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| Are Free Apps Really Free? |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/10/11 7:41 am | updated: 12/10/11 7:41 am |
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According to CBS 3, some smartphone apps are free, but there's a price to pay.
On iPhone and iPad, iAds mostly appear as small banners. But on Android, they pop up on the notification screen.
PCWorld executive editor Tom Spring recommends using a program like Addons Detector, AdFree Android or AirPush Detector. And read the store feedback.
“The users are typically ones that will gripe and complain and give them one-star reviews. And that’s where... Read More |
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| Vick, Maclin, Asomugha All Healthy Again for Philadelphia Eagles |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/07/11 12:40 pm | updated: 12/07/11 12:40 pm |
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According to the Daily News:
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, returning this week from a three-week rib injury absence, said he plans to heed teammates and coaches who have pleaded with him to be more conscious of self-preservation.
"Sliding. Getting down," Vick said, interrupting a question about how he might avoid missing valuable time with injuries. "I've made my mind up. There's going to be times when I can't get the extra yards. I gotta get down. I get too... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Nominated for City of the Year |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/07/11 12:27 pm | updated: 12/07/11 12:27 pm |
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The City of Brotherly Love has been nominated for City of the Year in the 2011 GovFresh Awards. GovFresh is an open government news site. Philadelphia has been nominated in almost all of the 20 different categories. Philly was nominated in Best Civic Startup, Best Open Data Platform and the Best Government/Citizen Collaboration. According to TechnicallyPhilly, the only other city with a chance to win City of the Year is New York.
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| Philadelphia DA Drops Death Penalty Bid for Mumia Abu Jamal |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/07/11 12:17 pm | updated: 12/07/11 12:17 pm |
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| After years of pursuing the death penalty for convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu Jamal, Philadelphia DA Seth Williams has given up. CBS 3 reported that after conferring with slain officer Daniel Faulkner’s widow, Maureen, he will allow the current sentence stand. Mumia Abu Jamal will finish out his life sentence and die in prison with no chance of... Read More |
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| December 7 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/07/11 5:36 am | updated: 12/07/11 5:36 am |
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(1991) 20 Years Ago
U2's seventh album, Achtung Baby, debuts at No. 1on the Billboard 200. The record sells 18 million copies... Read More |
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| Martini Lounge |
| Radio station WHAT-AM 1340 Changes; Martini Lounge and Skin Radio formats move to iradiophilly.com |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/01/11 3:39 am | updated: 12/06/11 5:21 pm |
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August 1, 2011 - Philadelphia radio station WHAT-AM 1340 dropped its Standards music format of 4 years and is preparing to go in a different direction.
The Pop Standards music format, previously known as Martini Lounge Radio, featuring artists like Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett and Michael Buble can now be heard on internet radio at iRadioPhilly.com. Martini Lounge Radio was originally aired on Philadelphia radio station WHAT-AM 1340 in August, 2007.
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| Occupy Philly Protesters Will Go To Trial |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/11 11:26 am | updated: 12/06/11 11:26 am |
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Philadelphia Weekly is reporting that nearly three dozen Occupy Philly protesters arrested in last Wednesday’s early morning police eviction raid made their first appearance in court Tuesday morning. Occupiers have been charged with conspiracy, failure to disperse, and obstructing a highway. They face up to five years in prison and a $12,500 fine.
Lined up in front of Judge Felice R. Stack in Room 403 of the Criminal Justice Center on 13th and Filbert streets, all the Occupiers... Read More |
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| Madonna Will Play Super Bowl Halftime Show |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/11 11:17 am | updated: 12/06/11 11:17 am |
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Madonna has signed on to play the halftime show at the Super Bowl in February. The pop star is currently working on a new album and has a new movie which she wrote, directed and produced coming out just a few days after the game.
The show is the most-watched musical event of the year, with more than 162 million in the U.S. tuning in to see The Black Eyed Peas' performance with Slash and Usher in Dallas at halftime of Green Bay's Super Bowl win over Pittsburgh last February.Read More |
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| Penn State Bowl Bound While Sandusky Gives It to Himself |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/11 11:12 am | updated: 12/06/11 11:12 am |
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The Penn State Nittany Lions are slated to take on Houston in the TicketCity Bowl on January 2nd. It looks as if Penn State was overlooked by at least two better bowl games because of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.
Meanwhile, Jerry Sandusky continues to dig himself a bigger grave. ABC News is reporting that his recent interview with the New York Times has “enraged” his alleged victims and that all eight plan to testify against him.... Read More |
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| December 6 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/06/11 5:44 am | updated: 12/06/11 5:44 am |
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(1956) 55 Years Ago
R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck is born in Berkeley, California. Buck also plays the mandolin, banjo, keyboards. electric sitar, and Appalachian... Read More |
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