Newsvine - apphttp://www.newsvine.com/appNewsvine - appen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:09:40 +0000Sun, 26 May 2013 00:13:07 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssLA unveils city app to report potholes, pay bills http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17568838-la-unveils-city-app-to-report-potholes-pay-billshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17568838-la-unveils-city-app-to-report-potholes-pay-billstechnologyuslamobilelos-angelesappTue, 2 Apr 2013 13:08:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postHouston gets iPhone app with up-to-date smog data http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17563318-houston-gets-iphone-app-with-up-to-date-smog-datahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17563318-houston-gets-iphone-app-with-up-to-date-smog-datausus-newssmogappsmartphonesTue, 2 Apr 2013 07:02:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>File - This Oct. 2, 2008 file photo show smog shrouding downtown Houston. Houston residents now can have in their pocket the answer to whether ozone levels in the city are too high for their asthmatic child to play soccer. A new app available for iPhones and Android smartphones collects data from 74 air and wind monitors throughout the Houston area, giving residents nearly real-time data on smog. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)</p><p>This screenshot provided by the University of Houston taken November 3, 2012 shows a new app available for iPhones and Android smartphones. The Houston Ozone Map app collects data from 74 air and wind monitors throughout the Houston area, giving residents nearly real-time data on smog. (AP Photo, University of Houston)</p><p>This screenshot provided by the University of Houston taken November 3, 2012 shows a new app available for iPhones and Android smartphones. The Houston Ozone Map app collects data from 74 air and wind monitors throughout the Houston area, giving residents nearly real-time data on smog. (AP Photo, University of Houston)</p><p>This screenshot provided by the University of Houston taken November 3, 2012 shows a page in a new app available for iPhones and Android smartphones. The Houston Ozone Map app collects data from 74 air and wind monitors throughout the Houston area, giving residents nearly real-time data on smog. (AP Photo, University of Houston)</p>Transportation department launches car safety app http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401865-transportation-department-launches-car-safety-apphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401865-transportation-department-launches-car-safety-appuspoliticssafecarstransportation-departmentappThu, 21 Mar 2013 15:02:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postCBS launches app for watching full episodes http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17313828-cbs-launches-app-for-watching-full-episodeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17313828-cbs-launches-app-for-watching-full-episodestechnologyuscbsappgood-wife"Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:19:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postCDC app lets you solve disease outbreaks at home http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17019366-cdc-app-lets-you-solve-disease-outbreaks-at-homehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17019366-cdc-app-lets-you-solve-disease-outbreaks-at-hometechnologyusmedappdisease-detectiveTue, 19 Feb 2013 19:34:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This image released by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 shows a new mobile device application designed by the agency. It allows users to run through fictional outbreaks and make decisions about quarantines and investigative steps. (AP Photo/Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)</p>Singer Chubby Checker files lawsuit over racy app http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16966006-singer-chubby-checker-files-lawsuit-over-racy-apphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16966006-singer-chubby-checker-files-lawsuit-over-racy-appuslawsuitus-newsappcheckerchubby-checkerThu, 14 Feb 2013 23:33:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postComcast app to let viewers store, replay movies http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15889740-comcast-app-to-let-viewers-store-replay-movieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15889740-comcast-app-to-let-viewers-store-replay-moviestechnologyusvideocomcastapptecThu, 13 Dec 2012 22:04:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postPandora refreshes iPhone, Android apps http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/29/14785211-pandora-refreshes-iphone-android-appshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/29/14785211-pandora-refreshes-iphone-android-appstechnologyusapppandoraMon, 29 Oct 2012 21:02:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postNew app helps blind count their cash http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14323118-new-app-helps-blind-count-their-cashhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14323118-new-app-helps-blind-count-their-cashuspoliticscurrencyappTue, 9 Oct 2012 21:05:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postReview: TV Guide app impressive, but could be more http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14126393-review-tv-guide-app-impressive-but-could-be-morehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14126393-review-tv-guide-app-impressive-but-could-be-moretechnologyusdigitaltestlifetechtv-guideguideapptectv-guide-appThu, 27 Sep 2012 18:33:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated screenshot shows the new TV guide iPad application. TV Guide’s printed edition