Tap That App Tuesday: The Five Best Fitness Apps

Depending on where you live in the country, Spring is back, or Summer is on its way. In either case, it's that time again: time to break out the drop-resistant smartphone case and earphones and hit the track to really get started on that perennial New Year's resolution. Here are the five best fitness apps to get you going and to track your progress.

Tap That App Tuesday: RunKeeper's Breezy iOS App, Netflix Roulette, the Closest Thing to iTunes for Android

This week, popular training app RunKeeper has released an iOS app for the less motivated users called Breeze. We're also recommending "doubleTwist", the closest thing to "iTunes for Android" and a web app called Netflix Roulette that will solve that common problem of Netflix paralysis.

Cloak App Launches the Era of Anti-Social Media

We've entered a new era of social media - the anti-social media era - with the introduction of a new iOS app called Cloak. Cloak uses the information you can gain from "friends" on social media networks and turns it on its head - allowing to you avoid seeing those people in real life.

Just Launched: Veo, A Shopping and Promotions App for Latinos

A new app targeted at the tech savvy U.S. Hispanic market hopes to provide a direct channel for major brands to Latinos' smartphones. Veo is a new promotional and advertising app meant to cut out the middle man between companies and Latinos' attentions.

Flipboard Partners with CNN, Acquiring Curation Tech from Competitor Zite, Too

Flipboard is responding to the threat imposed by Facebook's new Paper app by buying another rival and striking a content partnership with news giant CNN.

Facebook Paper: Doubling Down on Mobile and Social News

Facebook's latest app, Paper, signals two major moves for the world's most popular social media platform: It's doubling down on mobile while continuing its push to become a social news network.

Starbucks Acknowledges App Security Flaw, But the Vulnerability Persists For Now

Beware, fans of Starbucks and fans of paying for coffee with your smartphone! A big problem has been discovered relating to how the Starbucks mobile app processes its data, and while Starbucks is working to fix the app, users aren't in the clear yet.

Apple CEO Cook Not Happy About $32.5M FTC Deal: How to Get a Refund if You've Been Bilked by In-App Purchases

You've probably heard about the kid that ran up his parents' iTunes bill into the thousands in just minutes, by buying upgrades offered within free games on iOS devices. Karma just caught up to Apple, which has agreed to refund at least $32.5 million to users who were conned by apps that trick kids into spending their money without their consent or knowledge.
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