22 Google Mobile Apps for Business
Practical Ecommerce
Google mobile apps can transform a simple mobile phone into a network of
powerful tools for your productivity and business needs. And they're free.
Search the web, or search the planet. Communicate by text, audio, and
video. ...
<http://www.practicalecommerce
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<http://news.google.com/news/s
HP: Number of mobile apps doesn't matter
CNET
That includes applications from major recognizable names like Kindle and
Facebook, and popular mobile apps like Angry Birds and Epicurious. Plus
there will be the 6200 apps for WebOS phones, 80 percent of which should
work on the TouchPad right away, ...
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-310
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<http://news.google.com/news/s
Google sites to take a shot at vibrant mobile market
International Business Times
By IB Times Staff Reporter | June 30, 2011 2:35 AM EDT With the growing
market of smartphones, Google has shifted its focus towards mobile web
apps. It has launched mobile landing pages to bring the businesses to a
mobile platform, for free. ...
<http://www.ibtimes.com/articl
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Motorola Mobility Short Interest Triples on Growing Android Competition
Bloomberg
Android is available for free from Google though, and it has been adopted
by traditional mobile- phone makers that want to offer smartphones capable
of browsing the Web and running software programs known as apps. Besides
Samsung and HTC, ...
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Despite The Danger College Students Still Use Mobile Apps While Driving
City Town Info Education Channel
Thirty five percent of college students "sometimes" use mobile phone
applications while driving. The findings are based on a survey of 93 UAB
students who own a smartphone and use it to access Internet-based
applications at least four times a week. ...
<http://www.citytowninfo.com/c
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
HP In Talks To License webOS — But Who Would Want To?
MobileCrunch
Developing for it — even if you're almost brand new to mobile development
— is meant to be a breeze. And yet, even after Palm threw a few million
dollars at developers in their big “Hot Apps” contest, developers just
don't seem to care. ...
<http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2
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<http://news.google.com/news/s
Nokia Sells Messaging Unit to Synchronica
PCWorld
As part of the deal, Synchronica will take over contracts serving 10 mobile
operators in North America, and obtain source code for Nokia's client and
server software, as well as some patents and patent applications. For
Synchronica, the deal means it ...
<http://www.pcworld.com/articl
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
AmazonFresh goes mobile with Windows Phone app
VentureBeat
... can use their mobile website to order from the service. Microsoft must
be happy to get a decent app for Windows Phone 7 before the likes of Apple
and Google, even if it's regional. The Windows Marketplace currently has
more than 20000 apps, ...
<http://venturebeat.com/2011/0
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
AppBrain Android app discovery now supports Honeycomb tablets
Mobiputing
Earlier this month AppBrain launched a new version of its mobile app which
is optimized for tablets running Google Android 3.x Honeycomb. Instead of a
single-pane view, you can now see a list of apps on the left while viewing
details about a specific ...
<http://mobiputing.com/2011/06
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Nexus S 4G By Samsung - Sprint (Review)
Skatter Tech
This smart phone also takes a leap with Near Field Communications (NFC)
support for technologies such as mobile payments through Google Wallet.
Although a higher resolution qHD display would have been nice, the quality
of Samsung's Super AMOLED screen ...
<http://skattertech.com/2011/0
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Budget and Entry-Level Android Phones: Smart Bet or Poor Start?
Black Voice News
The Android market continues to surge, making it now the most used mobile
platform with 35 percent market share, according to Canalys. And by next
year, at least half of all cell phones in the US will be smartphones,
according to In-Stat. ...
<http://www.blackvoicenews.com
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Nuance Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Apps Available in Dutch
TMC Net
Users have to simply speak any search query to find information and answers
on the mobile Web. Nuance's unique Dragon Search Carousel is included in
the Dragon Search app which delivers search results within seconds across
multiple channels like Google ...
<http://ivr.tmcnet.com/topics/
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
5 Android features which Apple iPhone 5 will NOT have
International Business Times
The rumors that Apple will equip its next iPhone with NFC gained momentum
when Google released its NFC-based mobile payment feature in the form of
Google Wallet in May. The Google Wallet will currently be available with
Google's Nexus S 4G phones ...