doesn’t bother with full listings anymore. That’s where the new TV Guide app comes in. Available for free for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, the app gives you a clean display of what’s on TV over the next two weeks. An Android version is coming this fall. (AP Photo/TV Guide)</p><p>This undated screenshot shows the new TV guide iPad application. TV Guide’s printed edition doesn’t bother with full listings anymore. That’s where the new TV Guide app comes in. Available for free for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, the app gives you a clean display of what’s on TV over the next two weeks. An Android version is coming this fall. (AP Photo/TV Guide)</p>Einstein's brain is now interactive iPad app http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14084545-einsteins-brain-is-now-interactive-ipad-apphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14084545-einsteins-brain-is-now-interactive-ipad-apptechnologyussciencebrainsciappalbert-einsteinangry-birdseinstein-brainbrain-appTue, 25 Sep 2012 07:13:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 photo, Dr. Phillip Epstein, left, and Steve Landers of the National Museum of Health and Medicine Chicago talk about the new iPad app being released Tuesday, Sept. 25 that allows users to see Albert Einstein's brain as if they were looking through a microscope. The application promises to make detailed images of his brain more accessible to scientists than ever before. Teachers, students and anyone who's curious also can get a look. (AP Photo/Carla K. Johnson)</p><p>In this Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 photo, Dr. Phillip Epstein, left, and Steve Landers of the National Museum of Health and Medicine Chicago talk about the new iPad app being released Tuesday, Sept. 25 that allows users to see Albert Einstein's brain as if they were looking through a microscope. The application promises to make detailed images of his brain more accessible to scientists than ever before. Teachers, students and anyone who's curious also can get a look. (AP Photo/Carla K. Johnson)</p><p>This digitized image made from a screen shot of a new iPad app, provided Sept. 24, 2012 by the National Museum of Health and Medicine Chicago, shows an image of brain tissue from renowned theoretical physicist Albert Einstein. The new application to be released Tuesday, Sept. 25 will allow users to see Einstein's brain as if they were looking through a microscope. The application promises to make detailed images of his brain more accessible to scientists than ever before. Teachers, students and anyone who's curious also can get a look. (AP Photo/Courtesy the National Museum of Health and Medicine Chicago)</p><p>This digitized image taken from a screen shot of a new iPad app, provided Sept. 24, 2012 by the National Museum of Health and Medicine Chicago, shows an image of a portion of the brainstem of renowned theoretical physicist Albert Einstein. The new application to be released Tuesday, Sept. 25 will allow users to see Einstein's brain as if they were looking through a microscope. The application promises to make detailed images of his brain more accessible to scientists than ever before. Teachers, students and anyone who's curious also can get a look. (AP Photo/The National Museum of Health and Medicine Chicago)</p>YouTube offers new iPhone app to fill looming void http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/11/13796224-youtube-offers-new-iphone-app-to-fill-looming-voidhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/11/13796224-youtube-offers-new-iphone-app-to-fill-looming-voidtechnologyusappyoutubeiphoneTue, 11 Sep 2012 07:27:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postSurvey: cellphone users concerned about privacy http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/05/13680610-survey-cellphone-users-concerned-about-privacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/05/13680610-survey-cellphone-users-concerned-about-privacytechnologyusprivacyapptecmobile-appWed, 5 Sep 2012 14:02:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postHits and misses in Facebook's 8-year history http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13439213-hits-and-misses-in-facebooks-8-year-historyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13439213-hits-and-misses-in-facebooks-8-year-historytechnologyustimelineappfacebookteciphonefacebook-incThu, 23 Aug 2012 20:08:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This photo provided by Facebook shows a screenshot from its newest mobile application which launched on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Facebook says rather than adding a slew of new features, the company rebuilt the application from scratch to make it speedier and less clunky. (AP Photo/Facebook)</p>Facebook updates iPhone app to speed it up http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13436979-facebook-updates-iphone-app-to-speed-it-uphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13436979-facebook-updates-iphone-app-to-speed-it-uptechnologyusappfacebookteciphone-appThu, 23 Aug 2012 17:02:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This photo provided by Facebook shows a screenshot from its newest mobile application which launched on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Facebook says rather than adding a slew of new features, the company rebuilt the application from scratch to make it speedier and less clunky. (AP Photo/Facebook)</p><p>This photo provided by Facebook shows a screenshot from its newest mobile application which launched on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Facebook says rather than adding a slew of new features, the company rebuilt the application from scratch to make it speedier and less clunky. (AP Photo/Facebook)</p>European rabbis