Companies see opportunity in thwarting cellphone hackers
eTaiwan News
Also, Android is the fastest-growing mobile platform, so it is more attractive to hackers. Googlesays it regularly scans apps in the Android Market for malware and can rapidly remove maliciousapps from the market and from people's phones. ...
See all stories on this topic »Meego and Tizen Will Have Some Interoperability
PCWorld
By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Applications written for Meego netbooks will work on devices running Tizen, the new Linux-based mobile OS project from Intel and Samsung, but Meego apps written for smartphones won't work on Tizen devices, Intel said. ...
See all stories on this topic »New NFC Spec Makes It Easier To Swap Contacts, Save Data To Phones
TechCrunch
It's the backbone to the many upcoming mobile wallet systems, like Google Wallet, Visa's wallet or the carrier-led initiative Isis, which just announced partnerships with all major Android device manufacturers. With the new specification, devices from ...
See all stories on this topic »Report: Nokia building Linux-based OS for feature phones
Fiercemobilecontent
Mary McDowell, Nokia's executive vice president of mobile phones, is spearheading the initiative. A Nokia spokesperson declined comment. Feature phones accounted for about 47 percent of Nokia device sales during the second quarter of 2011. ...
See all stories on this topic »Tibco's CTO Matt Quinn says big changes are happening in enterprise IT
ZDNet (blog)
It's amazing how much processing power phones now have and that means we can develop sophisticated mobile IT applications. Corporations are now less concerned about some of the issues they used to have around mobile apps. - Plus, browsers become very ...
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Incredibly Useful Sites for Small Business
PCWorld
We tend to prefer Google's tools for lean companies with little need for the desktop Officeapplications included with Office 365. The free note-taking tool Evernote works in your browser, on the desktop, and on nearly any mobile device, so you really ...
See all stories on this topic »Samsung forms alliance with MS against Apple
Korea Times
``Samsung knows it can't rely on Google. We've decided to address Android IP issues on our own.''Google came into mobile-computing software in 2009, offering a free operating system to device makers and intending to make money from expanded use of its ...
See all stories on this topic »RAC warns of growing mobile use while driving
WalletPop UK
"Sustained education and public awareness campaigns have turned drink-driving into a socially unacceptable offence – we need to do the same for using handheld mobile phones behind the wheel," Tink said.
See all stories on this topic »Isobar's Create 48 yields new NFC apps
NFCNews
The top prize (ie, a free Nexus S phone) went to team “Beer Pants Meeting,” for its “OnTap” Android solution. The app enables bar and restaurant customers to use their mobile phone to view a menu, place an order, pay for it, then tap an NFC tag to tell ...
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Tech Journal: Where Can You Find Indian Music?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Amit Agarwal I was recently in a mobile phone store that sold mostly basic- to mid-range models, and it was interesting to watch people's shopping habits. The majority weren't interested in the phone's processor or built-in apps – the features that ...
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Samsung Mobile Promises To Tell Us "What's New From Android" At Unpacked 2011 ...
Android Police
Considering Eric Schmidt's indication of an October/November release for Android Ice Cream Sandwich, and the fact that the Nexus Prime (Google's flagship ICS phone) is said to be a Samsung device, it's looking like next Tuesday's announcement will ...
See all stories on this topic »Innovative solutions to offer improved mobile phone usage
Daily Monitor
By Walter Wafula (email the author) A group of Ugandan software developers have come up with 11 solutions that are designed to improve the lives of many mobile phone users and businesses. The team of 56 developed mobile applications including; ...
See all stories on this topic »How to set up a mobile office
BizGene.com
Recent developments in Cloud services could affect your choice of mobile working platform. Why pay for an expensive, top of the range, laptop if all your core business functions can take place in aGoogle Apps workspace or a range of similar web ...
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Exclusive:"We have seen competition grow",says Francois Mahieu, Senior ...
MSN India
I don't think that company needs to look at cheap phones and BlackBerry is a product, which is little more than a phone. Know Your Mobile: What about the applications app world and how will you compete with the Android Market and Apple Apps Store? ...
