Smooth Getaway: Smartphones

Hookup Dept: TORONTO - Whether it's help with a hookup, a breakup or a smooth getaway from a bad first date, it appears there really is an app for that, according to Winnipeg Free Press. One of the latest to emerge is The Bad Date Rescue app from dating site eHarmony.com. It allows users to set up a faux emergency call to get out of a bad date hassle-free and experts say new apps show smartphones are becoming an essential part of the dating world for everything from hookups to breakups - or even getting out of a bad first date. This week dating site eHarmony.com launched The Bad Date Rescue app, which allows users to set up a faux emergency call to get out of a date gone wrong hassle-free. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Plume Experts say smartphones are fast becoming an important piece of one's dating arsenal, as new apps offering assistance on a variety of issues hit the market. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.