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Smartphone App Ratings System to Proceed Without Apple, Google
BusinessWeek
29 (Bloomberg) -- Mobile applications for smartphones and tablet computers
may carry new ratings for violence and sexual content under a wireless
industry-sponsored system awaiting backing from Apple Inc. and Google Inc.
Under the policy to be unveiled ...
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Smartphone apps to fight battle of the bulge
Police News
The Up bracelet is $99... the app is free. The bracelet is rugged enough to
wear for everything except maybe swimming or diving. Available for both
Android and iPhone is Runkeeper. This free app uses the tech built into the
Smartphone to perform most ...
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6 Smartphone Apps To Help Save On Holiday Shopping
San Francisco Chronicle
You spend a fortune on your monthly smartphone bill, so why not use that
phone to save some money? Here are six apps that will help you find
bargains and compare prices so you don't miss any deals this holiday
shopping season. ...
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5 Holiday Smartphone Apps I Wish Existed
Redmond Channel Partner (blog)
Granted, this is a stretch topic-wise even for this blog, but I've come up
with a list of smartphone apps I wish existed (and might, for all I know)
for the holidays. If you want to pretend that this entry is relevant to
Microsoft or partners somehow, ...
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IEEE Experts Predict Smartphone Hacking Will Soar in 2012
PR Newswire (press release)
Research by IEEE Fellow Dr. Jeffrey Voas in the US has so far uncovered
malware in more than 2000 free smartphone apps. Voas says free, rogue
applications like this will be the most common access-point for hackers
over the next year. ...
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New 2011 Smartphones Increase Cost of Smartphone Plans
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
2011 smartphones are the catalyst for a new era of mobile computing. The
smartphone is the handheld alternative to the traditional laptop due to
advanced technologies such as video calling, phone hotspots, and smartphone
apps. ...
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Ford First to Integrate Slacker Radio App Providing In-Car Command and
Control ...
Sacramento Bee
By Ford Motor Company Ford drivers with SYNC® AppLink™ now have another
entertainment option with the addition of Slacker Radio to the portfolio of
available SYNC-compatible smartphone apps. AppLink builds on the
award-winning SYNC connectivity system ...
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Tot by smartphone
Monterey County Herald
She monitors Maggie's smartphone time and that of her 6-year-old sister,
Kayla. Maggie also plays with Kids Doodle and ABC Views, apps that promise
to help children get an early start with preschool skills. "She's learning
and having fun," Mansour said ...
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WalkSafe app shields smartphone pedestrians (w/ video)
PhysOrg.com
(PhysOrg.com) -- Smartphone users who as pedestrians are not very smart
about crossing and looking both ways now have a protective shield in the
form of an Android app which they can download for free. A research team
from Dartmouth College and the ...
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