In addition, the new active lockscreen becomes a customizable gateway that lets people quickly jump to the most used features, like making a phone call, sending an email, taking a picture or anything else with the same quick gesture usually used to unlock the phone.

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Zoomingo lets shoppers get a jump start and find all the best deals locally with a searchable catalog of pre-Black Friday sales from all the national retailers.

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Yahoo, which owns 5% of Net2Phone, lets its People Search users jump to Net2Phone to make calls.

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Starting in February, Doodle Jump users will be able to download a free software update that lets them unlock an Easter egg level (fitting) where they can play as the Easter Bunny character from Hop.

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The less scared they are, the more likely Europe's spineless policymakers are to jump yet again for a plan that does just enough to stave off catastrophe temporarily, but lets the underlying problem get worse.

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