Switching apps can be obnoxious, but it's worth the effort.
The Days After Christmas Are the Real Christmas for App Makers
App and content makers pull out all the stops to woo those with a shiny new tablet or phone to download their wares.
California Approves Flywheel, the App That Makes Taxis Work Like Uber
The technology is being pitched as a way to help the traditional taxi industry regain market share.
Microsoft Vet Ray Ozzie Sells His Talko Startup to Microsoft, Which Will Shutter It
Skype buys a would-be rival that never got traction.
Kourtney Kardashian App the Latest Addition to Kollection of Whalerock Kardashian Kontent
The Kardashian-Jenner sisters all have their own apps now.
Facebook Kills App-Factory Initative Creative Labs, but Won't Stop Building Stand-Alone Apps
Facebook is making a branding move.
Yahoo Finally Relaunches Messenger as an App Aimed at Families and Groups
A late entry in a category that has exploded in popularity.
Uber Wants to Integrate With All Your Apps
Ride-hailing company makes it easier for app developers to add an Uber option.
Google and the Future of Apps
Streaming is the single biggest disruption that could come to the way apps work today.
The iPad Pro Has an App Store Problem
Smaller developers are trying to figure out how to make money.
Death to the Download: Google Rolls Out New Way to Stream Apps From Search
The new mobile search features find apps you've installed and ones you haven't yet.
Apple Tells Screen-Dimming Software F.lux to Shut Down Its iOS Version
The platform giveth and the platform taketh away.
This New Greylock-Backed App Tackles the Unsexy Industry of Construction
It may not be sexy, but it could be lucrative.
Google Buys Video Editing Startup Fly Labs to Make Google Photos More Lively
Google Photos gets a video boost.
Apple’s Survey App Helps Venues Easily Create Indoor Maps
The Indoor Survey App uses a combination of Wi-Fi and radio signals to track positions.
Google Tests Who's Down, an App for Broadcasting Your Total Alienation
How do you do, fellow kids?
'Apps Are the Future of TV'? Not So Fast!
For one thing, the most popular content on leading apps most often comes from traditional television networks.
Elle Magazine's E. Jean Carroll Creates a Money-Making Breakup App That's Evil, Evil, Evil
Spoiler alert: Kara Swisher makes a cameo.