Music is inherently social, but almost all of the popular music services that exist today are optimized for individual listeners. Chune is a new social music concept designed for parties, offices, and other shared use settings. Users who have the Chune app installed on their phone can tap a custom speaker, and through the magic of NFC, their playlists and musical tastes […]

Tengami isn’t quite like any game we’ve seen. It’s based on the idea of a pop-up book and set in a sort of mythical feudal Japan. You control a young Japanese man — although the actual details of the plot remain to be unfolded as the story progresses, with very minimal exposition and even fewer directions. It plays out, in […]

Entrepreneur Robyn Exton recognized a flaw in most lesbian dating apps: specifically, that many are replicas of dating apps for gay men. To better serve the female gay community, Exton created Dattch, a lesbian dating service where users reflect themselves through Pinterest-style image boards. Additionally, a Would You Rather feature matches users by displaying a picture of another Dattch woman and an alternative, […]

PeekInToo is offering a completely new way to perceive and virtually witness anything that is happening around the world, almost in real-time and upon request. Imagine thousands of Peekers around the world willing to share real-time Peeks from your area of interest. Imagine also being able to request such Peeks whenever you want from places you intend to visit soon or that […]

Seene creates a new kind of shareable 3D photo that brings together image, depth and movement in a way that is both familiar and new. Taking a seene on your phone is simple. Point your phone at your subject and move around it to capture from different angles. Your progress is overlaid on top of the video feed, and your […]

Twine seeks to create a better mobile solution for flirting with and meeting new people. But Twine differs from other apps in that it’s tackling the “new friend discovery” experience, anonymously matching you with strangers around you, while attempting to remain spam free. The second big differentiator is that Twine is actively curating its user base in order to achieve […]

It’s sometimes hard to put the appropriate breaup message together. Fear not, my faint of heart, for here is the BreakUp Text app. You’ve longed for it almost as long as you’ve longed for human decency and a new Elton John album. BreakUp Text has a level of humor. You can choose to tell your ex that you were eaten […]

Republic Wireless’s sales pitch has a curious lack of asterisks: $19 a month for unlimited voice, text and data service, with no contract required. Usually, smart phones cost $200 or more, and come with a two-year contract that often costs $70 or more monthly and includes limits on usage. Republic has come up with a deal that sounds almost too […]

Photoful is a new mobile application hoping to attract iPhone users who want the Photos experience the new iOS 7 mobile operating system will offer…and then some. As with iOS 7?s re-imagined Photos app, Photoful will also sort your photo collection into smart groupings like iOS 7?s “Moments,” but it will allow users to do more, too, including photo tagging and advanced […]

For those on the go, finding a clean toilet in Singapore and giving feedback on the best and worst commodes is now in hand with a new app for mobile phones and tablet computers. The Restroom Association of Singapore (RAS) already has the LOO Connect service on its toilet.org.sg website that allows people to pinpoint and comment on public facilities […]