What would New Year’s be without the traditional Times Square party? People in New York City have been watching the ball drop at midnight for more than a hundred years, and millions from all over the U.S. have been glued to their TV screens for decades to catch a glimpse of the action. This year, the party is once again live streamed online as well, and mobile apps for Android and iOS come in handy if you don’t want to miss it while on the go. Here’s how to watch the New Year’s celebration at Times Square live online and on your phone: Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial. Read More

What would New Year’s be without the traditional Times Square party? People in New York City have been watching the ball drop at midnight for more than a hundred years, and millions from all over the U.S. have been glued to their TV screens for decades to catch a glimpse of the action. This year, the party is once again live streamed online as well, and mobile apps for Android and iOS come in handy if you don’t want to miss it while on the go. Here’s how to watch the New Year’s celebration at Times Square live online and on your phone: Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial. Read More

Despite the fact that I live and work near Times Square, and that around a million people gather annually in the heart of New York City to ring in the New Year, I’ve never been inspired to stand outside till midnight to watch the ball drop in person. Now — whether you can’t make it to Times Square or just don’t want to — there’s an app for that. (Obviously!) First introduced last year, the Times Square Official New Year’s Eve Ball App — 2012 shows a live stream of the Times Square Ball atop One Times Square, as well as video content leading up to and during the event. I’m told there will also be a live stream of Lady Gaga flicking the switch with Mayor Mike Bloomberg, to get the ball rolling, literally, at 11:59 pm ET. With the app, users can share photos of themselves via Facebook and Read More

The last twelve months have just flown by and it’s almost time to usher in 2012 with style, so you know we had to bust out a list of apps to help you celebrate the coming new year. We’re just going to list some of our favorites but feel free to chime in with your own in the comment section. One of the best thing’s about New Year’s Eve is getting to spend some quality time with your friends and family but it can be tough to get everyone together, particularly once the adult beverages start to come out. Luckily, there are multiple ways to use your smartphones to keep in touch with people. The group-messaging category was a hot topic this year for a reason: these apps make it extremely simple to keep in touch with multiple people at once. Facebook Messenger, GroupMe, TextPlus and many others make it easy Read More

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Don’t want to be glued to the TV tonight when the New Year officially begins? There’s a free app for your iPhone or Android (app link) device that lets you watch the ball drop live in Times Square over Wi-Fi and 3G connections, so you can be glued to your mobile’s screen instead! The app, descriptively named “Times Square Official New Year’s Eve Ball App – 2011,” (iPhone app link) provides a live stream of the ball drop in Times Square at midnight, but it also lets you watch the pre-show leading up to that symbolic event, including musical performances and celebrity appearances. You can use the app to learn more about the history of Times Square on New Year’s Eve, and the ball itself (for example, the ball drop gets over 1 billion TV viewers worldwide), share photos of your New Year’s celebrations to potentially get featured on Toshiba’s giant Read More

  It's New Year's Eve, and that means that 2011 is less than 24-hours away. Time flies, doesn't it? Well, we just wouldn't be a proper iPhone blog if we didn't compile a list of great Apps to help celebrate the new year. Would we? So, in honor of 2011, and as a farewell to 2010, here are a list of Apps to help you celebrate the new year:     1) 8,500 Drink and Cocktail Recipes – Free Look for any bartender App or drink App and you are sure to find something to download. This one wins over the competition for one simple reason: You can plug in the stuff you happen to have on hand and this will show you what you can make with it. This is great for users who are hosting their own New Year's Eve party and have a bar at home.     Read More

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Ever wanted to be in Times Square on New Years Eve instead of in your buddy's basement? Well, good luck with that. In the meantime you can download the first official Times Square Ball app. The app lets you live vicariously through those that are there and features the countdown clock (synced to your time zone), and it also includes a commercial-free, mobile stream of the webcast event. For those that are actually going to be there, the app offers news, weather, photos, maps and schedules for the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration. Additionally, you can check-in via Foursquare, Facebook and Twitter, and you'll be shown exactly how many miles you are from the festivities. Times Square Official New Year's Eve Ball is a free download. Read More

Times Square Ball app for iPhone and Android bring New Year's Eve in Times Square Live to your phone. Read More