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  • Calendar

    January 1, 2009
  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Newport Beach & Orange County Restaurant Week Coming Soon

    Things to put down on your day planner, your iPhone calendar, Blackberry, or whatever: January 18-22 is going to be the Third Annual Newport Beach Restaurant Week.  This is the time when a selected roster of restaurants will be offering a three-course prix fixe for $15 or $20 for lunch, and $20 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2009

    Intro to Living Foods

    Whole Foods Market

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Live from Coachella: Actual Music! We Are Scientists!

    OMG. The inside of Coachella actually exists. After a Homeric oddyssey getting in here, we're watching We Are Scientists on the main stage. Quite a change from the last time I saw them, which was 2006, in front of a few dozen peeps at the Brickhouse in Phoenix, AZ (now closed, I think). They sound ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2009

    Live and Let Die

    Bay Theater

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2009

    Christian TV

    Chain Reaction

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    iPhone App Shows Recovery Money Spent Before Your Eyes

    ​If we were the iPhone app-acquiring sort -- actually, just if we had a coveted iPhone 3G -- we'd snap up this thingy from public-disclosure advocacy org Sunlight Labs. It's one of baced on Layar's "augmented reality" doohickeys, whereby you point your phone a certain direction and see, on the dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Surf Deck: The iPhone App To Teach You How to Surf

    ​iPhone users can use the many useful (and worthless) applications for their phone, whether it be to find their new favorite restaurant, to send their secret lover a message with TigerText--an app advertised for adulterers, you see--or to find the closest public restroom. Anything you want: There ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Gettin' Made: Hip to Get Square

    Three cheers to past Gettin' Made featured artist Stephanie Han Windham for posting a link to the new Square card reader on her Facebook page. This little gadget and the accompanying credit card processing app could very well revolutionize the way indie crafters operate at shows. (At the very l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Laguna Hills Company Says Its App Ends Deadly Texting-While-Driving Practice

    ​A Laguna Hills company that creates applications for mobile and stationary telecommunications, claims to have come up with an app to solve "the deadly texting-while-driving social epidemic."

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Reasons Why You Shouldn't Buy the iPhone 4

    ​Now that all the hype and excitement surrounding the recently announced iPhone 4 has died down a bit, let's take a step back and consider if the new smartphone is worth your time and money. Is it worth it to upgrade from last summer's 3GS model? Is this a good time for first-time users? Here are ... More >>

  • Food

    July 22, 2010

    We've Got an App for That

    ​Now that all the hype and excitement surrounding the recently announced iPhone 4 has died down a bit, let's take a step back and consider if the new smartphone is worth your time and money. Is it worth it to upgrade from last summer's 3GS model? Is this a good time for first-time users? Here are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Got Graffiti, Potholes or Weeds in Long Beach? There's an App For That

    ​After checking their e-mail and playing yet another round of Angry Birds, smartphone users in Long Beach can help de-fuglify the neighborhood.The city has launched "Go Long Beach," a free application for the iPhone and BlackBerry (the Android app will be released in December) that allows resident ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Carl's Jr. Offers iPhone, Android App

    I haven't eaten at Carl's Jr. in years--still sore at them about eliminating their small cheeseburger--and do not understand the appeal of Foursquare. So maybe I'm not the most ideal person to report that Carl's Jr. has created a smartphone app--but the premise is pretty good.

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    CHART: Sony NGP Vs. Nintendo 3DS Vs. the iPhone 4

    ​Within the span of a single week, Nintendo and Sony have set the stage for the latest video-game-system war: the Nintendo 3DS vs the Sony NGP.The two systems are vastly different from each other, and each will appeal to a completely different audience. The Sony NGP (cheesily short for next genera ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    The Art of iPhone Photography

    Facebook photo albums are littered with the digital debris of people spontaneously whipping out their iPhones and snapping the most mundane images. Kittens, gay beefcake, drunken frat parties, new babies, Republican Congressmen answering Craigslist postings; an influx of images, ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 31, 2011

    The Light! It Burns!

    [Hey, You!] How to get all of your Goth friends to de-friend you

  • Food

    April 21, 2011

    Al Wadee Bakery: As American As Manakeesh

    [Hole in the Wall] Our future Muslim overlords make really tasty flatbreads, so it won't be all bad

  • Culture

    May 5, 2011

    There's a Shopping App for That

    [Trendzilla] Coupon Sherpa, Stylebook and Amazon Mobile are there to help

  • Culture

    July 28, 2011

    MouseWait and More of OC's Best Apps!

    [Trendzilla] Download them now. Even better? They're FREE!

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Three Reasons the Michael Jackson Trial App Feels So Wrong

    ​So yes, there is such as thing as a Michael Jackson Doctor Trial App, a mini "media center for the iPhone and iPad and Android devices." Released by Fox Television Stations, the app includes live video of the trial proceedings, recorded local news segments, photo galleries and biographies of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    No iPhone 5 vs. Tupac's Real Killer: Which News is Bigger Today?

    ​So now that everyone is disappointed that Apple didn't introduce the iPhone 5 and instead introduced a version of the iPhone 4 with a better camera, we turn our attention to our sister paper LA Weekly's big news today: that Tupac Shakur was ordered killed by Sean Combs, then known as Puff Daddy, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    The iPhone 4S and iOS 5: What This Means to Gamers

    ​Apple announced yesterday during iPhone event new details regarding their newest iteration of the iPhone and an update to their iOS operating system. Sure, the new phone will have a better camera and whatnot, but how will all this affect those that use Apple's i-devices as gaming platforms? The f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    WeedMaps, California's Biggest Marijuana Website, Is "Winning" Y'all!

    ​Way to go, WeedMaps! Just a day before President Barack Obama pretty much officially declares war on medical marijuana in California, the state's premiere pot-related website has to brag to the world about how profitable it is.That's right--profitable--the last word that's supposed to come to min ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2011
  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Luther Clayborn Dawson Jr. Caught in the Act of Selling Phony iPhones: Police

    ​Irvine Police detectives say they got Luther Clayborn Dawson Jr.'s number, arresting the San Marcos 41-year-old Monday for allegedly using craigslist to find iPhone buyers who later discovered the iPhone boxes only contained owner manuals and rectangular pieces of ceramic tile. Police Lt. Julia E ... More >>

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