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Garmin smartphone apps getting public transportation features soon
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Garmin announced at IFA today that it's gearing up to roll out a set of updates for itssmartphone apps on both iOS and Android. These updates will be adding a number of helpful tools for Garmin users, including in-depth details on public ...
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Smartphone app can track objects on the battlefield as well as on the sports field
Phys.Org
The software could eventually allow smartphone-armed soldiers to target the location of their enemies. On the home front, the software could be used by everyone, including golfers judging distance to the green and biologists documenting the location of ...
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Listen to unlimited audiobooks on your smartphone
CNET
... it's a hassle to use on your smartphone. Although you can access the service via your phone's mobile browser, you need a decent Internet connection to stream the audio -- and the browser interface isn't exactly ideal. Thankfully, there's now an app ...
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Smartphone app helps potato farmers predict crop yield and save water
Wired.co.uk
PepsiCo has teamed up with Cambridge University to develop a smartphone app that can predict potato crop yield by photographing and analysing the leaves of the plant. PepsiCo is the holding company that owns brands such as Pepsi, Walkers, Quaker ...
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Right tools can help protect your smartphone
Boston.com
Still, there are encryption apps aplenty in the Google Play store. DroidCrypt, for instance, costs $2.89 and can scramble documents, photos, or videos stored on the phone's flash memory drive. Of course, you've got to manually encrypt each file or folder.
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TomTom announces navigation app for Android [Computer News Middle East]
Equities.com
The app will put the Dutch company into direct competition for the first time with Google Navigation and others that have been making inroads into the portable navigation market with Androidsmartphone apps. Unlike Google's software, the TomTom app won ...
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Hands On: Samsung Shoves Smartphone into Camera
LiveScience.com
But until Samsung says what the camera, and especially the wireless plans, will cost, it's hard for anyone to decide if the apps and wireless connection is worth the price, or if the camera on thesmartphone they already have will do just fine. This ...
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