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Note: The consumer publication listed its favorite mobile apps for car and truck drivers.
Consumer Reports has come out with a list of smartphone applications geared at car and truck drivers that will appear in the August issue of the publication. Some of the apps CR tested for the major smartphone platforms are available for free.
Among the free apps is aCar. The Android-based tool reminds drivers when their cars are due for service once the user enters information about a car's maintenance schedule from the owner's manual. The app will also send a reminder when it is time for the driver to renew the annual inspection sticker and tracks fuel costs and mileage.
For both the Blackberry and the Android there is the Drive Safe.ly app, available for free...