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Tamagotchi Is Coming Back as an App

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:46:55 +0000

Remember Tamagotchi? The handheld digital pet, which you raised from an egg to an adult creature, was all the rage in the ’90s. Now it’s back, as an app. It’s called ‘Tamagotchi L.i.f.e.’ (love is fun everywhere) and as with the original you make the pet grow by feeding, disciplining and playing with it. There will also be [...]

New Facebook App Will Help You Find Out Who Gave You the Flu

Donald Deane — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:00:46 +0000

After last year's flu season, which health officials say was one of the mildest in the past 30 years, the illness is back with a vengeance. Well, if you're unlucky enough to currently have the flu, at least a new Facebook app can help track down the diseased jerk who gave it to you in the first place.

5 Apps That Would Make Better Movies Than 'Angry Birds'

Emerald Catron — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:30:29 +0000

They are seriously making an 'Angry Birds' movie. What will it be about? Who would be in it (aside from obviously Nicki Minaj)? Will it just be Nicki Minaj doing everyone's voices? It raises a lot questions, but none are more depressing than 'if 'Angry Birds,' then _____?' They're turning a phone app into a movie. We predict this is the beginning of a terrible trend. If we're right, here are five more apps you can expect to see on the big screen.

Google Steals Christmas, Deletes Entire Month of December from App

Donald Deane — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Find yourself wishing the holidays were over already? Well, thanks to a bug in the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, the month of December has been canceled altogether. Is Google the new Grinch?

Amazing 'Lockitron' APP Will Unlock Your Door From Anywhere

Emerald Catron — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:15:13 +0000

Well, what could possibly go wrong? If you get the Lockitron, you’d only be making it possible to unlock your door with your cell phone from anywhere in the world. At the same time, if you forgot something at home, a friend wouldn’t have to pick up your keys to get it. GAH! Can’t decide [...]

Diary App Brings Diaries Into the 21st Century

Lisa Bernier — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:54:14 +0000

If you want to write in a diary, but don’t want to carry around an actual, physical, heavy book (or are tired of LiveJournal), then Memoires: The Diary is the app for you. Brought to you by Victor Nakonechny, Memoires: The Diary App is the way to go to keep a chronicle of your day-to-day [...]

Get Your Pinterest Fix On the Go With Mobile App

Lisa Bernier — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:45:20 +0000

Pinterest has decided taking over the internet is not enough and has finally gone completely mobile. This week, the social media site launched new apps for the iPad and Android platforms, and updated the already existing iPhone app. The happy result is that you can now tote around your virtual cork board in your pocket.

Moron Test App Is A Fantastic Way to Detect Idiots

Lisa Bernier — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:55:30 +0000

If you were ever convinced you’re surrounded by numbskulls, this is the app for you. The Moron Test works as a litmus paper to weed out the idiots in your life. Made by DistinctDev, Inc., The Moron Test provides players with simple games and puzzles that turn out to be not so simple. Give it [...]

Top 10 Apps for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Maura Chwastyk — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:15:17 +0000

The athletes have been training for the last four years. The city has been preparing for the last seven years. And the fans have been booking their tickets for months and months. The 2012 London Summer Olympics are upon us! No matter where you are, you won’t be able to make it to every match. [...]

Get a Virtual Makeover With 15 'See What You Would Look Like' Apps

Kathy Landin — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:50:46 +0000

Admit it -- at some point, you have wondered what you would look like with a different hairstyle, or if you were older, or if you were a zombie, or had any other random trait you can think of. Enter the internet and the world of mobile apps. With these fun apps, the possibilities of seeing yourself as someone else are limitless.

Team Coco App Lets You Interact With 'Conan'

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:15:20 +0000

Declaring that it will give your life “meaning” Conan O’Brien has introduced a Team Coco tablet app. Available for free download on systems that run Andriod and iOS (Apple), the app acts as an interactive companion to Conan’s TBS talk show. So what exactly does it do? Well, besides giving O’Brien the chance to make a funny video about its introduction, [...]

New App Rewards Couch Potatoes With Delicious Junk Food

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:17:53 +0000

As any couch potato will tell you, watching TV for hours upon hours is its own reward. But thanks to a new app that can be downloaded on the iPhone and iPad, endlessly staring at the boob tube can also earn you prizes. The Viggle app senses when your TV is on, and gives you [...]

Got a New Baby? Yes, There's an App for That

Shauna Wright — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:33:03 +0000

Between feedings, diapers and naps, new parents have a lot to think about. And yes, for all you inquiring tech-savvy parents, there's an app to help track all that. In fact, there are several. The real question, however, is, "Are they worth the download?"

Taggie Smartphone App Helps Kids Make Smart Food Choices [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:48:07 +0000

If you're someone who wants your kids to know more about food -- something we should all know more about -- you'll probably find a new app in development pretty interesting.

Taggie, the brainchild of recent Dutch design school graduate Niels van Hoof, uses your smartphone camera to scan a barcode of food items. It then launches a 3D augmented reality animation to give children a short, fun lesson about the food's origin, growth process, and different varieties.

5 Black Friday Apps to Help You Survive the Crowds

Kathy Landin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:20:32 +0000

Are you pumped for the earlier Black Friday hours? Well, even if you're not, many people are, and that means crowds of clawing and elbowing customers will be looking for the best deals. Whether you're a seasoned Black Friday shopper or someone venturing out into the retail wilderness for the first time, you can save some hair pulling by letting your smart phone do most of the work.

Here are

Ready Steady Bang Offers 30 Ways to Kill a Cowboy [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:21:36 +0000

The popular iPhone app Ready Steady Bang puts the fun back in shooting people.

In the game, two cowboys (one of them being you) engage in a low-tech animated shoot out... but it's funner than it sounds. Just like the creatively-kill-yourself-with-office-supplies game from Adult Swim, you must use your imagination and find the best (and most fun) way to blast your opponent.

Which one of the 30 different ways to shoot this cowboy is your favorite?

CLOO iPhone App Lets You Share Your Bathroom With Strangers [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:12:26 +0000

One of our favorite niche smartphone apps is RunPee, which tells you the best time during a particular movie to excuse yourself to do something about that gallon-sized Diet Coke you drank when you first sat down. But what if the theater bathroom has a long line or looks like it hasn't been cleaned since the Eisenhower administration? What if you're running errands and there's nary a Starbucks loo in sight?

That's where CLOO comes in.

Upcoming App Tells You How Much Time Is Left on Traffic Lights

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:42:01 +0000

Researchers at MIT and Princeton have developed a smartphone app called SignalGuru that will tell drivers exactly how much time they have to make the next light. The app, which has been successfully tested in neighborhoods in the US and Singapore, uses dashboard-mounted smartphone cameras to record whether a light is green, yellow or red. When combined with traffic [...]

LocalSin App Promises to Help Find You One-Night Stands [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:24:17 +0000

Those on the prowl for fast love can now turn to a new mobile phone app which uses GPS technology to locate other willing singles in the area. LocalSin promises its dating application will increase the odds of getting lucky on a night out by "at least 90 percent."

Try This – Intel's Museum of Me Turns Your Facebook Life Into a Museum Exhibit

Stephen Lenz — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:12:56 +0000

For hundreds of years museums were hallowed places, storied institutions tasked with the noble calling of preserving and exhibiting our art, culture, history and a host of other things that, well, nobody really cares about anymore. Seriously, who wants to spend four hours at The Museum of Natural History looking at some old wooly mammoth [...]