Screenshot by Antuan Goodwin/CNET Your car’s dashboard is probably home to a speedometer, a tachometer, …

App developers know how to plan ahead. Just in time for “The Amazing Spider-Man,” which swings into theaters July 3, Disney Publishing and Gameloft have released two very different, but equally great, movie tie-ins. The Amazing Spider-Man (Android | iOS, $6.99) delivers an action-packed gaming experience, while the Spider-Man AR Book HD for iOS ($4.99) — unappealing name notwithstanding — …

A new study has shed some light on how we use our smart phones nowadays, and it turns out they’re not so much phones as Internet and social networking devices. The study ranks phone features based on how much time we spend using them every day. Phone calls are fifth, with the average person being on the blower for 12 minutes …