Facebook Introduced Lite App

The Facebook Lite app is designed for use in developing countries where mobile data services can be spotty, slow and with low-bandwidth.

Lite is a bare-bones, low-resolution version of its Android app that works well on crummy networks or outdated phones, and burns much less data than its normal smartphone apps.

Full, data-hungry apps such as the standard Facebook Android app with its auto-playing videos and image-rich News Feed are difficult to use in any situation where mobile data is poor.

Apple Watch new App "Capitan" manage your shopping list

Apple Watch new app "Capitan" assists you to optimize your weekly grocery list, let you know which items you shop regularly from which store. Developer Latio says they envision an "A.I.-powered shopping list [that has] learned your habits."

If you usually buy your fruit and vegetables from store A, but bread and meat from store B, Capitan will show those respective lists once you enter one of those stores.

The app also learns where items are within stores through anonymous data aggregation, allowing it to give you turn-by-turn directions through the isles to your favorite ice cream.

The KNFB Reader IOS: Smart Phone App for Blinds

A new smartphone app that allows blind people to listen to an audio readback of printed text is receiving rave reviews and is being heralded as a life-changer by many people. Blind people say the KNFB Reader app will enable a new level of engagement in everyday life, from reading menus in restaurants to browsing handouts in the classroom. 

The $99 iOS app is the result of a four decades-long relationship between the National Federation of the Blind and Ray Kurzweil, a well-known artificial-intelligence scientist and senior Google employee. Kurzweil, who demonstrated the app on stage at the NFB's annual convention in June, said it can replace a "sighted adviser."