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Good, Better, Best: 3 Free iPhone Apps for Finding Cheap Gas

Gas prices have risen drastically this week, thanks to that ongoing revolution in Libya. This could get expensive, but we can ease the pain. All you need is an iPhone and one of the three free apps we found to help you locate the cheapest gas near you.

You know when crude oil prices peak at $103 a barrel as they did this week, there’s going to be a trickle-down effect, clipping all of us at the pump. According to AAA, gasoline prices rose $.10 over the past week. Could five-dollar-a-gallon gasoline be far behind? Darin Newsom, senior analyst at energy tracker DTN told USA Today he thinks “$5 gas isn’t out of the question.”

If you’re at home, go to Gas Buddy to check prices near you. If you’re on the road, you’ll need an app. Here are three handy iPhone apps that use GPS to figure out where you’re located, and then direct you to the cheapest gas station nearby. Because we’re trying to save money, we decided to find those gas-pricing apps that are absolutely free, and here’s our trio, ranked Good, Better and Best.

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British designer behind iPod and iPhone ’set to receive £18m windfall from Apple shares’

The British designer behind Apple’s iconic iPods, iPads and iPhones is reportedly set to scoop an £18million windfall from shares in the company.

Said to be the result of a 2008 ‘golden handcuffs’ deal which tied him to Apple for three years, the money will propel legendary creator Jonathan Ive into the ranks of The Sunday Times Rich List with a fortune of more than £80m.

Windfall: British designer Jonathan Ive is reportedly set to scoop an £18m windfall from shares in the company

But despite his Stateside success, the British-born designer is said to be ‘at loggerheads’ with the Apple board over his plans to spend more time back in the UK.
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