Mobile Applications
Netflix App Streams Support for iPhone
August 26, 2010 7:56 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe new app allows users to stream the company's 'Watch Instantly' content over both Wi-Fi and 3G networks.
PocketGear Closes $15M Funding Round
August 23, 2010 7:40 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsPocketGear announced the closing of its $15 Million Series B funding.
Xora Cleans Up With Oil Spill App
August 17, 2010 8:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe application captures the oil's GPS coordinates and gives the county's emergency operations center details about the spill
Microsoft Links New Smartphones to Xbox Live
August 17, 2010 8:21 am | by Jessica Mintz, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsMicrosoft is bringing its video-game expertise to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 line...
Google Launches Voice Actions, Chrome to Phone
August 13, 2010 8:26 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle yesterday held a press conference to unveil some new apps for Android, namely Voice Actions...
Observing Ramadan? There's an App for That
August 11, 2010 8:23 am | by Samantha Henry, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsThe most ancient traditions of Islam are going high-tech, with a slew of modern offerings for those observing the holy month of Ramadan, which begins this week.
AT & T Launches Enhanced Uverse App for iPhone
August 10, 2010 8:16 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T yesterday announced a new mobile app to complement its Uverse IPTV service.
Comex Offers iPhone 4 Users Easy Jailbreak
August 2, 2010 8:09 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsJailbreakme.com has made it easier than ever for iPhone 4 users to "jailbreak" their devices.
In iPhone, Adult Industry Sees Pocket Porn Market
July 29, 2010 8:04 am | by Joel Schectman, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsIt's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in.
Review: Hulu Plus Takes Television to Your Pocket
July 29, 2010 8:01 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | Articles | CommentsHulu, the popular website with TV shows, now comes as a subscription-based application for iPhones and iPads.
Lookout Weighs in on Security Flaws, Launches App Genome Project
July 27, 2010 8:20 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsCitigroup's revelation that its iPhone banking app came with a security glitch couldn't have come at a better time for a group whose mission is to educate consumers and developers about the vulnerabilities in smartphone apps.
Distracted Driving Solution Hits Market After 17 Years in Making
July 19, 2010 8:07 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsIt's been about 17 years in the works, and Demetrius Thompson is finally seeing his idea to prevent auto crashes – using cell phones – reach commercial fruition.
Report: Microsoft Offers Incentives for Apps
July 14, 2010 8:32 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsMicrosoft is offering incentives to developers as a way of fostering app development to support the impending release of Windows Phone 7.
Google Unveils App Inventor
July 12, 2010 8:27 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle has released a new piece of software called App Inventor.
Apple Approves Fring 3G Video Calling
July 9, 2010 7:50 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple's App Store has approved a new version of the Fring VoIP app.
Mobspot Launches iPhone App Discovery Service
July 7, 2010 8:39 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsWhen you're looking for a good restaurant or a good mobile app, who do you trust to make a recommendation – strangers or your closest friends?
Apple Says Developer Booted from App Store
July 7, 2010 8:37 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsApple has booted a developer and his apps from its applications store after hundreds of hijacked user accounts were used to push his titles...
Location Forms the Core of Apps, says Trimble
July 7, 2010 8:30 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe use of location in mobile apps has been popping up everywhere from Loopt to Groupon, and Trimble Outdoors has its finger on the pulse of location-based technologies.
Smartphone Apps Hit Brew Sales, says Verizon
July 2, 2010 10:37 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless, one of the longest customers for Qualcomm’s Brew platform, says it is committing to the feature phone app service despite three years of declining sales and a tendency of Brew subscribers to stop using the service after a few
Disney Buys Maker of Tap Tap Revenge
July 2, 2010 7:29 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsDisney has bought out Tapulous, whose flagship Tap Tap Revenge app has been installed by more than one third of iPhone and iPod touch users.
Mitek Rolls Out Remote Deposit App
July 2, 2010 7:27 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsMiTek Systems just released what it is calling the "gold standard" for remote mobile deposit of checks by consumers and business people...
Yahoo! Launches First Android Apps
July 1, 2010 8:09 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsYahoo! today launched its Mail and Messenger apps for Android, as well as newly designed HTML5-based Mail and News sites...
Facebook Launches 'Permissions' for Apps, Websites
July 1, 2010 8:03 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsFacebook is rolling out a new feature that requires outside applications and websites to tell users exactly what parts of their profiles have to be shared for the apps to work.
Qualcomm Touts Augmented Reality, Brew
June 30, 2010 12:56 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsQualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs said the company was expanding its Brew mobile platform into China and touted the company's move into augmented reality during opening remarks at Qualcomm's Uplinq conference today.
GameHouse Releases 'Twilight'-Themed Games
June 30, 2010 7:38 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsTwo new GameHouse games based around the Twilight movies are available today on major North American and European wireless carrier mobile game portals.
