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 ...

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 ...