Amazing Alex – The Angry Birds folks score again

by Eva Glettner | Games + Gaming

One of my favorite games as a kid was MouseTrap, with that crazy three-dimensional Rube Goldberg device. In fact, I’m psyched that my kids love playing it as much as I do. This fantastic new app [edited] being distributed by the award-winning team behind Angry...

Spotify comes to Android!

by Jeana | Entertainment

About six weeks ago, Liz sang the praises of Spotify and its new mobile app that provide iOS users with free mobile radio. And about six weeks ago, all Android users who read that post probably grumbled a bit. Well, now the same free mobile radio is now available on...

The best Olympics apps to help you keep up on your smart phone or tablet

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment

Our family has had the official Olympics kick-off marked on our calendar for the entire month. What can we say, we’re Olympics junkies! This also means I’ve been testing out a slew of Olympics apps to figure out which app will be the best to use to keep up...

Matching with Friends. You want it.

by Eva Glettner | Games + Gaming

I am really into Words with Friends. “Into” is an understatement. And I know Liz is really into Scramble with Friends (though rumor has it no one will play her anymore; she’s some kind of Scramble savant.) So when Zynga announced a new game with a...

AT&T FamilyMap – reach out and track someone

by Jeana | Best Apps

Talking to parents of older kids makes me want to build a machine that will stop time in its tracks. While I look forward to my kids getting older (kinda), there is so much comfort in their ages right now and not having to question where they are at all times, who...

Oh Appy Day! featuring Andy Cohen

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Andy Cohen (we love him!) shares his favorite. I have to say my favorite app is Shazam, just because I use it all the time. Really, all the time. Whenever the...

Educational math and science apps for kids to prevent summer brain drain. Don’t worry, they’re fun!

by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Believe it or not, summer brain drain is a real phenomenon. Bill Nye the Science Guy even said so recently on Kids Place Live (yes, the de facto radio station on in my car) and he mentioned that math and science are the first subjects to go.  While I want my...

Flipboard finally comes to Android. Yippee!

by Jeana | Best Apps

Ever since my husband took over my iPad, I figured it would be easier to just give up and use my Kindle Fire at bedtime. But as part of my news-reading routine, Flipboard had been sadly absent from list of go-to apps. That is, until now. Because Flipboard is finally...

Oh Appy Day! featuring Sharon Osbourne

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Sharon Osbourne shares her favorite! I love my flashlight app because I’m bloody blind. It turns your whole phone into a light which is great at...

Unblock Me – You’ll be fighting over it with your kids

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

Recently a smart reader recommended the Unblock Me app when I was looking for something new to play around with, and boy was she right. What I didn’t realize however is the educational value for kids. Unblock Me is a series of outrageously addictive puzzles that...