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Face and iris recognition apps both thrilling and threatening
GlobalNews.ca
“Enabling users to scan objects and people using our mobile phones to gain more information, especially when that technology works, is wonderfully helpful.” PittPatt works in about 60 seconds, scanning comparative databases to identify a person from ...
See all stories on this topic »How to Sync Your PC, Smartphone, and Tablet
IDG News Service
My main mobile phone is an iPhone--but a Droid X, which runs Android, has replaced my office landline. As you can see, I own a fairly eclectic mix of devices and platforms. It's quite a juggling act, keeping all of them in sync. ...
See all stories on this topic »Larry Downes: US suit against mobile merger misguided
OCRegister
Despite the past decade's dismal economic climate, the mobile revolution has accelerated. Regulators have approved more than a dozen mobile-phone mergers in the past five years, yet prices for voice, text and data continue to plummet. ...
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Boston Scientific, Microsoft, Apple: Intellectual Property
BusinessWeek
Microsoft Corp., the software maker seeking to challenge Apple Inc. and Google Inc.'s dominance in smartphones, agreed to share patents with handset-maker Samsung Electronics Co. Microsoft will receive royalties for mobile phones and tablets built by ...
See all stories on this topic »iPhone 5: 'Most Revolutionary User Interface in History'
Forbes
If I ask my iPhone to 'call Dad' it might ask me whether it should dial his home phone or his mobile. It is also able to perform Web based search functions such as 'book a table for two at 9:00 tonight' or 'send a taxi to my house'. ...
See all stories on this topic »Google+ Catching Up with LinkedIn, MySpace
Sci-Tech Today
A feature called Mobile lets users share what's around, right now, via a mobile phone. Google+ can add a user's location to every post if desired. Finally, Huddle lets users coordinate with friends and family in the here and now. ...
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Google Ready To Run With Chrome For Android
ConceivablyTech
The Chromium revision log indicates that Chrome for Android will become a mobile browser that integrates much of desktop browser's feature set, which will help Google to patch bugs and security issues much faster than before. The Android browser could ...
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RAC Report on Motoring 2011 finds "staggering" growth in use of smartphones ...
road.cc
Among motorists aged 18-24, almost half admit using their mobile phone while driving, and among specific apps that they agreed took their attention away from the road were music (24 per cent), email (23 per cent) and mapping services such as Google ...
See all stories on this topic »Extreme App Design Rocks Traditional Advertising
PR Web (press release)
Packing a punch with many interactive features, NTouch Ventures' customized app allows businesses to send advertisements directly to their customers' mobile phones. NTouch Ventures offers this powerful multifunctional advertising media platform to meet ...
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Elliptic Technologies Expands DTCP-IP Content Protection Solutions for Android ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Google's Android mobile OS has become the most popular platform for smartphones. The growth surge for the Android-based mobile phone applications market is expected to continue in the coming years with application downloads expected to reach $14 ...
See all stories on this topic »BlackBerry PlayBook won't run all Android apps
Liliputing
I don't see RIM hanging it up like HP did, because mobile is their bread-and-butter, unlike HP. But I don't see an alternative other than a Touchpad-like fire sale. I think RIM is ripe as an acquisition target. Lack of amenities are lack of amenities. ...
See all stories on this topic »Brand Labs Designs New Volusion Store for WeatherBug
openPR (press release)
(openPR) - Brand Labs announced that it helped WeatherBug®, the brand behind the popular desktop application, website and smart phone mobile apps, launch its new custom Volusion store. Brand Labs is Volusion's enterprise development partner. ...
See all stories on this topic »Social media - political tool for good or evil?
Reuters India
San Francisco's BART transit system faced widespread anger and accusations of breaching the US constitutional guarantees of free speech when it sought to shut down mobile phone services within the system in an attempt to stymie protests after a ...
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LG Esteem 4G Landing On MetroPCS' LTE Network - 1GHz Processor And Gingerbread ...
