Columbus-based outdoor travel app sees immediate popularity
Mark Alexander Sr. was planning a trout fishing trip to Tennessee with a friend a couple years ago and found it a labor-intensive process that he thought should be easier and faster.
City rolls out code enforcement app
The city of Columbus has introduced a new app that aims to make it easier for citizens to report code violations.
MSU app developer helps visitors, new students find their way
A Mississippi State senior is happy to be a help to freshmen trying to learn their way around campus with a unique resource.
West Point schools look at new phone app to protect district
The West Point-Clay County Consolidated School District is looking to enhance the way that students throughout the district are protected.
Mississippi launches new business website
Businesses scouting Mississippi as a potential location have a new tool that state officials hope will give them an edge.
MUW launches new emergency app
The Mississippi University for Women unveiled its new crisis management application Wednesday.
App serves up grades of Miss. restaurants
In the summer of 2014, two friends in Augusta, Georgia, were looking to grab a bite. A thought came to mind — what restaurants are safe to eat at?
Sheriffs expand concerns about Waze mobile traffic app
Not only does a feature of a popular Google Inc. mobile app put police officers’ lives in danger, it also interferes with law enforcement’s ability to carry out its speeding ticket mission, a leading group of sheriffs said Wednesday.
Driving while black? App developers aim to help
Though the developers of the soon-to-be released “Driving While Black” smartphone application want motorists to download their product, there is a time when they definitely don’t want users searching for it.
With an idea and an iPad, a Columbus dentist generates hope through technology
Patrick Singley is a go-getter. His wife, Leslie, says so.
In Mississippi, job placement made easier
Looking for a job? Looking for a worker?
In Mississippi, there’s an app for that.
Oxford opposes Internet-based Uber in city
Oxford officials are discussing what they can do to stop the ride-sharing company Uber from operating in the city.
FTC sues Amazon over kids’ app charges
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon over charges that the company has not done enough to prevent children from making unauthorized in-app purchases, according to a complaint filed Thursday in federal court.
Wake up and smell the bacon … with a bacon app
Want to wake up to the sound of bacon sizzling on the stove with its aroma drawing you out of bed?
WhatsApp: A $19 billion bet for Facebook
Facebook is placing a $19 billion bet on reaching its next billion mobile users with the acquisition of WhatsApp, a popular messaging service that lets people send texts, photos and videos on their smartphones.
Gov. announces Mississippi Works online job system
The state of Mississippi has unveiled an interactive resource to pair employers and jobs through the Internet and mobile applications.
Apple will refund at least $32.5M in app case
Kids gleefully snapped up virtual pet food, gems or other items while playing games on their mobile devices, while the bills from Apple Inc. mounted, often without parents’ knowledge. Now, the tech giant has agreed to refund the money.
‘Boyfriend Tracker’ app raises stir in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilians were outraged when they learned their country was a top target of the U.S. National Security Agency’s overseas spying operation,
Teen entrepreneurs turn ‘know how’ into business
Technological advances in computer hardware and software have so come fast and furious over the past decades that they’ve even carved out a place in our language with idioms like “There’s an app for that.”
Student entrepreneur? Waycaster has an app for that
Ross Waycaster said he knew from an early age that he would be working with computers, in some fashion, for the rest of his life. He started building websites at age 12.