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NEWS ABOUT: application

application stories: 14 news summaries

New Facebook App Finds Your Long-Lost Twin

Coke is to Coke Zero as you are to this friend, app promises

Oct 8, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Facebook app that promises to match you with the person in its network who looks most like you "is fun enough that it just might work," Christina Warren writes for Mashable. The app scans photos of you and photos of others who’ve signed up, and…voila!... More »

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social networking • Facebook • digital photography • application • soft drinks • online friend • Coca-Cola • Coke Zero





 Google, Verizon 
 Team Up on 
 Smartphones 

Move to Android seen as real challenge to iPhone, BlackBerry

Oct 7, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google and Verizon will partner on a line of smartphones and software running the search giant’s Android OS and served by the carrier. Verizon is the largest-yet wireless network to back Google, and the announcement could complicate what was once a simple smartphone rivalry between Apple and BlackBerry, BusinessWeek... More »

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Verizon • iPhone • Apple • BlackBerry • application • smartphones • handsets • wireless industry • App Store • Android Market • Droid phones • Verizon Droid price • Verizon Droid review

(Newser) - Insurance companies are being hit from all sides on at least one issue—in industry jargon, it's called rescission. In the real world, it's when insurers cancel coverage because they say a customer has lied to them about a preexisting condition or some other issue. It's not clear how many... More »

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health insurance • insurance companies • application • health care reform • insurance fraud • rescission • pre-existing condition

(Newser) - The White House has asked Citigroup, which is administering the Cash for Clunkers program, to double or even triple the number of workers processing paperwork, Bloomberg reports. That move could clear up a backlog of dealer applications that grew with the surprise success of the program. The administration also says... More »

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Congress • Citigroup • Senate • application • Obama administration • Cash for Clunkers • federal funding • Car Allowance Rebate System • backlog

New iPhone App
Locates Pot Spots


Jul 20, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of hotspots, IPhone users can now find pot spots, thanks to a new app that locates legal medical marijuana outlets, reports Mashable. Apple has approved the $2.99 iPhone app, Canabis, which seeks out legal pot clinics, collectives, advocacy organizations, and prescribing docs throughout the US. The smokin' application... More »

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iPhone • medical marijuana • physician • Apple • marijuana • doctor • application • App Store

(Newser) - For all the iPhone’s bells and whistles, it doesn’t mesh well with Gmail. While users of Palm Pre and Android smartphones get instant “push” notification of new email, iPhone users have to manually “pull” messages off Google’s server. A simple new app may finally bring... More »

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Google • email • iPhone • Apple • Gmail • application • smartphones • App Store • email push

Want a Dog Like Bo? Here's Your 11-Page Application

Potential buyers face tough application process

Jun 20, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Since Bo Obama became first pup, everyone seems to want a Portuguese water dog, the Wall Street Journal reports. Good luck with that. Though requests are soaring, the nation's approximately 200 breeders are a pretty picky bunch. About 1,400 puppies are born each year, and only 1 in 10... More »

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Barack Obama • application • breeder • dog breeders • First Dog • Portuguese water dog • Bo Obama

OPINION


 An Addict Warns: 
 Beware iPhone Game Apps 

Cheap, simple games can suck non-gamers in

May 22, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - You don’t have to be a gamer to become an iPhone-game addict, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. The apps follow an established recipe for great games: “They're easy to learn but difficult to master.” As a gaming system, the gadget doesn't have the sophistication of a Nintendo... More »

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iPhone • application • iPod Touch • video games • Jay-ZTV

iPhone App Lets
Users 'Fly' Like Sully

Flight simulator includes actual air traffic communication from US Airways 1549

Mar 24, 09 1:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new iPhone app gives users the opportunity to compare their flying skills to those of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, reports the Unofficial Apple Weblog. The "Sully's Flight" simulator application re-creates the conditions experienced by Flight 1549 before the hero pilot safely brought it down in the Hudson River.... More »

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iPhone • application • aviation • iPhone applications • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • simulation

300K Have Sent Resumes to Obama (for 8K Jobs)

Transition team sees wave of applications

Dec 22, 08 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s transition team has seen an avalanche of resumes from individuals who want to work in his administration, CNN reports. More than 300,000 have applied for 8,000 positions. Many are new to politics but have impressive careers, says one analyst: “High-level people in private industry... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • application • George W. Bush • resume • President Obama

New Media Player Centralizes Web Viewing

Miro 'solves a problem you didn't know you had'

Nov 14, 07 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A media player publicly released today organizes Internet video programs and translates their feeds, centralizing your online viewing experience. Miro handily “solves a problem you didn’t know you had,” says Fortune’s Josh Quittner. Not only can you subscribe to channels or programs from any video portal—... More »

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social networking • Internet • video • application • Mozilla • Miro • media player

Meebo Joins Facebook as Platform

Instant messenger site allows outside developers to create new applications

Oct 31, 07 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Meebo, an instant-messenger startup, is following in the footsteps of Facebook by allowing certain hand-selected developers to create new widgets for its pages. Unlike Facebook, however, it plans to lure developers by offering them half the revenue gained from the features they create and will sell the ads itself, instead... More »

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Facebook • application • Meebo • startup • software developers • platforms • Internet advertising • widget

'Picnik' Lets Photographers Edit Anywhere

Review: Web-based photo editor 'elegant' says Mossberg

Jul 28, 07 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Extolling the new crop of slick, easy-to-use Web-based applications, the Wall Street Journal's Walter Mossberg singles out  "Picnik"—a new free alternative to traditional desktop editing programs. Picnik lets photogs on the go add simple edits like cropping, resizing, and color correction without installing anything. More »

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Walt Mossberg • Facebook • digital photography • Flickr • application • photo editing • Picnik • Photoshop

Immigration Fees Skyrocket

Prices to rise by two-thirds; critics
see barrier for
poorer immigrants

May 30, 07 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The price of citizenship is going up. With applications on the rise, the federal agency for citizenship and immigration is raising charges for almost all benefits, reports the Los Angeles Times. The cost of a green card will go from $325 to $930, while citizenship applications will rise from $330... More »

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immigration • citizenship • Citizenship and Immigration Services • green card • application

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