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Texas Voters Get Help From New App

Jen Austin — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:00:22 +0000

Maybe you've got a reminder for just about everything set on your phone. Now you can set a reminder to vote!

A new app is available for Texas voters that reminds you to vote, lets you check to make sure you're registered, and helps you check for polling locations in Smith County, or any neighboring county where you might be registered to vote. It was just released this week by the Secretary of State's Office, and we've got the link to go download it.

Walmart Tests iPhone App to Speed Up Checkout Process

Mike Adams — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:00:30 +0000

Walmart, the world’s largest retail chain, is currently testing a “scan and go” iPhone application that would allow customers to scan items as they shop and pay more quickly and conveniently at a self-checkout counter. The app was tested earlier this week at a supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas, using store employees as well as their friends [...]

Team Coco App Lets You Interact With 'Conan'

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:00:20 +0000

Declaring that it will give your life “meaning” Conan O’Brien has introduced a Team Coco tablet app. Available for free download on systems that run Andriod and iOS (Apple), the app acts as an interactive companion to Conan’s TBS talk show. So what exactly does it do? Well, besides giving O’Brien the chance to make a funny video about its introduction, [...]

Taggie Smartphone App Helps Kids Make Smart Food Choices [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:30:07 +0000

If you’re someone who wants your kids to know more about food — something we should all know more about — you’ll probably find a new app in development pretty interesting.

Taggie, the brainchild of recent Dutch design school graduate Niels van Hoof, uses your smartphone camera to scan a barcode of food items. It then launches a 3D augmented reality animation to give children a short, fun lesson about the food’s origin, growth process, and different varieties.

When Are People the Happiest? iPhone App Has the Answer

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:00:33 +0000

A study involving 45,000 iPhone users who recorded their level of happiness at least five times a day yielded some not entirely surprising results. According to London School of Economics researcher George MacKerron, who developed the “Mappiness” app, people are happiest after having sex, followed by exercising, going to a movie or a concert and [...]

Hipmunk Android Travel App Sorts Flight Options by 'Agony' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:00:42 +0000

Even people who really enjoy traveling will tell you not all flights are created equal, and that’s where a new Android app called Hipmunk can help.

Designed as an alternative to traditional flight search sites, Hipmunk’s developers say it “doesn’t just show you the cheapest flight first — the app instead sorts by ‘agony,’ which incorporates important factors like how long you’ll be traveling and how many stops you’ll make.”

Upcoming App Tells You How Much Time Is Left on Traffic Lights

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:00:01 +0000

Researchers at MIT and Princeton have developed a smartphone app called SignalGuru that will tell drivers exactly how much time they have to make the next light. The app, which has been successfully tested in neighborhoods in the US and Singapore, uses dashboard-mounted smartphone cameras to record whether a light is green, yellow or red. When combined with traffic [...]

The Future Of Apps

Lucky Larry — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:54:50 +0000

View your favorite music videos in 360 degrees!

WILL.I.AM of the Black Eyed Peas is into technology and he's just started a new production company called will.i.apps and the new BEP360 app for iPhones, iPad and iPod touch allow viewers to view "The Time (Dirty Bit)" video as if they were right there in a full 360-degree view!

Starbucks – No Wallet No Problem

Marcie Pink — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:54:04 +0000

You can now use your Blackberry, iPhone or Android to pay for your coffee at Starbucks. The store's new mobile payment app allows you to hold your phone up to the scanner at the counter and pay for your purchase through your mobile bill.

Is there anything you wouldn't want to do with your iPhone?