Android Police
“LG Esteem is the ideal device for entertainment savvy consumers looking for on-the-go content and the latest Android technology,” said Tim O'Brien, vice president of marketing for LG Mobile. “Together with the MetroPCS 4G LTE network, ...
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eTaiwan News
Also, Android is the fastest-growing mobile platform, so it is more attractive to hackers. Googlesays it regularly scans apps in the Android Market for malware and can rapidly remove maliciousapps from the market and from people's phones. ...
See all stories on this topic »Meego and Tizen Will Have Some Interoperability
PCWorld
By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Applications written for Meego netbooks will work on devices running Tizen, the new Linux-based mobile OS project from Intel and Samsung, but Meego apps written for smartphones won't work on Tizen devices, Intel said. ...
See all stories on this topic »New NFC Spec Makes It Easier To Swap Contacts, Save Data To Phones
TechCrunch
It's the backbone to the many upcoming mobile wallet systems, like Google Wallet, Visa's wallet or the carrier-led initiative Isis, which just announced partnerships with all major Android device manufacturers. With the new specification, devices from ...
See all stories on this topic »Report: Nokia building Linux-based OS for feature phones
Fiercemobilecontent
Mary McDowell, Nokia's executive vice president of mobile phones, is spearheading the initiative. A Nokia spokesperson declined comment. Feature phones accounted for about 47 percent of Nokia device sales during the second quarter of 2011. ...
See all stories on this topic »Tibco's CTO Matt Quinn says big changes are happening in enterprise IT
ZDNet (blog)
It's amazing how much processing power phones now have and that means we can develop sophisticated mobile IT applications. Corporations are now less concerned about some of the issues they used to have around mobile apps. - Plus, browsers become very ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Developers and subscribers share spoils in smartphone explosion Business Daily Africa It has however an indelible mark in the local smart phone scene in form of Nokia N8 and E7 brands. According to John Muiruri, the business development officer of local software company Uko technologies which focuses on mobile applications, ... See all stories on this topic » | Business Daily Africa |
PCWorld
We tend to prefer Google's tools for lean companies with little need for the desktop Officeapplications included with Office 365. The free note-taking tool Evernote works in your browser, on the desktop, and on nearly any mobile device, so you really ...
See all stories on this topic »Samsung forms alliance with MS against Apple
Korea Times
``Samsung knows it can't rely on Google. We've decided to address Android IP issues on our own.''Google came into mobile-computing software in 2009, offering a free operating system to device makers and intending to make money from expanded use of its ...
See all stories on this topic »RAC warns of growing mobile use while driving
WalletPop UK
"Sustained education and public awareness campaigns have turned drink-driving into a socially unacceptable offence – we need to do the same for using handheld mobile phones behind the wheel," Tink said.
See all stories on this topic »Isobar's Create 48 yields new NFC apps
NFCNews
The top prize (ie, a free Nexus S phone) went to team “Beer Pants Meeting,” for its “OnTap” Android solution. The app enables bar and restaurant customers to use their mobile phone to view a menu, place an order, pay for it, then tap an NFC tag to tell ...
See all stories on this topic »
| HTC Explorer CNET UK If you're not in range of a Wi-Fi hotspot, you'll have to connect to the Web using yourmobile phone network. You'll probably have a certain amount of data included in your contract and, unless you watch loads of data-heavy videos, your data allowance ... See all stories on this topic » | CNET UK |
| Windows Phone Mango update bears fruit ZDNet UK Windows Phone developers and indeed those from other ecosystems like Symbian will feel like kids in a candy store with this release," Al Hilwa, mobile analyst at IDC, said. Windows Phone 7.5 home screen. See all stories on this topic » | ZDNet UK |
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Amit Agarwal I was recently in a mobile phone store that sold mostly basic- to mid-range models, and it was interesting to watch people's shopping habits. The majority weren't interested in the phone's processor or built-in apps – the features that ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Researchers warn of mobile geolocation dangers IT PRO Half of mobile users access location-based apps such as Facebook, Groupon andGoogle Maps while on the move. But, while such apps offer many benefits, they also pose many safety and security risks, both to individuals, their property and their data.... See all stories on this topic » | IT PRO |
Android Police
Considering Eric Schmidt's indication of an October/November release for Android Ice Cream Sandwich, and the fact that the Nexus Prime (Google's flagship ICS phone) is said to be a Samsung device, it's looking like next Tuesday's announcement will ...
