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Apps 4 Africa contest uses technology to solve social, economic problems

Josh Goldstein, co-coordinator of the Apps 4 Africa contest, joined the DorobekINSIDER to describe how the contest taps into local talent and the widespread use of mobile devices to help solve the communities' social and economic problems.

Tags: Josh Goldstein , Apps 4 Africa , State , technology , E-Gov , Dorobek Insider

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Cassettes to smart phones: The changing face of journalism

In an attempt to keep up with the perpetually evolving news industry, a downtown summit seeks to better incorporate these cutting-edge tools of the trade.

Tags: twitter , Facebook , Neal Augenstein , Paul D. Shinkman , teletype

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Video: Viral iPhone music apps hit WTOP

WTOP.com Digital News Writer Paul D. Shinkman talks with radio reporters Neal Augenstein and Brennan Haselton about the iPhone apps used in Atomic Tom's recent viral video.

Tags: Brennan Haselton , Neal Augenstein , Paul D. Shinkman , atomic tom , iPhone apps , iPhone , iPhone application , Web Sights

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Apps: Are they worth the ROI?

It seems like there's an app for everything today. But what's the ROI on them? Kristen Purcell is an associate director for research at the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Tags: Dorobek Insider , Kristen Purcell , Pew Research Center , Web 2.0 , Jolie Lee

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Apps for sailors of all sorts

One of the most innovative sailing gadgets of recent times could be sitting in your back pocket.

Tags: newscast , DorobekInsider , Must Reads ,

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Beware the mobile cyberattack

All's fair in the US Cyber Challenge

Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , technology , cyberchallenge

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Computerworld's Sharon Machlis: your agency should STOP developing iPhone apps

Editor asks, "Should taxpayer money really be supporting development on a platform where parties can't even talk about the relationship between a government entity and its technology partner?"

Tags: In Depth , technology , Sharon Machlis , Computerworld , iPhone ,

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Mobile apps market expects boom

Mobile app downloads and sales are booming, as more and more people shift from using their computers to using their phones to access the Internet, read books and play games.

Tags: Gartner Research , mobile applications , phones , PointAbout , Internet

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