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The Ultimate Secret to winning WORDS WITH FRIENDS


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Are a WORDS WITH FRIENDS junkie?

Do you have multiple games going at one time, and fantasize about playing the exact same word on all the boards at the same time?

Do you have all the LEGAL 2-LETTER WORDS memorized, regardless of whether you actually know the definitions of those words or not?  Do you know the exact number of letters that are available in the baggie, or know the difference between REGULAR SCRABBLE RULES and TOURNAMENT SCRABBLE RULES?

Yeah, you’re a word game competitor, and you’re always looking for an edge.  Something to really carry your gameplay to the next level, because you’re sick and tired of losing out on that Triple Word Score because you couldn’t come up with a more creative way to use that “P” in your rack.

Web Watch has something for you.  We can help you win.

All all you have to do is one simple thing…

So what is the ULTIMATE SECRET TO WINNING “WORDS WITH FRIENDS”, Scrabble, or any other popular word game?

  Continue reading THE ULTIMATE SECRET TO WINNING WORDS WITH FRIENDS →

Will Apple Buy TiVo?


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As long-time Web Watch readers know, we’ve been a huge fan and support of TiVo over the years.  We’re all set to pony up and buy the Tivo Premiere Elitewith 4 tuners and 2TB worth of recording space, once TiVo and the cable companies work out their On Demand issues.

But that was all before all the APPLE TV rumors started to crop up again this week.

And if these rumors about what 2012 will bring in terms of an Apple living room experience, we may need to reevaluate our decision to invest in another TiVo, no matter how much it pains us to consider this as an option.

So let’s dive into what the rumors are, as well as present our own wish list of what the ultimate APPLE TV experience should be, after the break. Continue reading WILL APPLE BUY TIVO? →

How many gallons of gas does it take to charge an iPhone?


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Solar iPhone/Cell phone charger
Solar iPhone/Cell phone charger

It’s a fair question.

Web Watch often hears Luddites talk about how battery-operated devices still need to get their energy from somewhere, so we’re not actually saving energy by driving around in our hybrid cars or otherwise relying on battery packs to get us what we need.

Take the iPhone for instance.  It needs energy to recharge its battery so that you can listen to tunes or play Angry Birds. Continue reading HOW MANY GALLONS OF GAS DOES IT TAKE TO CHARGE AN IPHONE? →

How much bandwidth does your cell service provider give you?


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Will Work for Bandwidth
Will Work for Bandwidth

Do you know how much bandwidth your cell phone provider gives you on your mobile phone contract?

We know – why does it matter how much our providers charge us for bandwidth?  The Internet is free, right?

Yeah… not so much. Continue reading HOW MUCH BANDWIDTH DOES YOUR CELL SERVICE PROVIDER GIVE YOU? →

How to remove Carrier IQ from your phone


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Google Android Figure

By now, you probably have heard about CARRIER IQ, that software that many cell phone manufacturers and service providers had installed on all sorts of cellphones in order to track how well their networks were performing.

The issue, if you didn’t know, is that CARRIER IQ wasn’t a very well-designed application and was recording a lot of each user’s phone actions without that person’s knowledge.  Now, Congress has gotten involved and it’s turned into a big ugly mess. Continue reading HOW TO REMOVE CARRIER IQ FROM YOUR PHONE →

Here’s why you shouldn’t be focused on making iPhone apps


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Starting an iPhone Application Business For Dummies
Starting an iPhone Application Business For Dummies

With all the talk these days of mobile devices and people making millions of dollars by selling apps like ANGRY BIRDS (just a reminder, iPhone app developers aren’t making that much money), the question keeps coming up about whether you should be making an iPhone app or not?

Continue reading HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BE FOCUSED ON MAKING IPHONE APPS →

How much money do iPhone / iPad app developers make?


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Build a iPhone App in Less than an Hour
Build a iPhone App in Less than an Hour

Have you ever wondered how much money an app developer makes for writing and selling an app via the Apple iTunes app store for the iPhone or iPad?

Maybe not as much money as you think.

Sure, there are tons of stories about the $10,000 a day that a fart app can make for its creators.  But that’s not the norm. Continue reading HOW MUCH MONEY DO IPHONE / IPAD APP DEVELOPERS MAKE? →

You’re too sexy for that iPhone? Make that “not sexy enough”


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Sexy iPhone case

You know how some women dress a certain way because they believe that it makes them look sexy (even if it doesn’t)?

Or put on too much makeup, or poof their hair higher than it should?

Yes, it’s a mating ritual based on a perception on enhancing one’s outward appearance in order to attract a significant someone.

