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BLM’s new electronic maps make finding new outdoor adventures easy
Digital maps allow the users to pinpoint their exact location on their mobile phone in areas where service may be sparse. (BLM-Utah)
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Mobile medicine: When phones become physicians
Sixty-seven-year-old Richard Macdonald had a taxing sleeping pattern, waking up every one or two hours throughout the night. He’s no insomniac — his condition is much more common and affects approximately 200,000 Americans. He’s the parent of a diabetic child.
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Stop, relax and do the dirty chicken dance
Everyone is looking for the next big thing, and that big thing may just be right here on BYU campus.
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Provo mobile watchdogs
If you see cars patrolling your streets with Provo City Mobile Watch placards, you might want to double-check your legal activity.
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Living life in the cloud
More than 50 million people use Dropbox to upload more than one billion files every 48 hours, as stated on Dropbox's website. According to Apple, more than 100 million people use iCloud.
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Gospel on the go
Many members of the Quorum of the Twelve have referenced social media and mobile devices in talks and devotionals. It's now common to see several people in sacrament meeting or in Sunday School on their smartphones and tablets. During April's 2012 general conference, Twitter streams trended several gospel topics, with 30,678 total tweets sent by 7,835 users after the first two sessions. These tweets reached an estimated 3.5 million people, according to Jesse Stay's Google+ stream.
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Fitting fun in your back pocket
More than one billion downloads later, Angry Birds is still taking the world by storm. Along with additional game versions and levels, this gaming app has inspired iPhone cases, tshirts, stuffed animals and other merchandise for hardcore fans.
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App of the week: Singing to the tune of Spotify
It's been almost a year since Swedish music streaming service, Spotify, announced its U.S. debut, and according to Rolling Stone, there are now more than 3 million paid subscribers. Besides its free plan, Spotify offers unlimited plans, which stream music without ads, and premium plans, allowing users to listen to music on laptops and mobile devices both on and offline.
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App of the week: The world through an Instagram lens
Since its debut in 2010, Instagram has more than 40 million users. According to Mashable, Instagram gains a new user every second, and more than one billion photos have been taken on the app, averaging to about 58 photos per second.
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Google Drive announcement brings mixed reactions
Google recently unveiled its newest addition to its product line, Google Drive. The service, released on Tuesday, offers users the ability to upload various documents and files Google's cloud, making them available from any computer.
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