There may be as many cooking apps to choose from as there are any other category. Most do the same thing: meal ideas, shopping lists and step-by-step directions. Kitchen Stories is a cooking and recipe app that’s a little different. First up, it’s a very clean app. No ads popping up on the screen, lots of quality pictures and videos….
Trusting reviews on Amazon has been a tricky thing since the early days of online shopping. When it comes down to two similar items in our cart most of us will turn to what other Amazon shoppers think of the products. But we are all aware that reviews are not always trustworthy. Some reviews are fakes and others are paid-for….
People aren’t buying every new phone that’s released anymore. The long lines on release day disappeared. Improvements are not as big as they used to be. But new smartphones are hard for some people to resist, and this is a great time of year to find a bargain. On Craigslist, last year’s iPhone Xs Max can be found for $750…
In a surprising move to many, the developers of the messaging app “Kik” is shutting it down. The app, available for iOS and Android devices was one of the more popular messaging/chat apps among teens and pre-teens. At one time the company claimed some 300 million users and 40% of teenagers said they used it. In a blog post on…
If you’re an audiophile who listens to music by streaming it from Apple, Spotify, Pandora or Amazon, there’s good news: Amazon can now stream music in ultra high definition. Launched just last week the new service costs more per month than Prime Music does now, but the music is played at higher bitrates which, according to Amazon, sounds like you’re…
With rising tuition costs and the real possibility of the student leaving school with a mountain of debt, college scholarships are imperative. There are thousands of scholarships available and one app can help you find them. It’s called Scholly and although it can pay thousands of dollars for school, many parents have never heard of it. Once you’re logged in,…
Apple’s new operating system, iOS 13 was released Thursday and if you’ve been dying to install it, wait. That’s because Apple has already announced an update for the update. Early Thursday we learned Apple had already fixed some bugs and included some features that would release September 30th. Then, the company decided to move that date up to September 24th….
When Tim Cook announced iOS 13 earlier this year many Apple fans were most excited about its new live streaming service, Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade, its game subscription that launches this week. People who are constantly concerned with privacy and security listened closely as Apple executives talked about Sign in With Apple. It isn’t as exciting as the other…
It’s called “Apple Arcade” with a simple premise: rather than downloading games to your phone, you pay a flat fee, 5 dollars a month for unlimited games. Sort of a Netflix-for-gamers. These are games developed for Apple. Some first-person fighter games, some puzzles. This game is a story where you choose what the characters say to determine what happens next….
How many apps do you have on your smartphone? Probably more than you think. A survey by App Annie shows that the average smartphone user has in the neighborhood of 80 apps on their phone and they use less than half of them. Big deal, you think? What’s the harm? Maybe I’ll get back to that game one of these…
