Without even thinking about it, I pulled out my Apple ( AAPL) iPhone, opened up Yelp, pegged my current location, searched for a smog check station, then grabbed the two that were rated highest and drove to the nearest one.

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From within the Blink Network, consumers will be able to locate Blink charging stations complete with GPS navigation, check charging station availability, and receive notifications of charge interruption and completion.

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The big surprise came when I went to call the gas station to check on the status of our repair job.

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On Wednesday Heathrow Express, a train that connects central London to Heathrow airport in about 15 minutes, opened its first flight-information display screens and check-in services at its Paddington Station terminal in London.

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But a few days later, I whizzed through the pollution check for my ancient car at the Seattle testing station in just 13 minutes.

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Mission managers in Houston, Texas, asked Gernhardt and Reilly to check an item that wasn't on their work order: a motor that drives one of the Space Station's solar arrays that had been acting up.

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