See all stories on this topic »Innovative solutions to offer improved mobile phone usage
Daily Monitor
By Walter Wafula (email the author) A group of Ugandan software developers have come up with 11 solutions that are designed to improve the lives of many mobile phone users and businesses. The team of 56 developed mobile applications including; ...
See all stories on this topic »How to set up a mobile office
BizGene.com
Recent developments in Cloud services could affect your choice of mobile working platform. Why pay for an expensive, top of the range, laptop if all your core business functions can take place in aGoogle Apps workspace or a range of similar web ...
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| Amazon's New "Silk" Browser Gets Speedy Mobile Browsing Via the Cloud DailyTech Secondly, it could use this mined data to deploy an ad network, to compete withGoogle's mobile AdMob network. A leap into advertising would be a bit outside Amazon.com's past business realm -- particularly given that it could be selling ads to its ... See all stories on this topic » | DailyTech |
| Q&A: Strangeloop President Joshua Bixby Previews Mobile Site Optimizer Web Host Industry Review (blog) Currently in beta, Mobile Site Optimizer is set to officially launch in the fourth quarter this year. Strangeloop is also the first to offer advanced site optimization via the cloud, as well as the first to integrate Google's SPDY protocol into its ... See all stories on this topic » | Web Host Industry Review (blog) |
MSN India
I don't think that company needs to look at cheap phones and BlackBerry is a product, which is little more than a phone. Know Your Mobile: What about the applications app world and how will you compete with the Android Market and Apple Apps Store? ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Mobile Security Responds to Smartphone Breaches Mobiledia These examples are only a handful of the numerous malware and virus variations plaguing the mobile market, which platform creators and software developers are struggling to remove. Google says it regularly removes infected apps and malware from its ... See all stories on this topic » | Mobiledia |
| Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro NDTV.com Back in May, we reviewed the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc which was the pinnacle ofmobile technology at that time. At least, it was in the highest echelon of Google'sAndroid kingdom. It was smart, sleek and fast. Now, four months later, ... See all stories on this topic » | NDTV.com |
| Chrome shines light on browsers Siliconrepublic.com But, in 2011, it would be interesting to know where browsers are heading in a world where few aspects of our lives are left untouched by the internet, considering that almost every mobile phone has one and soon every TV and car. ... See all stories on this topic » | Siliconrepublic.com |
GlobalNews.ca
“Enabling users to scan objects and people using our mobile phones to gain more information, especially when that technology works, is wonderfully helpful.” PittPatt works in about 60 seconds, scanning comparative databases to identify a person from ...
See all stories on this topic »How to Sync Your PC, Smartphone, and Tablet
IDG News Service
My main mobile phone is an iPhone--but a Droid X, which runs Android, has replaced my office landline. As you can see, I own a fairly eclectic mix of devices and platforms. It's quite a juggling act, keeping all of them in sync. ...
See all stories on this topic »Larry Downes: US suit against mobile merger misguided
OCRegister
Despite the past decade's dismal economic climate, the mobile revolution has accelerated. Regulators have approved more than a dozen mobile-phone mergers in the past five years, yet prices for voice, text and data continue to plummet. ...
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| Mobile Markting News Weekly - Week of September 26, 2011 SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) Brafton.com notes that these new device owners will likely conduct searches throughGoogle's mobile search. Read Original Content Mobile phone users in India have been banned from sending more than 100 text messages a day as part of an attempt to curb ... See all stories on this topic » | SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) |
BusinessWeek
Microsoft Corp., the software maker seeking to challenge Apple Inc. and Google Inc.'s dominance in smartphones, agreed to share patents with handset-maker Samsung Electronics Co. Microsoft will receive royalties for mobile phones and tablets built by ...
