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What’s App-ening: Apple Clips, snapchat for professionals

Leah Higginbotham April 13, 2017

Welcome to What's App-ening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. We live in a digital age. Long gone are the days when a media presence was limited to celebrities — now...

I dont know who they expect to be impressed enough by these stories that theyll keep the app downloaded for 36 minutes. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham) Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s App-ening: HOOKED on what exactly?

Leah Higginbotham April 6, 2017

Welcome to What's App-ening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. If you’re on Facebook (I know, humor me), chances are you’ve already seen the advertisements for...

When players beat a level without missing a goal, they receive a perfect score and some confetti for their trouble. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham) Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s App-ening: Shake up your spare time

Leah Higginbotham March 31, 2017

Welcome to What's App-ening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. Mobile gaming is not everyone’s cup of tea. Some people have smartphones for strictly utilitarian purposes,...

Scholarships that the student can apply for are displayed in the users feed on the Fastweb app. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham) Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s App-ening: Tinder for scholarships

Leah Higginbotham March 16, 2017

Welcome to What's App-ening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. As the end of the semester approaches, the time to look for new scholarships for the fall semester is now. With...

Focus Now allows users to focus on their tasks at hand while growing a virtual plant. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham)

What’s Appening: Focus Now

Leah Higginbotham February 3, 2017

Welcome to What's App-ening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. Do you ever sit down to study and promise yourself that you will not get distracted, but five minutes in, the...

Whats Appening: Apps to relax

What’s Appening: Apps to relax

Leah Higginbotham January 19, 2017

Welcome to What's Appening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. Let’s be honest, no matter who you voted for, Inauguration Day is stressful. The transition of power from...

One way of learning new language vocabulary is to match familiar words and pictures to unfamiliar words. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham)

What’s Appening: Duolingo

Leah Higginbotham November 18, 2016

Welcome to What's App-ening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. This week’s app is for the linguist in all of us. Duolingo allows users to learn the language they’ve...

Whats Appening?

What’s Appening?

Leah Higginbotham November 3, 2016
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In Neko Atsume, three cats: Cocoa, Shadow and Sunny can be collected. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham)

What’s Appening

Leah Higginbotham October 27, 2016

Welcome to What's App-ening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. Neko Atsume is an app that brings you all the joy of being a cat lady (or gentleman) with none of the cat litter. The...

Nike+Run Club is an app designed to help people meet their fitness goals and track their health progress. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham) Photo credit: Leah Higginbotham

What’s Appening: Nike+RunClub bringing fitness to your phone

Leah Higginbotham October 13, 2016

Welcome to What's Appening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. Whether you're training for a marathon, trying to avoid the dreaded freshman fifteen or wanting to log your treks...

Whats App-ening: KWCR

What’s App-ening: KWCR

Leah Higginbotham September 29, 2016

What's up Wildcats? Welcome to What's App-ening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. This week, I’m bringing it a little bit closer to home by reviewing the KWCR radio...

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