Apps that ask you to prove you are still alive sound like a dark joke, yet they are quietly becoming a serious category of technology. As more people live alone, move far from family and store their ...

We use social media to tell the world what we're up to, and smartphone applications have taken that to a new level. For the past year, the trend has been to use apps like Foursquare to broadcast our ...

Apple in iOS 17 has added a new feature to Messages that allows you to let a loved one know when you've made it back home safely. It's called Check In, and here's how you use it. Whether you're ...

A smarter way to keep tabs on your loved ones’ travels and activities. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Lewis Wallace/Cult of Mac Check In is an iPhone feature that tracks your travels and lets contacts know ...

'Entertaining' phone app that flirts with taboo notion of death and cost US$140 to develop now valued at US$1.4 million A Chinese phone application called "dead or alive" that helps users check in ...