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Web Coolness: Movember, Siri, and Apple circa 1983

Here are some links we’ve enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too! Apple fans will get a kick out of this blast from the past. 1983 to be exact. {via @patricktoneil, @brainpicker} If your spouse is participating in Movember, he can snag a free...

10 reasons to justify an iPhone 4S (should you need them)

by Cool Mom Staff | Cell Phones

I am a proud new owner of an iPhone 4S. And yet, contrary to what you might think about someone who runs a tech review blog, I am not generally one of those crazy early adopters who need to run out and buy the very first generation everything. In fact, this phone is...

We love these iPhone cases, even if they are totally trashy

by Susan | Cell Phone Accessories

I am breathlessly awaiting the arrival of my new iPhone 4S, but my breathlessness has less to do with seeing the new iPhone than with a kind of desperate hopefulness that my current phone will not completely fall apart before the new one shows up. When it does,...

Web Coolness: iPhone 4S, iOS5, and naked Paypal shopping

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are a few links we’ve enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too! It’s here, it’s here! The iPhone 4S. If you’re headed out to get your hands on one, here’s a great round-up of where you can purchase an iPhone, other than...

Web Coolness: Steve Jobs, iPhone 4S, and World Gone Sour

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are a few links we’ve enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too. We were especially touched by these visual tributes to Steve Jobs on Ideasicle and DieselSweeties. This one, via @edwardboches, is amazing. And this beautiful post about how a mom...

7 reasons the iPhone 4S is made for parents

by Cool Mom Staff | Cell Phones

If you follow Cool Mom Tech on Twitter, then you know we were pretty excited about Apple announcement of the iPhone 4S yesterday. In fact, we weren’t the only ones–the news actually crashed the Apple Store site yesterday! Sure, maybe it’s not an...

iPhone 5 coming October 4. (We know where we’ll be October 4.)

by Cool Mom Staff | Cell Phones

With all the rumors about the big iPhone 5 release lately, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the news about when exactly I’ll be able to get my hands on one. Well, it finally looks like we’ve got an actual date, so mark your calendars, Apple fans!...

Flying the flag 2.0

by Cool Mom Staff | Cell Phone Accessories

As a military spouse, I don’t need an excuse to show my patriotism with a little red, white, and blue on the 4th of July or any day. Well, with this cool case I can do it with my iPhone 4. This limited edition Patriot iPhone case from Speck is fitted perfectly...

5 gadgets the iPhone 4 replaces

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks

I admit that way back when my husband bought me a first generation iPhone, it was a completely frivolous purchase for me–something I coveted because it looked cool. And I could check email from my phone! Technology! Fast forward a few years with my newly...

White for Memorial Day applies to your gadgets, too

by Jeana | Gear

Happy Memorial Day everyone! For the fashion-minded, this means that it’s time to break out the white. Whether or not you look good in white pants (I can only speak for myself) I think we can all brighten up our tech wardrobe. So in celebration of the official...

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