Smartphones

10 Acronyms I Wish Would Catch On for Texting

Although people have been using acronyms for ages texters have taken this practice to a whole new level. They’ve practically started a whole new language by consistently using shortcuts and symbols instead of spelling out common phrases. Some of them like LOL and OMG are prevalent enough to be easily recognized and used in everyday conversation. However, there are some lesser known acronyms that haven’t quite caught on yet. Here are 10 that I think may be helpful to fervent texters. M...

10 Things That Siri Pretty Much Can’t Help You With

By now most of us are familiar with all of the tasks that Siri, Apple’s voice-recognizing virtual assistant, is capable of performing. Phone calls, text messages, reminders, restaurant searches and traffic reports. Siri does it all. Or does she? Sadly, it turns out that Siri is only (almost) human and has her limits. Here are ten things that Siri pretty much can’t help you with: Connect Me, Please. It’s great that she can check the local traffic for you … if only she could get you ...