Bad headline. Once you're stung, you're stung. You can't remove a sting. You can only remove a stinger.

So, they're testing the will of Glympse to send cease-and-desist letters and you want us to help them with this test? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/glympse-free-location-share/id330316698?mt=8

This article doesn't explain why this is any better, or even different than, tracking in bit.ly, goo.gl etc. Am I missing something?

"Tells You If Your Email Has Been Hacked" by sending you email? Um...

What? Apple forcing users to buy new hardware just to get software updates? How unheard of.

Hooray for using the phrase "most popular" instead of "best"! Kudos!

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What I great tip, why haven't I done this yet!? Oh, right, because I don't have unlimited 'disposable' income. Did you guys take a reader survey that indicated that most of your readers are wealthy trust fund babies? Or are you offering to buy us all new phones?

"If you want to keep your text messages from becoming another autocorrect disaster" disable autocorrect. Seriously. Why does anyone leave that crap turned on?

Wendy's Chili. You don't want that. It's basically scraps from other stuff.

Far easier and far more effective make your own mouthwash:

Shorter answer: http://bit.ly/PNDkRe

How does it compare to the free "Cam Dictionary" which has been on Android for months? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intsig.camdict&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5pbnRzaWcuY2FtZGljdCJd and/or with the licensed adfree version which is only $1.99?

These are not the 'best' apps in each category. As the article itself says "The Lifehacker Pack is a yearly snapshot of our *favorite*, must-have applications for each of our favorite platforms." (emphasis mine.) Please stop abusing the word 'best' in your headlines. If there was benchmarking involved, then it fits.…

I'd love to see lists comparing iPhone apps that get your iOS device to do things Android does natively vs Android apps to get your Android to do things iOS does natively. Already know which list would be longer, but it would be interesting to see *how much* longer.

A "Microsoft Researcher" says "He said analysis of the IP addresses used to send the email revealed the spam had originated from Android devices being used in Chile, Indonesia, Lebanon, Oman, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Ukraine, and Venezuela." Um, you can't tell what kind of device is sending…

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Ah the failures of text. If it had a tone of voice you'd've chuckled. I meant it playfully, hence the wink.

Common knowledge, easily found the site where you pay your electric/gas bill, now qualifies as a 'hack'? No wonder the quality of the content here has been in such decline lately. The bar has been lowered to the floor.

#4 should be #1. It's the only thing on the list that can actually kill you (or others) so it's definitely the stupidest.