Apps

Popular Apple Watch app Runkeeper was updated on Tuesday with a new feature called Running Groups, a cross-platform social element designed to help users achieve their fitness goals.

In March last year, Apple unveiled ResearchKit — a medical platform designed to turn the iPhone into a diagnostic tool for clinical trials and studies. Now, Apple has found its first ever partnership with a drug company. British firm GlaxoSmithKline has announced it will be using ResearchKit to conduct a medical study on rheumatoid arthritis. The news is significant for Apple, as it seeks to form partnerships with medical companies and establish itself as a legitimate player in the health industry....

Лето в самом разгаре, та что доставайте велосипеды и отправляйтесь за приключениями вместе с идеальным тренером — сегодняшним приложением дня — Runtastic Road Bike PRO, которое в течение 24 часов можно скачать из App Store бесплатно.

Prefer swimming to running? Misfit's new Speedo Shine 2 tracks your laps, your sleep, and your steps.

Традиционно в июне, на конференции разработчиков WWDC, Apple определяет лучшие приложения и игры для iPhone, iPad и Mac и награждает их разработчиков очень почетной премией Apple Design Awards. В этом году, на открывшейся вчера конференции в списке лауреатов этого года оказались 10 проектов. MacDigger приводит краткое описание каждого приложения-лауреата:

Once a year, Apple stops its Worldwide Developer Conference to recognize a handful of apps for being particularly well designed. The prize? A shiny statue, a full suite of Apple hardware, and the right to say that one of the most respected companies in the world thinks you’re a good designer.For app developers and designers, it’s one of the finest honors that money…

Apple on Monday announced its annual selection of Design Awards recipients on Monday, handing out honors to the developers behind standout app properties like Lara Croft Go, Frame.io and dj Pro, among many others.