Smartphone Apps

Purdue smartphone apps help gardeners with pests San Francisco Chronicle WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Janna Beckerman spotted the rusty hollyhock leaves immediately after stopping in front of the biennial on her way through the blooming West Lafayette community vegetable and flower garden. Instead of pulling out a pair of ... See all stories on this topic »

Purdue smartphone apps can help identify garden pests, solutions Journal and Courier The Annual Flower Doctor and Perennial Flower Doctor apps, released last week, are designed to help master gardeners and novices as well. The apps cost 99 cents to download and allow users to match hundreds of plants with thousands of problems and ... See all stories on this topic »

High-tech fitness | You're 'app' to have fun with these smartphone games for ... The Courier-Journal Software developers are taking advantage of smartphones' advanced technology — GPS, accelerometers, MP3 players — to create 'immersive' fitness games that appeal to both avid and reluctant exercisers. / Goodshoot ... See all stories on this topic »

Fake profile on Smartphone app leads to 13-year-old's disappearance THV 11 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - A 13-year-old girl in Jacksonville disappeared Thursday after setting up a fake profile on a dating application. The teenager used a smartphone app called "Tagged," which is a social networking platform that allows people to ... See all stories on this topic »

Security Apps Claim Safety From NSA Spying U.S. News & World Report Can smartphone apps keep the National Security Administration from snooping into your private communications? A few different companies say that they can keep Big Brother out. With the news that the NSA has the ability to monitor calls, emails ... See all stories on this topic »

Downtown Development Authority launches Visit Woodstock mobile app Cherokee Tribune “In the past couple of years, smartphone apps have really increased in popularity, as more and more people have smartphones and tablet devices,” Bennett said. “The big plus with the app, compared to a mobile website, is other than when you download the ... See all stories on this topic »