<http://www.ibtimes.com/articl
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Almost two-thirds of iPhone users access video
Rapid tv news
The extent to which the iPhone may have single-handedly saved the mobile
video industry has been demonstrated by research finding that 64% of users
of the Apple smartphone access video applications. Furthermore, despite the
huge competition that Apple ...
<http://www.rapidtvnews.com/in
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<http://news.google.com/news/s
VeriFone PAYware brings mobile payment to the tablet
Ubergizmo
VeriFone PAYware Mobile Enterprise for Tablets will also enable tablets to
communicate via NFC technology with Google Wallet, and other NFC mobile
phone wallet apps to make payments, pushing the NFC standard in the country
and also giving everybody the ...
<http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
New Smartphone App Tags Photos Automatically
Technorati
To protect privacy, TagSense would not request data from nearby phones that
don't belong to a certain group of users, developers said. Researchers said
they've tested the app on eight mobile phones; more than 200 app-tagged
photos have been taken ...
<http://technorati.com/technol
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
The Frugal Admin: Office 365 tempts me to give up Google Apps, and it will ...
BetaNews
Online document viewing and basic editing capabilities with Office Web
Apps. View files from mobile devices. SharePoint Online. Instant messaging,
presence, online meetings, desktop sharing and PC-to-PC audio/video calls
with Lync Online. ...
<http://www.betanews.com/artic
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Skype (for Android)
PC Magazine
In my experience with testing video chat apps, I've discovered that Wi-Fi
video calls tend to perform a bit better than calls placed over a mobile
data network, so the results I received are probably a bit on the
optimistic side. ...
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Cisco Cius Tablet Set For Release
EnterpriseMobileToday.com
Cisco today announced that the Cius will become generally available in July
and will include a new enterprise AppHQ component for the delivery of
mobile applications. Cisco is trying to differentiate the Cius from
consumer tablets like the Apple iPad ...
<http://www.enterprisemobileto
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Review: Nokia X7 - Part 3 (A Day in the Life)
All About Symbian
You've got the pinch to zoom that people expect on a mobile browser, and
the page is re-rendered pretty quickly, although there is enough of a delay
to spot the work going on in the background. Double tapping will zoom to
that column making it easier ...
<http://www.allaboutsymbian.co
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Angry Birds Finally Lands On Windows Phone 7
eBrandz
It has certainly been a long journey, as Angry Birds has been widely
admired on both Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile operating systems.
The app has finally landed in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Sadly, the app
is only available free to try ...
<http://news.ebrandz.com/micro
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
HTC Thunderbolt 4G Now Only $99, Still Fastest Smartphone on 4G Network
Video Gaming Pros
... user friendly experience with a deeply integrated Google footprint that
includes a host of pre-loaded Android and Google apps and services, a
complete suite of Google mobile services, Flash play support, and access to
the Android Market, ...
<http://www.videogamingpros.co
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
HTC Salsa Review by 3G.co.uk
3G.co.uk
What HTC has tried to do with the Salsa is produce a phone that has
Facebook at its core, while still doing everything else you'd expect from a
mobile device. And it does just that. Its features manage to ensure your
virtual interactions work smoothly ...
<http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June20
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Wimbledon 2011: Best tennis apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, WP7 and BlackBerry
Recombu
There are SlingPlayer Mobile apps for every major phone platform out there,
so whatever phone you've got, chances are you'll be able to watch live
Wimbledon action on the go. Check out our in-depth review/hands-on with the
SlingPlayer Android app; ...
<http://recombu.com/apps/wimbl
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Opera Mobile for Android updated – search and standards enhanced
EuroDroid
The excellent Android Opera Mobile browser has been updated today, with
version 11.1 now available for download via the Android Market. There's a
pretty sizeable changelog from Opera, which claims the new app now includes
support for Google's ...
<http://www.eurodroid.com/2011
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
RIM ramps up its courting of European developers
CNET (blog)
RIM's quickening pace for wooing developers with dedicated shows makes us
wonder how much the troubled mobile-device maker hopes that developer
interest will increase its mainstream appeal. Android and iOS have hundreds
of thousands of apps apiece, ...
<http://www.cnet.com/8301-1791
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
10 Threats to Microsoft`s Business
Channel Insider
One of Microsoft's biggest threats is Google's Android platform. The search
giant's mobile operating system is catching on with people across the
globe. Microsoft could very well find its Windows Phone 7 OS, which hasn't
caught on yet, ...
