Looking for some fun, FREE apps to pass the time in waiting rooms, on the train, or just whenever you’ve got a few minutes to spare? Try these! GUUULP! The description of this game, which has an average rating of 5/5 stars on Amazon, is pretty brief: Take command of a young cephalopod of the deep … Read more
Amazon Prime Instant Video just keeps getting better and better! Today, Amazon announced a new deal with Discovery Networks to offer its excellent programming to Amazon Prime customers for free streaming. From Amazon: Dear Customers, Today we’re announcing our biggest addition yet, bringing nearly 3,000 more titles to Prime Instant Video. We’ve struck a deal … Read more
If you have an Audible membership, unless you’ve had your eye on a specific title, it can be difficult to know how to spend your monthly credits. Audible’s Award Winner categories can help to point you in the direction of some quality audio, and now we’ve added these lists to our Audible Audiobooks menu! Just mouse over … Read more
Apple and five major publishers, suspected of colluding to artificially raise and fix prices for ebooks, are under investigation by regulators in the U.S. and European Union. The whole thing began when Apple introduced its “agency pricing model” for ebooks last year. Up until that time, Amazon, as the dominant player in the ebook field, had … Read more
Your kids (or young friends) are in for a treat! Leafstar’s popular Kids Paint & Color app, rated an average of 4/5 stars across 30 Amazon reviews, is today’s Free App of the Day! From Amazon: Painting Made Easy Kids Paint & Color offers a wonderful way to unleash your child’s creative genius. Start painting by … Read more
If you haven’t yet heard about E.L. James‘ Fifty Shades of Grey, you soon will. This Story of O -esque erotic novel (intended for adults only) has been climbing the bestseller charts like a bullet, and sparking heated commentary and discussion wherever it goes. The Slate Book Club recently discussed the book, with a touch … Read more
Your Kindle Fire isn’t just an ereader, game console, video or music player. It’s a true Android tablet computer, and you can do a lot of the same things on the Fire that you can do on a laptop or PC. Managing your finances, for example. The Bills Reminder app is a great way to keep … Read more
Director Julie Taymor came to film from the stage, where she directed a number of classic operas before helming the Broadway production of The Lion King, for which she also designed most of the puppets, masks and costumes, to rave reviews and numerous awards. Her film resume is eclectic, and while her films haven’t always … Read more