Created specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch, the World Atlas app lets users explore the world with a host of features including three kinds of maps (blue ocean, antique, satellite), high-resolution imagery, and an interactive …

Birding is the kind of thing apps were made for, and the Audubon Birds app combines a wealth of data with thousands of detailed images to set the enthusiast’s heart soaring. The update includes maps and directions to birding “hotspots” …

This mini-me version of the classic multivolume encyclopaedia set hardly downsizes the amount of content packed into its pages—with 80,000 articles and loads of photos, charts, and diagrams. New wrinkles like a LinkMap offer a dynamic view of related topics, while MyBritannica lets users …

Think about it: all your fashion, home improvement, and personal catalogues in one place. Yes, we know they already are—on the floor, near your side of the bed—but here's a more aesthetically pleasing locale. TheFind includes specialized searches for products, a “Tear-&-Share” feature, wish …

  About the only thing The Home Depot app is missing is the orange smock (not such a …

If you’re thinking of buying a new car, you’re thinking about having to deal with a car salesman, which means you’re thinking of stabbing yourself in the thigh with a cocktail fork. The Auto Buying Tools app (AAA’s fifth such offering) will allow you …

The Westfield Malls mobile app helps consumers discover the best deals, meals, and movie times at any Westfield mall. Aside from mall maps, directories, news, and offers, this app enables users to search for products and brands throughout the stores …

AAA's Auto Buying Tools app gives consumers the ability to modify car details and refresh pricing data on the showroom floor as they search for a car. Prospective buyers can build the car they want, including options and available incentives, while reviewing market price, …

The Ask.com mobile app integrates voice-to-text technology enabling users to type or speak questions and receive an answer from either a real person or data culled from the Web. Features also include the ability to follow interesting people in the community, and tap into …

At this time last year, MLB.com At Bat 11 could fairly have been dubbed the king of sports apps. Less-serious fans availed themselves of live audio feeds and video highlights, while baseball nuts basked in the …