Download Lowdown: 10 Must-Have App Types for Your iPhone

By Daniel Dern | 11/7/2011

Along with the apps that come with your iPhone, you'll definitely want to download more. Here are recommendations on what types to choose out of the hundreds of apps downloadable from Apple's App Store.

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Apple Announces 200 New iOS Features in iOS 5, Unveils iCloud, Ditches MobileMe

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/6/2011

iOS 5, the next generation of Apple's OS for iPhones and iPads, will include 200 new features, said Apple's Steve Jobs on Monday. Highlights include Reminders, a new Game Center, and a revamped mobile Safari browser. The new iCloud service was also rolled out.

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Amazon Introduces Kindle App for Windows Phone 7

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/5/2011

The latest mobile platform to get a version of Amazon.com's Kindle eBook app is Windows Phone 7. The free application brings many of the features of the Kindle eReader to smartphones running Microsoft's latest operating system.

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Barnes & Noble Introduces nook app for iPhone, iPod touch

By Ed Hardy | 8/17/2010

Barnes & Noble has just released an app that allows iOS-based devices to access ebooks created for the nook eReader. This gives users access to over a million ebooks on their iPhone or iPod touch.

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Barnes & Noble Introduces nook app for Android OS

By Ed Hardy | 7/22/2010

Barnes & Noble has released an app that allows Android OS-based smartphones to access ebooks created for the nook eReader. This gives users access to over a million ebooks on their smartphone.

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Borders New E-book Store Now Open for Android OS, BlackBerry, iPhone

By Ed Hardy | 7/7/2010

Borders, one of the nation's largest booksellers, has opened an e-book store, and has just introduced apps to allow Android OS smartphones and many BlackBerrys to access its catalog of 1.5 million titles.

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Kindle App for Android OS Now Available

By Ed Hardy | 6/29/2010

Amazon.com has released a version of Kindle for Google's Android OS. The free application gives customers access to e-books from the online retailer's collection, bringing many of the features of the Kindle e-reader to Android OS-based smartphones.

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FDA Finds No Link Between Cell Phone Use and Cancer

By Kevin Bierfeldt | 5/18/2010

In the midst of ongoing research, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now saying that there is scientific evidence to suggest that cell phones do not pose a significant health risk as a result of radio frequency (RF) energy.

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Kindle App for Android OS Coming this Summer

By Ed Hardy | 5/18/2010

Amazon.com is going to release a version of Kindle for Google's Android OS this summer. The free application will give customers access to e-books from the online retailer's collection, giving smartphones many of the features of the Kindle e-reader.

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Google Opening e-book Store

By Ed Hardy | 5/5/2010

The just-announced Google Editions will be the search giant's foray into selling electronic books. This will allow customers to buy and read books in a web browser, giving users access to them on a wide array of devices.

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Amazon Kindle 2 Now Available in Some Target Stores

By Ed Hardy | 4/25/2010

In the face of competitive pressure for the Barnes & Noble nook, the Amazon Kindle is debuting today in some Target stores, the first time this electronic book reader has been available anywhere but Amazon's own website.

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Significant Software Upgrade to the Barnes & Noble nook Adds Web Browser and Games

By Ed Hardy | 4/24/2010

Barnes & Noble has released nook 1.3, the most important upgrade yet to the system software for its e-reader. It adds a web browser, two games, in-store sampling of books, and other new features.

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