Smartphone Apps

On Our Radar: The App Economy Wall Street Journal (blog) As NPR's Marketplace reports, the motorcycle maker recently banned music on the floors of its production plants, citing safety and performance concerns. – Lauren Weber. Also from the Journal, a two-part examination of how the smartphone-app economy is ... See all stories on this topic »

Android will overtake Apple in smartphone apps VOXXI According to ABI, it won't simply be a record year for smartphone apps, it will also be the year in which the Android platform overtakes the Apple App Store, with Google Play accounting for 58 percent of all downloaded apps over the next 12 months ... See all stories on this topic »

American Red Cross Offers Smartphone App For Tracking And Preparing For ... News/Talk 790 KFYO To help people prepare for potential severe weather, the American Red Cross is releasing a Tornadoapp for smartphones. The app allows people to track tornado warnings in their area, and provides steps for how to prepare before and after the tornado hits. See all stories on this topic »

San Diego's Top Smartphone Apps Help Visitors Stay Connected GISuser.com (press release) Visitors planning the perfect San Diego vacation are often amazed by the region's multitude and diversity of offerings. With user-friendly features like personalized travel guides and insider tips from locals, these useful smartphone apps can help ... See all stories on this topic »

NRL Launches new smartphone apps NRL.COM For the first time, Rugby League fans can watch the NRL Telstra Premiership live and on-the-go on their Apple or Android smartphones, regardless of their mobile network carrier, following today's launch of the NRL LIVE 2013 App powered by Telstra. See all stories on this topic »

Microsoft demonstrates touch productivity improvements on large screen devices The Verge Microsoft also demonstrates the ability to flick information from a smartphone to a large screen display, especially useful for sharing a PowerPoint presentation. We're likely some years away from this being a common scenario in office workplaces ... See all stories on this topic »