Got a New iPhone or Android? Mobile Apps to Help Make Life Easier in Midtown

If you got a new smart phone this holiday season, be sure to add these apps to help make life a little easier while you're on the go around town.

A smartphone makes a great gift for yourself or for someone else. But receiving a smartphone is a bit like buying a pet: the fun parts also come with some work and some adjustments. Downloading apps that make life easier and incorporate local information is like training a puppy. It results in less hassle and more fun. The major difference between a smartphone and your computer is that it’s tough to see the whole Internet on that little screen. Apps are simply ways of displaying something you usually do on your computer’s web browser, but in a simpler and more elegant way that makes sense on a little screen. Each app is represented by a small square icon that you touch once to launch its features and functions, whether it be GPS navigation…

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Caught in the Act

Invading the Scoutmob Headquarters

We catch the mobsters in action (and in sweatervests)

What does go on behind closed doors at the official HQ of Atlanta's (and beyond's) favorite mobile deal app, Scoutmob? We wanted to know just as much as you. So we put on our sweatervests, curled our mustaches and busted into their office in West Midtown. Okay, so they actually took care of the sweatervests and mustaches. And the mannequin greeter... And the adult ball pit... And a whole bunch of other wacky awesomeness... Why not watch our exclusive video to see exactly what we're babbling about?

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