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The CarrierCompare app shows the signal strength for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint users. (Credit: Ian Bush)

Looking For The Best Cell Phone Signal Where You Are? There’s An App For That

The free app checks signal strength, download speed and Internet response time. Each test is recorded and sent back to their servers, and it’s that crowdsourced info that shows you whether Verizon, Sprint, or AT&T works best.

2012/04/17

3 On Your Side: Online Tax Prep Warning

The deadline for filing your federal tax return is less than a month away. Have you completed your tax return yet? If not, 3 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan has some advice so that you can be sure your information stays secure.

2012/03/20

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New ‘Instant Santa’ App Arrives Just In Time For Christmas

Your smartphone could help prove to your little one that Santa stopped by.

2011/12/24

National Association Of Insurance Commissioners Offers New App To Help Home Owners Be Better Prepared In Natural Disasters

Few of us go looking for trouble, but as Hurricane Irene showed just last weekend sometimes trouble finds us. KYW’s John Ostapkovich reports on a next-generation way of being prepared.

2011/09/03

App For Constitution Center’s New Exhibit Let’s Visitors See Into George Washington’s World

A new exhibit on George Washington at the National Constitution Center comes with an electronic version of “Washington slept here.”

2011/07/16

A Fun, Affordable Night Out With Center City SIPS On Wednesdays This Summer

Center City District’s summertime “Sips” promotion is officially underway.

2011/06/04

Health: High-Tech Pain Fighter

A new high tech way to prevent and get rid of pain that you can use anywhere, at home or on the road. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl shows you how it works.

2011/05/24

Health Alert: Stop Texting While Driving App

The top distraction while driving is a cell phone. Whether you’re chatting or texting, it can be dangerous.

2011/03/30

3 On Your Side: AT&T Buys T-Mobile, What It Means For Customers

It’s a deal worth $39 billion dollars and will create the largest cell phone company in the United States.

2011/03/21

New Sports Mobile App From CBS Philly!

Anxious about your brackets? Watching every game? Check into games, score points, root for your team and talk smack to your buddies with CBS Philly’s latest mobile application: Shout Sports!

2011/03/16

3 On Your Side: Drive Me Crazy App

Did you ever see a driver do something dangerous or illegal or just plain rude? 3 On Your Side’s Jim Donovan shows us how technology can now hold them accountable.

2011/03/03

3 On Your Side: ‘Thank You’ App

Many people believe technology is to blame for the decline of this simple show of gratitude. But 3 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan finds that technology could also help fix that.

2011/02/01

IRS Unveils New Tax App

If you are looking for a way to get information on your taxes, there is an app for that.

2011/01/24

3 On Your Side: DriveSafe.ly

We all know it’s unsafe and even illegal to use a hand-held cell phone while driving. A new mobile application just for drivers promises to keep you informed at all times, and you don’t have to touch your hand-held device.

2011/01/12