Are you choking? Yeah, There’s An App for That!

February 22, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

On the list of “I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes” apps, this one takes the cake… and chokes on it.

The free I am choking app could save your life if you are choking on food and can’t speak. If you have your iPhone in hand and can avoid panicking, then you can launch the app, wave your iPhone frantically in front of someone who is nearby, and hope that they can a) read English, and b) follow the instructions in the app to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on you. Read more…

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Taco Loco App Helps Chase Down Your Favorite Taco Truck

January 12, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Gourmet food trucks are all the rage, now offering upscale mobile meals of everything from carnitas and crepes to schnitzel and cupcakes. While that might seem like good news to foodies everywhere, there is a problem. Where do you find these trucks?

Not only do these portable feasts keep inconsistent hours, there is little telling where they will show up, or when they will be forced to move along.

But an app maker in California has come up with a solution – of sorts. Read more…

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McDonald’s to Offer Free WiFi at 11,000 Locations

December 15, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

McDonald’s will soon offer free wireless Internet at around 11,000 of its domestic locations, reports the WSJ.

The company is hoping to transform itself from an in and out fast food location into a hang out destination.

Thanks to a partnership with AT&T, McDonald’s will drop the $2.95 fee that it had charged customers for two hours of WiFi, McDonald’s USA Chief Information Officer David Grooms said in an interview.

The fast food chain hopes this will keep customers around longer and perhaps cause them to buy some of the McCafe line of coffee drinks while surfing the net.

McDonald’s also has plans to begin selling items like frappes and smoothies by mid-2010.

via iclarified.com

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iPhone Game Releases for 10/06/09

October 08, 2009 :: Posted by - Thomas :: Category - News

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Plenty of new action games are out there for the casual and hardcore gaming crowds, including a hack ‘n’ slash, a pirate game, and a 3D space shooter. Among the mix is also an odd type of game that involves playing with nattou, a sticky, Japanese food made from fermented soybeans. Very unusual, indeed. Below is a list of a few of them.
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