Skip the trip to the checkout desk and use your smartphone as your hotel room key.

Google named this the #1 travel application for iphone and Android. Capture photos, videos and map location points of your trip to share with friends as they're happening.

The Museum of London released this breathtaking free app which uses augmented reality to display 400 years worth of history on today’s city streets, via your smartphone.

Use your cell phone as a scanner. Take a digital picture and use this inexpensive program to create a professional looking scan.

This Google GPS enabled mobile app allows you to track your location history and pull out trends such as time at work vs. time at home, places you’ve visited and more.

Mobile gaming is getting smarter. Popular iPhone game Skies of Glory now joins the early ranks of smartphone games that allow iPhone and Android users to battle against one another in real time.

This downloadable playbook covers all major mobile marketing areas, inclluding: SEO, SMS, social, app development, shopping, barcodes and more.

Get into the Halloween spirit. Check out these 15 hot apps for your mobile phone.

Your wallet just got a little lighter. Forget the hassle of remembering rewards cards for numerous retailers. This app stores multiple retailer's reward card info and allows cashiers to scan right from your phone.

Oops! You've gotten your cell phone wet. Learn how to save it.

What do Angry Birds, Kayak and LocalEats have in common? They've all made Mobile Marketer's top 10 mobile apps list for 2010.

Can't find your mobile phone? Use this website to give yourself a ring.

Never get separated from your group again. This service allows you to reach everyone in your party by sending a text to one number. Great for staying in touch at concerts, festivals and more.

Is your mobile phone battery running low? Turn off the vibration function and keep your ringer on low. The vibration function eats up your battery life more quickly.

Show off your new bike/pupppy/TV. Use this service to make free video enhanced calls on your smartphone.

Google Shopper is a barcode scanner that goes one step further. Scan a barcode or say the name of an item into your smartphone and you'll get the best prices available online and locally.

Check-in on the status of your tax refund and receive up-to-date information via tweets from the IRS.

These 7 eggscellent Easter themed smartphone apps are to dye for.

These five food related apps cover everything from making restaurant reservations on the run to using your phone as a recipe timer.

Alto-Shaam recently used the BoothTag platform to allow tradeshow visitors to get instant product information with their smartphones. Unique barcodes were placed on equipment -- upon scanning, visitors were able to review product info, photos, video and more. And Alto-Shaam received record of each visitor's specific product interest.

Currently available for iPhone (soon others) this app combines image recognition and 3D to turn static images or objects into videos, games and interactive experiences.

Next time you're dining at a foreign restaurant, make sure you have the Google Goggles app installed on your iPhone or Android phone. Snap a picture of the item description and you'll find out what's really in that exotic delicacy.

This mobile app was designed to allow people in or around emergency situations to quickly report information back to the first responders who need it most.

Android and iPhone users will love this mobile search platform that allows you to search for apps based on what they do and not what they're called.

Keep track of your trick-or-treaters this Halloween using Google Latitude. This free app and service allows family members to receive real-time location information, viewable on a map, with a moving marker displaying your traveling boys and ghouls.

When you're in the market for a new gadget, begin your research here. The site includes gadget reviews and recommendations for different types of shoppers, from early adopters to bargain hunters. A price tracker let's you know if prices are holding steady, rising or falling -- so you'll know the right time to pull the trigger.

LCD monitors, laptops, touch screens -- learn how to clean your technical gadgets without causing any damage.

Looking to make a decision regarding the creation of a mobile website vs. a mobile app? Take these considerations into mind. Tip: Scroll down for an "at-a-glance" comparison chart.

The mobile era is upon us, allowing us to document our lives through keyboards, cameras, music, location and more. This new type of journal takes advantage of the mobile platform and allows you to share moments of your life with an intimate network of friends and relatives.

Whether you're an iPhone or Android user, these 10 apps that find apps, will help you efficiently zero in on those most worth of taking up the precious real estate on your phone.