Need someone to pick up your dog’s poop? There’s an app for that!

(Yes, this is real folks!) “What do you get when you combine a population too busy to look up from its smartphones, a ‘one-tap economy’ and 78 million pet dogs?” Karin Brulliard reports for The Washington Post. “You get Pooper, an app that summons someone to scoop your pooch’s waste off the sidewalk or neighbor’s […]

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China Cracks down on iOS Apps

“More than half a billion Chinese smartphone users face increased monitoring of their mobile app usage thanks to new laws targeting operators including Apple Inc.” David Ramli reports for Bloomberg. “App stores and providers must establish the identity of users, while monitoring and reporting postings that contain banned content. The legitimacy of developers who post […]

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Software bug shuts down Nest thermostats, turns off heating for unlucky customers

A buggy software update has caused many users of Nest’s smart thermostat to wake up in the cold in recent days, as the devices have been found to quickly drain their batteries and shut down, leaving heating and cooling systems offline. “We had a bug that was introduced in the software update that didn’t show […]

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Get ready for the Superbowl with these iOS apps

Whether you’re at the Super Bowl or watching it on TV, you’ll probably have your iOS device near you. Several companies have developed apps to help you get the most out of today’s game.  Clicking on this link will take you to the latest list of apps for the Superbowl. Some apps are informational, while […]

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