Apps
Apps act as bodyguards
MyForce, SecuraFone, StreetSafe and bSafe are all apps designed to give people mobile protection and peace of mind on their iPhones, Blackberrys or Android-based phones.
Matchmaking services for commuters gaining speed
Carpooling is on the rise, and social media and apps have a lot to do with that increase.
Va. historic area unveils new mobile application
Colonial Williamsburg is unveiling a new mobile application to help tourists experience the 18th century historic area.
App lets swimmers check the 'jellyfish forecast'
There could be more jellyfish than usual this summer at area beaches ... but don't worry, there's an app for that.
Android app lets you text from your computer
Are you a typer stuck in a texting world? This Android app might be for you.
AIDS Memorial Quilt goes digital with new app
AIDS Quilt Touch is a mobile web app that allows users to browse quilt panels, search for names, and add comments in a digital guestbook.
Facebook, GE launch Olympics app
Facebook and General Electric launched an Olympics-themed app to get people to share health goals with their friends, from eating better to exercising.
The debate over airbrushing a profile picture
Those who subscribe to online dating know it can be a risk to date someone before seeing them in person. A new app is giving more reason for doubt.
New app designed for sports fans on Twitter
When Philip Sanford goes to his favorite bar to watch his beloved Seton Hall Pirates, he brings along his phone charger so he also can follow the game on Twitter.
Restaurant app caters to iPad users
With a free app for the iPad, waiting around for a table has been simplified.
Arlington National Cemetery to release smartphone app
This fall Arlington National Cemetery will have a new smartphone app to help families find loved ones buried there.
App brings spontaneity back to traveling
A new smartphone app lets last-minute travelers book a hotel with the swipe of a finger.
Tips for getting the skeeters before they get you
The unofficial start of summer is under way, and it's time to face your enemy: the mosquito.
App aims to humiliate dieters into avoiding temptation (VIDEO)
Dieters know the tricks to staying on a diet. Now, a new app takes dieting a step further, broadcasting dieters' late night cheating at the fridge to their social networks.
Scrabble v. Scrabble: Are wooden tiles or touchscreens better?
Instead of wooden tiles, today's Scrabble game-play usually involves a touchscreen. So, which is better?
House hunting by iPhone photo
A new iPhone app lets you learn a home's estimated price, how many square feet it has, the number of bedrooms and baths and its yearly taxes.
Nightmares? This app is a dream come true (VIDEO)
A team of students from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has released a 99 cent application for the iPhone called Sigmund.
WTOP puts Ugly Meter to test (VIDEO)
WTOP's Neal Augenstein uses the Ugly Meter app and puts his vanity to the test. Check out the video.
Mobile app helps report unfair airport screeners
A Sikh advocacy group launched a free mobile application Monday that allows travelers to complain immediately to the government if they feel they've been treated unfairly by airport screeners.
Caring app lets donors share good deeds
A new app is providing a platform for charitable giving - with an interesting twist.



