Security research labels more than 290000 Google Play Android apps as 'high ...
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Security vendor Bit9 categorized these Android apps as "questionable" or "suspicious" because they could gain access to personal information to collect GPS data, phone calls or phone numbers and much more after the user granted "permission" to the app ...
See all stories on this topic »California's mobile privacy crackdown praised
CSO
This has become a serious problem on devices running Google's Android operating system, because anyone can sell apps for the platform. All apps ... "There are mobile apps that are masked as legitimate games which compromise other data on your phone.
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T-Mobile's Nexus 4 won't allow Wi-Fi calls
IntoMobile
Guess T-Mobile don't mind people bringing their own Nexus devices to the network, since we can't advise anyone to grab Google's latest phone from the Deutsche Telekom-owned operator. Getting an unlocked unit and using it with a plan that works for you ...
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More Than 25% Of Android Apps Know Too Much About You
Dark Reading
Some 26 percent of Android apps in Google Play can access personal data such as contacts and email, and 42 percent, GPS location data – in many cases, whether they need it or not. ... Other findings from the research: 31 percent of the apps access ...
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Appcurl.com has the Only Mobile App Available on Amazon for App Discovery ...
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Appcurl answers that question by combining the social app search engine to bounce between the Amazon app store and Google Play store in one app. Appcurl's mobile search app offers users multiple models of discovering relevant apps, including a search ...
See all stories on this topic »Haivision's InStream(TM) Mobile Media Player Delivers Lowest Latency HD ...
Broadcast Newsroom
Available as a free application in the Apple(R) App Store(SM) and soon from the Google Play(TM) Store, InStream Mobile is a highly advanced and easy-to-use player for HD video delivery forapplications that require the lowest end-to-end delay from ...
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The Rise of the Mobile Internet: Who Will Be Disrupted?
Disruptive Competition Project
This rapid growth in smartphones tracks well with analyst predictions–including Mary Meeker–that the mobile Internet will soon surpass the fixed Internet in terms of the number of users. Although those ... With the growth of smartphones, static ...
See all stories on this topic »BlackBerry 10 on schedule. RIM shares soar 9%
CNNMoney
BlackBerry 10 will bring RIM's mobile software and phones into closer competition with Apple andGoogle. The company has said BlackBerry 10 ... It has to convince software developers to makeapps and corporate customers to upgrade. BlackBerry still has ...
See all stories on this topic »Instances of When Common Sense is Worth More Than Billion Dollar Profits
Business Insider
Nexus, the manufacturer of Google phones, had a disappointing Q3; however, the company still brought in 80% of the previous year's profits. These sky-high profit margins and the promise of continued growth are fueling a fierce competition in mobile ...
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Amazon's first-ever mobile game 'Air Patriots' takes flight on Android, iOS
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Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is expanding into mobile game development, launching the free Air Patriots for its own Kindle Fire tablets as well as devices running Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS andGoogle's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android. ... collections for access across ...
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CMOs are focused on bringing mobile branding to life: TNS
Campaign Asia-Pacific
“Few marketers deny the reality of the branded app junkyard, the long tail of the app stores, where thousands of carefully developed and well-resourced apps go to die after enjoying less than 1000 downloads each.” The mobile browser is increasingly ...
See all stories on this topic »Mvelopes Brings Mobile Bill Pay Service App to Android
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1, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- Finicity® Corporation, the developer of Mvelopes, the award-winning, comprehensive envelope budgeting system, today announced the expansion of its Mobile Bill Pay service app to Android devices. ... The Mvelopes Android app ...
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SEO.org.uk Responds to Google's Mobile App Analytics Improvement.
PR Web (press release)
The power of mobile internet browsing and app use is undeniable strong. The ever expandingmobile application marketplace is more than 600,000 and 80% of marketers are looking to increase emphasis on mobile apps by next year. Google's Mobile App ...
