Apps and Software

It's a good day for Elevate, which was just named Apple's favorite app of 2014.

The app, which helps you improve memory and focus, was Apple's top pick of the year. The runner-up was Instagram's Hyperlapse, which speeds up shaky videos and turns them into time lapses in just two taps.

Apple compiled its annual list of what it considers to be the year's most standout apps, with categories ranging from "best apps" to "best games."

Some notable inclusions are ...

NEW DELHI — Indian police on Sunday arrested a driver from ride-sharing service Uber for allegedly raping a young woman in the capital.

Shiv Kumar Yadav, 32, was arrested in his hometown of Mathura, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of New Delhi, where the rape allegedly took place Friday, police officer Jag Niwas said.

The woman, who works at a finance company, was returning from a dinner engagement Friday night and used the mobile app Uber to hire a cab to drive her home, according to New Delhi police officer Alma Ming.

The Hindu ...

Despite recent developments, the wearables space is still in its early stages in terms of mainstream adoption. The Apple Watch is expected to change that — much like how the company's iPhone jumpstarted smartphone sales back in 2007

But are people ready to ditch traditional watches and bracelets for wrist-mounted mini-computers? That's just one question that a new survey, conducted by retail research firm First Insight, tried to answer — and its findings may surprise some

"We were very surprised to find that women not only loved the Apple Watch — they were actually willing to pay nearly $50 more than market price for the Apple watch when buying it for themselves," First Insight's chief marketing officer Jim Shea told Mashable. "[It] appears Apple has an opportunity to create a smartwatch specifically designed to appeal to women, and charge even more for it." ...