About Dieter Bohn of

PreCentral.net is the world's largest community dedicated to Palm devices, including especially the Palm Pre and webOS. After receiving my BA in English and Philosophy from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, I pursued a Ph.D. in English before, cliche alert, dropping out to join Smartphone Experts. Our network is dedicated to providing in-depth information on every major smartphone in the US, covering everything from news to tips to reviews.

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Trapster: Use your phone to avoid the fuzz

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Dieter Bohn of

Trapster alerts you to area speed traps, red light cameras, and the like. It uses your location, pops up alerts, and offers a nice map of traps ... More

December 9, 2009
1:49 pm

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GAriGrid: logic games to test your puzzler

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Dieter Bohn of

Subway rides, doctors waiting rooms, and pre-theatre moments are where you can usually spot GAriGrid’s apps, such as GAriGrid’s new Math & Logic games. Puzzles ... More

December 7, 2009
2:16 pm

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About Mobile Apps Showdown

Our Host: Robin Raskin

...is a veteran tech journalist and founder of Living in Digital Times. She created the Showdown.

Our experts:

How it works:

Mobile phone apps from any platform can enter. Our experts narrow the field to a Top 20 and then Top 10. We conduct an online vote to determine a 'people's' winner. All 20 semifinalists are invited to demonstrate their apps at the Mobile Apps Showdown stage in the North Hall during CES. The Top 10 appear before a live voting audience at CES to determine an event winner.

When: Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Jan. 9, 2010

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