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Mobile Minutes: Twitter and Ebola; WeChat duels with WhatsApp; Beer-brewing app; Smartphone-enabled frying pan

What Twitter can tell us about Ebola
The Ebola virus is spreading and mutating, and so is the chatter about it on social media. Luminoso, an MIT Media Lab spinoff that helps companies monitor consumer sentiment, has been tracking tweets about Ebola. Luminoso?s software reveals trends ?- some worrisome ?- that show how online conversations may be shaping public opinion.
Read more on Wall Street Journal

Tencent drafts Chinese expats for U.S. duel with WhatsApp
WeChat, one of China?s most popular mobile-messaging applications, is turning to thousands of students studying in the U.S. to spread its usage across the country.
Read more on Bloomberg

Brewing your own beer, with help from an app
In the case of Brewbot, the machine has sensors that collect data, such as the temperature of the water in the vessel. It sends that information to a smartphone app that lets the brewer know when it?s time for the next step ? adding hops, for instance.
Read more on New York Times

Why a smart frying pan isn't as dumb as it sounds
Dubbed Pantelligent, this souped up pan has built-in temperature sensors that can transmit data to your smartphone via Bluetooth. The pan itself has no switches or buttons, and its electronic components are hidden from sight inside the handle. All of its genius is in its paired app.
Read more on USA Today