Monthly Archive: April 2012

Apr 30

LG Lucid review: Cheap Android smartphone surprises, but has familiar problem

The LG Lucid is $79.99 with a two-year contract with Verizon Wireless. The LG Lucid is one of the worst names for a smartphone, but I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of this value-priced device. With hot Android phones such as the Galaxy Nexus costing $299 with a two-year contract, shoppers often turn to …

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Apr 30

RIM may lose more ground in smartphone market: analyst

TORONTO (Reuters) – Struggling BlackBerry maker Research In Motion could well cede a much larger chunk of market share in coming months, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue warned on Monday, the eve of the company’s annual showcase, BlackBerry World. “In the ever competitive smartphone market, Nokia, RIM, Motorola, Sony, LG, and a slew of …

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Apr 30

Nurses to get drug guide on smartphone app

AMBLER, Pa., April 29 (UPI) — A U.S. publisher of the Nursing 2013 Drug Handbook said beginning in May it will provide the first mobile app version of the drug guide for nurses. Lippincott Williams Wilkins, publisher of the top-selling drug guide since its inception in 1980, said the new smartphone app includes almost 900 …

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Apr 30

Poll: Smartphone apps distracting drivers

LONDON, April 29 (UPI) — Fifty-eight percent of young drivers in Britain say smartphone apps contribute to distracted driving among young people, a survey indicates. The survey of 1,000 drivers ages 17 to 25, conducted by One Poll for ingenie, the car insurance brand for young drivers, found more than 40 percent admitted to answering …

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Apr 29

Smartphone app lets Sacramento airport travelers order food for delivery at gate

Airport restaurateur HMSHost has introduced a smartphone application that enables travelers at Sacramento International Airport to order food from on-site restaurants and have it delivered to them at their gate. B4 YOU BOARD mobile app users can order from airport restaurants Esquire Grill or Burgers Brew. Once delivered, the food can also be taken onto …

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