See all stories on this topic »iPhone 5: 'Most Revolutionary User Interface in History'
Forbes
If I ask my iPhone to 'call Dad' it might ask me whether it should dial his home phone or his mobile. It is also able to perform Web based search functions such as 'book a table for two at 9:00 tonight' or 'send a taxi to my house'. ...
See all stories on this topic »Google+ Catching Up with LinkedIn, MySpace
Sci-Tech Today
A feature called Mobile lets users share what's around, right now, via a mobile phone. Google+ can add a user's location to every post if desired. Finally, Huddle lets users coordinate with friends and family in the here and now. ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Yahoo touches up Flickr amid internal turmoil USA Today Yahoo touted its free Android app as a sign of its determination to become a bigger force on mobile phones and tablets. Yahoo's product managers are making the push at a time of internal turmoil. The company, which is based in Sunnyvale, Calif., ... See all stories on this topic » | USA Today |
ConceivablyTech
The Chromium revision log indicates that Chrome for Android will become a mobile browser that integrates much of desktop browser's feature set, which will help Google to patch bugs and security issues much faster than before. The Android browser could ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Lenovo IdeaPad K1 Review Digitaltrends.com Lenovo's App Shop has some decent productivity apps as well. Lenovo has stuck with the standard Android browser for the Web, which is good and bad. It's a decent tablet browser, but it loads many Websites in mobile mode and doesn't handle Adobe Flash... See all stories on this topic » | Digitaltrends.com |
road.cc
Among motorists aged 18-24, almost half admit using their mobile phone while driving, and among specific apps that they agreed took their attention away from the road were music (24 per cent), email (23 per cent) and mapping services such as Google ...
See all stories on this topic »Extreme App Design Rocks Traditional Advertising
PR Web (press release)
Packing a punch with many interactive features, NTouch Ventures' customized app allows businesses to send advertisements directly to their customers' mobile phones. NTouch Ventures offers this powerful multifunctional advertising media platform to meet ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Is RIM Riding on the Edge? Knowledge@Wharton One potential boon on the horizon for RIM is that wireless carriers have indicated the need for a third mobile platform (beyond Apple's iOS and Google's Android). Speaking at a Goldman Sachs investment conference on September 21, Verizon CEO Lowell ... See all stories on this topic » | Knowledge@Wharton |
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Google's Android mobile OS has become the most popular platform for smartphones. The growth surge for the Android-based mobile phone applications market is expected to continue in the coming years with application downloads expected to reach $14 ...
See all stories on this topic »BlackBerry PlayBook won't run all Android apps
Liliputing
I don't see RIM hanging it up like HP did, because mobile is their bread-and-butter, unlike HP. But I don't see an alternative other than a Touchpad-like fire sale. I think RIM is ripe as an acquisition target. Lack of amenities are lack of amenities. ...
See all stories on this topic »Brand Labs Designs New Volusion Store for WeatherBug
openPR (press release)
(openPR) - Brand Labs announced that it helped WeatherBug®, the brand behind the popular desktop application, website and smart phone mobile apps, launch its new custom Volusion store. Brand Labs is Volusion's enterprise development partner. ...
See all stories on this topic »Social media - political tool for good or evil?
Reuters India
San Francisco's BART transit system faced widespread anger and accusations of breaching the US constitutional guarantees of free speech when it sought to shut down mobile phone services within the system in an attempt to stymie protests after a ...
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| HTC Thunderbolt Gingerbread 2.3 update arrives PopHerald.com With this, you can track the applications that consumes your battery. Android Gingerbread is the operating system being used by the new LTE Verizon Wirelessphone, the Motorola Droid Bionic, and also the popular Android smartphone of Samsung Mobile, ... See all stories on this topic » | PopHerald.com |
Android Police
“LG Esteem is the ideal device for entertainment savvy consumers looking for on-the-go content and the latest Android technology,” said Tim O'Brien, vice president of marketing for LG Mobile. “Together with the MetroPCS 4G LTE network, ...
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