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Frost, 12, recently published an Android application called Jurassic Sounds to the online Google store, Google Play. Evan is homeschooled by his father, Nick Frost. The app plays sounds from various dinosaurs of the Jurassic and other periods of the Mesozoic age."/></a></div><h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/toll-fraud-bills-18-million-android-smartphone-use/nTy96/">Toll fraud hurting 18 million smartphone users?</a></h4><p>Do you check your cell phone bill each month? If not, fake charges could be taking real money out of your wallet thanks to new malicious code being built into Android software. In what's being called "toll fraud," malicious software embedded in some apps for Android smartphones is bringing back ...</p><ul class="footer"><li>6:00 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2013</li><li><span class="sprite iconComments"> Comments&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) </span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </li></ul></div><div class="cmListItem cmClearfix" id=""><div class="cmListImage cmPhotoBorderWhite cmLightBoxShadow"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/no-contract-wireless-carriers-trump-big-4-customer/nPLht/"><img width="90" height="90" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409im_/http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/resize/90x90/img/photos/2012/06/04/59/aa/cell_1.JPG" title=" " alt="Get more consumer advice on ClarkHoward.com and The Clark Howard Show."/></a></div><h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/no-contract-wireless-carriers-trump-big-4-customer/nPLht/">More Americans going with no-contract cell phone carriers</a></h4><p>If you're with a contract carrier for your cell phone service, odds are you're not happy. New data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index reveals that people are from unhappy to miserable with the Big 4 contract players. The highest rated one is Sprint, while the lowest rated is AT&amp;T. ...</p><ul class="footer"><li>6:00 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2013</li><li></li></ul></div><div class="cmListItem cmClearfix" id=""><div class="cmListImage cmPhotoBorderWhite cmLightBoxShadow"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/test-drive-new-video-game-titles-online-free/nPnmw/"><img width="90" height="90" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409im_/http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/resize/90x90/img/photos/2012/05/24/e2/37/gazelle.JPG" title=" " alt=""/></a></div><h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/test-drive-new-video-game-titles-online-free/nPnmw/">Traditional video game industry ailing as apps ascend</a></h4><p>The traditional game market has been destroyed by the popularity of apps. So many popular apps for games operate on the freemium business model and people play them on smart phones or tablets. The app makers get you started for free and, once you're hooked, they up-sell you on higher ...</p><ul class="footer"><li>6:00 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013</li><li></li></ul></div><div class="cmListItem cmClearfix" id=""><div class="cmListImage cmPhotoBorderWhite cmLightBoxShadow"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/consumer-issues-id-theft/best-and-worst-online-retailers-for-customer-satis/nDjQ/"><img width="90" height="90" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409im_/http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/resize/90x90/img/photos/2011/06/02/employment-job-call-center.JPG" title=" " alt=""/></a></div><h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/consumer-issues-id-theft/best-and-worst-online-retailers-for-customer-satis/nDjQ/">Best and worst online retailers </a></h4><p>A new tally of the best and worst companies for online shopping has been released. Do you have a gripe or praise for one of these e-commerce hotspots? The good news is that customer satisfaction among online shoppers remained steady year over year in 2012, according to the new tally ...</p><ul class="footer"><li>6:00 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013</li><li><span class="sprite iconComments"> Comments&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) </span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </li></ul></div><div class="cmListItem cmClearfix" id=""><h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/windows-8-touchscreens-look-good-are-not-user-frie/nTs3h/">Clark&#39;s review of a Windows 8 touchscreen</a></h4><p>The Windows 8 touchscreen laptops look sleek and elegant, but they are not ready for primetime unless maybe you're a techie. We're used to picking up an Android tablet or an iPad and being able to pretty intuitively do what we want with them. Not so with the Windows 8 ...</p><ul class="footer"><li>6:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2013</li><li><span class="sprite iconComments"> Comments&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) </span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </li></ul></div><div class="cmListItem cmClearfix" id=""><div class="cmListImage cmPhotoBorderWhite cmLightBoxShadow"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/cheap-smart-phone-options-amazon-straight-talk/nTrGk/"><img width="90" height="90" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409im_/http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/resize/90x90/img/photos/2012/03/06/de/ac/smartphones.jpg" title="Mobile Smartphones" alt=""/></a></div><h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/cheap-smart-phone-options-amazon-straight-talk/nTrGk/">Cheap prices on hot smart phones</a></h4><p>The hottest selling phone today is the Samsung Galaxy S III. And today only, Amazon.com is selling the Samsung Galaxy in white for 1 penny! The offer is valid only for new Sprint subscribers. With this deal, you get a true unlimited data plan from Sprint, which is a much ...</p><ul class="footer"><li>6:00 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013</li><li><span class="sprite iconComments"> Comments&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) </span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </li></ul></div><div class="cmListItem cmClearfix" id=""><div class="cmListImage cmPhotoBorderWhite cmLightBoxShadow"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/alternatives-cutting-cord-pay-tv-can-still-save-yo/nFSGq/"><img width="90" height="90" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409im_/http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/resize/90x90/img/photos/2011/01/14/MP900442472.JPG" title=" " alt="Listen to the Clark Howard Show or visit ClarkHoward.com for more ways to save."/></a></div><h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/alternatives-cutting-cord-pay-tv-can-still-save-yo/nFSGq/">Ways to cut the cord on pay TV</a></h4><p>Have you cut the cord from pay TV yet? There's increasingly more action on that front than you might think. The latest numbers from Nielsen indicate that 5.1 million households are getting over-the-air reception and supplementing it with Internet-delivered pay programming. That trend is up by roughly 25%, according to ...</p><ul class="footer"><li>6:00 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013</li><li></li></ul></div><div class="cmListItem cmClearfix" id=""><h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/3-d-printers-become-mainstream-over-next-several-y/nFgj/">3-D printers to become mainstream?</a></h4><p>While most of the focus at the annual Consumer Electronics Show is on the 4K TV technology, there's something getting less coverage that I think will be the most significant product in the electronics orbit for the remainder of the decade. Imagine needing a small part for your car or ...</p><ul class="footer"><li>6:00 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013</li><li><span class="sprite iconComments"> Comments&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) </span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </li></ul></div><div class="cmListItem cmClearfix" id=""><h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/thinking-of-dumping-your-land-line/nDkC/">Thinking of dumping your land line?</a></h4><p>The dam has burst: Suddenly millions of people are dumping their monopoly-company land lines, and going cell-phone only. This is especially true for those under age 45. It's due to the economy: As people look for ways to trim bills, the land line seems the most redundant, and it's becoming ...</p><ul class="footer"><li>6:00 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013</li><li></li></ul></div><div class="cmListItem cmClearfix" id=""><div class="cmListImage cmPhotoBorderWhite cmLightBoxShadow"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/videos/clark-howard/technology/stolen-smartphone-database-should-reduce-thefts/vjhkR/"><img width="90" height="90" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409im_/http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/resize/90x90/img/videothumbs/2012/12/05/ce/2e/e49af7a2-3f27-11e2-93a3-0015171915d0.jpg" title="Stolen smartphone database to reduce thefts" alt="Stolen smartphone database to reduce thefts"/></a></div><h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130121133409/http://www.clarkhoward.com/videos/clark-howard/technology/stolen-smartphone-database-should-reduce-thefts/vjhkR/">Stolen smartphone database to reduce thefts</a><span class="cmSpriteContentType video"></span></h4><p>Your wireless carrier is about to take a bite out of one of the nation's fastest-growing crimes.</p><ul class="footer"><li>12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013</li><li><span class="sprite iconComments"> Comments&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) </span>&nbsp;&nbsp; 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