PhotoMotion, from the makers of PhotoToaster, lets you put together a slideshow of images with the popular zooming and panning technique known as the Ken Burns effect, but doesn’t offer much else. There have been a number of apps that duplicated this dramatic style of slow panning over ...

I initially thought that Salient Eye was the Android version of the iOS-only Manything and Presence apps. And it is — in some ways. It takes any camera-equipped phone or tablet with Android 2.2 or higher and converts it into an instant security device. Unlike Manything or Presence, ...

Lightroom, Adobe’s raw-format processing and photo-management software for enthusiast and professional photographers, plays catch-up with the competition for version 6 — Lightroom CC if you subscribe — adding some requested features that we’ve seen elsewhere like HDR ...

Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone is a standalone app that lets you chat with your Facebook friends, send them photos and stickers, and that’s it. It takes all the best parts of chatting over Facebook on the Web and puts them on your Windows Phone in a streamlined app. The app is ...

Mad Skills Motocross 2 (iOS|Android) is the long-awaited sequel to one of my favorite mobile racing games ever, bringing more challenging 2D motocross racing. But this time, you don’t have to spend a cent; Mad Skills Motocross 2 is a freemium game, and the in-app purchase model stays out ...

Devious Dungeon for iOS is an old-school dungeon adventure game that adds RPG elements as you grind through dangerous (and devious) 2D dungeons. Not only do you run and jump from platform to platform as you kill monsters, you also can upgrade your equipment as you progress to higher levels in ...

Jet Car Stunts 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the physics-based racing and stunt car game that was a hit way back in 2009 in the App Store. But with this installment, the game has several new cars (each with different handling), different race types, and tons of high-flying action. The control ...

The Room Two is the hotly anticipated sequel to one of the most celebrated puzzle games on iOS, and after playing through a few levels, I can tell you it raises the bar that was already set high with the original game. This made-for-touch-screen puzzle adventure includes incredible graphics, a ...

MyFitnessPal has risen through the ranks of diet services to become a major player in the weight loss world. Its part-coach, part-diet-journal approach helps anyone find, evaluate, and alter their eating and exercise habits, for free. The MyFitnessPal app for Windows Phone recently underwent a ...

UpWord Notes helps you turn notes into actionable lists and reminders, but with quite a few more features than Apple’s Notes app. Indeed, though Apple’s solution saw a big design overhaul in iOS 7, its features have barely changed since it debuted on the iPhone in 2007. That’s ...