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6 December 11:46:39	"Finding a cab after the Christmas party could at last become bearable thanks to a slew of new mobile phone apps. Here we round up four of the best..." - check out the London taxi apps in The Standard.   Evening Standard
4 December 15:20:47	The 'Perfect Man' app, created by Sarah Woodhead, is now available from the App Store. Choose between Poet Man, Photographer Man, Famous Man and Businessman. There are plans for a sequel with Fireman, Builder Man and Ex Perfect Man.   App Store
18 November 15:46:31	The Communications Ombudsman has said that "Mobile operators should be clearer about how their data charges work" noting that "Unlimited offers don't genuinely mean users can download as much as they want..." More at IT Pro.   IT Pro
7 November 14:36:52	The BBC is drawing attention to the types of smartphone scams being perpetrated by criminals - "A typical scam involves an app designed to send texts to premium rate services without the user knowing." More at the BBC.   BBC news
7 November 14:36:18	"Rogue apps" - the number of viruses aimed at high end smart phone devices is rising sharply. More info Get Safe Online.   Get Safe Online
18 October 11:25:58	Research in Motion (RIM) is saying 'sorry' for the email and BBM outage on its smartphones by offering its BlackBerry customers free apps from from the company app store. More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
12 October 15:01:50	There is now an app from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland - "LHSee displays live data...allowing users live views of collisions and 3D models of LHC components." More at Android Community.   Android Community
14 July 11:09:38	Italian menswear designer Ermenegildo Zegna (www.zegna.com) has a new iPad app. Visitors can move through a virtual world, guided by a virtual Milla Jovovich (www.millaj.com), where they can browse and buy items. More at Creativity.   Creativity
8 July 16:10:33	Vodafone has launched a Vodafone content channel within Android Market containing a number of apps, "all sourced from Vodafone’s global and local partnerships, often on an exclusive, free or discounted basis." More at MobileMarketing.   MobileMarketing
4 July 11:07:08	There are free iPhone and Android apps for the Barclays Cycle Hire in London. More at The Standard.   Evening Standard
1 July 11:41:16	"According to the company, people that use Facebook on mobile devices are twice as active on the service than users on PCs" - the rumours suggest that Facebook could be about to launch an iPad app. More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
23 June 11:07:07	London black cabs can now be hailed using the LDNtaxi app for Apple iPhones - "The app also shows how many black cabs are within two miles of the user, letting them see how likely it is a cab will be available." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
6 June 11:18:39	Tennis - there is an app for the AEGON Championships at The Queen's Club June 6-12: "Boasting all the latest news, live scores, results, photos, videos and much more you won’t want to miss out."   AEGON app
31 May 11:16:33	Country Life (www.enjoycountrylife.co.uk), the butter maker that features former Sex Pistol John Lydon in its ads, has launched the 'Great British Picnics' app, a guide to UK picnic venues. More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
26 May 16:10:47	Supermarket satnav - Tesco is experimenting with an app will allow the user to enter a shopping list and then provide the exact location of each item. More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
7 April 11:41:01	Heathrow Airport has re-launched its app - "Access flight info and news in an instant. Download our new, improved App from your app store today."   Heathrow Airport
6 April 11:54:38	David Bowie (www.davidbowie.com) is to release an iPhone app in June which will allow fans to re-mix his 1975 hit 'Golden Years'. More at TechRadar.   TechRadar
4 April 15:13:45	The business card is under threat from technolgy as apps provide an alternative method of swapping contact details. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
23 March 15:25:37	The Amazon (www.amazon.com) Appstore for Android is open for business - "customers can test out an app on a virtual Android phone before committing to buy it by using the Test Drive feature." More at ZDNet.   ZDNet
9 March 11:31:54	Free London newspaper Metro has given the 'Android app hack' story front page status - "The threat was exposed when Google had to activate a remote ‘kill switch’ to delete up to 58 free apps from phones..." More at Eurodroid.   Eurodroid
9 March 11:22:03	Google is remotely removing malware apps from infected Android handsets - "This remote application removal feature is one of many security controls the Android team can use to help protect users from malicious applications." More at Eurodroid.   Eurodroid
9 March 11:10:46	The Lookout Blog has a list of Android malware apps - check it out to avoid downloading an infected app.   The Lookout Blog
11 February 12:31:58	"BBC iPlayer apps spark online backlash - Web users react angrily at news that iPlayer apps will initially only be available on iPad and Android – and only work via Wi-Fi." More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
11 February 12:31:33	The BBC is launching an iPlayer app for iPad and Android "which will allow users to watch live TV and catch up on programmes from the last seven days" and "will only work when a user has a wifi connection." More at The Telegraph.   The Telegraph
8 February 11:20:35	Viber is an iPhone app ("Android and Blackberry versions coming soon!") that lets you make free phone calls to other iPhone users that have Viber installed using 3G or Wi-Fi.   Viber
3 February 15:11:38	Google has completely revised the web version of the Android Market (http://market.android.com) - "The Market web store, which has gone live now, brings the online presence of the Market in line with what’s currently offered by Apple..." More at T3.   T3
2 February 15:47:57	Facebook has launched its Places Deals app in the UK. Users will be able to get special discount deals in shops and restaurants. More in The Mirror.   The Mirror
24 January 14:32:49	Isis Forensics (www.isis-forensics.com) has announced the ChildDefence app which "enables young people to find out if their online peers are really adults masquerading as children." More at ITProPortal.   ITProPortal
22 January 16:02:04	New Facebook app (http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=483824142130) - "During the first 90 days of launch 14 mobile operators globally have agreed to let feature phone users on their network try the app without any data charges." More at The Indie.  The Independent
20 January 15:54:51	Facebook has announced a new app called Facebook for Feature Phones. It works on 2,500+ non-smartphones "The app, co-developed by Snaptu (www.snaptu.com), allows phones to more easily access some of Facebook’s more popular features." More at Forbes.   Forbes
13 January 16:03:10	Tesco has a free app with a Barcode Scanner for the iPhone -"Scan grocery items wherever you are and add them to your online basket in one click."   Tesco apps
2 November 13:52:38	The Daily Mail is offering a free 60-day trial of its iPhone / iPad app. After that it costs £4.99 for 6 months or £8.99 for 1 year.   Daily Mail app
28 October 11:54:22	BT has created a free Phone Book app for Android - "The only things that are holding it back at the moment is that not every business has bothered to put itself in the Phone Book over the last few years..." More at Pocket-lint.   Pocket-lint
21 October 15:40:38	Global smartphone mega-hit Angry Birds was downloaded 2,000,000+ times in 2 days after launching as an Android app. More at Metro.   Metro
19 October 11:23:42	The Wall Street Journal reports that "Many of the most popular apps on Facebook have been transmitting user identifying information to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies..." More at USA Today.   USA Today
15 October 10:54:17	The Meningitis Trust has created the "World’s first meningitis signs and symptoms iPhone app." Click the link to download.  Meningitis Trust
4 October 14:50:04	Android apps can leak data about "user locations, phone numbers and other private information to advertisers, without user permission..." 15 from a sample of 30 "reported user locations to remote advertising servers." More at Computerworld.  Computerworld
29 September 11:46:03	Domino's app seems to be paying off - "A staggering 69% surge in online sales from Domino's Pizza can largely be put down to its new iPhone app, which analysts today said had seen some 300,000 downloads since its launch in August." More at The Standard.   Evening Standard
22 September 15:19:41	Americans for Peace Now (www.peacenow.org) has released an iPhone app which "monitors Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories" - "APN is today proud to release a revolutionary interactive mapping tool..." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian