Smartphone Apps

Top 6 smartphone apps for losing weight New York Daily News When it comes to losing weight, accountability is key -- and smartphone apps can help with that. Here are a few top (mostly free) choices to get you on the right track. Even better, research supports using apps to shed weight. A study from Northwestern... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Ford wants to see if smartphones can boost fuel economy Tire Business Ford is offering software developers $50,000 in prize money for coming up with innovativesmartphone apps that can take data from a vehicle's on-board computer and use it to coach consumers to drive more efficiently. In essence, Ford wants the ... See all stories on this topic »

Here are the 10 must-have New York smartphone apps amNY As home to the second-most thriving tech scene in the country, it's no surprise that there is a seemingly unending amount of smartphone apps to guide you through the city. We combed through the masses and found the 10 newest and most useful apps for ... See all stories on this topic »

Get 'Undi PRU13' Apps For Free On Your Androids Or Apple Smartphones Bernama Get 'Undi PRU13' Apps For Free On Your Androids Or Apple Smartphones. KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- Information on the 13th General Election will be made more accessible with asmartphone app created specifically to cater the needs of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook Home Makes a Grab for the Smartphone's Soul BizTech Magazine But in a surprise twist, the social media emperor didn't launch its own smartphone. Instead, it went for something in between a mobile app and an OS: an app launcher for the Google Android mobile platform. For years Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has ... See all stories on this topic »

Want to Snitch on a Movie Pirate? There's an App For That TorrentFreak In addition to the usual information-based movie-focused smartphone apps that pull content from iMDb and other sources, over in India they're taking things to the next level with a brand new product. The iPhone application “Indian Movie Cop” not only ... See all stories on this topic »

California Says No to Smartphone Maps While Driving RedOrbit It's easy to understand why many cities and states want to ban texting while driving. Having your thumbs and eyes on a tiny screen (or not so tiny, if you're using a Samsung device) can be a major distraction from the road. Yet there are other apps ... See all stories on this topic » RedOrbit

Smartphone hackers get smarter; you should too WRCB-TV Sullivan says the hacking is almost exclusively with phones with Android operating systems, because unlike iPhones that only download apps from the Apple store, the Android-based phones can download from anywhere. "Right now if you're using Android, ... See all stories on this topic »