Boaz creates Flow Check app

By Thomas Hair Online Copy Editor The Apple iPhone has become an iconic part of American culture. The device is used by millions of people every day, including what oftentimes seems like the vast majority of CHS students. For the past year, however, while most iPhone and iTouch users frittered away their time accumulating applications, junior Jake Boaz was hard at work constructing his own app – “Flow Check”. With Flow Check, users can upload photos of their “flow” (hairstyle) from Facebook to be rated and commented on by others. Boaz’s app is complete with features such as a worldwide leaderboard and the ability to bookmark your favorite flows. Flow Check was released to the…

It is time to stop and appreciate technology

Coleman Armes Staff Writer Earlier today someone said that the original iPhone was being handed out for free by some phone companies. If that is true or not it does not matter but it sure made me think and appreciate the technology that we have. Think back to 2007 when the first iPhone came out and everyone thought it was a huge deal with the touch screen, apps, iPod, actual phone, and so many other things put together into one device. Today with the recent release of the iPhone 4s, the original iPhone looks like just another old phone. This is all in the span of 4 years! New technology is coming out so fast…

App store updates flood in with iOS 5

By Tanner McCord Staff Writer Whilst trying to think of what to blog about, I decided to unlock my iPhone and saw that I had 10 apps to update. Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter had come out with updates to go with the new iOS 5 update, that I am yet to download. Popular games like “Doodle Jump” and “Cut the Rope” also came out with updates to continue entertaining their fans. Facebook has completely re-done their app, much like Apple has redone the operating system of several of their products. The developers re-did the front screen and how you navigate the entire app, and Twitter has also become easier to use and…

iGeneration mourns loss of Steve Jobs, creative visionary

Jordan Bickham Staff Writer Everyone has heard of Apple, one of the biggest companies in technology today.  With Macs, iPhone, iPods, and even iPads rampant amongst people of all ages, one does not have to go far to see how Apple has impacted our lives. But Apple didn’t begin as one would think, with the first Apple computer being created in a basement by co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in the late 1970′s, Apple did not start off as a big business.  While it did not begin grandly, the company has grown into a 21st century icon for technological advances. When Steve Jobs died Oct. 5 from pancreatic cancer, the world was stunned.  Many…

Apple confirms the death of Steve Jobs

By Ben Cowlishaw Staff Writer Multiple news outlets are reporting the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in the wake of the release of the iPhone 4S. He was the figurehead of Apple, and brought about a revolution in the mobile technology as well as the music industry. Apple is displaying the following obituary on their website: “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation…

Coppell Student Media now avaliable on the App Store

Julianne Cauley Staff Writer It’s finally here! The Coppell Student Media application is now avaliable on the App Store for free! It is now easier than every to stay up to date on the news of Coppell High School. The application allows viewers to read the latest stories from our top sections, listen to The Sidekick Radio Network, read the staff members latest blog entries, and even view photo galleries. The application is compatible with multiple Apple devices including all iPhones, iTouches and iPads.

iPhone’s top free app designed by 14-year-old

Thomas Hair Staff Writer For several days now, Bubble Ball has been the iPhone App Store’s number one free game. In the last two weeks, it has been downloaded 2 million times, a rate of almost 143,000 downloads per day. Many apps have had similar success, but the astonishing aspect of Bubble Ball is that it was researched, created, and developed by an 8th grade boy in his local library. The tech-savvy teen, Robert Nay, began working on Bubble Ball from the public library in Spanish Fork, Utah and released the game December 29, 2010. The young CEO of Nay Games says that he was “astonished” that his little project found such extreme success. When I heard about the…

iPhone versus Android

Zeb White Asst. Business Manager, Staff Writer “Hi, I’m a Mac.” “And I’m a P.C.” If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably seen dozens of these T.V. commercials by Apple. They portray P.C.s as awkward and second-rate, while showing the sleek, friendly features of Macs. However, today’s biggest tech battle isn’t Mac versus P.C. It’s iPhone versus Android. The iPhone experienced extreme popularity upon its 2007 release, selling millions upon millions of devices in dozens of countries. It reigned supreme in the high-end smartphone world, updating its flashy touchscreen and successful App Store while competitors struggled to catch up. But then Google’s Android platform came out in late 2008, finally posing a real challenge the…

iPad reaches one-million sales

By Rebecca Fowler Staff Writer After only being on the market for less than a month, the iPad reached its one-millionth sale yesterday, May 3. This is a huge feat, as it took nearly three months for Apple to sell one-million iPhones when they first appeared.  The enormous amount of iPad sales in such a short amount of time shows how people are becoming more and more trusting of Apple’s products.  Skeptical at first about the revolutionary iPhone—which turned out to be a huge success—consumers now realize the reliability of Macintosh products. Personally, I think the iPad is amazing.  Its sleek style and cool features make it one of a kind in the technology world. …

Some iPhone apps are just weird

By Wren Culp Staff Writer Having an iPhone, I am big into apps. I love some of the apps that I use, such as “Bloomberg”, “Classics” and even “Urbanspoon”. All are genius applications that help me with my everyday life. But of course, while searching for these apps, I have come across some strange ones. Here are the top five strangest apps I have ever encountered. (Pictures of each at the bottom) Annoy A Teen ($0.99) Annoy a teen puts out a high frequency that apparently only a teenager can hear. Most adults have lost their ability to hear this high a frequency.  iDrunktxt ($0.99)  This is a disaster waiting to strike. The app basically…