Shipping a parcel can sometimes be more trouble than it’s worth — finding the right packaging, having to actually put clothes on to travel to the nearest post office, and the inevitable gargantuan queue. While ideas such as the UK’s Doddle have enabled commuters to simply drop off their parcels at the train station, a new app called Shyp lets […]

Owaves makes it easy to plan health and wellness goals into your day. Colorful and vibrant, with a novel 24-hour clock, the planner is fun to use and lets you see your day in a whole new way. Oriented to sunrise and sunset, Owaves guides you to a balanced lifestyle and healthy circadian rhythm. Eastern and Western health experts agree […]

Fancy reading the #10thDimensionBoys manhwa (web comics) series on your smartphone? Now you can, with the newly launched Webtoon app by LINE. Think of it as web comics to go – watch your favorite webtoons anytime, anywhere on your mobile with the LINE Webtoon, the popular mobile comic app, which launched in the United States and worldwide on smartphones, tablets […]

Wokamon combines the function of a pedometer with the engagement of a virtual pet. The more you move, the more your pet grows. The Wokamon, short for Walking Monsters, feed off users’ burnt calories and turn them into happiness. Users can check the daily progress of their Wokamon, which level-up as users exercise more.

Your family is sick of peaches. Your freezer is crammed with ’em. Your coworkers and neighbors have started politely refusing your cobbler. Solution? The internet, obvs! The site Ripe Near Me aims to connect peeps trying to sell (or just plain give away) their backyard bounty with people nearby. It’s the digital version of driving past a local raspberry stand. […]

It’s summertime and holiday season is upon us! It’s time to stock up on suncream, invest in another questionable “holiday hat” and brace your nearest and dearest for the sight of your pale, hairy legs in shorts. It’s also time for the usual run of news articles decrying shocking roaming charges. You may remember this woman who paid £2,600 to […]

In October 2013 Indonesian bank CIMB Niaga launched its Rekening Ponsel (‘Mobile Phone Account’) service. Via the service, bank customers can use their mobile number to pay at major merchants across Indonesia: users give their phone number to the merchant and enter a confirmation PIN on their phone. Customers can also use their phone number at any CIMB Niaga ATM to withdraw […]

What’s most interesting about KnowRoaming’s offering is the SIM “sticker” concept. Your starter kit includes a sticker and an applicator, which you use to literally stick KnowRoaming’s device directly on top of the SIM that came with your phone. The sticker is incredibly thin — it’s designed to permanently sit atop your existing card, with enough clearance to fit into […]

Tel Aviv-based startup Samba wants to expand the video messaging category to straddle the space between MMS and video chatting. The app, which launched last month, lets users record a video to send to a friend, and then records that friend’s reaction to the video, which is then shared back with the sender. Reactions are synced to the original video, […]