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Need a Girlfriend? There's an App for That

By Ben MuessigDec 23rd 2010 – 9:25AM
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For millennia, people have been looking for love in all the wrong places. But now, they need look no further than the iPhone App Store. Savvy South Korean programmers have released an iPhone app that gives lonesome cell phone owners regular messages from a digital girlfriend named Mina. The "Honey It's Me!" app sells for...

Manhattan Declaration iPhone App War Rages On

By Steven HofferDec 15th 2010 – 5:01PM

(Dec. 15) -- Creating a frenzy of social tension? There's an app for that. A heavily debated iPhone application that asks users to signal their positions on gay rights and abortion is forcing Apple into a crossfire. The Manhattan Declaration, which, according to its website, "speaks in defense of the sanctity of life,...

Grannies Learn to Love 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer'

By Monica GarskeNov 30th 2010 – 8:29AM
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Pam Wendell

(Nov. 30) -- That wacky Christmas ditty "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" may be a song about a sweet old granny's untimely death, but believe it or not, some grandmas actually dig the dig. Dr. Elmo Shropshire, singer of the catchy 1979 novelty tune, told AOL News that after 31 years of holiday airplay, it seems...

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Flawed study decides iPhone is for games, Android for apps

By Chris Rawson Dec 27th 2011 - 09:04PM

Trumpeting in its headline that " iPhone is for games, Android is for apps ," Xyologic has managed to pull a singular feat: it's undermined 5/8 of its own name with the analysis that follows.

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Facebook For Android Finally Has More Daily Active Users Than Facebook For iPhone

By Josh Constine Dec 17th 2011 - 06:54PM

For the first time, the Facebook for Android mobile app has eclipsed the daily active user count of Facebook for iPhone.

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Quora iPhone app puts answers to every question at your fingertips

By Michael Grothaus Sep 29th 2011 - 03:02PM

Quora , the popular Q&A social networking site, has released their first iPhone app. Quora for iPhone allows users to ask and answer questions on the go.

Background on iphone app

The iPhone ( ) is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007. The 5th generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S, was announced on October 4, 2011, and released 10 days later.

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