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Researcher warns "zombie browsers" are skyrocketing
PC Advisor
MIAMI -- Some Web browsers can be tricked into using so-called "malicious extensions" that can give hackers the ability to hijack the user's session, spy on webcams, upload and download files, and in the newer mobile-device area, hack into Google ...
See all stories on this topic »Mobile Security: Not Ready for Prime Time?
NACS Online
Meanwhile, Google and Isis have yet to address how they will handle the 1% of transactions that result in chargebacks or disputes, said Walt Conway, manager at 403 Labs, Brookfield, Wis., a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) firm. “When they address ...
See all stories on this topic »Vringo Provides Update on I/P Engine vs. Aol, Google et al.
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Vringo operates a global platform for the distribution of mobile social applications and services including Facetones® and Video Ringtones which transform the basic act of making and receivingmobile phone calls into a highly visual, social experience.
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The Future Of Mobile HyperLocal Search
MediaPost Communications
mobile, search. Google announced Voice Search this week, but already I want to see GoogleShopping and Product Listing Ads in my search results after pulling up the voice search app to say "where can I find a red dress, locally." In the retail ... But ...
See all stories on this topic »Searching with Siri and Optimizing SEO in the Mobile World
Business 2 Community
Siri and other mobile search assistants like Google's new Search App have people frustrated, and are seen as being the death of SEO. A shift is coming that much is sure, and Siri-like apps will present new challenges for marketers — as does any new ...
See all stories on this topic »How to Diversify Your Traffic Sources
Practical Ecommerce
In “Understanding Google's Algorithm Changes," contributing editor Jill Kocher explained the frequency and magnitude of Google's ongoing search algorithm changes. Having read that terrific article, it reminds me of ... Mobile apps. We'll likely see ...
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PC Advisor
Security vendor Bit9 categorized these Android apps as "questionable" or "suspicious" because they could gain access to personal information to collect GPS data, phone calls or phone numbers and much more after the user granted "permission" to the app ...
See all stories on this topic »California's mobile privacy crackdown praised
CSO
This has become a serious problem on devices running Google's Android operating system, because anyone can sell apps for the platform. All apps ... "There are mobile apps that are masked as legitimate games which compromise other data on your phone.
See all stories on this topic »
| Google Play carrier billing comes to Verizon Wireless SlashGear Android users on AT&T and T-Mobile have been able to purchase apps from GooglePlay and have them billed to their mobile account for a while. Customers on Verizon Wireless didn't have that capability, they instead have to use a credit card to pay for ... See all stories on this topic » |  SlashGear |
IntoMobile
Guess T-Mobile don't mind people bringing their own Nexus devices to the network, since we can't advise anyone to grab Google's latest phone from the Deutsche Telekom-owned operator. Getting an unlocked unit and using it with a plan that works for you ...
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| Mobile radio service Stitcher boosts apps with HTML5 support Mobile Entertainment The new HTML5-based web app will allow playback on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari, syncing with the mobile apps aggregate all custom stations and allow seamless listening. Noah Shanok, CEO of Stitcher, said: "Stitcher ... See all stories on this topic » |  Mobile Entertainment |
| Pitt Launches New & Improved Mobile Applications PittsburghPanthers.com The official mobile application of PittsburghPanthers.com offers iOS and Android users easy and instant access to up-to-the-minute news and info for the 2012-13 school year. The mobile application is free to download from the App Store and Google Play ... See all stories on this topic » |  PittsburghPanthers.com |
Dark Reading
Some 26 percent of Android apps in Google Play can access personal data such as contacts and email, and 42 percent, GPS location data – in many cases, whether they need it or not. ... Other findings from the research: 31 percent of the apps access ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Google Ties With Apple In App Race: Tablet Sales Close To 1 Million Per Month Mobile & Apps The trend of trailing behind Apple in the app's race finally ends for Google as its Play Store now has 700,000 apps. Moreover, the sales of Google's Nexus tablet are now nearing one million per month, which poses a threat to Apple's dominance in tablet ... See all stories on this topic » |  Mobile & Apps |
Equities.com
Appcurl answers that question by combining the social app search engine to bounce between the Amazon app store and Google Play store in one app. Appcurl's mobile search app offers users multiple models of discovering relevant apps, including a search ...
