INRIX Traffic is a free app for iPhone and iPad that uses traffic information from fleet vehicles and individual app users to provide near real-time traffic information. If you take a look at the comments for the app, you’ll note what appears to be a lot of irate users because of what appears to be a battery drain caused by using the app.
INRIX’s PR firm sent out this email to explain the situation:
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Via WinRumors:
Windows Phone SMS attack discovered, reboots device and disables messaging hub
WinRumors reports that Facebook and Live Messenger messages can also serve as attack vectors.
Nielsen, best known for its TV viewing habits research, also performs a lot of research in the mobile world. It released a summary of findings of Android app use by age today. And, while some of the results are reflect what most of us might guess, there are a couple of surprises too in: App-Happy with Android: The Most Popular Android Apps by Age.
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Running OneNote for iPhone on an iPad results in a message telling you that an iPad version of the app is available. Unfortunately, there is no sign of it in Apple’s iTunes App Store. It might have been better if Microsoft had made the app a single universal one.
The missing iPad app will probably be resolved in a few days. However, more troubling is that the free OneNote for iPhone app now has a 500 note limitation. You have to pay $4.99 for an in-app purchase to get past the limit. I wonder if this is a wise move for Microsoft given the ability of other most established cloud notebook services and apps like Evernote and Springpad.
Despite speaking with several friendly Time Warner customer service people, I have never been able to login to a TWC WiFi hotspot. I should note that the same devices work fine with other hotspots. But, if it works fine for you, you have an Android device, and live in the Southern California area, Time Warner has an app you might find useful.
If you are wondering what Twitter for Android 3.0.0 looks like with its redesigned UI, wonder no more. Here’s a screenshot tour of the updated app.
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