5 smart reasons you should be using Facetime Audio

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

I cannot tell you how many times I call a fellow iPhone user with FaceTime Audio and they’re all, What is this? followed by Wow, why don’t I ever use it?  It seems that a ton of people, at least in my wide circle of friends and family, are familiar with...

The 7 best things about the new Cabin app

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

When it comes to apps, we’re all about finding the newest and coolest ones that help the busy family machine run a little smoother. And as we ramp up to back-to-school season, life is probably about to get even more hectic. Oh forget probably. It is! So, how are...

The Keepy scrapbook app: Part Facebook, part interactive scrapbook, and all organizational lifesaver

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware

There’s a lime green folder in a top drawer in our kitchen that is spilling over with paper: artwork, drawings, little wobbly letters that are getting less wobbly day by day. I’ve learned to let go and throw some things away, but the rest of it?...

Beamit App: Just when you thought photo texting was already easy.

by Jeana | Best Apps

Ever since my mom got an iPad, she has taken on the texting habits of a teenager. We go back and forth several times a day on iMessage about random questions and updates, but mostly use it to share photos. My sister is also in the mix and our little texting circle is...

Smart Jewelry from Ringly: If you’re smart, you’ll want it.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion + Accessories

Well if there was any doubt that wearable tech was blowing up–and getting prettier–you only have to look at these pages where it seems that there’s something new and cool coming out nearly every day now. Recently, it was the beautiful Misfit Shine...

The big new iOS 8 announcement from Apple: Photo changes, HealthKit, HomeKit and…they did what to texting?

by Jeana | Gear + Hardware

During the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, as always, people listen and discuss all the huge new Apple news. (Hence the #WWDC hashtag we saw all day yesterday on Twitter.) Apple didn’t disappoint yesterday with Tim Cook’s big iOS 8...

An actual free phone service over WiFi? Welcome, Scratch Wireless.

by Jeana | Gear + Hardware

I truly cringe whenever I receive my cell phone bill. Usage charges, unlimited data, texting…oof, it adds up. I can see why the search for a good free phone service over WiFi is so important for a lot of people. As for me, my phone is like another appendage, so...

Toymail Mailmen – The cutest of all options before kids are ready for their own cell phones.

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys

Really young kids aren’t ready for their own cell phones yet, but we love the idea of being able to communicate remotely with our elementary age kids while they’re with a babysitter or just send them a funny message while they’re playing in their...

The Moto X: The phone that makes the iPhone die-hards raise an eyebrow or two.

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware

I’ve been a fan of Motorola phones since way back when I owned a fabulous new, silver, late-90’s Razr. (Now about $12.23 on eBay.) So leave it to Google, who now owns Motorola, to take an already awesome phone brand and together, one-up the iPhone in a...

Using your phone on the plane: Now a reality. But is it a good one?

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

This has been a major week for air travelers and tech! First, Delta became the first airline to allow use of small devices on take-off and landing. (Something we tried ourselves this week and yeah, it was kind of nice not to have to turn off Homeland on the iPad at a...