With all the time I spend sifting through the iOS App Store and writing reviews, there simply isn’t time to use every app regularly. Still, I find that just about every month there are a new handful of apps and games that I keep coming back to. These aren’t the best apps of all time …

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Now playing: Watch this: Features Apple needs in iOS 7 4:25 The World Wide Developer’s Conference is next week, and preparations are already under way. While Apple is predictably tight-lipped about what exactly it will announce, it’s all but certain we’ll hear about an update for iOS 7. The question is, will the new features and tweaks be enough to …

Though the official 2013 hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30, the news earlier this week out of Moore, Okla., is a sobering reminder that dangerous weather comes in many forms, and you often don’t know where the next disaster may strike. Even now, many states are being pounded by heavy storms as the cleanup from the tornado …

It wasn’t very long ago that for a developer to make a successful weather app, it had to have the most information possible. This meant developers would compete to pack tons of graphs, maps, diagrams, written forecasts — and even forums where people could talk about weather — into busy, confusing apps that tried to cover it all. But what …

Last week, Apple announced that its App Store is approaching 50 billion app downloads. In celebration of the milestone, Apple is giving away a $10,000 App Store gift card to the lucky person who initiates the 50 billionth download. As part of the celebration, Apple listed the top 25 apps — both free and paid — for iPhone and iPad. …

After existing as a peripheral event during Mobile World Congress each year in Barcelona, Spain, the International Mobile Gaming Awards this year moved its ninth annual show to San Francisco. Launched in 2004, the IMGA is a competition for mobile games developed in countries across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Awarding is based on two rounds of judging by a …

Field Trip (Android|iPhone) helps you find out more about your current location by sending you notifications when you’re near landmarks, restaurants, historical sites, and other noteworthy spots. The app draws information from several sources, including Arcadia, Historvius, Food Network, Zagat, Atlas Obscura, Daily Secret, and others to enrich your experience of locations you wouldn’t know were uniquely interesting otherwise. You …

Between crowded airports, winter delays, and luggage loaded with gifts, holiday travel can be stressful. But with a little planning, you can make your trip a little easier from start to finish. So rather than gathering up a collection of apps that help you book flights, we decided to make a different kind of travel collection. Packing Pro lays out …

The stars lined up just right this week (read: gift-giving season is here!) to have a number of awesome game sequels and new releases launch all at once. Frankly, there are so many new games that there is no better time than the present to check out what the App Store has to offer. Rick Broida already wrote about Grand …