See all stories on this topic »Haivision's InStream(TM) Mobile Media Player Delivers Lowest Latency HD ...
Broadcast Newsroom
Available as a free application in the Apple(R) App Store(SM) and soon from the Google Play(TM) Store, InStream Mobile is a highly advanced and easy-to-use player for HD video delivery forapplications that require the lowest end-to-end delay from ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Gadget Wars: What Mobile Devices Will Win the Holidays? CIO Today Microsoft launched its new Windows phone system and Google unveiled new devices under its Nexus brand. Both part of ... T-Mobile, Sprint and U.S. Cellular are selling it now. Verizon and ... chips and be capable of running standard Windows applications. See all stories on this topic » |  CIO Today |
Disruptive Competition Project
This rapid growth in smartphones tracks well with analyst predictions–including Mary Meeker–that the mobile Internet will soon surpass the fixed Internet in terms of the number of users. Although those ... With the growth of smartphones, static ...
See all stories on this topic »BlackBerry 10 on schedule. RIM shares soar 9%
CNNMoney
BlackBerry 10 will bring RIM's mobile software and phones into closer competition with Apple andGoogle. The company has said BlackBerry 10 ... It has to convince software developers to makeapps and corporate customers to upgrade. BlackBerry still has ...
See all stories on this topic »Instances of When Common Sense is Worth More Than Billion Dollar Profits
Business Insider
Nexus, the manufacturer of Google phones, had a disappointing Q3; however, the company still brought in 80% of the previous year's profits. These sky-high profit margins and the promise of continued growth are fueling a fierce competition in mobile ...
See all stories on this topic »
| Microsoft Announces Kids Corner: New Windows Phone 8 Feature Mobile & Apps By enabling Kids Corner, parents can choose which apps, games, music, and videos their children can use on the Windows Phone 8 device. This feature solves the problem of children accidentally deleting text messages or purchasing apps from the ... See all stories on this topic » |  Mobile & Apps |
| MetroPCS Joins Pushback Against The Web Disruptors Wall Street Journal (blog) ... now bypass mobile operators in many cases, installing voice over IP apps like Skype and Viber, text messaging apps like Apple's iMessage or WhatsApp, orGoogle Voice, which offers a whole suite of traditional phone services all via an internet ... See all stories on this topic » |  Wall Street Journal (blog) |
Fiercemobilecontent
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is expanding into mobile game development, launching the free Air Patriots for its own Kindle Fire tablets as well as devices running Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS andGoogle's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android. ... collections for access across ...
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| The Fancy Speeds Ahead in the Mobile Commerce Race Daily Deal Media In the world of social commerce, mobile apps are the new frontier. While the giants of the internet scurry to lay ... Launched in 2010, the upstart has swiftly outshined the likes of Pinterest, Fab and Google within the mobile universe. Fancy has been ... See all stories on this topic » |  Daily Deal Media |
| Google pledges to focus on tablet apps Hindustan Times As the Google Play Store hits the 700,000-app milestone -- bringing it ever closer to Apple's current total of 750,000, the company's mobile. team product manager has stressed that its developer community is to redouble its focus on creating apps ... See all stories on this topic » |  Hindustan Times |
| Top 5 Spooky Android Apps For Halloween Mobile & Apps Halloween is just round the corner what better way to get into the spirit of things by making your mobile device Halloween-friendly, courtesy spooky apps. The GooglePlay store has several Android apps like spooky stories and ringtones on offer, which... See all stories on this topic » |  Mobile & Apps |
Campaign Asia-Pacific
“Few marketers deny the reality of the branded app junkyard, the long tail of the app stores, where thousands of carefully developed and well-resourced apps go to die after enjoying less than 1000 downloads each.” The mobile browser is increasingly ...
