Cell Phone Apps
Many people now look to their phone for quick information about their location, bank account or the nearest restaurant. Explore some of the most popular cell phone apps and the best ways to use them.
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If your iPhone's home screen is getting out of control with apps, hide some of them. It's easy and your phone will never look better.
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Our beginner's guide to how Cash App works will have you sending and receiving money from your digital wallet like a pro in no time.
Want to throw someone off your tracks? A GPS spoofing app is the best way to do it. Here's how it works for both android and iPhone.
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A new, always-on app harnesses the power of your smartphone's motion-sensing accelerometer to crowdsource earthquake detection.
This app, which is supposed to locate your cell phone, has sent more than one person to the same wrong house. But why?
By Dave Roos
Soon, the state trooper at your car window might ask you for your vehicle registration, proof of insurance — and your smartphone.
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Mobile e-commerce is all the rage these days. So is the argument over mobile apps versus the Web. So which is the better option for online shopping on the go: a company's app, or its Web site?
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These days, smartphones are mini computing devices that suck up power like nobody's business. Are battery-saving apps the cure for power-hungry phones?
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That certainly is a cute picture of your pup. Thanks to file-sharing apps like Dropbox, you can bust that photo out on even more mobile devices. Your co-workers and friends are going to be thrilled!
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Remember when you used to keep friends and family updated during your travels by dropping postcards in the mail with a hastily scribbled "Wish you were here!" Now, you can do just that just by using your iPhone.
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The Google mobile phone app was designed to make life just a little bit easier, and its functionality doesn't disappoint.
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