The popular iPhone game Words with Friends can do just about anything: make people smarter, bring people together, even make Alec Baldwin seem even kookier than he already is. Now, it’s literally saving lives.
January 16, 2012 Sometimes all I can do is shake my head at some of the kids in the "Me" generation. I don't know if that's an officially coined phrase for the generation of kids growing up now, but it should be
In one corner, we have PlayStation, the video game console engineered by Sony that’s currently in it’s third evolution on top of its PSP, PS Vita and PlayStation Move installments. Along with game play, users can stream movies and TV shows through Netflix and Hulu, listen to music and more.
In the other, we have Xbox, Microsoft’s sixth-generation console that was the first technology in the game world to feature a hard disk drive, which eliminated the need for memory cards. The newest installment, Xbox 360 with Kinect, gives players the ability to use their own bodies and voice as the controllers.
January 11, 2012 The work behind Walter Thompson's proposal to Nealy Dozier took 2,600 photos, a bunch of Legos, and two and a half days.
The finished three minutes of footage charts his relationship with his girlfriend from how they first met and fell in love, to the present day
January 11, 2012 Ahhh...Solitaire. How many times do you pretend you're working hard, when really a game of solitaire gives you the furrowed brow that passes as studying an Excel spreadsheet? Probably more times than you care to admit
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?”
January 5, 2012 Attention Parents: Next time you want to keep your toddler entertained you may not want to give them your IPhone. It could cost you.
A couple in Oklahoma found that out the hard way, when their 20 month old daughter was playing with the IPphone and downloaded two Apps at $100 bucks a piece! Apple removed the charges as a one time courtesy. Now Mom and Dad
January 3, 2012 The end of the year is always good for round ups. Take a moment to reflect on 2011. No, not with your brain. No memories. But the incredible force of social networking, and a few Tweets from Twitter aboard a vessel known as Youtube
December 22, 2011 Here's a quick look at some of the events that help us define 2011.
From Charlie Sheen to the big Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak, and Occupying Wall Street to the Tweeting former Representative Anthony Weiner, JibJab covers the big headlines that made 2011 such a memorable year
December 21, 2011 Here they are, the top 5 videos viewed on Youtube in 2011:
5. Nyan Cat. I don't get it either, but with over 54 MILLION views, someone has to get it. Right?
4. Talking Twin Babies. Now this is cute! Twin language
It turns out suffers from alcohol dependency might be able to kick the habit by doing what comes natural… texting. Yup, a new study has found actual evidence that there may be a health benefit to text messaging.
Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at the beginning.
Frustrations over Facebook’s lax privacy policies have risen quite high in recent times, which makes the fact that someone was able to hack the social site and make public some of Mark Zuckerberg’s private photos all the more satisfying.
