MyNetDiary Counts Calories

There’s no shortage of calorie-counting apps, but the one from the online dieting service MyNetDiary is among the most highly rated ones that we could find. 4Technologies, the Cherry Hill, NJ, firm that developed the service, has free versions of the app for the iPhone and BlackBerry that sync to users’ online MyNetDiary accounts (users pay $5 per month for the service itself). 4Technologies says that a version for smartphones running on Google’s Android platform is under development.

Author: Ryan McBride

Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News. Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.