Men do the same thing, but often in a different way – some do it with fancy cars, big suits, or other things that emit levels of flash and style. Continue reading YOU’RE TOO SEXY FOR THAT IPHONE? MAKE THAT “NOT SEXY ENOUGH” →

“Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price” from NYTimes is #oldnews


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Time Magazine: Wired Kids
Time Magazine: Wired Kids

This week, the NEW YORK TIMES finally wrote an article about a study that WEB WATCH wrote about in a September 2009 piece entitled “MULTITASKING SUCKS”.  Glad to see that the NY Times is on top of today’s news…

In the NYTimes article called “Your Brain on Computers – Attached to Technology and Paying a Price” (or, depending on which version you’re reading, also titled as “Your Brain on Computers – Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price”, take your pick), the NYTimes examines the impact that computers and portable gadgets have on people today, and whether being so surrounded by information and multitasking our way through the Internet marsh is worth it. Continue reading “HOOKED ON GADGETS, AND PAYING A MENTAL PRICE” FROM NYTIMES IS #OLDNEWS →

Controversy at the 2010 World Fastest Texting Championships? Who knew that texting could be this exciting?


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Back in July, Web Watch brought you information about the pending WORLD TEXTING COMPETITION that talked about how fast texting champion Kate Moore was able to send a text  message to put the US on top of the fast texting map.

Now that it’s 2010, we have A NEW TEXTING CHAMPION.

Meet South Korea’s 18-year-old Young-Ho Bae and 17-year-old Mok-Min Ha, the 2010 WORLD’S FASTEST TEXTERS. Continue reading CONTROVERSY AT THE 2010 WORLD FASTEST TEXTING CHAMPIONSHIPS? WHO KNEW THAT TEXTING COULD BE THIS EXCITING? →

The 10 Most Expensive iPhone Apps


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The iPhone App Store is loaded with fun apps that are priced at a reasonable $0.99 or $1.99.

But what about those apps that are the priciest?  Here’s a list of THE TOP TEN MOST EXPENSIVE iPHONE APPS, and what they do:

  1. Interpath ($179.99).  Used by medical professionals to view pathology images
  2. Nursing Constellation Plus ($179.99). A nursing and medical reference guide.
  3. Rosie Home Automation ($199.99). Used to control home A/V and security systems.
  4. iDcrm ($199.99). A Dynamics CRM app.
  5. Lexi-Dental Complete ($299.99). A dental reference guide.
  6. Mobile Cam Viewer ($349.99).  Used to control live surveillance cameras.
  7. PDR Quote ($349.99). Software for auto repair businesses
  8. MATG – SAP BusinessOne ($449.99). Used to access SAP’s BusinessOne application

As for the other two on the list?  You’ll have to click the link to see those.   Before you do, take a guess as to what the top priced app is priced at.

How Fast Can You Send a Text Message?


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Sending a text message can be tough on the thumbs. 

Web Watch, however, envisions a time in the future when the full-size computer keyboards that we know today are piled in the junkpile next to the typewriter, as more and more people grow up being comfortable typing in such a small space.

But how efficient can a peanut-sized keyboard be when you’re actually trying to type something meaningful?

The World’s Fastest Texter competition is what it’s all about.
Continue reading HOW FAST CAN YOU SEND A TEXT MESSAGE? →

How To Lose Your Guy Card: Does a Double-Standard Exist vs Chick Cards?


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How to Hold Onto Your Guy Card in a Chick's WorldAt a party the other day, the girls were talking about various chick things, like shoes, when one of the men threw out their opinion on the current topic.

The women pounced on the opportunity, loudly proclaiming that the guy who dared voice his opinion had “lost his guy card”.  The conversation quickly went badly for the men in the room as they defended their buddy’s innocuous comment. 

Whether the men were successful in their defense or not is really not today’s topic – but rather, the one question left unanswered that night:  

If there are at least 16 WAYS FOR A MAN TO LOSE HIS GUY CARD (give or take five or more other ways), can a woman lose her CHICK CARD?  And if so, how?

Continue reading HOW TO LOSE YOUR GUY CARD: DOES A DOUBLE-STANDARD EXIST VS CHICK CARDS? →

How To Do Tilt Shift Photography


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Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L Tilt Shift Lens for Canon SLR CamerasTilt shift photography is a way to make an image or film look like it’s of a toy miniture or the object is made of plastic — just by adjusting the focus used by the camera.

You can use a special tilt shift lens on your SLR camera, or you can manipulate the image digitally with Photoshop to change the focus to a much narrower frame of reference.  Doing so makes the image appear much further away in the shot than it actually is.

You may have already seen some examples of tilt shift photography without even realizing it.  Joss Whedon’s TV show DOLLHOUSE uses tilt shift photography in its opening credit sequence, seen here:

Continue reading HOW TO DO TILT SHIFT PHOTOGRAPHY →