Do you let your kids play on your iPad while waiting at restaurants? How about when on those long road trips to grandma and grandpa’s house? If you answered yes, you’re certainly not alone. According to a recent survey by Nielsen, 41 percent of parents report using the mighty tablet at restaurants and 55 percent while traveling to keep those kiddos quiet in the backseat. Read Full Post

Ask any grade schooler what Angry Birds is and you’ll likely be met with excited, highly-animated responses about red birds, slingshots and grunty pigs. What started as a mobile app has now expanded to plush dolls, board games, even a cookbook, and the frenzy is continuing. This time on Facebook. Widely anticipated, Angry Birds is finally available on the social network. Read Full Post

You may have already seen this YouTube video of Tommy Jordan, a dad who takes his exasperation with his daughter and Facebook to a whole new level. It’s becoming a viral sensation primarily because 1) it’s a video monologue by a totally fed-up dad with a teen, but more likely because 2) the video ends with him shooting (yes, as in with a gun) the laptop. Read Full Post

As with every other Facebook change, it takes getting used to, but this more dramatic change is not sitting well with many users. SodaHead recently conducted a poll and found that 70 percent of the more than 1,300 users asked give the Timeline a big thumbs down, with only 20 percent saying they like it. Read Full Post