rap Apple over anti-Semitic app http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13280230-european-rabbis-rap-apple-over-anti-semitic-apphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13280230-european-rabbis-rap-apple-over-anti-semitic-apptechnologyeuappleappanti-semiticsemiticTue, 14 Aug 2012 17:49:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postNew app lets riders hail a NYC cab by smartphone http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13185399-new-app-lets-riders-hail-a-nyc-cab-by-smartphonehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13185399-new-app-lets-riders-hail-a-nyc-cab-by-smartphonetechnologyusnew-yorktaxiappWed, 8 Aug 2012 20:45:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Martin Heikel, co-founder of ZabKab, displays the passenger hailing ZabKab app on his smartphone, in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Hailing a taxi on a New York street is going high-tech, with a smartphone application. Starting Wednesday, a passenger can send out a hailing signal to all cabs within a four or five-block area. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Taxi driver Roland Sainristil displays the driver's ZabKab app on his smartphone, in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Hailing a taxi on a New York street is going high-tech, with a smartphone application. Starting Wednesday, a passenger can send out a hailing signal to all cabs within a four or five-block area. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Martin Heikel, co-founder of ZabKab, explains the ZabKab taxi-hailing mobile app during a news conference, in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Hailing a taxi on a New York street is going high-tech, with a smartphone application. Starting Wednesday, a passenger can send out a hailing signal to all cabs within a four or five-block area. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p>In London, smartphone app to help catch criminals http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/26/12416443-in-london-smartphone-app-to-help-catch-criminalshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/26/12416443-in-london-smartphone-app-to-help-catch-criminalstechnologyeubritainpoliceappTue, 26 Jun 2012 13:03:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postFacebook, GE launch Olympics app http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/19/12303554-facebook-ge-launch-olympics-apphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/19/12303554-facebook-ge-launch-olympics-apptechnologyusgeappfacebooktecTue, 19 Jun 2012 20:36:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postBC student-made app offers tour of Joyce's Dublin http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/14/12226720-bc-student-made-app-offers-tour-of-joyces-dublinhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/14/12226720-bc-student-made-app-offers-tour-of-joyces-dublintechnologyusboston-collegeappjoycejames-joyceThu, 14 Jun 2012 22:13:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postXbox iPhone app gets remote control update http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12209157-xbox-iphone-app-gets-remote-control-updatehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12209157-xbox-iphone-app-gets-remote-control-updatecontrolsxboxlivexbox-liveappcontrollergrabplaybackonly-on-msnbc-comThu, 14 Jun 2012 00:11:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>iPhone-toting Xbox fans will be pleased to hear that the Xbox Live app has gotten an update that allows for media playback controls. Sometimes you just don't feel like walking that 10 feet to grab a controller.</p>App records controversial police 'stop and frisks' http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12125321-app-records-controversial-police-stop-and-friskshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12125321-app-records-controversial-police-stop-and-friskspolicenew-york-civil-liberties-unionunlawfulapplibertieswitnessingcourtesyonly-on-msnbc-comnew-york-civil-liberties-union

Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:03:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Believe you are witnessing an unlawful police stop and want to record the moment? There's an app for that, courtesy of the New York Civil Liberties Union.</p>Google can't 'Bounce' all bad Android apps http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12072238-google-cant-bounce-all-bad-android-appshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12072238-google-cant-bounce-all-bad-android-appsdownloadappmalwarescannerandroidbuilt-inonly-on-msnbc-comgoogle'saltyouTue, 5 Jun 2012 20:20:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>You might want to think twice about that Android app you're about to download. Even if Google's built-in malware scanner gave it a green light, there's still a chance it could be a fake.</p>Instapaper app finally comes to Android http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12048048-instapaper-app-finally-comes-to-androidhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12048048-instapaper-app-finally-comes-to-androidforwebpagesappandroidofflineallowsinstapaperonly-on-msnbc-comMon, 4 Jun 2012 13:21:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Instapaper, a popular service which allows you to save Web pages for offline reading, finally has an official Android app.</p>Romney campaign app carries typo in word America http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11970019-romney-campaign-app-carries-typo-in-word-americahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11970019-romney-campaign-app-carries-typo-in-word-americatechnologyuspoliticsmitt-romneyromneyappmisspellingbetter-amercia"Wed, 30 May 2012 23:56:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post