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Hoover Public Library launches new smartphone app
al.com (blog)
HOOVER, Alabama - You're stuck in the checkout line at the grocery store and realize you have a library book due in 30 minutes. You don't really have time to go by the library, and you don't even have the book with you, so what do you do? In the past ...
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ClassicCars.com Launches New Smartphone App with Startal, Inc.
Sacramento Bee
PHOENIX, Oct. 26, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- ClassicCars.com, the leading online classic car marketplace, announced today the availability of its new smartphone app, made possible by the talented team at Startal, Inc. The ClassicCars.com app will allow ...
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Smartphone Apps to Keep Your Kids Safe on Halloween
WHSV
It is easy to keep track of your little monsters on Halloween night if you do not accompany them to trick-or-treat. All you need to do is to make sure they carry a cellphone with a tracking app on it. Both Apple and Android phones have apps available ...
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Is a Child Locator Smartphone App on Halloween Overprotective?
Patch.com
smartphone application developer, Iconosys, Inc., in Southern California has developed the Trick or Tracker, which allows parents to locate exactly where their children are using the GPS on their trick-or-treaters' phones. As children become ...
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Smartphone Apps Can Tip Off Passengers Selected For Additional TSA Screening
RedOrbit
Readily available smartphone apps that scan airline boarding passes can alert passengers to whether or not they have been selected for additional screening by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), security experts warn. The barcodes contain ...
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Hurricane Sandy: 7 apps to see you through
Washington Post (blog)
You've hoarded bread, water and toilet paper in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, but the modern emergency kit isn't complete without a well-stocked smartphone. Along with the Capital Weather Gang, whom you can follow on Twitter, these seven apps can ...
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App Smart Extra: Getting More Out of Your Phone
New York Times (blog)
This week's App Smart was all about applications that offer hints and tips. These are the sorts of apps that reveal all the secret gestures and commands available on yoursmartphone. Using some of these tricks can definitely improve your smartphone ...
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New York Times (blog)
Turn Your Smartphone Camera into a Pocketable Photographic Memory
Lifehacker
Turn Your Smartphone Camera into a Pocketable Photographic Memory Several apps exist to help you remember the many things you'd otherwise forget, but perhaps none are quite as useful and efficient as your camera. Typing takes time. Snapping a photo ...
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