<http://www.channelinsider.com
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Poynt Corporation Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Improvements in user numbers are key to Poynt's expanding number of
advertisers, and it strengthens the Apps mobile commerce offerings, such as
'daily deals' and mobile couponing. The Company saw revenue growth of over
178% in the first quarter of 2011 ...
<http://www.marketwatch.com/st
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Samsung Trender SPH-M380 - sapphire (Sprint)
CNET
... and the Trender has shortcuts to the mobile-optimized Web sites for
Twitter and Facebook. The latter is not a pleasant experience, especially
when we've been spoiled by native apps. Other shortcuts include an online
store for Google search, games, ...
<http://reviews.cnet.com/Samsu
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
OfficeMax Mobile Print Center: On-the-go Printing Made Easy
AndroidGuys
The OfficeMax Print Center app is a full-service mobile printing app unlike
"photo only" printing apps such as the Kodak Pic Flick App I can add
documents from my phone, my email, and even Google Docs. I can create a
document library, ...
<http://www.androidguys.com/20
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
ORACLE'S EXPERT SAYS GOOGLE SHOULD PAY $2.6 BILLION FOR INFRINGEMENT (ORCL)
Zacks.com
Oracle filed suit against Google in San Francisco District Court in August
of last year, arguing that Google's Android mobile-phone software infringes
on patents and copyrights associated with Java, a software developed by Sun
Microsystems, ...
<http://www.zacks.com/research
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Facebook, The New Malware Vector
InformationWeek
So far, the exploits are directed at PCs, but the growing use of mobile
devices, particularly iOS and Android phones and tablets, means they won't
avoid the malware plague for long. Aside from investigating these new
Facebook security apps, ...
<http://www.informationweek.co
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Sony Ericsson Vivaz - Get Ready to Set Your Own Ways
Market Press Release (press release)
That will be successful to win the hearts of mobile phone users within a
short while. Market Press Release – June 30, 2011 9:58 am – March month
of year 2010 brought one more champion to be added in Sony Ericsson's
smartphone category, ...
<http://www.marketpressrelease
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Practical Ecommerce
Google mobile apps can transform a simple mobile phone into a network of
powerful tools for your productivity and business needs. And they're free.
Search the web, or search the planet. Communicate by text, audio, and
video. ...
<http://www.practicalecommerce
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
HP: Number of mobile apps doesn't matter
CNET
That includes applications from major recognizable names like Kindle and
Facebook, and popular mobile apps like Angry Birds and Epicurious. Plus
there will be the 6200 apps for WebOS phones, 80 percent of which should
work on the TouchPad right away, ...
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-310
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Google sites to take a shot at vibrant mobile market
International Business Times
By IB Times Staff Reporter | June 30, 2011 2:35 AM EDT With the growing
market of smartphones, Google has shifted its focus towards mobile web
apps. It has launched mobile landing pages to bring the businesses to a
mobile platform, for free. ...
<http://www.ibtimes.com/articl
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Motorola Mobility Short Interest Triples on Growing Android Competition
Bloomberg
Android is available for free from Google though, and it has been adopted
by traditional mobile- phone makers that want to offer smartphones capable
of browsing the Web and running software programs known as apps. Besides
Samsung and HTC, ...
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Despite The Danger College Students Still Use Mobile Apps While Driving
City Town Info Education Channel
Thirty five percent of college students "sometimes" use mobile phone
applications while driving. The findings are based on a survey of 93 UAB
students who own a smartphone and use it to access Internet-based
applications at least four times a week. ...
<http://www.citytowninfo.com/c
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
HP In Talks To License webOS — But Who Would Want To?
MobileCrunch
Developing for it — even if you're almost brand new to mobile development
— is meant to be a breeze. And yet, even after Palm threw a few million
dollars at developers in their big “Hot Apps” contest, developers just
don't seem to care. ...
<http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Nokia Sells Messaging Unit to Synchronica
PCWorld
As part of the deal, Synchronica will take over contracts serving 10 mobile
operators in North America, and obtain source code for Nokia's client and
server software, as well as some patents and patent applications. For
Synchronica, the deal means it ...
