Apps

This week in the App store, things got a little deep: We discovered haunting new sounds, created fine art, psychoanalyzed our friends, read great literature, experimented with prescription drugs, and even reconnected with an estranged child. Your turn! Layers: Layers is a Sketches-style drawing app, except with, well, layers. That might seem a little excessive for a fingerpainting app, but for serious iPhone art—which is a thing, by the way—five layers and the ability to export in PSD format is...

Pregnancy is a wonderful, crazy, exciting, scary and often confusing time in a woman's (and her partner's) life. Seeing that positive pregnancy-test result can be overwhelming, whether a couple has been trying to conceive or it's a total surprise. The moment that double pink line appears, the journey -- as well as the questions -- begin. Babymaking has been around long before there were iPhones, iPads and ultrasounds.

With tech breakthroughs and innovative ideas, science class isn't what it used to be.

If you’re frustrated that your app was rejected from the App Store, you are in good company. Scott Virkler, senior vice president of eProducts at global science and medical publishing behemoth Elsevier, had a few choice words about Apple’s approval process – and getting rejected by it. Virkler, speaking in San Francisco at Appnation Enterprise, said his company had three apps rejected by Apple just last week, “because they don’t get our business.”

The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. WeatherPro (Amazon Appstore) Previously $2.99, now 99¢. WeatherPro for Android gives you seven-day weather forecasts and reports for more than 2 million worldwide locations. Features include global satellite and radar with animation, temperatures in Fahrenheit and Celsius, live wallpaper, and more. Get it for 99¢. (via LogicBuy) iOS Windows Mac iOS Android Windows

You never know exactly when disaster will strike, and even in this age, no app or gadget can fully replace good old-fashioned preparation. Keeping reliable technology on hand, however, can potentially save lives. We'll walk you through five important steps to cover your bases. SEE ALSO: How We Use Social Media During Emergencies [INFOGRAPHIC] 1. The Basics FEMA has a very thorough disaster supply list online.

One Drop, an app for diabetes management, has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by RRE, with participation from Box Group, Capital Factory and existing investors LAUNCH and Neu Ventures. The funding will help One Drop to develop the software, create new features and add hardware for the app as it continues to grow its network of users.The app created by Jeff Dachis, co-founder of…

“Hey Doc — Is this covered by my insurance?” The answer to this question is now readily found on iOS devices using the latest versi…

The neurosurgeons of tomorrow can hone some of the necessary skills on iPads thanks to a new training app called VCath.

When you have diabetes, keeping track of glucose levels, medications, nutrition and weight loss can be difficult. These apps help you manage all of that and more.

Your pet gets sick and you don’t know what to do. Google has a thousand conflicting answers and it could be a week until you can get an appointment with a veterinarian. But Treat can let you chat live with a licensed vet instantly or get them to come for same-day in-home visit to check on your furry friend. Treat can also hook you up with the best pet products, training, and…

Don't listen to the pasty dude with the Arsenal shirt who lives downstairs—FIFA 10 isn't the only good thing to land in the App Store this week. Not even close. AP Stylebook: Anyone who has to crank out copy on a regular basis is probably familiar with the AP' stylebook, but an iPhone app seems like an odd incarnation. It's more portable and convenient that the hard copy, sure, but there's an online version too, which makes more sense for most folks, since you don't do a whole lot of actual writing on...

S 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. And Drops First Aid for iOS wants to make sure that your phone helps you keep them around too—or strangers, for that matter....

Like millions of people, I need to keep an eye on my blood pressure. You can check it when you visit your doctor, but many people have “white-coat hypertension.” Just getting their blood pressure measured at the doctor’s office stresses them out, resulting in higher than normal readings. All the better reason to check it at home....

At the top of our must-have apps list this week is Free-App Hero, a fantastic app tracker maintained by experienced, professional game reviewers with an encyclopaedic knowledge of thousands of iOS apps. Unlike other free app recommendation services, Free-App Hero recommends only the best games, because they’re the best – not just because its developer paid them to recommend it. Google’s latest application, Google Translate, is also in this week’s choice of applications. One of the best language translat...

The cameras on our smartphones have come a lonnnnnng way. In fact, many people rely on their iPhones as the primary device for non-professional photography. But are these cameras yet good enough, clear and color-accurate enough, to trust when the results could literally be a matter of life or death? The University of Michigan has released a free iPhone app, UMSkinCheck, "intended for skin cancer self exam and surveillance." 23 different, strategic self-shots—in the nude!—comprise the full-body...

Welcome to college. It's a world where careful planning means sleeping until noon every day and no outfit is too skimpy for a Halloween party. It's a place of eternal pajama pants, Ramen noodles that flow like the proverbial milk and honey of the Promised Land, all-nighters and flip cup championships. We know you were too cool for school in senior year, but you still have a way to go before mastering your new domain.

It’s proving to be a busy week for big-hitting VC firm Tiger Global in India. It led a $100 million investment in music streaming service Saavn, put up media startup News In Shorts’ $20 million Series B raise, and today it led a $10.2 million round for medical service Lybrate.

The 20 million+ people on Foursquare have created an incredibly detailed crowdsourced directory. BlindSquare is a new app that’s making use of F…

Are you one of the millions of Americans with diabetes? November is National Diabetes Month, a condition that is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States....

First Opinion has raised $1.4 million in new funding from True Ventures and returning investor Felicis Ventures. This brings the total raised by the text-a-doctor service to $2.6 million. Prior backers include Greylock, Yuri Milner, and 500 Startups. The iOS app, which matches users with a doctor they can text with questions, also launched a new version of its service. First Opinion allows one…

Apple on Monday announced its annual selection of Design Awards recipients on Monday, handing out honors to the developers behind standout app properties like Lara Croft Go, Frame.io and dj Pro, among many others.

Now VP of product marketing at Apple, years ago Michael Tchao worked on the team that invented the Newton. Considering that was one of the first touchscreen "tablets" around, wouldn't you just love to know his favorite iPad apps? Luckily, we are privy to such details, with his recommendations being shown off at the MIPCOM conference in Cannes, where Recombu acted fast and copied them down. Unfortunately they're all paid-for (excluding Flipboard), but consider this list a curated menu of what one of the...

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A new company looking to make it more convenient for pet owners to see their local veterinarian, VetPronto, is now live in San Francisco. A member of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 class, VetPronto is offering on-demand house call veterinary services for dogs and cats, allowing customers to skip a visit to the clinic or just see a vet at a more convenient time – like on evenings and…