by Kate Etue | Tips and Tricks
This week I got a scam email claiming to be an invoice from my iTunes account on Apple. Luckily, a few things tipped me off that this wasn’t legit, so I contacted Apple about it and saved myself the tremendous hassle of having to change all my credit card...
by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media, Tips and Tricks
Notice a little lightning bolt icon at the top of your Twitter feed? No, it’s not a Halloween month tribute to Harry Potter. In an attempt to lure some new folks back to Twitter — evidently 316mm monthly users isn’t enough for some investors —...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Entertainment, Gear + Hardware, Kids
Plenty of coolness was rolled out at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference this week, and we’re here to share the intel with you that we think parents will care about most. And yeah, non parents too. The biggest news is that Apple iOS 9 is coming this...
by Kristen Chase | Social Media
We were so excited this morning to learn that Entrepreneur Magazine included Cool Mom Tech as one of the top 5 tech pinners you should be following. Wow! What a huge honor to have the Cool Mom Tech pinterest boards featured alongside some of our own favorite tech...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
Although my own kids haven’t made any in-app purchases without my permission that I know of (knocking on wood right now), I know lots of parents whose kids certainly have. And thanks to a new FTC ruling, Apple has to pay you back for all those accidental in-app...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Best Apps
If there’s one word to describe my life since becoming a mom of two, it’s scattered. And also distracted. And busy. Luckily, there’s now a terrific new app called The Daily Mom that aggregates all the news that parents need to know online into one...
by Liz Gumbinner | Websites We Love
If you’re into social networking–as in, actual networking for work or personal reasons–then you definitely want to know about newsle, a wonderful newsfeed service that is keeping me on top of all the important stuff they’re doing. Subscribe to...
by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I review a lot of apps for kids and thus, am inundated with spinning, whirling, jumping, and shrieking characters/animals/aliens on my iPad. But once in a while, an app comes along that makes me breathe a sigh of “well, finally.” Such is the case with a...
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, Mo Willems shares his favorite! I’m a big fan of the BBC News app. It’s well-designed, and you can customize it to get the content you want. Plus,...