Technology happened, mostly in the form of the Common App.
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Some 400 colleges and universities currently use the Common App.
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Online application services like Common App make it easier to apply to multiple colleges at once, making the application process less painful than it used to be, and one of the reasons why colleges are seeing more and more applications.
According to a Microsoft spokesperson we contacted, however, many of the vulnerabilities are common to any app store, and supposedly thwarted with the right code.
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The common thread among them is better app management, including customized default apps for basics like emails and calendars and cosmetic changes like hiding apps you never use or creating better, bolder icons.
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This is bad for users, who miss out on cool new features or security fixes, but also bad for developers, who are forced to develop for a lowest common denominator lest they cause their app to break.
The free version has no email capability, and the app doesn't support common file-transfer services like Dropbox or SugarSync.
However, all modern smartphones have Wi-Fi built in, and wireless networks are common enough in indoor spaces that an app could easily scan for known access points and calculate your position using trilateration.
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As we argued in our previous article, a central repository like an app store provides not only a common way of accessing technology, but also a common way of requesting new technology.
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Although that number is nowhere near those of other social networking sites, it's a dramatic growth for the niche app, which is geared toward bringing together users who share a common interest of increasing fitness and physical activity.
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