Smartphone Apps

Smartphone apps to help you deal with SR 520 Bridge tolls KIRO Seattle Phillipson and his partners have built an iPhone app called Toll Avoider, which can tell drivers what the current toll price is on the 520 Bridge, or route them to the Interstate 90 Bridge or surface streets. The app is free until Friday and will cost ... See all stories on this topic » KIRO Seattle

How do we diet? With apps, healthful foods and smaller portions Los Angeles Times A food and exercise diary is good for tracking progress, as are any number of computer programs and smartphone apps that allow you to track your progress. Dieters in the survey said they'd used tools such as diaries and online weight trackers in ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

No. 3 tech story of 2011: Seismic smartphone shift ITworld.com With a devoted fan base, thriving apps stores and high brand value, Apple is in an excellent position in the smartphone market entering 2012. Google's Android mobile operating system began the year in a three-way race with RIM's BlackBerry and Apple's ... See all stories on this topic »

Report: Windows Phone upgrade to target low-end smartphones ZDNet Asia Microsoft plans to target inexpensive smartphones with the next release of its mobile operating system, and won't add more advanced features until a software release slated for the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a leaked Windows Phone roadmap ... See all stories on this topic »

Over 6 million Christmas Day activations for iOS and Android PluggedIn The figures also show that people were not content with just activating their new smartphone, they were keen to get the latest apps. Flurry's statistics show that app downloads for both iOS and Android reached 242 million on Christmas Day, ... See all stories on this topic »