This week’s most popular apps ran the gamut from wallpaper from the blockbuster “The Avengers” movie to a digital form of visual stimulation for newborns. Games were still popular, especially for iPhone users, while Android aficionados tended toward apps that help you do anything better. Here are the fastest movers of the week: APPLE MSN Around the World (Free) — Get all your news, broken down by category and featuring sports, entertainment and weather, plus video and email capability. (Mobilewalla Score: 78/100) Tiny Places (Free) — Good for elementary-age children to try their skill at winning points by capturing flying starflies

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Fastest Movers, Apps of the Week: May 13 – 19 – nwitimes.com

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Travel Nursing Jobs Leader, Aureus Medical, Recommends Smartphone Apps for Nurses San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Travel nurses may find mobile phone apps useful while working contract assignments nationwide. Aureus Medical, a national leader in medical staffing, recommends five iPhone apps that will help keep those working in travel nursing organized, in touch, …

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Travel Nursing Jobs Leader, Aureus Medical, Recommends Smartphone Apps for Nurses – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Facebook began public trading today at $38 a share and a valuation of $104 billion. These are the top 25 apps on the social network the day of its initial public offering, as tracked by our AppData traffic monitoring service. We’ll start with daily active users, which is a measure of the most engaged portion of an app’s audience.

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IPO snapshot: Facebook's top 25 apps by size

What it does: Get thousands of recommendations for places to eat, sleep, sightsee and more. Lonely Planet’s guides to Italy, Ireland, Australia, France, Spain and Costa Rica are the first to become apps. Cost: $9.99 What’s hot: The entire app is available …

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Travel apps: Lonely Planet Country Guides – NorthJersey.com

Maps are so passé, and besides, we never could fold the darn things correctly. Dashboard GPS devices, once trendy, are now considered bulky. Many feel that all you need for your road-trip navigation now can be stored in your smartphone.

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Great apps for the road – Sacramento Bee

Fisher-Price Drillin’ Action Tool Set by Fisher-Price (62) Buy new: $19.99 $15.00 46 used & new from $15.00 (Visit the Best Sellers in Dressing Up & Costumes list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.)

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#7: Fisher-Price Drillin’ Action Tool Set

NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – Receipt Catcher, a simple and user friendly app that organizes receipts is ideal for those who would like to keep track of their business expenses or a close watch on their personal expenditure.

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Revolutionary Receipt Catcher App From DNA Apps Redefines the Way Business and Personal Expenses are Tracked – msnbc.com

Password Journal 2011 by Mattel (79) Buy new: $24.99 $22.19 89 used & new from $18.00 (Visit the Best Sellers in Dressing Up & Costumes list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.)

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#10: Password Journal 2011

Flashing Led Bumpy Ring (Pack of 12) by Rhode Island Novelty (17) Buy new: $6.95 11 used & new from $2.78 (Visit the Best Sellers in Dressing Up & Costumes list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.)

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#8: Flashing Led Bumpy Ring (Pack of 12)

Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Seaside Sidekicks Sand Baking Set by Melissa & Doug (19) Buy new: $14.99 $13.00 47 used & new from $4.99 (Visit the Best Sellers in Dressing Up & Costumes list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.)

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#6: Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Seaside Sidekicks Sand Baking Set