Smartphone Apps

Apple maps its route to continued smartphone domination
Globe and Mail
Reuters The new app for iPhones, iPods and iPads, which will be part of the
iOS 6 update this fall, is clearly the product of considerable expenditure
by Apple. The company has acquired at least three mapping companies since
2009, with total costs ...
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Charities open their finances to donors via smartphone apps
USA TODAY
If you're looking to donate to a good cause, there may be a smartphone app
to help choose. Potential donors in New Jersey and Washington state can
already check out charities on their smartphones before they write checks.
Other states are likely to ...
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Health apps pose issues of liability, says lawyer
Brisbane Times
Medical and fitness experts are concerned about increasing reliance on
health and fitness apps. Photo: Louise Kennerley MEDICAL and fitness
experts are worried about increasing reliance on smartphone and tablet apps
for health and fitness advice, ...
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A smartphone is your dog's best friend
Chicago Tribune
Whether you are looking for new and exciting activities, need to locate a
nearby vet or like to send pictures of your pup to friends and family,
there are great mobile apps that will have you wagging your tail. Here are
the five best apps for dog ...
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YP Launches "Gas Guru" App for Smartphone Users; Now Available for Free
Download
MarketWatch (press release)
This new purpose-based app expands our local search insights and technology
platform to address the unique needs of those on the go." Smartphone users,
download the free location-based app from Google Play and iTunes. Find more
information about local ...
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Drivers are putting down old GPS devices, picking up smartphones
Pioneer Press
Recently, though, his wife accidentally broke the device, and the
Minneapolis man had to turn to the mapping apps on his Apple iPhone. And he
liked them. He liked them a lot. He is not the only one making this
discovery.
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Kbb.com Launches Newly Redesigned, App-Like Mobile Website; Introduces New
Car ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In addition to Kelley Blue Book® Values, smartphone users now have access
to several new features on kbb.com's free mobile website to help make the
best purchase decision possible while on-the-go. The redesigned site
provides mobile users with an ...
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T invites commuter rail riders to sign up for updates on smartphone ticket
app
Boston.com
By Colin A. Young, Globe Correspondent The MBTA's plan to allow commuter
rail customers to purchase and display tickets on their smartphones took a
step closer to becoming a reality over the weekend, when the MBTA launched
a website for customers to ...
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Apple, Google Just Killed Portable GPS Devices
Wired News
Smartphone adoption continues unabated, and with it, built-in,
carrier-installed and third-party mapping apps are flourishing. Apple's
latest move with iOS 6 is a swift blow to portable GPS devices, third-party
apps available in the App Store and ...
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WWDC 2012: Four insights into Apple's future platform plans
Computerworld (blog)
In future apps will be cloud-hosted services, and you'll pay subscription
fees of per-use rentals in order to use the things on all your devices,
with content available across all authorized devices. Of course, such a
future requires bandwidth, ...
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