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Funny story: Double-Speak App for the Whole Horrifying Truth

Double-Speak App for the Whole Horrifying Truth

Silicon Valley computer geeks have created a new app that is capable of determining Republican lies. The Double-Speak is an app for your phone that, when held up to the words of anyone, especially a Republican, will tell you what they are really t…

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Funny story: Matt Hancock surprised to discover Isle of Wight is an island

Matt Hancock surprised to discover Isle of Wight is an island

After his surprise discovery that the United Kingdom was an island nation with a busy sea port at Dover, Matt Hancock has now discovered that the Isle of Wight is also an island, but still part of the UK. “To be honest,” he said, “I had confused i...

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Funny story: New Covid-19 App to be trialled on Isle of Wight

New Covid-19 App to be trialled on Isle of Wight

In some exciting news, the Isle of Wight has been selected by the UK Government to act as a testbed for the new UK Covid-19 Tracing App. This marvellous technology will allow the IOW to re-open for business by using phones to track where everybody...

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Funny story: New Startup W&P raises 12 million in funding

New Startup W&P raises 12 million in funding

New technology startup W&P announced today that they have raised 12 million in funding from private investors. The smartphone app is fighting to become the first of its kind. W&P, which stands for Wiped and Pretty, tracks the progress of us...

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Funny story: The Only Way is Essex? There's an App for that

The Only Way is Essex? There's an App for that

The cast of The Only Way Is Essex (or TOWIE for those that can't string a sentence together) are known for a few things, one of which is their permanent, all year round, unfading, tan. Previously, this has required a series of expensive trips to a...

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Funny story: Want to know your personality? There's an app for that!

Want to know your personality? There's an app for that!

In the bad old days of psychotherapy, the therapist would feel the skull and determine a personality from the various bumps and ridges over the cranium. "The theory," said Mac Buck, editor of App World! magazine, "is that the brain's various cont...

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Funny story: Which lane to choose? There's an app for that

Which lane to choose? There's an app for that

Everybody has sat on a motorway, looking at the other lanes all moving faster, only for them to slam to a stop the moment you change lanes into them. If only it was possible to predict which lane was the fastest, people could shave seconds off their...

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Funny story: Eyesight failing? There's an app for that

Eyesight failing? There's an app for that

Opticians have long been the only place you can go to when you realise that the reason you keep bumping in to stuff is that you need glasses. Normally, most people continue to bump into stuff rather than get glasses for vanity reasons. Some continue...

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Funny story: Cardiac arrest? There's an app for that

Cardiac arrest? There's an app for that

One of the major causes of death among men aged between below twenty-five and above eighty-two is cardiac arrest, more commonly known as a heart attack. Nearly one in every one people will at some point in their lives, die of a stopped heart. With...

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Funny story: Parachute failed to open? There's an app for that

Parachute failed to open? There's an app for that

There are a wealth of Life Logging Apps that record your every waking thought, view and conversation. But what about Death Logging Apps? "There's a remarkable lack of death related apps," said App World! editor Mac Buck. "Stepping into this void i...

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Funny story: Bulb gone on your car? There's an app for that

Bulb gone on your car? There's an app for that

Every driver has been there. Driving along quite happily when they become aware of all the other drivers flashing. A quick check shows that the headlights should be on, but pulling over and it's discovered that the bulbs are blown. "What can you d...

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Funny story: Underage? Want a Drink? There's an App for That

Underage? Want a Drink? There's an App for That

It's been a problem faced by youth across the world since the invention of under-age drinking laws: how to get served alcohol when under the legal age. For iPhone users who know what they're doing, this will no longer be a problem. "I've managed t...

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Funny story: How long will I have to wait? There's an app for that

How long will I have to wait? There's an app for that

Everybody has been, at some point, stood in a queue. Whether it is a queue for a roller coaster or for a Subway Meal Deal, it is sometimes handy to know how long it will take to get through the queue. Step forward (if the queue's moved on) the latest...

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Funny story: Like to play pub games? There's an app for that

Like to play pub games? There's an app for that

A new applelet for the Apple iPhone is now ready for pub game lovers called iAm. "I love this game," said App World! editor, Mac Buck. "It's so simple, and yet it's so much fun to play." The game requires all the competitors to have an iPhone,...

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Funny story: Trouble remembering your password? There's an app for that

Trouble remembering your password? There's an app for that

One of the major problems with iPhones is remembering the lock code. Was it a swoosh or a sweep? Up and down or across. Several apps have been proposed to get around the problem, but none of them are satisfactory. Now, Quipper Apps have launched Gait...

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Funny story: Lost your TARDIS? There's an app for that

Lost your TARDIS? There's an app for that

One of the big problem for galaxy travelling Time Lords is when their TARDIS uses its chameleon circuit to camouflage itself. "I met this one Time Lord," said App World! editor, Mac Buck, "He's parked his time machine in a multi-storey car park an...

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Funny story: Apple announce that Mountain Lion downloads top 3 million

Apple announce that Mountain Lion downloads top 3 million

Apple Computers have revealed that Mountain Lion downloads have topped three million in the first week. "I didn't realise that there were that many mountain lions in the world," said head of development, Ellie James. "When I last checked there we...

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