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5 March Madness Apps to Get You Through to the Final Four

Eric Rogell — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:59:54 +0000

March Madness is in full-on, face-painted, trash-talking, ankle-snapping, buzzer-beating, swing. Unless you’re 6’9″ and play for Louisville, the only way you’re going to the Final Four is to buy a ticket and make the pilgrimage to Atlanta or watch it on the big screen from your couch. Either way, we’ve got 5 March Madness apps [...]

Five-Year-Old Boy Spends More Than $2,500 on 'Zombies Vs. Ninjas' App

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:00:21 +0000

Everyone knows it costs money to raise a child, but itâ€™s the unforeseen expenses that really add up. A five-year-old boy in England named Danny Kitchen recently downloaded the game ‘Zombies vs. Ninjas’ for free on his parentsâ€™ iPad after getting his fatherâ€™s permission. However, Danny soon came across a screen asking if heâ€™d like [...]

New Smartphone App Predicts Penis Size

Mike Adams — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:21:07 +0000

This recently developed app claims it can predict the size of a man’s erection with nearly the same accuracy as a crooked bookie in a horserace. Dr. Chris Culligan says his Predicktor app is a fun and interactive way to help all of those guys walking around with “little pecker syndrome” to see that they really aren’t packing that much less than the common man.

New App Lets You Gaze 10 Years Into Your Boozy Future

Donald Deane — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:40:16 +0000

If the threat of blackouts and liver failure isn't enough to turn you into a teetotaler, then this new photo app, which simulates the physical effects of alcohol abuse over a period of 10 years, just might.

App Makes Everyone 'Naked'

Joe Student — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:00:21 +0000

There are plenty of people whom you’d like to see naked, right? That hot blonde at the office, the neighbor with the Hipster glasses, Betty White. Thanks to a new app, you can see anyone ‘naked,’ and you won’t even face criminal prosecution. Nudifier is an app that allows users to turn any image into [...]

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

Donald Deane — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:00:46 +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 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:00:29 +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 — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:30:00 +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?

JustUnfollow: Get Sweet, Sweet Revenge on Tweeps — App of the Day

Lisa Bernier — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:33:03 +0000

If you are Neil Patrick Harris, you don't care who unfollows you on Twitter. If you are a normal person, though, you probably do want to know what jerk gave you a Twitter-ized "it's not you, it's me." Clearly you need the app JustUnfollow to stalk all those tweeps who reject you.

Fantastic RoadNinja App Will Keep You On Track

Lisa Bernier — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:58:45 +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 [...]

Now, You Can Destroy Your Own House Virtually! [VIDEO]

Adam West — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:29:09 +0000

Have you ever wanted to see your own house destroyed? Well, I haven't either, at least not in reality. But given the chance to see it happen in the virtual world is pretty cool. It's actually an app put out as part of the ad campaign for State Farm Insurance that uses the chaos theme, where a giant robot attacks a neighborhood. On this app, you enter your address, and with the use of Google Street View, the robot wipes out your house. You can actually enter any address, so maybe it's time for virtual revenge on your boss, an ex, or anyone else you'd like to pay back. Just remember, karma's a bitch!

Tech Thursday: iPhone Battery – Make It Last Longer

wcampise — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:19:06 +0000

If your iPhone battery seems to be holding less and less of a charge here are some ideas to help make it last longer. Push e-mails: If you have a number of emails accounts, your phone could be checking them as often as every fifteen minutes. If you turn off the “Push” feature, and set [...]

Tech Thursday: Tips and Tricks for the iPad

wcampise — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:00:34 +0000

Last Thursday, I mentioned a few tips for Windows 7. So, this week thanks to PCMag.com, I thought I would give equal time to Apple and the IPad. So, here you go…
Yes, you can reveal hidden keyboard characters
Holding down certain keys provides additional character options. A long tap on the Comma key brings an apostrophe. Next door, the Period key offers up a quote mark too. On the numeric keyboard, shown here, the Quote Mark key hides smart quotes and other symbols if you hold it down for a second. Did you know hitting the spacebar twice inserts a period?