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Money Fix: Holiday bargains? There's an app . . .

November 14, 2011 11:34 AM By PATRICIA KITCHEN patricia.kitchen@newsday.com

Quick ReadSmartphone users who have not already given the mobile shopping approach a whirl might want to check out a few apps that could help with research and bargains.

Last year at holiday time, more than 25

Photo credit: AP | Last year at holiday time, more than 25 percent of smartphone users said they expected to make a purchase using their mobile devices, according to the National Retail Federation. (Nov. 2, 2011)

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As consumers start revving up for holiday shopping, smartphone users who have not already given the mobile shopping approach a whirl might want to check out a few apps that could help with research and bargains.

Last year at holiday time, more than 25 percent of smartphone users polled said they expected to make a purchase from those mobile devices, according to the National Retail Federation.

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