An 'American Idol' for AppsSource: The New York Times
It seems everyone has a great idea for an app (or at least think they do). But few people have a good idea about how to make one.
That is exactly what Appswell is counting on.
One Out of Three Loan Applications DeniedSource: Roadhouse Realty
Statistics are not looking good for loan borrowers, as one out of three mortgage applicants was denied last year. The strict standards, which predictably followed the housing market crash, show no signs of loosening the lending reins.
Elance Network Security BlundersSource: Suite101
Elance just suffered its second network security issue, sending thousands of emails containing private information to third parties.
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All over the world each year, there are people waking up and getting ready for school. Some are struggling to tie their shoelaces, and really worried about that spelling test that they know is coming at them.
iPhone apps, not widely used Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE
WASHINGTON - TENS of thousands of applications are available for Apple's popular iPhone and the iPod Touch but a report released on Thursday indicates that only a few are likely to attract widespread usage.

Personalized radio apps are all the rage these days, particularly in the smart phone arena.
'Colossal' Magnetic Effect Under PressureSource: PhysOrg.com
...people today carry around pocket-sized music players capable of holding thousands of songs, thanks to the discovery 20 years ago of a phenomenon known as the "giant magnetoresistance effect," which made it possible to pack more data onto smaller and smaller hard drives.
Torture Is Not a New US Foreign Policy ToolSource: Common Dreams
"We are going to smash your hands to pulp like the Chileans did to Victor Jara." Those were the words of the torturers in a Uruguayan prison spoken to my friend Miguel Angel Estrella, a pianist from Argentina.

Recent headlines announced that insurance companies were also going to be covered by the TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) bailout program.

The newest free cell phone app isn't an app at all, its a website for contacts. A website which displays your contacts, which you can share with your friends or family to maintain one contact list, never having to type in addresses on your phone.

People everywhere are scrambling to regroup as they cope with the recession and a shaky job market. Many are looking for work for the first time - at least in a long time. Others are having to refocus and take a different path after losing their current job.
Developer strikes it rich with iPhone gameSource: CNN
With its glassy touch screen, powerful graphics, crisp sound and tilt feature, the iPhone is more than a smart phone for some users -- it's a portable entertainment system.

With the recent release of Google's iPod Mobile application which features groundbreaking voice recognition for search technology not being launched until Monday, two days after the expected release, some important questions need to be asked.
Official Google Blog: Now you can speak to Google Mobile App on your iPhoneSource: googleblog.blogspot.com
Have you ever been in a hurry and really needed to find an answer to something, but there was no one to ask? Like when you're grocery shopping and looking for the last item on your list, the kids are running around you in circles, you're holding a basket in one hand, and you have …
Google: speak into your iPhone to search netSource: TechRadar: All Phone and communications feeds
Google has developed an application that allows you to speak into your iPhone and have your words searched for over the mobile browser.
Come2Play Intros Open Source API for Multiplayer Flash Games DevelopmentSource: TMCnet
Come2Play, developer of a platform for multiplayer casual Flash games, announced the release of an open-source application program interface (API) that enables game developers to turn single player Flash games into social gaming networks.
The company will wrap those new games …