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Google Refunding Buyers of Fake Anti-Virus App

Google is refunding users who unsuspectingly bought a fake anti-virus app from its Play Store. The Virus Shield app reached the number one ranking in the Play Store with over…

Some Upset with Upcoming Change to Messages on Facebook Mobile App

Facebook began notifying users of its mobile app Wednesday that it will soon disable the app’s messaging feature. The Menlo Park, Calif., tech giant is instructing users to download the…

Updated Starbucks App Allows Easier Payment and Tipping

Starbucks, one of the first companies to include support for rechargeable payment cards in Passbook, updated its app this week, adding a new iOS 7 display, “shake-to-pay” and digital tipping. Immediately…

Clark Gregg Drives Around L.A., Learning Lines on iPad App

Clark Gregg not only stars in a TV show that’s full of tech — flying cars and a futuristic plane are featured in ABC’sMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D — but tech…

Want to Avoid Friends in Real Life? Get Cloak, a New ‘Antisocial’ App

A new iPhone app wants to help you avoid running into people you don’t like by showing you their latest check-ins on one big green map. Cloak, which launched earlier…

Has Apple Made Hearing Aids Cool?

People wait in long lines and even camp out to get their hands on new Apple devices as soon as they’re available. But they take a long time, sometimes years,…

Smartphone App Lets Doctor See What’s Bothering You

Dr. Ariel Soffer was on an airplane when one of his patients was desperately trying to reach him. Through his clinical photography app, his patient was able to text the…

Flickr Co-Founder Launches Findery Social Discovery App

When it came to officially launching her latest service, Findery, Caterina Fake decided that she wasn’t going to be rushed. “With apps, it’s really important to get it right the…

WhatsApp Deal Highlights Suite of Similar Apps

Facebook’s announcement it is paying $19 billion in cash and stock to acquire WhatsApp is a milestone in the short history of mobile messaging apps. Hundreds of millions of people…

New NU App to Link World to the Campus

LEWISTON – Niagara University has launched a new app that will connect the world to the campus, giving users access to news, events and scores, as well as an employee…

Shopping Apple: Mobile Payments for Physical Goods

Apple is pushing toward an expanded mobile payment system with which consumers can buy physical goods through their iTunes accounts.  In its retail stores, the company has allowed shoppers to…

Apple Receives Patent for 3-D Mapping Concept

On January 7th, U.S. Patent No. 8,624,974 B2 was awarded to Apple for its newest concept: “Generating a Three-Dimensional Model Using a Portable Electronic Device Recording.”  Though it’s a mouthful…

BlackBerry Sues Startup Founded by Ryan Seacrest

Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. is accusing a company backed by “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest of being a rip-off artist. The allegations emerged in a patent infringement lawsuit filed…

Jim Carrey’s Award-Winning Children’s Book, “How Roland Rolls,” Now An Enhanced E-Book

Versions for E-Reader Devices Feature Abundant Special Effects, Original Music, and Character Voices LOS ANGELES How Roland Rolls, the first book by actor/artist Jim Carrey, recent winner of the 2013…

Apple Guides Shoppers Inside Stores with iBeacon

NEW YORK – GPS will tell you how to get to the nearest Apple store. With iBeacon, Apple hopes to guide you around once you’re inside. On Friday, Apple Inc….