Smartphone Apps

Study: Smartphone apps deliver powerful ad messages to users
Indianapolis Star
Those interactive apps for smartphones may be some of the most potent forms
of advertising yet developed, according to a new research study co-authored
by Indiana University professor Robert F. Potter. Why? Well, unlike viewing
information through a ...
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Smartphone app for hearing impaired
The Australian
Australian Community Exchange chief information officer Tony Bennetts said
the Silent Tweets free smartphone app was being readied for release at the
Australian Deaf Games in Geelong, Victoria on January 14. The app will
circulate emergency warning ...
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iPhone: Angry Birds most popular smartphone app
Telegraph.co.uk
Facebook topped the free app downloads on the iPhone, while Twitter, Skype
and eBay all featured in the top 10. Meanwhile, the BBC's iPlayer came top
of the iPad free app download chart. iPhone : Angry Birds most popular
smartphone app.
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Arabic Smartphone App Review Site Tatbeeq.at Launches
Wamda
by Nina Curley, December 8, 2011 Website Tatbeeq.at, meaning "applications"
in Arabic, launched in beta 5 days ago to offer the Arab World its first
fully Arabic directory of smartphone applications. As of now, the site
offers reviews of 250 iPhone ...
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New smartphone apps let Optik TV subscribers watch shows on their iOS
and ...
Digital Home
Telus this week released new Android, iPhone and iPad apps which gives
their IPTV customers the ability to watch On Demand shows on their iPhone
or iPad over a WiFi connection. Optik TV customers will be able to choose
from hundreds of VOD titles from ...
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No phones allowed: New system disables driver's smartphone in car
Toronto Star
Phone carriers offer smartphone apps that can disable a device if it is
inside a moving vehicle, thanks to GPS technology. But these apps can't
distinguish between a bus, train and car. Apps can also be switched off by
their users. With this in mind, ...
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SnagFilms Launches Apps for Kindle Fire, Android Tablets and Smartphones,
and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, Dec 08, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SnagFilms today released the
most popular titles in its acclaimed independent film library via new free
film-streaming apps for Amazon's Kindle Fire, Android-based smartphones and
a broad range of tablets ...
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Smartphones pushing into camcorders' duty
Houston Chronicle
Smartphone applications for recording video have yet to explode in
popularity like certain apps for taking photos, such as the 14-million-user
Instagram. But some video apps are rapidly approaching those kind of user
numbers. ...
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Amazon makes a move which could fundamentally change retail sales
Gizmag
By Mike Hanlon Amazon, one of the companies at the very forefront of online
retailing in the United States is to make a compelling offer this coming
Saturday for one day only - use its smartphone app (Android or Apple app)
to compare prices, ...
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Smartphones, dumb drivers
Merced Sun-Star
Here, it's forbidden to text while driving or to hold a cellphone to one's
ear, but drivers over 18 can still talk using a hands-free device;
moreover, it's still technically legal to use a smartphone app while behind
the wheel. ...
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