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With the Minnesota and Wisconsin deer hunting seasons right around the corner, here are some apps for your iOS or Android device to help you get prepared and be successful for this year's deer hunt.

I hate keys, plain and simple. Now thanks to some new technology I'll be able to ditch at least one key in my collection. Introducing Lockitron, a new product that will allow you to lock and unlock  a door by simply using your smartphone.

If you have dreams of becoming a hip hop star, but don't can't keep a beat or don't know how to rhyme; this app may be for you.

The days of simply having someone's name and phone number on your cell phone contact list are long gone. While this isn't completely new, there is an ever-increasing trend of giving people in your cell phone nicknames rather than entering their actual name.

The City of Duluth is bringing crime fighting into the 21st century, launching today (April 19) a new mobile application and website allowing citizens to anonymously turn in crime tips, images and videos about crimes or suspicious activity directly to law enforcement from almost any mobile phone or computer.

Smartphones are amazing devices to keep us connected, entertain us, and so much more. As fantastic as these devices may be, they pose a serious threat to users and those around them every day. Over the last four years, the number of distracted driving-related deaths has grown exponentially, from 93 in 2008 to almost 800 in 2011.

Being able to have instant professional quality photos used to mean lugging around a truckload of filters and lenses, not to mention a portable darkroom. Not anymore.

A while back, Words with Friends took the app store by storm. Now, it seems the Pictionary-inspired “Draw Something” has captured the creativity of aspiring artists and casual gamers.

Ladies If you are wondering why your man is spending so much time in the bathroom lately, look for his smartphone. Researchers have found that 1 in 2 men regularly take a cell phone with them into the bathroom and surf the net, vs. reading the newspaper.  Hmm technology at it's finest.

Soon you’ll likely turn to your smart phone for medical tests instead of the hospital. Scientist in Korea are in the process of developing an app to do medical tests.

Facebook plans to enter into the smart phone market in the next 12-18 months with a phone that they have codenamed ‘Buffy.’ And, yes, that’s because Mark Zuckerberg and company thinks the device will be an iPhone slayer.

50 percent of Americans said they'd use their smartphone to take secret video of others doing silly, sexy or gross things.  Half??  That seems high! The Harris Interactive poll questioned more than 2,000 people, 18 and older.  Researchers asked "who and what" people would record secretly if given the chance.