Want to figure out how to get more-efficient energy usage from your household light bulbs? Care to track your driving skills and see how to be more fuel efficient? There’s an app not just for that, but for all things green. The Apple App Store and the Android Market list many apps to conserve energy and [...]
This holiday season, more than ever before, shoppers are going to stores armed with their … cell phones. Why? That’s where the deals are. Retailers have made a big step into the social media arena. In order to get the best deals, shoppers need to follow their favorite malls, shopping centers and stores on Facebook [...]
Kim Komando shares with USA Today apps on your iPhone or iPod Touch that can help you stick to your resolution in 2010! Unless specified, these apps are free. Save money Mint.com Personal Finance puts your finances at your fingertips. Track investments, and credit card and bank account balances. Create a budget so you always [...]
Those high-powered smartphones that can access the Web from virtually anywhere may be the best thing that’s happened in years to one of the oldest and most beleaguered of traditional media: radio. Local stations are racing to create software applications — called apps — and appealing talk and music programming to help them reach the [...]
Bogus reviews have landed Chinese iPhone app developer Molinker in deep trouble, resulting in all 1000-plus of its apps being removed and banned from the App Store. This is great news for consumers who are tired of downloading subpar apps based on inflated reviews, and bad news for companies looking to shill their products with [...]
This holiday shopping season, retailers are trying to capitalize on the still niche, but poised to boom, market of mobile shoppers. Some 19% of Americans will use their mobile devices for shopping this holiday season, according to a Deloitte survey. The number is twice as high for young consumers: 39% of those 18 to 29 [...]
Spending money wisely, from home repair to shopping
