apps

Hamilton Nolan · 02/07/13 03:54PM

New app lets kids "hold a smartphone over the newspaper to see a child-friendly version." It's called "Huffington Post."

Rich Juzwiak · 12/21/12 04:45PM

iPNP is a hilariously named Santa app for kids, not for adults interested in having sex on meth. Stick to Grindr.

Apple Says No Thanks to App that Tracks Deaths from U.S. Drones

Taylor Berman · 08/30/12 06:45PM

Remember the "There's an app for that commercial?" Well, that's still mostly true, I guess, unless, say, you wanted instant updates for the number of people killed by U.S. drones. Earlier this week, Apple rejected NYU student Josh Begley's "Drone+" app, which keeps track of drone strikes, including the approximate location and number of people killed. There was even an option for push notifications.

Gwyenth Paltrow Creates First iPhone App For Perfect People

Adrian Chen · 12/13/11 06:15PM

New York City's great, except for one thing: There's no easy way to know exactly what establishments Gwyneth Paltrow patronizes when she takes human form and roams among us. Thankfully, her luxury lifestyle guide Goop just came out with an iPhone app.

How a Geek Cracked the Jeopardy! Code

Ryan Tate · 11/16/11 05:33PM

Roger Craig had never been on Jeopardy! before, but by the end of his first day of taping, he'd won five games in a row, the most lucrative day for any contestant in the show's history, including the most lucrative game in the show's history. His secret? A web app that modeled the show's all too predictable question sequences.

Charlie Rose's Vampirish Glare Coming to Morning TV

Hamilton Nolan · 11/15/11 03:05PM

In your overcast Tuesday media column: new faces at the CBS Early Show, Native American journalists are broke, UK editorial staffs decline, a New York Times fashion app, and Conde Nast launches its own ad network.

Google Pulls 'Is My Son Gay' App

Ryan Tate · 10/05/11 03:34PM

Surrendering to widespread outrage, Google has pulled the Android app "Is My Son Gay?" from its online store, single-handedly making the world safe for gay teens. Yay censorship!

Apple Kills an App on Behalf of Israel

Ryan Tate · 06/23/11 04:31PM

Apple is becoming a major diplomatic player. The company agreed to remove an iPhone app devoted to Palestinian insurrection, eliciting praise for "swift action" from Israel's public diplomacy minister. This sort of app removal is going to get tricky.