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Tamagotchi Is Coming Back as an App

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:46:55 +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 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:30:29 +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 [VIDEO]

Emerald Catron — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:15:13 +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 [...]

Know What The Weather is Before Walking Outside With Weather+ 2.0 [JACK'S APP OF THE WEEK]

Jack FM Staff — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:01:33 +0000

The saying goes that being a weatherman is the only job where you can be right 40 percent of the time and still keep your job. But you won’t have to leave yourself subject to the weatherman anymore with one of the most useful apps for the iPad. The Weather+ 2.0 app gives you accurate, [...]

Martha Stewart Cookies App is Mouthwatering [JACK'S APP OF THE WEEK]

Jack FM Staff — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:01:36 +0000

Jack has always wished that Martha Stewart was our grandmother. She could decorate the house and bedroom, keep up the garden, and best of all, make cookies! The Martha Stewart Cookies app for the new iPad 3 allows you to pick the brain of one of the best cookie makers around. The app comes with more [...]

Fantastic RoadNinja App Will Keep You On Track [JACK'S APP OF THE WEEK]

Lisa Bernier — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:01:45 +0000

Traveling on the endless interstate can be torture. Fortunately, there is an app to help you plan a route filled with great pit stops. RoadNinja is the app to have so you never have to stop off at a creepy gas station again. Made by Lamar Advertising Company, Road Ninja lets you pretend you know everything [...]

Obama vs. Romney In the Smartphone Showdown Game of the Year [JACK'S APP OF THE WEEK]

Emerald Catron — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 04:01:34 +0000

It’s not everyday that you get to see Mitt Romney smacked in the face with a hot dog or President Obama trounced with a balloon sword… Until now. Thanks to a new, free phone game called Vote!!!, you can see it every day. It might seem like they’ve lost sight of the point of democratic elections by making the two presidential candidates go toe-to-toe, but the folks at Epic Games could actually be on to something.

The Rolling Stones Tease 'Big News' With Newfangled App

Matthew Wilkening — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:45:02 +0000

The Rolling Stones have promised to reveal “big news” to the world shortly, and apparently they’re going to do it via a new mobile device app named uView. In a new Twitter post this morning, the band announced that they “have some big news coming up! Get involved by downloading the uView app & point [...]

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 [...]

Smartphones Are the Chic New Way to Keep Babies Quiet

Shauna Wright — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:00:30 +0000

In years past, parents would often quiet a crying child by giving him a toy or popping a pacifier in his mouth. But these days, it’s more likely that fussy kid will wind up with mom’s cell phone instead.

7 Apps Guaranteed to Make Tax Season a Breeze

Maura Chwastyk — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:34:54 +0000

Tax season isn’t fun for anyone. While filing your taxes means digging through shoeboxes of receipts, guessing at what number goes on which line and and pounding your head against real or imaginary walls, it can be even worse.

Luckily there are a few great apps that can help ease the frustration of tax time. This year, let your phone save you some irritation — and maybe even some money.

App Makes It Almost Too Easy To Crash Weddings

Phil Villarreal — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:00:37 +0000

If ‘Wedding Crashers’ taught us one thing, it’s that weddings to which we aren’t invited are far superior to those which we’re required to attend. If it taught us anything else, it’s that crashing weddings is almost a full time job. It involves a ton of recon work. Thankfully crashers now have the Crash Corsage [...]

The iPhone Is Coming! The iPhone Is Coming!

Joe DiNardo — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:40:32 +0000

In what will probably go down in history as the worst kept Apple secret ever, word has leaked out that TOMORROW January 11th, Verizon Wireless will be holding a press event to announce that after 4 long years of waiting, customers on the Nation's largest wireless network will at long last be able to purchase an APPLE iPHONE! Here's a rundown of what you should know about the pending release: