What we learned this week #57
So how about that internet eh? Great as it can be – it’s full of informative, witty and helpful information (and blogs) (specific blogs) (hint hint) – it can be a bit of a no man’s land where your kids are concerned. That’s what we’ve been talking about this week!
Why do I use Kik and Whatsapp? I’ll tell you
Kik and WhatsApp are two of my favourite social media apps, I use them all the time on my iPad and my phone!
The apps that 12-year-olds care about and why
I have so many apps on my iPad and phone which I probably don’t know are on there, I downloaded them purely because they looked cool or were free for that week! But I have three that I mainly use; BBM, MessageMe and Touch. Here’s why…
Gigglebugs: Laughter and apps are the best medicine
Laughter is contagious. It’s difficult not to at least crack a smile when somebody else is in a fit of giggles, except maybe if their mirth is at your expense. It’s that idea – the former, not the latter – that fuelled Gigglebugs, a new app for iOS that lets kids play and laugh together. Well, they can already do that, but not via their phones!
Are you owed cash back from in-app purchases?
It’s been getting everyone in a tizzy for the past few months – kids playing games on their parents’ iPhones, racking up extortionate bills through in-app purchases, and leaving said parents saddled with paying for them. Well, no longer!
OS X marks the spot: what’s in Apple’s new operating system?
The Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference – shortened to the not-much-more-snappy WWDC – is happening right now in that there San Francisco. One of the most particularly eye-watering morsels they divulged this year is OS X 10.9, nicknamed ‘Mavericks’. So, what’s new?
Apps for Good: good for everyone
Apps for Good want to improve how IT is taught in schools, they want to get more girls into coding, and they want to bring in more kids with less privileged backgrounds.
Everybody’s talkin’ #1
Sorry if I put that Harry Nilsson song in your head – well, not really, because it’s great – but it’s a pretty snappy name for this new recurring blog feature where we run down the most popular talking points on Quib.ly this past week. In this inaugural edition: Games! Apps! Money!
I’m bringing techie back
What do you do when an MP3, streaming film rental or app messes up? Well, new plans by the British government will have UK readers covered at least.
Tonight there might be a (legal) jailbreak
We’re relatively safe where I live in the UK when it comes to ripping CDs, unlocking phones and all that fairly basic stuff – but believe it or not, it was actually illegal to do that sort of thing until late last year, and it’s still illegal for our readers across the Atlantic. But that could change.
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