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Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) officially begins Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Developers worried about new rules for phone apps that apply to children

Thursday, August 02, 2012  The American Red Cross has officially rolled out a new App for natural disasters.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  We've all heard of rogue security apps. Malware infections that can take over your computer, steal your identity, and wreak havoc in your personal life.  But this July, hundreds of thousands of users will see their Internet connections gone.

Monday, April 09, 2012  Facebook says it will spend $1 billion to buy the photo-sharing software company Instagram

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  Study concludes growth in mobile, Facebook applications has created 466,000 US jobs since 2007

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  There's an app for pretty much everything these days, but there are also apps out there, meant to keep you safe.

Monday, August 15, 2011  More than 27 percent of households with children in South Carolina reported in 2009-2010 not having enough money to buy food they needed for their families during the prior twelve months.

Friday, June 24, 2011  The Piensa Art Company is sponsoring a comic book release party and art show to help benefit the Japanese Tsunami relief fund Saturday.

Thursday, March 03, 2011  It looks like the real thing, but it's not.  A smartphone application can trick drivers into thinking they've been pulled over.

Monday, February 14, 2011  It’s been just over eight hours since I turned off my phone and almost instantly I realized how addicted I am.  But I guess I shouldn’t feel too bad about admitting that.  Apparently, it’s a real problem.  Real enough that WebMD.com, the go-to diagnosis website for hypochondriacs and concerned moms alike, has a page dedicated to it.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  Lookout Inc., a mobile-phone security firm, scanned nearly 300,000 free applications for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and other smartphones. It found that many of them secretly pull sensitive data off users' phones and ship them off to third parties without notification.

Saturday, September 19, 2009  The Lexington community rallied together for one of their own.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009  City council members there have been at odds for months.