<http://www.pcworld.com/articl
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
AmazonFresh goes mobile with Windows Phone app
VentureBeat
... can use their mobile website to order from the service. Microsoft must
be happy to get a decent app for Windows Phone 7 before the likes of Apple
and Google, even if it's regional. The Windows Marketplace currently has
more than 20000 apps, ...
<http://venturebeat.com/2011/0
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
AppBrain Android app discovery now supports Honeycomb tablets
Mobiputing
Earlier this month AppBrain launched a new version of its mobile app which
is optimized for tablets running Google Android 3.x Honeycomb. Instead of a
single-pane view, you can now see a list of apps on the left while viewing
details about a specific ...
<http://mobiputing.com/2011/06
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Nexus S 4G By Samsung - Sprint (Review)
Skatter Tech
This smart phone also takes a leap with Near Field Communications (NFC)
support for technologies such as mobile payments through Google Wallet.
Although a higher resolution qHD display would have been nice, the quality
of Samsung's Super AMOLED screen ...
<http://skattertech.com/2011/0
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Budget and Entry-Level Android Phones: Smart Bet or Poor Start?
Black Voice News
The Android market continues to surge, making it now the most used mobile
platform with 35 percent market share, according to Canalys. And by next
year, at least half of all cell phones in the US will be smartphones,
according to In-Stat. ...
<http://www.blackvoicenews.com
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Nuance Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Apps Available in Dutch
TMC Net
Users have to simply speak any search query to find information and answers
on the mobile Web. Nuance's unique Dragon Search Carousel is included in
the Dragon Search app which delivers search results within seconds across
multiple channels like Google ...
<http://ivr.tmcnet.com/topics/
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
5 Android features which Apple iPhone 5 will NOT have
International Business Times
The rumors that Apple will equip its next iPhone with NFC gained momentum
when Google released its NFC-based mobile payment feature in the form of
Google Wallet in May. The Google Wallet will currently be available with
Google's Nexus S 4G phones ...
<http://www.ibtimes.com/articl
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Almost two-thirds of iPhone users access video
Rapid tv news
The extent to which the iPhone may have single-handedly saved the mobile
video industry has been demonstrated by research finding that 64% of users
of the Apple smartphone access video applications. Furthermore, despite the
huge competition that Apple ...
<http://www.rapidtvnews.com/in
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
VeriFone PAYware brings mobile payment to the tablet
Ubergizmo
VeriFone PAYware Mobile Enterprise for Tablets will also enable tablets to
communicate via NFC technology with Google Wallet, and other NFC mobile
phone wallet apps to make payments, pushing the NFC standard in the country
and also giving everybody the ...
<http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
New Smartphone App Tags Photos Automatically
Technorati
To protect privacy, TagSense would not request data from nearby phones that
don't belong to a certain group of users, developers said. Researchers said
they've tested the app on eight mobile phones; more than 200 app-tagged
photos have been taken ...
<http://technorati.com/technol
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
The Frugal Admin: Office 365 tempts me to give up Google Apps, and it will ...
BetaNews
Online document viewing and basic editing capabilities with Office Web
Apps. View files from mobile devices. SharePoint Online. Instant messaging,
presence, online meetings, desktop sharing and PC-to-PC audio/video calls
with Lync Online. ...
<http://www.betanews.com/artic
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Skype (for Android)
PC Magazine
In my experience with testing video chat apps, I've discovered that Wi-Fi
video calls tend to perform a bit better than calls placed over a mobile
data network, so the results I received are probably a bit on the
optimistic side. ...
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Cisco Cius Tablet Set For Release
EnterpriseMobileToday.com
Cisco today announced that the Cius will become generally available in July
and will include a new enterprise AppHQ component for the delivery of
mobile applications. Cisco is trying to differentiate the Cius from
consumer tablets like the Apple iPad ...
<http://www.enterprisemobileto
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Review: Nokia X7 - Part 3 (A Day in the Life)
All About Symbian
You've got the pinch to zoom that people expect on a mobile browser, and
the page is re-rendered pretty quickly, although there is enough of a delay
to spot the work going on in the background. Double tapping will zoom to
that column making it easier ...
