Apps and Software

Last week, just in time for Halloween, we started a Vine challenge themed around spookiness

Ghost effects, realistic crime scenes, creatures lurking behind bedroom doors and spine-chilling hallway thrillers — these were the types of videos we saw under the #SpookyHallow hashtag

If you're not into scary stuff, don't scroll down any further. These six-second horror clips are hard to shake off.

Vine artist Jennifer Messmore, a Las Vegas native, guest-hosted our challenge

"I really enjoyed seeing a few Viners who aren't necessarily known as spooky show their versatility," Messmore said. "I think what I liked most about the challenge was highlighting what I consider the underground of Vine and showing that there are some truly creative, dark, and humorous people sharing exceptional ideas and techniques with the Vine community." ...

We're on the cusp of the most magical time of year; but beyond tidings of comfort and joy, the holiday season is also appropriately deemed the "Season of Stuff."

Most of us already have too much junk cluttering our homes, offices and desks — it can be overwhelming. It's easy to see how this stuff accumulates: We are constantly inundated with messages to buy, subscribe, sample and "Click Here!" Over time the accumulation of swag and such can get out of control. Cleaning house, however, can take a much-needed load off your mind during this stress-inducing holiday season.

On the heels of Google's new Inbox app, the company rolled out on Monday a brand new Google Calendar app that cuts down on how much you have to manually enter event details.

The app — which is available today for devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop and will be downloadable for Android 4.1+ devices in the coming weeks — keeps tabs on the things you book. This means whenever you reserve flight, order concert tickets or a make a dinner or hotel reservations, the Calendar app will update with that information