What we learned this week #37
Hey there, remember us? After a couple of weeks spent in a post-Easter egg chocolate coma, we’ve emerged once again, and it seems like spring has finally sprung. Now that’s been said, expect hail...
View ArticleFrom touch screens to green fingers
We’ve pondered before about how best to parley a youngster’s love of games like Farmville and Miffy’s Garden from the Crunchd was born out of a garden full of spinach. digital to the real: playing them...
View ArticleFive essential apps for kids
We asked, and you answered – and then some. We pondered what the one app you think every child should download was – and you gave us a lot of answers! Although we did only ask for one. Anyway, we...
View ArticleTonight 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 – It’s illegal to unlock or Jailbreak your phone, games console, or tablet;...
View ArticleI’m bringing techie back
Got a problem with a TV, a washing machine, or a kettle? Simple: just take it back to the shop and navigate the staff’s Now it’s easier for consumer to claim refunds for faulty apps or video games....
View ArticleEverybody’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...
View ArticleApps for Good: good for everyone
We’ve looked a lot on Quib.ly about getting kids into programming, and how it’s relatively simple to get into – so long as you have the right resources. But what if you don’t? What if you’re interested...
View ArticleOS 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. It’s a chance for one of the biggest tech companies around...
View ArticleAre 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...
View ArticleGigglebugs: 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...
View ArticleThe apps that 12-year-olds care about and why
By Mia, aged 12 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...
View ArticleWhy do I use Kik and Whatsapp? I’ll tell you
Image courtesy: kik.com By Mia, aged 12 Kik and WhatsApp are two of my favourite social media apps, I use them all the time on my iPad and my phone! I got Kik first. I’d been scrolling through the...
View ArticleWhat 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...
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