Technology

Despite being chosen as a bridesmaid, Rene wasn’t able to make the trip to Colorado for her friend Jamie’s wedding. Thanks to technology, she was still able to take part in the big day in more than just spirit — by virtually attending the nuptials via iPad.

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In a study that anyone who works in an office will heartily embrace, researchers found that spending small parts of the day wasting time on the Internet makes workers more productive because it acts to mentally refresh them.

“Browsing the Internet serves an important restorative function,” concludes the report from the National University of Singapore.

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Need a distraction? Perhaps a quick afternoon pick-me-up? Looking for a video to cheer up your mom?

Look no further than TheFW, a new site following the best of what’s being passed around the internet every day.

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For those of you who get your daily news from the Billings Gazette website, you'll be paying for it soon.  The Gazette has implemented a "Online Subscription Plan," which is also known as a "paywall."

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We're happy to introduce our new weather page where you can view current conditions, see the five-day forecast, and explore the interactive weather map. You can use it for the latest updates, to plan for the rest of the week, or just to find out what's going on in the region.

You can view weather informa

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We've got a great new way for you to listen to KCTR online and check out what songs we're playing on the radio right now.

Hit the Listen Live button on the right side of this page to open our new streaming player - where you can listen to us online, read more about the songs and artists you're hearing, and look back at what we've played. You can also buy songs on Amazon or iTunes.

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Ronnie Dunn will be rocking Billings on July 23 at Rimrock Auto Arena.  In the meantime, you can get Ronnie's brand new mobile app!

The Ronnie Dunn app gets you the latest Ronnie Dunn news, photos, videos, and tour dates sent straight to your phone! You can download the free Ronnie Dunn App on iTunes and the Andriod Market.

Click Here to download from iTunes.
Click Here to download from the Android Market.

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Given how popular cats are on the internet, it’s no surprise that Friskies — makers of delicious cat food (or so our cats tell us) for over 50 years — recently rolled out a line of tablet-based apps just for cats. Featuring movements, shapes and colors tailored to appeal to kitty’s sensibilities, your feline friend can now download titles like ‘Cat Fishing’ ‘Tasty Treasures Hunt’ and ‘Party Mix-Up’ from the iTunes App Store and Android Market (if you don’t mind a couple of scratches on your screen). Watch some cats test drive the apps below:

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The brains at web development and design company Go-Globe created a stunning infographic that breaks down the internet activity happening every minute of the day on sites like Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Skype. And it’s kind of amazing.

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At WWDC, Apple's annual developers conference, head honcho Steve Jobs came and went in only two hours, but left the rapt audience of gadget geeks with the next full year of the company's plans, including the launches of iCloud, iOS5, and the new Mac OSX Lion.

In the spotlight, and held for Jobs' trade

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radioPup, the only mobile app that lets you to listen to Cat Country, is now available for Android users! Starting now, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android users can listen to Cat Country anytime, anywhere, for free

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As May 21, the day a loosely organized Christian ministry predicts to be Judgment Day, approaches, comedians and the every-day Tweeter took to the Internet to poke fun at the idea of a rapture occurring this weekend.

Below are some of the funniest tweets about the rapture. Today's top tweets includes quips from Jason Santa Maria, Craig Phillips, Dan Cronin, Jill Kushner, Damien Fahey, Amber Tozer, Adam Hammer, Bethamphetamine, Sean O'Connor and Jeff Klinger.

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