Cinemagraphs are a very cool type of photograph that creates the illusion of a “living” photo. Most of the photo stays static, while a small element moves. For example, a cinemagraph might feature a woman holding a pin...
One of my writing gigs involves putting together GIF recaps of popular TV shows. I generally use a web-based client to convert video clips into GIF files. The web-based service I use lets you adjust the frame rate, and also lets y...
Google has introduced advertising in its Maps applications for both Android and iOS. The company has long offered businesses the option to pay and have their establishments highlighted in the map, but this new implementation allow...
September 10, mark that date on your calendar as that is when Apple is rumored to highlight to the world the next iPhone — or at least that is the date confirmed by “sources” to AllThingsD. It has been a long tim...
The best scheduling and calendar apps are the ones that work in concert with other apps, creating a one-stop shop for all your calendar needs. After all, who wants to have to shuffle between multiple apps to track down meeting or ...
Back to school season is in full swing, and soon keyboards all over the country will be ringing out with the furious tapping of millions of high school and college students, all looking to finish essays and term papers. One of the...
After numerous mediocre and sometimes even cringe-worthy commercials, Apple introduced an advertising campaign that was relatable and somehow even touching to watch. The latest addition, called “FaceTime Every Day,” ha...
We all got locked out of our homes or misplaced our keys at least once in our life time. Honestly, when that happens, there isn’t much you can do. You can either wait for your parents or roommates to get home and let you in ...
It shouldn’t be so hard to find a good notetaking app. And yet, narrowing down the wide array of notetaking apps is hard. Do you want an app where you can write naturally with a stylus or fingertip, or do you prefer to type ...
Apple has banned Joyful Executions, a game where you play as the commander of a North Korean firing squad. The goal is to “process endless waves of various enemies of the state to keep the Divine Leader happy,” which b...
If you ever thought that Apple’s stock Clock app wasn’t elegant, beautiful or minimalist enough for you, you have to check out Rise. It’s an alarm clock so it doesn’t do anything special outside of waking y...
If I had to guess, I’d say that modern technology has made it harder to keep a relationship together. Cheaters have more avenues for finding partners than ever before, while even a solid relationship can come to a screeching...
Ikea took a different approach for those who are too busy to shop or just hate shopping for furniture. Their 2014 catalogue for Android and iOS offers an augmented reality app that brings Ikea products to life in your home (virtua...
In high school, my best friend had this great classic Impala. It was in pretty good shape, save for the gas gauge. It didn’t work at all, so my friend always kept a notebook in the car to track when she last filled up, how m...
S.M.T.H., which stands for Send Me To Heaven, is an iPhone game that scores you based on how high you throw up your phone. Well, at least it was supposed to be an iPhone game. Apple has rejected SMTH because it “encourag[ed] behav...
