Utilities News

A developer has created an app that uses facial recognition to unlock an iPhone 4, expanding the Android-only advance to iOS.

The "Tout" app tracks e-mails to see who has read the messages and who hasn't, providing businesses with an additional tool, and perhaps helping those anxious about electronic communications.

The "Inhuman Microphone" app may help Occupy Wall Street protestors amplify their message, as the movement continues to leverage technology for its broadcasting abilities.

Touch, a mobile chatting app that boasting 12 million users, is poised to challenge similar programs thanks to its creators' rebranding strategy.

The "Leap2 Navigator" iPhone app reimagines mobile search by reformatting Google's results, offering an alternative to Apple's voice-assistant, Siri.

Famigo's SandBox app makes any Android phone or tablet child-friendly, taking the worry out of letting kids play with parents' smartphones.

Google released its long-awaited Gmail app for Apple devices but then pulled it for bug fixes, postponing a chance to further narrow the gap between Android and iOS.

The long-awaited Lookout Mobile app launched for iOS users, providing on-the-go protection for Apple mobile devices as they continue to handle more sensitive data.

A new app rolls local, social and mobile technologies into one, giving users an intelligent filter to organize their social schedules, adding a new wrinkle in providing real-time, location information to the app landscape.

The Better Business Bureau debuted an iPhone app that lets consumers review a company's complaint history, the latest in the line of apps that strive to keep consumers informed.

An Android app, inspired by Occupy Wall Street, allows users to quickly notify family if they're going to be arrested, as technology continues to play a role in protest movements.

Women in India's capital of New Delhi will soon be able to fight off potential attackers with a smartphone app that sounds an alarm and alerts friends, family and police, as mobile devices help improve public safety.

AT&T has released a new "DriveMode" app to help combat distracted driving, joining lawmakers, consumers, and other major carriers in the fight to educate drivers and increase safety.

The "WhereFoodComesFrom" app allows consumers to scan meat products in the grocery store and receive instant information about its quality and sourcing.

A free iPhone app lets users see how city streets used to look by integrating photographs from the past to give users a now-and-then perspective.