See all stories on this topic »Mvelopes Brings Mobile Bill Pay Service App to Android
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
1, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- Finicity® Corporation, the developer of Mvelopes, the award-winning, comprehensive envelope budgeting system, today announced the expansion of its Mobile Bill Pay service app to Android devices. ... The Mvelopes Android app ...
See all stories on this topic »
| 14 % mobile users visit shopping sites: Opera The Mobile Indian While international web sites, such as Google search, Facebook and others, remain popular amongst Indian mobile users, e-commerce is a new area of choice for Indianmobile users. This has been revealed by Opera software's in its recently released ... See all stories on this topic » |  The Mobile Indian |
| Can Mozilla really disrupt mobile like it did the web? [Tech4Africa] Memeburn So when it says it wants to disrupt the mobile OS space, you should probably take it seriously. Mozilla's “big ideal ... Although Firefox OS is built on the same Linux Kernel as Android, Mozilla wants you to think of this OS as one big app with lots of ... See all stories on this topic » |  Memeburn |
PR Web (press release)
The power of mobile internet browsing and app use is undeniable strong. The ever expandingmobile application marketplace is more than 600,000 and 80% of marketers are looking to increase emphasis on mobile apps by next year. Google's Mobile App ...
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| Google Earth 7 Gets 3D imagery and Tour Guide Features Design & Trend Earlier this year Google launched its guided tour and 3D imagery for Google Earthmobile, a move that surprised many industry experts as desktop apps have faster access to hardware than iOS and Android devices, according to Tech Crunch. But now, to ... See all stories on this topic » |  Design & Trend |
| Review: Google's New $249 Laptop, The Chromebook Business Insider While Google added more of a "desktop-like" feel to the Chromebook's operating system with a home screen of icons that launch web apps in the browser, it's simply a facade. There is no ... Mobile connectivity is still missing from the cheapest Chromebook. See all stories on this topic » |  Business Insider |
PC Advisor
MIAMI -- Some Web browsers can be tricked into using so-called "malicious extensions" that can give hackers the ability to hijack the user's session, spy on webcams, upload and download files, and in the newer mobile-device area, hack into Google ...
See all stories on this topic »Mobile Security: Not Ready for Prime Time?
NACS Online
Meanwhile, Google and Isis have yet to address how they will handle the 1% of transactions that result in chargebacks or disputes, said Walt Conway, manager at 403 Labs, Brookfield, Wis., a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) firm. “When they address ...
See all stories on this topic »Vringo Provides Update on I/P Engine vs. Aol, Google et al.
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Vringo operates a global platform for the distribution of mobile social applications and services including Facetones® and Video Ringtones which transform the basic act of making and receivingmobile phone calls into a highly visual, social experience.
See all stories on this topic »
| Study: wearable computing will be a $1.5B business by 2014 GigaOM Google's Project Glass may sound like a bet on a distant future, but wearable computing could become a billion-dollar business sooner that you might expect: Juniper believes that smart watches, wearable fitness gizmos and head-mounted displays will ... See all stories on this topic » |  GigaOM |
MediaPost Communications
mobile, search. Google announced Voice Search this week, but already I want to see GoogleShopping and Product Listing Ads in my search results after pulling up the voice search app to say "where can I find a red dress, locally." In the retail ... But ...
See all stories on this topic »Searching with Siri and Optimizing SEO in the Mobile World
Business 2 Community
Siri and other mobile search assistants like Google's new Search App have people frustrated, and are seen as being the death of SEO. A shift is coming that much is sure, and Siri-like apps will present new challenges for marketers — as does any new ...
See all stories on this topic »How to Diversify Your Traffic Sources
Practical Ecommerce
In “Understanding Google's Algorithm Changes," contributing editor Jill Kocher explained the frequency and magnitude of Google's ongoing search algorithm changes. Having read that terrific article, it reminds me of ... Mobile apps. We'll likely see ...
See all stories on this topic »