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 ...

Each day, after feeding his cat and tidying up his home, Johnny Miller has one more task left on his to-do list: confirm on his phone that he is indeed still alive. He does this through a Chinese app ...

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 ...

If you always forget to text your loved one that you’ve arrived home, or you feel safer when someone can track your journey to a destination, Apple’s Check In makes it super easy. Available with iOS ...

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 ...

The aviation industry is at the crossroads of innovation and tradition. As passengers increasingly demand seamless, efficient and personalized experiences, airlines face the challenge of harmonizing ...

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 ...