Mobile App Standoff: Web App vs. Native App

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Top Story: Mobile App Standoff: Web App vs. Native App For resources-strapped companies that want to get in the mobile app game, a Web app tuned for smartphones and tablets is a wise choice. Share: News Top 15 iPhone Apps of 2012, So Far The best of 2012s apps for your iPhone and iPod Touch, so far, include fun apps for wasting time, image and video editing apps, and utilities that speed up common iPhone tasks. Share: Awesome Google Doodle Celebrates Birthday of Robert Moog with Playable Synthesizer Google honors the 78th birthday of Robert Moog, the father of the modern electronic synthesizer, with what quite possibly is its most elaborate doodle yet -- a working Moog synthesizer. Share: Google Warns: Clean Your PC or Lose Internet Access Infected searchers will get an alert that they need to remove the DNSChanger malware or risk losing Internet connectivity on July 9. 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They're safe in terms of content, and you can step away if needed. After a few minutes, you'll be refreshed and ready to work again. Daminion Daminion Standalone helps you tag and sort your photos. It lets you browse photos according to date taken, among many other metadata. The solid, sensible interface is similar to Adobe Bridge and Google Picasa. Daminion is a powerful, robust product, but it is clearly not aimed at home users and amateur photographers Picasa At its most basic, Picasa is a photo manager and viewer. Fire it up and you can browse through all of your photos, organized by folder, as well as by the year they were stored on your hard disk. It also has a full complement of editing tools, and lets you create CDs full of photos, as well as photo collages, screensavers, and posters. Speed Matters Learn how to boost your PC's security without losing speed. Learn more here. 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