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"After months of hype, Humin, the free app that promised to completely rethink the traditional phone and contacts app, has finally rolled out to Apple's app store.\nHumin combines contacts, voicemail and calling in one slick phone app. Rather than offering a standard contacts list, the app organizes individuals' information based on their relationship to you. \nIt also pulls in information from your email, calendar and social media accounts so it can help find connections from your networks \u2014 even if their information isn't saved in your address book.\nSee also: First Look at Humin, the App That Wants to Take Over Your Phone\nThe app first started rolling out to users in January as a private beta that included about 20,000 people from countries all over the world. From high school students to Fortune 100 executives to celebrities such as WIll.i.am, every kind of user seemed to be getting in on the beta.\nHumin CEO and cofounder Ankur Jain says these early users \u2014 he calls them \"influencers\" \u2014 were selected partly because they have enormous unwieldy contacts lists. Before Humin, these contacts were likely organized alphabetically with little to no context. \nProviding these individuals with access to Humin's contextual search, which lets you find people with queries like \"met last weekend\" or \"works at Google,\" helped the company fine tune the app's design.\n\"The most common feedback we've gotten is why hasn't this been done before,\" Jain told Mashable. \"The idea itself is pretty intuitive, because it's what we naturally do all the time. It's just that technology has only now allowed us to solve this problem.\"\n\nThe more you use Humin, the more it learns and the smarter it gets.Image:  HuminThe free app is iPhone only for now, but the company is already looking beyond the Apple device. An Android app, which Jain says will be \"even smarter,\" is in the works. He hints that Humin's contextual search may eventually fins its way to wearables \u2014 and even cars.\n\"You can start to imagine how this search technology can start to apply itself to the operating systems of your cars and smartwatches,\" he says. \"Take the idea of how you remember people the way you naturally do, and put them in the context of your daily life in the way you can with your phone, but on your cars and smartwatches.\"\n\n\n5 Can't-Miss Apps: NFL Now and More\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChromatik\nChromatik launched its redesigned iOS app for musicians this week. The app provides users with sheet music -- in various arrangements depending on instrument -- for pop songs and other well-known tunes. It also includes tools to help those learning how to play, including a metronome and video tutorials. Chromatik also makes learning new songs social; users can record videos of their practice sessions, and share them with friends and other users to get feedback. The free app is available for iOS.\n\nImage:  Chromatik, Inc\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n'Cubicle'\nCubicle is a new puzzle game that tests users' reflexes and memory. It starts with a grid of colored blocks; users must choose a color, and then match as many like-colored tiles as possible, while racing the clock. Gameplay is easy: Simply tap or swipe along the blocks to clear them from the board. A user's score is based on how many blocks he or she is able to remove within the allotted time. Users will find Cubicle super simple, yet surprisingly addictive, as they try to strategize their way to a new high score. The free game is available for iOS. \n\nImage:  Stay Kids\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNFL Now\nThe National Football League officially launched its new video-streaming app, called NFL Now, this week. The app doesn\u2019t allow users to stream full games (that\u2019s still limited to Sunday Ticket subscribers), but they can still view highlights, game recaps and other behind-the-scenes videos from their favorite teams. Users can even import their favorite players into NFL Now, so they can follow their team throughout the season. The app is free, but a premium subscription ($1.99 per month in the U.S.) provides unlimited archival footage and real-time in-game highlights.\" NFL Now is available for iOS, Android and Windows.\n\nImage:  NFL Enterprises LLC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPillow\nPillow's smart alarm clock and sleep-tracking app is loaded with tools to help users figure out how to get the best night\u2019s sleep. The app, which runs while users sleep, detects movement and other factors that impact the quality of sleep. Based on the information it records, Pillow can determine the stage of a user's sleep cycle, as well as the best time to provide a wake-up call. The app is free and available for iOS.\n\nImage:  Panos Spiliotis\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n'Touch Racing 2'\nTouch Racing 2, the sequel to Touch Racing Nitro, is a remote-controlled racing game. The controls are simple: Users hold down and drag their thumb around the track to race opponents. The game's latest version also includes new cars that can be customized with paint jobs and stickers, as well as upgraded tires, engines, spoilers and other car parts to help users win. Touch Racing 2 is free, but some upgrades require an in-app purchase. The app is available for iOS.\n\nImage:  Marvelous Games\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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