Asana, a collaborative workplace management tool, has garnered positive reviews around the Internet, including recognition as an "Editor's Choice" at PC Magazine. The platform seeks to replace email for group projects, offering in its stead a holistic work environment, with deadlines, priority options, and seamless communication all built into a single system. The layout includes three basic...

Launched by Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield, Slack is a very slick, very fast communication app that allows teams to collaborate in real time as they develop complex projects. The tag line? "Be less busy." Well, we'll see about that. Available for iOS 7.0+ and Android 2.3+.

Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a specific focus on security and speed. If you're concerned about your data privacy when messaging others, Telegram may be for you. There are two big advantages of using Telegram - it's open source and it's entirely cloud-based - so even if you don't have your phone, you can still access all of your data from your computer. Users can...