The Instagram 7.0 update is practically begging you to travel

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

Oh, Instagram. Just when we think we couldn’t love you more, you go an pull something like this? Yes, our fave photo social media app just got a really cool update that will help you discover new places and may just revitalize the way your travel this globe....

Tips from a pro for taking better family vacation photos. Good timing, right?

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

If you’re like us, you’re counting down the days to a summer vacation, whether it’s a weekend at the grandparents’ place or something bigger. Either way, hopefully it means sleeping in late (kids willing), lazy days, catching up on books and of...

Last minute gift idea: 6 great video editing apps that let you easily send something more sentimental than a card

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

One of our favorite last-minute suggestions for sentimental Father’s Day gifts (and any gift really) has been to make a short, shareable video that you can create easily. While video editing used to reserved for professionals with zillions of dollars worth of...

The Kids Stay in the Picture: A pre-Father’s Day brunch event with Cool Mom Tech and Amazon Cloud Drive

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

As admittedly heavy Amazon Prime users, we can’t believe we didn’t know about the free access all Prime members have to Amazon Cloud Drive. And we can’t believe how many other in-the-know friends weren’t aware either. (Hey, Prime isn’t...

The Pictli photo framing app yields one sweet, sentimental Father’s Day gift if you hurry.

by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps

I have always loved giving photos as gifts for everything from Father’s Day to birthdays. Really, what’s better having the luck to capture a perfect moment, then having someone special enough to share it with. So I am crushing on Pictli, a service with a...

MyBabyD: Not your everyday baby photo sharing app

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

Over the years, we’ve found great illustrators who have taken their own baby photos and turned them into fantastic collage drawings. But now we found a sister team out of Barcelona who’s attempting to do one better with their new Kickstarter: The MyBabyD...

Sound the alarms! The new game-changing Google Photos app is pure fire.

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

I am a longtime, shameless, all-things-Apple fan. But that doesn’t mean I don’t tip my hat frequently to cool, non-iOS products. And, when it comes to this new Google Photos app? I’m basically standing up and doing a slow-clap, because the app is...

#SelfieWithMom for Mother’s Day: A selfie we can all get behind. And in.

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

If there’s one thing that I love about selfies, it’s that I’m in more photos with my kids now than I ever was before. And as I get older and my kids get older, it’s those photos I treasure the most, even more than their sweet homemade gifts and...

Instagram apps that allows you to add text over photos? Reader Q & A.

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

Hey Cool Mom Tech! Do y’all know of an Instagram app for iPad that allows you to add text or make a collage? -Delilah, via Twitter    Hey Delilah! The short answer to your question is: Indeed we do. And we totally get it, too. Sometimes you just want to...

Disposable cameras are back! Only…not.

by Julie | Best Apps

I have to admit that disposable cameras make me pretty nostalgic for the old days of pressing the shutter, then having no idea how those snaps turned out until I picked up the envelope of prints. (Ed: Or better, finding an undeveloped disposable camera in a drawer...