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Alarm.com launches iPhone app for controlling security systems

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Alarm.com announced the release of a free Apple iPhone app for remote home and business security monitoring, providing on-the-go consumers with unprecedented awareness of what’s happening at their properties in real time.

The new iPhone app connects Alarm.com customers to their security systems from anywhere. Consumers can use the app to:

  • Arm and disarm their security system remotely
  • Watch real-time video footage and recorded video clips showing events that happened while they were away
  • See what doors, cabinets and windows are currently open and where there has recently been motion activity at their property
  • Access a history of all events reported by the security system, including alarms, power failures, doors and windows opening, motion activity, and water leaks

With Alarm.com, customers can also receive real-time email and text message alerts to their iPhones whenever the security system detects an event that matters to them, like the kids arriving home from school, the garage door being left open, unexpected access to the liquor cabinet, a basement water leak or after-hours access to a store inventory room.

Originally posted on May 15, 2009 @ 7:28 am

ThePlunge.com to guide grooms down the aisle

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Every year, 2.2 million men get married, and precisely zero of them look forward to “wedding planning.” Part of the reason: no wedding publication has figured out how to talk to guys. Here comes ThePlunge.com, a website where men can get real advice about weddings – whether they’re contemplating engagement, committed to taking “the plunge,” or even just a groomsman. Written from the man’s point of view, ThePlunge.com gives readers an unconventional, unflinchingly honest perspective on the entire wedding process. Whether he’s a “Groomzilla” or the “Anti-Groom,” the site dispenses fool-proof tips and advice on buying the ring and getting engaged to wedding planning, bachelor parties and booking the honeymoon – all articulated in a tone every man can identify with.

ThePlunge.com is edited by Jeff Wilser, recent author of “The Maxims of Manhood,” a humorous collection of essays that covers relationships, sex, sports, pop culture, and fashion from the savvy guy’s perspective. Previously Jeff was a contributor to GQ.com, as well as New York Magazine, the New York Daily News, VH1.com, and MTV.com.

Originally posted on May 12, 2009 @ 10:25 am

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Arkansas is first state to launch free iPhone app for recovery projects

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Arkansas.gov has released the free “Arkansas.gov Recovery Project Search” application for iPhone. Arkansas is the first state government in the nation to develop and release an iPhone application with the ability to search projects funded with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus funds.

The Arkansas.Gov application can be used with the iPhone or iPod Touch and is available for download at www.recovery.arkansas.gov/iphone.

The Arkansas.Gov application makes it easy to locate ARRA projects funded in Arkansas through a simple search interface, topical browsing or using the iPhone’s GPS location services for projects funded in your community. The iPhone application is the newest addition to the Recovery.Arkansas.Gov web site that also supports a mobile version and online mapping interface for viewing ARRA project information. The new iPhone application provides yet another gateway for citizens to interact with government.

Originally posted on May 11, 2009 @ 6:53 am

SpeedDate.com releases dating app for Android

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Speed dating website SpeedDate.com has released its Android application, allowing singles to effortlessly connect with potential matches from their mobile phone. SpeedDate.com, a free service which gives singles the ability to connect via three-minute instant messages or live video dates, is the first major dating site to launch an Android application, giving members access to millions of singles 24-hours a day no matter their location.

Available for immediate download via Android, SpeedDate.com’s free application is completely integrated with the dating website, enabling users to log on and immediately peruse through potential matches, write and receive messages and send “flirt” and “wink” conversation starters to those who spark their interest. Profile set-up is quick and easy, allowing singles to concentrate on the fun part of meeting their match, without the annoyance of time consuming questionnaires. Those that are currently members of SpeedDate.com can download the application and immediately access their account and existing profile information.

Originally posted on May 14, 2009 @ 10:32 am

BlackBerry Curve unseats Apple iPhone as most popular smartphone

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According toThe NPD Group, an aggressive “buy-one-get-one” promotion by Verizon Wireless helped RIM’s BlackBerry Curve move past Apple’s iPhone to become the best-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2009. RIM’s consumer smartphone market share increased 15 percent to nearly 50 percent of the smartphone market in Q1 2009 versus the prior quarter, as Apple’s and Palm’s share both declined 10 percent each.

Based on U.S. consumer sales of smartphone handsets in NPD’s “Smartphone Market Update” report, the first-quarter 2009 ranking of the top-five best-selling smartphones is as follows:

1. RIM BlackBerry Curve (all 83XX models)
2. Apple iPhone 3G (all models)
3. RIM BlackBerry Storm
4. RIM BlackBerry Pearl (all models, except flip)
5. T-Mobile G1

Smartphones, which represented just 17 percent of handset sales volume in Q1 2008, now make up 23 percent of sales.

Originally posted on May 5, 2009 @ 9:10 am