Thrillcall is a music-event-based app that presents local happenings based on the user’s GPS.  Thrillcall has found a very enticing way to keep their users interested with a constant timer that will eventually count down to exclusive offerings. The app is simple, straightforward, and …

Love music but don’t have the time to create your own playlist? Look no further than Songza. Think of it as a personal concierge for your musical mood. Users can select a playlist, handmade by music experts, from six categories: genre, activity (e.g. cardio …

  Die-hard music fans want to be ahead of the curve when discovering artists on the rise. The MTV Music Meter helps …

Digital music that sounds high quality? Believe it. SRS Labs’ MyTunes app gives music lovers a sound-listening experience one wouldn’t expect to hear from headphones. The app restores the natural tonality and spatial characteristics of songs, offers a rich bass, and keeps the volume …

Even if it had flopped from a usability standpoint, The Daily would have received points for ambition. As the first-ever publication specifically tailored for a single piece of hardware—the iPad, naturally—The Daily had overcome a raft of practical and technological …

When it debuted, the Michael Jackson Doctor Trial app seemed to hit the pointless/gratuitous/tasteless trifecta. Why, early critics wondered, would smartphone users plunk down a few bucks for a live feed already airing on any number of cable outlets and …

Create-your-own-newsfeed tchotchkes ranked among 2011's biggest fads in the app world, with any number of players promising easy discovery and sharing of content across networks. Only one app truly delivered on that promise: Flipboard. Its sound bite-ready self-description, "the world's first social magazine", was …

Ghostery can determine when "invisible" pixels, bugs, beacons, and other trackers have been placed on web pages by Facebook, Google Analytics, and more than 500 ad networks. The app also allows people to learn about the tracking companies and to block scripts from particular …

More than five million Android users have downloaded Mr. Number, a two-year-old app that replaces the standard dialing and texting apps. Mr. Number brings calls and texts together in the same smartbox, matches numbers with callers' names, and automatically blocks calls and texts …

The Lookout app can help users find lost phones, backup their data, and prevent them from downloading spyware, viruses, or other …