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Friday, May 31, 2013  The Potter County Sheriff's Department announced the official launch of MobilePatrol, their free smartphone app.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Michigan judge holds self in contempt, pays $25 fine after his smartphone disrupts hearing

Friday, April 05, 2013  Facebook barges into Google's Android smartphone turf with Home application

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Everyone looks for a hero in a time of need. Now, with the help of a new smartphone app,  you might find one with the touch of a button.

Friday, March 02, 2012  Students are encouraged to bring their own technology from home to use in the classroom to keep up with the times.

Saturday, February 04, 2012  There's a new study that's just been released and while the word "scientific" does not even come close to describing the research involved, it does raise an eyebrow or two, especially for smartphone users.

Sunday, November 13, 2011  Interesting apps on your smartphone to help you out while shopping

Monday, January 24, 2011  The IRS joins the smart phone revolution by releasing their own app.

Friday, January 14, 2011  Want to file your own taxes? Don't worry, there's an app for that!

Friday, December 03, 2010  A Dallas-area man needed stitches after he says his new cell phone exploded and left him with a bloody head.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010  The first BlackBerry that combines a touch screen with the device's signature full-alphabet keyboard is coming to AT&T stores next week.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  Lookout Inc., a mobile-phone security firm, scanned nearly 300,000 free applications for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and other smartphones. It found that many of them secretly pull sensitive data off users' phones and ship them off to third parties without notification.

Friday, July 16, 2010  Apple Inc. will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone to alleviate the so-called "death grip" problem in which holding the phone with a bare hand can muffle the wireless signal.

Thursday, July 15, 2010  Apple says it will hold a press conference on Friday to discuss the latest iPhone model, which has been beset by complaints about its antenna.

Monday, July 12, 2010  Consumer Reports says the iPhone 4 has reception problems caused by its antenna design. After the iPhone 4 went on sale in June, buyers started complaining that holding the gadget a certain way could cause calls to drop.