Famigo Launches To Help Families Find Appropriate Smartphone Apps For Kids [News]
Anyone with kids know they when they bring out the iPhone or Android they immediately want to grab it and play with it. The question is, once they have it, what applications are acceptable for them to play with? Well Famigo realized that this was a problem, and they have built a website specifically designed to find applications that are appropriate for kids to play with.
Five More Annoying Things People Do On Twitter [Opinion]
As I said in my first post about Twitter, I love Twitter and have used it since 2007, but there are some things people do on there that get under my skin. Facebook has been making a lot of changes lately that seem to making some of the users angry, and this could lead to an influx of new Twitter users. Hopefully letting them know some Twitter bad habits will keep them from doing them themselves.
5 Video Game Franchises That Need To Make A Comeback [MUO Gaming]
All too often great video game franchises fade away for one reason or another. Some of these franchises need to stay dead because they weren't so good to begin with, whereas some franchises are sorely missed and need to make a comeback. After all, if Duke Nukem can take 47 years in development and still see the light of day, why can't some of these other franchises do the same?
Open Apps & Perform Actions on iPhone By Dialing Them [iPhone]
Some users pack their iPhones full of so many applications that finding and opening them can become quite a process. Have you ever wished for an easier way to open the applications you use a lot, without having to remember the folder you placed them in? No? Well me neither, but that was before I discovered AppDialer, and I realized how much of a convenience an application like this is.
Gmail Web App Receives Update For iPhone Users [News]
For some time now Google has supported a feature that allows users to sign into multiple Google accounts at the same time. I use this feature on a daily basis on my computer, but it was not supported on the iPhone web app. Thankfully, that has changed. Google has pushed an update through that allows users to sign in with multiple Google accounts from the same device.
Apple To Hold Media Event October 4th - Likely To Be New iPhone 5 Unveiling [News]
The wait could finally be almost over. Apple has played their cards so incredibly close to the chest when it comes to any information about their next phone. Apple fans (myself included) have waited intently for any little piece of information about the elusive iPhone 5. Finally, it looks extremely likely that Apple will announce their next iPhone entry on October 4th.
4 Reasons I Won't Leave When Twitter Adds Adverts
Twitter is a massive website. In fact, according to Alexa rankings, it is in the top ten websites on the entire Internet. Obviously, that means Twitter gets a lot of eyeballs, and when something gets those kind of views, advertisers go crazy. I mean, what company wouldn't want to have an advert right in the middle of Twitter for all those millions of daily users to see?
3 Games I Am Most Looking Forward To For Holidays 2011 [MUO Gaming]
Every year the holiday season is like a gamer's personal heaven, or personal hell, depending on your financial situation. This is because the holiday season leads to a massive influx of new games hitting store shelves every week. This is great if you are made of money and you can afford to get all of them, but if you can't, you need to figure out which games are the best for you and which games to skip.
iPhone 5 Cases Are Arriving In Retail Stores [News]
For the last few months everyone has been clamoring for any information on the iPhone 5. Rumors are all over the place claiming all kinds of crazy things about the new phone. People say it will be thinner, some say it will look the same and just be like an iPhone 4. Apple has been playing their cards close and not releasing any information about the device.
The 6 Best Sub-Reddits You Should Be Checking On A Regular Basis
I have made it known that, other than MakeUseOf, Reddit is my absolute favorite website on the Internet. I have lost track of the amount of hours I have spent hanging around the darkest corners of the Reddit universe. Reddit is nice and neatly divided into Sub-Reddits, but for the uninitiated user who doesn't know what Sub-Reddits they should be checking, this can be very intimidating.
5 Reasons Why You Should Not Give Up On Pokemon Games Even As An Adult [MUO Gaming]
Welcome to another installment of MakeUseOf Gaming. This week I will be talking about Pokemon, and why the Pokemon games are not just child's play. People tend to think of Pokemon as being just for kids, but as I have mentioned in a previous article about Pokemon websites, I respectfully disagree.
New Version Of Facebook For iPhone Hits The App Store With Several Improvements [News]
With all the updating going on with the Facebook website, it only stands to reason that their mobile apps would receive an update as well, and now that update is here. Facebook for iPhone version 3.5 has the hit the App Store and it improves the mobile Facebook experience a great deal.
The 3 Best Multiplayer First Person Shooters Of All Time [MUO Gaming]
Welcome to the first installment of MakeUseOf Gaming. On tap today we will be taking a look at the three best first person shooters in the history of gaming. First person shooters are one of the biggest genres in the video game world today. With games like Call of Duty setting sales records across all of entertainment, not just gaming, I think it is safe to say first person shooters are here to stay.
Use Magazinify To Turn Your Favorite Articles Into Easy To Read PDF Files
Have you ever been in the middle of reading a really amazing article only to have to run out? This can be frustrating and annoying. Thankfully, Magazinify has the solution. Their awesome service takes any article on the Internet and converts it to a beautiful PDF file for later reading. Each day all the articles saved in your queue are emailed to you as a handy little magazine that you can read on at your own leisure.
Grow Your Photos With Google's Photovine [iOS]
Photovine is like Flickr in that it allows users to share their photos in a social way. It is designed to make sharing and uploading photos easy and fun. It also makes it easy to find photos that interest you because of the inclusion of Vines. Vines are similar to tags in Flickr. They are groups of pictures that are similar.
The Five Most Annoying Things People Do On Twitter
Twitter also has a darker side. It is filled with annoying idiots who seem to tweet for the sole purpose of making everyone who has the misfortune of meeting them annoyed. These are the places on Twitter that are most closely akin to a dark alley somewhere. A place you never want to end up. Avoid acting like these people on Twitter.
Apple Will Add Earthquake Alerts In iOS 5 For Japanese iPhones [News]
A popular feature in many natively developed handsets in Japan is now making its way into iPhones. With the terrible tragedy in Japan this year, citizens are on high earthquake alert. One of the major new features in iOS 5 is the new notification system for everything from text messages to calendar alerts. Now users in Japan will also receive notifications of any earthquakes.
3 Video Game Review Sites You Must Look At Before Your Next Purchase
Video game reviews are more important than a review of any other entertainment category. This is simply because video games cost a lot more than a movie or a CD. When you are trying to decide if something is worth $60, then you had better make sure you do the research. That is why you absolutely must refer to these aggregators before you take the plunge on your next video game purchase.
4 Free Sports Games To Play In Google Chrome
Sports games are a very popular genre for any gaming platform. For Chrome right now there doesn't seem to be a lot of sports games out there, but there are some that are good. There are games from many of the major sports, but some of them are just terrible. For all you sports fans out there I have dug through the trenches of the Chrome Web Store to find the sports games that are actually worth checking out.