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24 THE APP SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY FOR ON-THE-GO DEFAULT SERVICING PROFESSIONALS The Five Star Conference App Get ready for the 2015 Five Star Conference and Expo, September 16 to 18 in Dallas, by downloading the all new Five Star Conference App. e app allows you to play your daily schedule, create and maintain a profile to connect with registered participants without revealing your personal email address, receive real-time conference updates, and access complete conference information, such as speakers, exhibitors, and events. Just search FSC 2015 Dallas in your mobile app store to find and download the app. (Free, iOS, BlackBerry, Android) HOME by Fannie Mae HOME by Fannie Mae educates future homebuyers about the steps to buy a home and the responsibilities of owning a home. Users of Fannie Mae's HOME app will help homebuyers figure out what they can afford, understand their mortgage payments, track their homebuying progress using a dashboard and checklist, save for a downpayment, and calculate how much money can be saved in interest by making extra mortgage payments. HOME supports the goals of Fannie Mae's lender partners by providing educational tools aimed at reducing barriers to homeownership. (Free, iOS, Android) Producteev A simple but powerful social task management app for both individuals and teams, Producteev by Jive lets you organize and prioritize your tasks and activities. Create projects that serve as collaborative to-do-lists within networks, which represent workplaces and consist of all the projects, tasks, and collaborators with your company. You can also create, assign, and track tasks that serve as to-do-lists within the projects you create. Dispersed teams can stay on the same page using Producteev's wide range of collaboration tools. (Free with premium upgrades available, iOS, Android) 30/30 30/30 is a time management app that "helps you get stuff done." e app acts as a timer –work hard for 30 minutes, then take a 30-minute break. Repeat the pattern on a cycle, and set the times that best suit you. e app includes features such as a home screen free of clutter, a fully customizable task list, and options you can choose for how you're notified. Download and use the app for free, then creator Binary Hammer asks you to pay what you think the app is worth in amounts ranging from $0.99 to $2.99. (Free for download, then pay what you like, iOS) Swype Billed as "the keyboard that changed everything," Swype allows users to input words faster and easier. Using Swype, users can type without lifting a finger simply by sliding a finger across letters to write messages or look up information. Swype gets better at anticipating what you type as you use it, so it becomes smarter with more use. With Swype's autocorrect mechanism, you never have to worry about sending a message to your clients full of typos or misspelled words. (Free, iOS, Android)