<http://www.allaboutsymbian.co
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Angry Birds Finally Lands On Windows Phone 7
eBrandz
It has certainly been a long journey, as Angry Birds has been widely
admired on both Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile operating systems.
The app has finally landed in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Sadly, the app
is only available free to try ...
<http://news.ebrandz.com/micro
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
HTC Thunderbolt 4G Now Only $99, Still Fastest Smartphone on 4G Network
Video Gaming Pros
... user friendly experience with a deeply integrated Google footprint that
includes a host of pre-loaded Android and Google apps and services, a
complete suite of Google mobile services, Flash play support, and access to
the Android Market, ...
<http://www.videogamingpros.co
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
HTC Salsa Review by 3G.co.uk
3G.co.uk
What HTC has tried to do with the Salsa is produce a phone that has
Facebook at its core, while still doing everything else you'd expect from a
mobile device. And it does just that. Its features manage to ensure your
virtual interactions work smoothly ...
<http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June20
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Wimbledon 2011: Best tennis apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, WP7 and BlackBerry
Recombu
There are SlingPlayer Mobile apps for every major phone platform out there,
so whatever phone you've got, chances are you'll be able to watch live
Wimbledon action on the go. Check out our in-depth review/hands-on with the
SlingPlayer Android app; ...
<http://recombu.com/apps/wimbl
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Opera Mobile for Android updated – search and standards enhanced
EuroDroid
The excellent Android Opera Mobile browser has been updated today, with
version 11.1 now available for download via the Android Market. There's a
pretty sizeable changelog from Opera, which claims the new app now includes
support for Google's ...
<http://www.eurodroid.com/2011
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
RIM ramps up its courting of European developers
CNET (blog)
RIM's quickening pace for wooing developers with dedicated shows makes us
wonder how much the troubled mobile-device maker hopes that developer
interest will increase its mainstream appeal. Android and iOS have hundreds
of thousands of apps apiece, ...
<http://www.cnet.com/8301-1791
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
10 Threats to Microsoft`s Business
Channel Insider
One of Microsoft's biggest threats is Google's Android platform. The search
giant's mobile operating system is catching on with people across the
globe. Microsoft could very well find its Windows Phone 7 OS, which hasn't
caught on yet, ...
<http://www.channelinsider.com
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Poynt Corporation Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Improvements in user numbers are key to Poynt's expanding number of
advertisers, and it strengthens the Apps mobile commerce offerings, such as
'daily deals' and mobile couponing. The Company saw revenue growth of over
178% in the first quarter of 2011 ...
<http://www.marketwatch.com/st
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Samsung Trender SPH-M380 - sapphire (Sprint)
CNET
... and the Trender has shortcuts to the mobile-optimized Web sites for
Twitter and Facebook. The latter is not a pleasant experience, especially
when we've been spoiled by native apps. Other shortcuts include an online
store for Google search, games, ...
<http://reviews.cnet.com/Samsu
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
OfficeMax Mobile Print Center: On-the-go Printing Made Easy
AndroidGuys
The OfficeMax Print Center app is a full-service mobile printing app unlike
"photo only" printing apps such as the Kodak Pic Flick App I can add
documents from my phone, my email, and even Google Docs. I can create a
document library, ...
<http://www.androidguys.com/20
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
ORACLE'S EXPERT SAYS GOOGLE SHOULD PAY $2.6 BILLION FOR INFRINGEMENT (ORCL)
Zacks.com
Oracle filed suit against Google in San Francisco District Court in August
of last year, arguing that Google's Android mobile-phone software infringes
on patents and copyrights associated with Java, a software developed by Sun
Microsystems, ...
<http://www.zacks.com/research
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Facebook, The New Malware Vector
InformationWeek
So far, the exploits are directed at PCs, but the growing use of mobile
devices, particularly iOS and Android phones and tablets, means they won't
avoid the malware plague for long. Aside from investigating these new
Facebook security apps, ...
<http://www.informationweek.co
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s
Sony Ericsson Vivaz - Get Ready to Set Your Own Ways
Market Press Release (press release)
That will be successful to win the hearts of mobile phone users within a
short while. Market Press Release – June 30, 2011 9:58 am – March month
of year 2010 brought one more champion to be added in Sony Ericsson's
smartphone category, ...
<http://www.marketpressrelease
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/s