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Winn-Dixie Goes High Tech With Shopping App
MIAMI (CBS4) – Your next trip to the grocery store may be a little more enjoyable thanks to a high tech helper. Jacksonville-based Winn-Dixie Stores announced they have launched an app for smartphones...
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Justin Bieber Partners With S. Fla. Anti-Texting App
BOCA RATON (CBS4) – Teen singing sensation Justin Bieber wants South Florida teens and teens across the country, to stay safe behind the wheel so he is putting his star power to work to keep teens from...
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Free Weather Alert Service Coming To South Florida Smartphones
MINNEAPOLIS (CBSMiami/AP) — CBS4’s weather forecasts are already available on your smartphone. Now with hurricane season about to kick into high gear, the National Weather Service will provide South...
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AT&T To Launch Data-Sharing Plans In August
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – As the saying goes: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. AT&T announced its own “Mobile Share” plans today, matching Verizon Wireless’ push to get more people to share their data...
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Study: Google Passes Apple For ‘Top Global Brand’ Title
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (CNET) — Google led global industry in attracting “media value” — a measure that attempts to put a dollar value on buzz — in the second quarter, according to data from social...
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AT&T Upgrades 45 South Florida Cell Sites
SOUTH FLORIDA (CBSMiami) — AT&T customers, get ready for faster web browsing and more reliable cell phone service. The South Florida Business Journal reports AT&T has announced upgrades to 45...
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FCC To Measure Quality, Speed Of Mobile Broadband
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNET) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a new measurement program focused on mobile broadband. According to CNET, the government agency says (PDF) its first...
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Free Florida State Parks App Helps Visitors Plan Trips
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami) — A free app from Florida State Parks can help you find a nearby camp site, track your trails and warn you of imminent bad weather. The Florida Park Service announced...
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Report: Google To Open U.S. Retail Stores This Year
(CNET) – Google plans to open its own retail stores across the United States, according to a new report, giving the increasingly hardware-focused company a place to show off its growing number of...
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Defense Dept. Drops Blackberry For Apple, Google Phones
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNET) – The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that it was further dropping its exclusive BlackBerry contract and opening all of its mobile communications networks to Apple,...
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Need Tax Help? There’s An App For That
(CBS Local) – April 15th will be here before you know it, and there are lots of websites and software to get you ready, but you may not have thought of smartphone apps for doing your taxes. Sree...
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First “Facebook Phone” To Be Released April 12
(CNET) – Facebook just pulled the wraps off of a new and specially branded smartphone today. Crafted in partnership with mobile hardware manufacturer HTC, the HTC First will run the Facebook Home, a...
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The Hidden Cost Of Some Free Apps
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Sure they are free, but some of the most popular mobile apps could be tracking your every move and revealing your personal and financial data. Computers, tablets, smartphones have...
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Experts: Keep Your Smartphones Safe, Hackers Love Them
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — If you own a smartphone, then you are a target and may not even realize it. Smartphones are increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with thieves who see the devices...
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Home Safe Home… From A Smartphone
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Whether a person is at work, running errands or on vacation, what is going on back at their home is likely always on their mind. Security surveillance systems can cost thousands of...
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New Trend: Tech-Free Nuptials
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – In this day, every wedding guest is a photographer and every detail from the “I do” to the after-party is shared online thanks to technology. But a new wedding trend is to go...
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Don’t Remember Sending That Text? You Might Have Been Asleep
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Smartphones have become a major part of many people’s everyday lives. More and more smartphone owners use their devices to text, email, and surf the web throughout the day. Now, some...
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Experts: Smartphone Apps Alone Can’t Protect Children
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Some new apps allow parents to use smartphones to protect their children but experts say you shouldn’t rely on technology when it comes to family safety. Beth Blecherman, founder of...
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Want To Watch The Ball Drop NYE? There’s An App For That
NEW YORK (CBSMiami/AP) — Do you want to see the famed ball drop in New York’s Times Square drop this New Year’s Eve but can’t make it to the Big Apple? Hey, there’s a new and improved app for that. The...
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WhatsApp To Add Voice To Messaging Service
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — WhatsApp, the popular messaging service for smartphones that’s being acquired by Facebook, will soon be offering a voice service. CEO Jan Koum said the voice service will be...
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Google, Apple Settle Longstanding Patent Dispute
NEW YORK (CBSMiami/AP) — Apple Inc. and Google Inc. have agreed to settle their lawsuits against each other regarding smart phone patents. The two companies announced Friday they are dropping nearly...
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Amazon Launches Music Streaming For Prime Members
LOS ANGELES (CBSMiami/AP) — Amazon Prime members are getting a little more bang for their buck with a new music streaming service which launched Thursday. Starting Thursday, Amazon.com Inc. will offer...
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Smartphone Apps Are Helping Users Avoid Mosquitoes
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Next time you’re having issues with mosquitoes the problem can be solved as easily as pulling out your smartphone. A new Mosquito Repellent app has been released for Android users...
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Guests At Clooney Wedding Given ‘Burner’ Phones
MIAMI (CBSMiami)– To keep wedding photos from hitting social media, one celebrity gave his guests temporary phones called “burner” phones. George Clooney had his guests sign non-disclosure agreements...
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iTunes Leaks New iPad Pictures Before Big Reveal
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Apple fans may have gotten a glimpse of the company’s future iPads. The company inadvertently put out pictures of its new tablets on iTunes...
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‘Kim Kardashian’ Game Maker Glu Creating Katy Perry Game
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) — Glu Mobile, the developer of the popular “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” game, said it will develop a new mobile game with singer Katy Perry. The San...
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Report Reveals Which Apps Are Biggest Battery Drainers
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Feel like your cellphone battery is always running low? A new report calls out the worst apps for your phone’s battery, data and memory, even...
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Google Unveils Android’s Latest Technological Tricks
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter SAN FRANCISCO (CBSMiami/AP) — Google unveiled its next generation of the Android operating system which boasts new ways to get information, more privacy...
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Kiddie Tablets ‘Grow Up’ As Competition Rises
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (CBSMiami/AP) — Did you buy your child a kiddie tablet for Christmas? If you’re surprised at how sophisticated they’ve gotten, it’s because the tech has...
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Android Software A Core Part of Google Conference
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The core of Google’s annual conference is its Android system that powers 80 percent of the world’s smartphones. Google’s three-day...
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Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter CBS Local — Facebook is facing new questions about its data-privacy practices as Android device users found the service had collected years of contact names,...
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‘Congratulations, You Won’ Pop Up Scam Infecting iPhones And Androids
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter CBS Local — Pop-up ads were a plague to internet users for years before the invention of pop-up blocking technology. Now, it seems the old menace has come back...
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WhatsApp Users Beware! Messaging Service Reveals Major Security Flaw
MIAMI (CNN) — WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users’ phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer possibly among the targets. The...
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