Endless Reader app: Even more endless love for one of our favorite apps
We’re huge fans of the Endless Alphabet app around here. I mean, it was created by the same team of people who made Sesame Street’s The Monster at the End of this Book, one of my childhood favorites. So I’m excited they’ve launched the Endless...
An app to help a big sibling get ready for a new baby. Or at least a virtual one.
With a new baby in the house, both of my older kids are so surprisingly sweet when it comes to caring for her, wanting to pick her up, even changing diapers. It’s amazing how nurturing young kids can be, whether caring for a real baby, a stuffed animal, or in...
The new Camera+ App Version 5: Now even plus-ier than before.
I have long coveted a DSLR (and not just because I’d need a gorgeous camera bag to carry it). But thanks to the latest update to our beloved Camera+ app, I’ve got powerful photo editing features right on my smartphone. We’ve been fans of Camera+ for...
The 7-minute workout app: Does it work?
Like millions of people, I’ve got “get in shape” at the top of my resolution list this year, but not a ton of time to spare. So while I figure out if I’m going to join the gym or start running again, I decided to give the 7 Minute Workout App a...
4 Great new apps for kids: Cool Mom Tech Joins the TODAY Show
If you caught our editor Liz talking with the TODAY show this morning about four of our favorite new apps for kids, here’s a little more about them and how to get them. And there’s more where that came from: check our entire list of educational apps for...
Foreign language apps for kids get as beautiful (and funny) as we’ve seen with Count the Animals
Studies (and real life experience) show that kids learn foreign languages so much easier than adults do, which is why there are starting to be so many great foreign language apps for kids. I think it has something about their brains being more plastic. Or maybe...
Wordplay Shakespeare: ebooks that make ye olde Shakespearean text clearer than ever.
Shakespeare’s plays are some of the most difficult pieces of literature your kids will study in school. English has changed significantly over the last 400 years, so try being 10 and having to know what the Bard meant by phrases like “Fie, my lord, fie, a...
Great money management apps to kick off the New Year
Resolutions are a dime a dozen this time of year–lots of people make them and lots of people break them, myself included–but one of my ongoing resolutions (or let’s just call them goals), is to be organized with our finances and money management apps...
Statigram vs. Flipagram: Which is better for the end-of-the-year photo videos we’re seeing all over Instagram?
Just in case you needed another reason to check your Instagram feed over the holidays, now everyone is creating these adorable slideshows of their most liked photos of the year. And I have to admit, I’ve watched every one that’s popped up on my feed. I...
The Times Square Ball App: Because falling asleep early should be the only reason to miss the ball drop
The Times Square Ball has become a symbol of New Year’s Eve around the world, and if you totally geek out about the countdown, you can now be sure you won’t miss a second of the action with the new The Times Square Ball app. At least provided you’re...
3 completely silly, non-educational, totally fun apps that let kids be kids on their holiday break
To us, the holidays are a time for throwing the rules out the window a bit. We eat too many cookies, the kids stay up too late, and if their typical screen time doubles (or triples) while we all enjoy a little down time, so be it. So here are 3 of the silliest,...Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide
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