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New Bot Plays Perfect Poker: Researchers

Its strategy involves the ability to 'regret' past moves

(Newser) - The world's greatest poker players have a formidable new foe. Scientists have developed a computer program they say plays an effectively perfect game of Fixed-limit Heads-up Texas Hold 'em, the BBC reports. The Cepheus system "can't be beaten with statistical significance within a lifetime of human...

Suit: App Makers Ditched Partner— at Parents' Request

Former fraternity brothers wrangle over Yik Yak

(Newser) - A year ago, three fraternity brothers released a social app called Yik Yak, which has gone on to nab some $85 million in venture capital. But one of the Furman University guys, Douglas Warstler, isn't seeing that money after the other two pushed him out, according to a lawsuit....

Apps Are Killing the Web
Apps Are 
 Killing the Web 
OPINION
Nov 18, 2014 1:18 PM CST

Apps Are Killing the Web

Christopher Mims: What we know as the 'web' is doomed

(Newser) - It might soon be time to pay last respects to what we know as "the web," writes Christopher Mims at the Wall Street Journal . It's "dying," he writes, and the killer is easy to find: Just look at your smartphone and count the apps. These...

Facebook Gives Political Campaigns the Boot

Company will let users restrict data shared on third-party apps

(Newser) - Facebook is putting the kibosh on a powerful tool that political campaigns (like President Obama's in 2012) have used to reach young voters, Yahoo reports. By next April, Facebook will have completed an overhaul that prevents third-party apps from gathering information about people who use the same app. What'...

Facebook Goes '90s With Chat 'Rooms' App

Users choose their own names in anonymous iOS chat app

(Newser) - Facebook's "anonymity" app is finally revealed, and as PC Magazine reports, it's "a throwback to the popular chat rooms of the mid-90s"—with a few modern updates. The Rooms app , currently available only for iPhone, lets users create rooms to chat about whatever interests them....

Facebook May Be Prepping 'Anonymity' App

App would let users interact on mobile devices without giving real names

(Newser) - Facebook may have been peeved about people not using their real names on its main site, but it's apparently willing to try out anonymity on mobile devices. The company is said to be working on a stand-alone app that would allow users to interact without having to provide their...

Prove You're STD-Free? There's an App for That

Healthvana lets you quickly share sexual history with partners via smartphone

(Newser) - You're dating, things are going great—and then comes that awkward moment when your partner casually inquires, "So, hey, um … got any STDs?" Well, next time that happens, you can verbally relay your sexual history or you can whip out your smartphone and call up Healthvana, a...

New App Keeps Kids From Ignoring Mom's Phone Calls

Frustrated mom invents Ignore No More app for Android

(Newser) - Watch out, kids: When her teens ignored her calls checking up on their safety, mom Sharon Standifird "literally just started researching how to develop an app" that would paralyze their phones until they called her back, she tells CBS New York ; thus, Ignore No More was born. The Android-exclusive...

Seriously, Don&#39;t Download &#39;Yo&#39;
 Seriously, Don't Download 'Yo' 
OPINION
Jun 20, 2014 11:32 AM CDT

Seriously, Don't Download 'Yo'

App has already been hacked

(Newser) - Well that was fast: Yo has been hacked. The app that lets you send messages that say "yo" (yes, that's all it does) was virtually unknown a week ago, but then it got a $1 million cash injection, prompting a flood of mostly incredulous news stories —and...

App Tracks Down Pets That Match Your Old One

PetMatch uses your photo to find adoptable dogs and cats nearby

(Newser) - A new app could help you get over Rover—with a lookalike replacement for the pooch who's passed on. You upload a picture of your pet, and PetMatch uses visual recognition technology to find a matching one that's available for adoption, TechCrunch reports. It's a product from...

Disasters: There Needs to Be an App for That

The world needs top-notch science apps: Daniel Miller

(Newser) - Enough with the online shopping and Angry Birds: We need apps just as handy to serve a more noble purpose. Daniel Miller warned of the Washington state mudslide ahead of time, but the information he provided wasn't readily accessible to those who would be affected, he writes in the...

Uber Sued After Driver Kills 6-Year-Old

California suit cites distracted-driving rules

(Newser) - Driving service Uber now operates in 60 cities and is worth $4 billion, the Boston Globe reports. But the company is under scrutiny for more reasons than one, including this big one: A driver hit a 6-year-old girl on New Year's Eve, killing her, and a lawsuit was filed...

App Maker Is Trademarking the Word 'Candy'

Other developers get warning letters

(Newser) - Hey, developers: If your next game title features the word "candy," you may want to rethink it. The company behind hit mobile app Candy Crush Saga has a provisional trademark on the word, the San Jose Mercury News reports. A Florida developer is among those who have reportedly...

Twitter Co-Founder Unveils Q&A App

Jelly all about 'helping each other': Biz Stone

(Newser) - Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has released a new app, and he's hoping it will "make the world a more empathetic place," he tells TechCrunch . Available for free on iOS and Android, Jelly allows users to ask questions accompanied by photos; responses come from users' Facebook and Twitter...

Your New Year's Resolution: 10 Apps for That

For those of us who need a little help

(Newser) - So you went ahead and made one or two of those New Year's resolutions people are so fond of making and so bad at keeping. But this year, Time rounds up 10 apps to help you lose weight, exercise more, budget, better manage your time, or whatever you've...

Dog Dating and Other Terrible App Ideas

They center on self-punishment, urine

(Newser) - Dating for dogs? An app to time pee breaks? Among the multitudes of clever mobile apps come plenty that are duds from the start. Developer Fueled shares some of the most ridiculous pitches it has received, via Business Insider :
  • Shock treatment: Linked to an electric bracelet, this app is all
...

App Aims to Keep Whales Safe From Cargo Ships

It tells captains where the creatures are; testing starts this weekend

(Newser) - US federal officials trying to reduce the number of whales struck and killed by ships sailing in and out of San Francisco Bay are testing a new smartphone application that could help locate the mammals more accurately. The "Whale Spotter" app would allow sailors, fishermen, and marine scientists who...

'Words With Friends' Sues 'Bang With Friends'

Zynga says hookup app infringes trademark

(Newser) - Zynga makes the popular apps "Words With Friends" and "Chess With Friends." But it does not make the popular app "Bang With Friends." The former are board games. The latter helps Facebook friends hook up for casual sex. Now the company is suing Bang With...

Google's Now Steps on Siri's Toes

Google Now comes to iPad, iPhone today

(Newser) - "Siri, are you worried about the debut of Google Now for iOS?" Reply: "We were talking about you, not me." And we won't be talking about her for the remainder of this story, at least. Google today ventures further into Apple territory with the release of...

17-Year-Old Millions Richer Thanks to App

Nick D'Aloisio sells Summly to Yahoo

(Newser) - It's hard not to be a little bit wowed by the latest tale of tech riches: A 17-year-old Brit has sold news app Summly to Yahoo, reports AllThingsD , whose Kara Swisher was told by sources that the purchase price was $30 million. Not too shabby for an app with...

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