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Fight Your Mobile Addiction with These Apps

Fight Your Mobile Addiction with These Apps

by Kit Eaton | Feb 7, 2017 | Technology

With the start of a new year, many are setting lofty self-improvement goals that will soon be abandoned. But there are apps that can help you stick to your resolutions. One of my goals this year is to control how much I use my phone — to resist constantly looking at...

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Virtual Reality on the Cheap? Try These Apps on Your Phone

by Kit Eaton | Jan 24, 2017 | Technology

AT last week’s annual International CES, one of the largest technology conventions, virtual reality goggles were hyped as a way to get a taste of the immersive 3-D technology. Yet many people may be able to sample virtual reality just by using their phones with the...

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A man uses a smartphone in New York City, in this picture taken November 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Make Your Phone a Valuable Holiday Shopping Companion

by Kit Eaton | Dec 27, 2016 | Technology

GIFT-BUYING season has arrived, and you might as well save some money while you’re at it. Plenty of apps can help make you a smarter shopper. It may seem obvious, but the Amazon app is an excellent tool to have on your phone as you peruse the offerings at your local...

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Public Speaking by Virtual Speech is a virtual reality app that needs something like Google Cardboard to work properly. The New York Times

Getting Over Stage Fright with Help of Smartphone

by Kit Eaton | Jun 28, 2016 | Technology

New YorkTimes- For some people, public speaking comes naturally. However, if you are like me, you may um and ah too much, spurred by the worry that nerves may get the best of you, that you might speak too fast or mess up in some way. Therefore, I have been practicing...