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Review: Smartphone apps that can make holiday shopping easier and more fun
Washington Post
If you have a smartphone, though, there's a simple solution: Apps. There
are tons of mobile apps to help you save time and cash this holiday season.
Most of them are cheap or free. I tried several apps meant to ease holiday
shopping frustrations and ...
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Smartphone Apps Getting Age-Based Rating System
RedOrbit
Mobile applications and games for smartphones and tablets will soon carry
the same age-based ratings used by the Entertainment Software Rating Board
(ESRB) since 1994. The app ratings will include symbols like "E" for
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Summary Box: Review says smartphone apps can make holiday shopping
easier ...
Washington Post
APP-Y HOLIDAYS: A number of cheap and free smartphone apps can ease holiday
shopping, and some can even make it more fun. SOME WINNERS: Price Check by
Amazon and RedLaser (free, available for iPhone and Android) make it easy
to search for the best ...
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Vote Now For The Most Useful MTA Smartphone App
Gothamist
... out before we're all enslaved by our robot overlords to build a giant
laser beam for eradicating the rival robot planet Node 49 (look it up) but
the MTA is letting us feel superior one last time by voting for the most
useful subway smartphone apps. ...
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SURVEY: Must-have smartphone apps
kjrh.com
If you have a smartphone or are thinking of getting one in the near future,
you are going to want to download more than just Angry Birds. We have some
must-have money-saving apps you should have as well. Want to save at the
mall? ...
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2000 Rogue Android Smartphone Apps Discovered Stealing Users' Data
International Business Times UK
Released earlier in November, research by technical professional
association IEEE, reported that researchers had discovered malware on more
than 2000 free smartphone apps. In the association's subsequent report, an
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CDOT is looking for help with an I-70 phone app
Westword
Still buzzing from the success of its RU Buzzed smartphone app, which helps
people figure out if they are too drunk to drive, the Colorado Department
of Transportation wants to use technology to tackle another tricky problem:
I-70 gridlock. ...
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Android Smartphones Have Big Security Hole [VIDEO]
Mashable
Finally, several security companies, such as Lookout and Norton, have free
security apps that will help protect your phone from becoming a nest for
viruses and trojans. Jiang's research is ongoing — he's going further
into the Android device catalog ...
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