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NSA To Open Large Data Storage Facility In Utah

Make your calls NSA proof

Emerging phone applications offer protection against snooping, from the NSA and otherwise

Posted in National, Tech
Tagged app, communications, HIGHSEC, Jitsi, mobile technology, monitoring, National Security Agency, NSA, privacy, Silent Circle, smartphones, snooping, spying, The Guardian Project, Tor, untraceable, voice encryption | Reply
iphone theft

iTriage launches enhanced symptom checker

Before the launch, users could only input one symptom

Posted in News, Wellbeing
Tagged app, Apple, checker, health, health care, information, itriage, smartphone, symptom, technology | Reply
phone_screens

New app keeps your social life in check

Ketchup, a social networking app, is a platform for users to send and accept hangout requests, as well as keep track of prior commitments.

Posted in Tech
Tagged app, Facebook, Ketchup, social media, social network | Reply
Swoon imports your info from already existing social media profiles, but remains anonymous until you connect.

NSFW sexts and finding love on your phone

Sexting your NSFW photos and finding love just got easier, thanks to these apps.

Posted in Lifestyle, Wellbeing
Tagged amber madison, app, dating, love, nsfw, phone, sexting, snapchat, swoon, technology | Reply
David Zadok founder and CEO of SplitMyTaxi. PHOTO BY NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO

Cambridge start-up Split My Taxi slashing cab costs

Cambridge start-up Split My Taxi is jumping on the demand for cheap and convenient transportation around Boston.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged app, Boston, cambridge, Split My Taxi, technology, transportation | Reply
Drizly co-founders Justin Robinson, left, Nick Rellas, center, and Spencer Frazier don't have an office yet but are operating primarily out of Gordon's Liquors in Watertown

Thursty: A new app called Drizly delivers booze right to your doorstep

A new alcohol-delivery service application called Drizly (drizly.com), developed by three Boston College alums, was just rolled out after a year of testing, development, and — this is probably crucial here in Mass — legal advice. Seems almost too good to be true, but it’s legit. So why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?

Posted in Food, Lifestyle
Tagged app, Boston College, delivery, drinking, Drizly, Thursty | Reply
A passenger jet flies in front of the moon in Bogota November 1,2012. REUTERS/Felipe Caicedo

Jet-sharing app helps wealthy travelers hitch rides on private jets

Wealthy travelers wanting to fly in style can book empty seats on private planes with a new app for a jet-sharing service.

Posted in International, News, Tech
Tagged app, fly in style, jet-sharing, plane, private jet, technology, travel, wealth
Suspected Yemeni al-Qaeda militants sit with handcuffs.
Credit: Getty Images

‘Al Qaeda on your Android’: Smartphones new frontier in terror war

Aviation authorities played down fears, claiming that current software is not vulnerable to a terrorist takeover. But radical groups are embracing new smartphone platforms.

Posted in International, Tech
Tagged airplane, Al Qaeda, Android, app, hacking, smartphone, tech, terrorism | Reply
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Om Lovers: New app finds yoga classes near you

From hatha to vinyasa and everything in between, a new app helps yoga lovers find upcoming classes nearby.

Posted in Tech, Wellbeing
Tagged app, class finder, fitness, Om Lovers, tech, wellbeing, yoga | Reply
On-demand ride sharing app SideCar launches in Boston Friday.
PHOT CREDIT: SideCar

Ride-share app SideCar launches in Boston

Starting Friday, Bostonians will have a new, cheap ride at their fingertips, but there’s a catch – they have to ditch that little voice that warns against getting into cars with strangers.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged app, commuting, free, Morgan Rousseau, ride-sharing, SideCar, transportation | Reply
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