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How apps are revolutionising music
The Age
New smartphone music applications are allowing anyone to make music wherever and whenever. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. "Strange days indeed, most peculiar, mama.'' Apply those words to the way millions of people are now creating ...
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Smartphone malware rose by 614 percent in 2013: report
Firstpost
New Delhi The growth in smartphones and devices has fuelled surge in malicious applications, which grew globally by over 600 percent to 2.76 lakh in the one year ended March 2013, with majority of the devices being targeted running on Android, a study ...
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Apps on guard for thee: Canada Day guides to history, parks and celebrations ...
National Post
TORONTO — Try searching for Canada Day in Apple's App Store, the Google Play marketplace or BlackBerry World and the results at first blush are pretty woeful. There are a few official apps for public Canada Day celebrations and some poorly slapped ...
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Travel Apps Endanger Paper Guidebooks
Wall Street Journal
Travelers' use of Lonely Planet and other guidebooks is on the decline, according to consumer research firm Nielsen. Smartphone apps for travel are increasingly taking over. The WSJ's Maya Pope-Chappell tests three new applications for travelers.
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2013 Year of the App - innovation fortune cookie points to IT basics for success
ITWeb
“Not only are there multiple platforms and devices to consider, but also issues such as security and scalability for the new application experience,” says Leppan. Locally, several enterprises have introduced smartphone applications; tablet applications ...
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This Phone Is Microsoft's Best, Maybe Only, Chance At Winning The Smartphone ...
San Francisco Chronicle
If users in emerging markets buy Windows Phones, Microsoft thinks they will actually take advantage of web browsing, email, and apps on the Windows Phone, unlike on Android. If Microsoft is going to turn around its fortunes in the smartphone world, a ...
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Smartphone App Success For London's Most Recommended Hypnotherapist
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Darren Marks, London's most recommended hypnotherapist, continues to make a difference to society through the use of his own smartphone applications, recently winning the award of Best Fitness App 2013 for his app Easy Weight Loss at The Best Mobile ...
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Los Angeles cabbies protest ride-sharing apps
The News Journal
Los Angeles area taxi drivers circle City Hall in their cabs Tuesday to protest unregulated ride-share services being promoted through smart-phone applications and social media in Los Angeles. The protest came one day after the city's transportation ...
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