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Smartphone users are using mobile apps more than the mobile Web or voice service, and are close to using them more than mobile messaging apps like email and messaging. 70% or more site I personally visit from my phone are not mobile optimized, which is one of the reasons I prefer apps. Also, they are easier to navigate and use compared to to web versions, desktop or mobile.

List of 50 new apps that can help you shoot better smartphone photos or catalog your bottle-cap collection. You may have dozens of apps on your phone and scores of websites bookmarked on your laptop, but that doesn't mean you have all the latest tech tools at your fingertips. New mobile apps, services, social networks and other digital tools pop up so frequently that keeping up with them is a nearly impossible task. Just when you think you're up to date, something newer and hipper comes along.

Group text messaging for a purpose. "textPlus, the pioneering mobile app that debuted group messaging back in June 2009, is the only app that allows people to text in topic-driven Community chat groups, as well as in one-to-one and group conversations. With its photo-sharing, people search and personalization features, textPlus has increasingly layered in social elements to traditional texting to remarkable public response and is now ready to enlist its loyal following to mobilize for good. The app is available for download on the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android, and works across all carriers on any mobile device that sends and receives SMS messages. "

An app that allows U.K. asthma sufferers to manage their condition is officially launched today. Developers say that other European countries will be added shortly. A recent survey in the U.K. shows that almost 50% do not have their asthma under control. MyAsthma is aimed giving sufferers a simple objective test to allow them to measure their condition and manage it.

A free, open-source app called BrailleTouch is about to make  texting without looking at our phones much easier--for the visually impaired and sighted alike.

Social media and mobile apps are more and more being used in emergency and disaster response solutions and initiatives.

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I guess Wave didn't die after all :) I hope the new features in Google Apps take people (the ones I work with at least) away from email as their primary project management and collaboration tool. It's worth a shot.

Do@ blends social and mobile search, helping you find mobile sites with the information you want. For example, if you search "iPhone," Do@ will suggest searching with the tag "iPhone @ technews." This helps the app find more relevant results.

So, where has this impulsive need for mobile apps come from? Karen van Zyl, Marketing Executive for Newsclip, explains, "Social engagement demands constant communication, so why not communicate and engage through your phone as it's fast, easy and ultimately effective."

UNSOCIAL addresses a key need for more advanced networking tools to drive real-time relationships for business. Through its location-based networking and smart-tagging platform, UNSOCIAL connects users with business professionals they should meet based on shared information and proximity, making it the ideal tool to find and be found at business events, tradeshows and conferences. In the rapidly growing tech arena of mobile, location-based services and events marketing.

How to connect MailChimp campaigns to Facebook using MailChimp's app.

The future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed. This is a fairly techie presentation, but the first 32 slide are well worth viewing. This presentation is about building a true web experience for phones. For our DSN projects we don't necessarily care right now. We can take advantage of web accessibility on non-smart phones and Twitter and FB apps that don't even need an Internet connection.

Looks similar to BlogTalkRadio. They have apps for iPhone and Android.

Open data is a key step in holding governments to account and empowering democracy. It is not an end in itself, but it is a driver in societal change and it is hoped it can change the relationship between government and citizen. The prospects for mobile apps driven by open government in Kenya gaining traction are good, given a population that primarily accesses the Internet over mobile devices.

T-Mobile USA is getting into the voice over IP market with a new application that will allow people to make voice calls from Facebook.