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Emergencies? There's an app for that
Stacey Vanek Smith May 8, 2013
A new market is emerging for apps that can connect people to emergency services and family members during a crisis.
Burner mobile app goes beyond prank calls
Ben Johnson Apr 19, 2013
Prank calls -- which in 2013 are all but rooted out with caller ID -- may get new life with a new app called Burner. But the software may have legitimate privacy uses as well.
'Home' gives your phone a Facebook facelift
David Brancaccio Apr 5, 2013
While some are calling Facebook's big announcement on Thursday 'the fanciest screensaver anyone's ever seen,' Farhad Manjoo at Slate Magazine thinks 'Home' will work for a lot of people, including teens.
Medical apps get the once over from the FDA
Dan Gorenstein Mar 29, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration is putting together clearer guidelines for medical apps that need to be approved.
Meet Tizen, Samsung's new mobile operating system
David Brancaccio Feb 27, 2013
Samsung's new phone operating system is called Tizen, and there are other rivals coming soon, including one from the browser maker, Firefox.
Block that pop-up! Why mobile ads don't work
Jeremy Hobson Feb 27, 2013
As ads shrink to fit our mobile screens, are they still effective?
New app teaches financial literacy to young people
Barbara Bogaev Feb 8, 2013
Mindblown Life, a new mobile app, is designed to help young people achieve financial literacy by helping players make tough financial decisions.
As mobiles apps about, wither video games?
Sally Herships Feb 5, 2013
Despite the gaming rage, sales of video games are down. Is that because of fatigue or the onslaught of mobile devices and their casual games?
Facebook earnings expected to show mobile ad growth
Tracey Samuelson Jan 30, 2013
As more users check Facebook on their smart phones, its mobile advertising strategy is critical to success.
Apps transform cellphone users into citizen scientists
Liyna Anwar Jan 7, 2013
Scientists are looking to take advantage of the vast population of cellphone users to collect data.
