One of the cool parts about video games is that they keep track of your “stats”. In Skyrim, you can see how many bunnies you’ve killed since you started playing, for example. In Grand Theft Auto, you can look at your total number of…
Earlier this year, Flappy Bird captured our hearts and then tore them apart. When Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen pulled his app from the Play Store, you just knew that an army of copycats were going to take his place. That’s exactly what…
Picture this: one day, you’re sitting with your friends talking about the stupidest app ideas you could possibly think of. One of your friends says, “What about an app that only lets you send a single word to your contacts?” “Yes”,…
The Angry Birds marketing machine knows no boundaries. That marketing machine has pumped out version after version of the popular bird battling game. Some versions have focused on the pure Angry Birds experience, while other versions have teamed…
If you leave your phone in your pocket for hours without checking it, then you have better self-control than me. Or maybe you’re just watching a movie. The point is, you probably have lots of notifications waiting for you. These…
Microsoft has opened up its Office apps to iOS and Android users in an effort to win people back. Now, it may be doing the same with Cortana, its Windows Phone virtual assistant app. Cortana is based on the character of the same name from…
Today’s RPG games tend to be open-world with beautiful graphics, sprawling storylines, and professional voice acting. But a few decades ago, RPGs had none of those things. Nevertheless, RPGs still managed to attract thousands of fans.…
April Fool’s Day 2014 introduced one of my favorite Google “pranks” ever. Google added a new layer to Google Maps called “Pokemon”. That layer added 150 Pokemon around the world. You clicked on a Pokemon to capture it with a…
The next time you post a status update, you should probably keep your mouth shut. Facebook recently updated its mobile apps to include a frighteningly invasive feature. Facebook apps for iOS and Android will now activate your microphone…
Firefox is a web browser first and foremost. However, Firefox also recently released an operating system called Firefox OS. Firefox OS is based on a platform called Gecko – which is the same platform used by Firefox browsers on desktop and…
