Mobile Applications
Target Offers Mobile Gift Cards
February 8, 2010 7:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsTarget apparently feels that physical gift cards are passe. According to a press release, the retail giant will now offer Mobile GiftCards.
SurfKitchen Adds T-Mo to Roster
February 8, 2010 7:05 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThe Reading, U.K., company is supplying T-Mobile USA with technology to power a storefront for customers using the Nokia 7510.
AT & T to Allow SlingPlayer over 3G
February 4, 2010 7:31 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T will finally allow iPhone users to stream video through a new version of the SlingPlayer mobile app.
GetJar Now Offering White Label Solution
February 4, 2010 7:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGetJar, the mobile app store, today announced the launch of App Catalogue Express (ACE) – a white label mobile app catalog for carriers, aggregators and partners...
Multi-Touch Enabled on Nexus One
February 3, 2010 7:46 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGooglers just can't help but poke and prod Apple these days. First they did an end-around with the HTML5 version of Google Voice, and now...
Nokia's Free Nav Passes 1 Million Download Mark
February 3, 2010 7:37 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsDid Nokia make a game-changing move when it followed in Google's footsteps and started giving navigation away for free?
Skyhook: Only 43 LBS Apps Available Across Three Stores
February 3, 2010 7:33 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsSkyhook Wireless took a look at what LBS developers are doing for Apple's App Store...
Adobe CTO: Flash at Important Crux
February 2, 2010 12:24 pm | by Monica Alleven | Articles | CommentsWhat does Adobe think of the comments reported over the weekend that Apple CEO Steve Jobs thinks Flash is too "buggy" for the iPad?
Greystripe Ads Support for Nokia Ovi Store
February 2, 2010 7:10 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsMobile ad network Greystripe says it is joining Nokia's Ovi App Store, with Java/Symbian support...
Verizon Rolls Out VZ Navigator 5.0
February 1, 2010 7:24 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsToday's VZ Navigator 5.0 news is evidence the for-fee navigation service market isn't dead yet despite moves by big players like Google and Nokia to offer navigation for free.
FLO TV to Run Super Bowl Ad
February 1, 2010 7:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFLO TV will launch a Super Bowl ad campaign Sunday as part of its ongoing efforts to increase adoption of its mobile TV service.
Apple Answers Google, Opens 3G VoIP API
January 28, 2010 7:19 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple's release of the new iPhone SDK came with a little surprise, namely an open VoIP API that will enable applications like Skype to operate over 3G.
The Key to Strategic Mobile Deployments
January 26, 2010 12:57 pm | by Willie Jow, Sybase | Articles | CommentsIt wasn't so long ago that mobile devices were considered rogue elements in the enterprise – more a cause of consternation than of celebration. Fast forward just a few years and the mobile enterprise is now mainstream.
Appcelerator: Devs Like Apple Tablet
January 26, 2010 7:18 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAppcelerator, a company that provides a platform for developers to build native mobile and desktop applications, says the tablet revolution will be big, and it will begin with Apple.
Review: Remote Desktop Apps Highlight Connected Devices
January 25, 2010 8:59 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsThere are definitely times when you're on the road and need that one file you left on your desktop back at work. Unfortunately, you're doing 85 mph in a New York City taxi and all you've got is your smartphone. Solution? Enter a bevy of new remote desktop apps for your phone.
Muslim Holy Leader Prohibits Quran Ringtones
January 22, 2010 7:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsA Muslim holy leader has prohibited the use of the Quran ringtones, according to the text of a fatwa that was obtained by Arabic news site Al Arabiya.
Nokia Offers Free Nav
January 21, 2010 7:24 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsStarting today, Nokia is offering turn-by-turn vehicle – and pedestrian – voice-guided navigation for free on 10 of its best-selling smartphone devices.
TomTom Shares Tank on News Nokia Will Compete
January 21, 2010 7:22 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsShares in Dutch navigation device maker TomTom NV fell sharply Thursday after Nokia Corp. said it will offer free navigation services for users of its smartphones.
Review: Google Navigation Good for Occasional Use
January 21, 2010 7:20 am | by Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer | Articles | CommentsI have plenty of gadgets, so the thought of buying and carrying a separate GPS navigational device never appealed to me. Yet the thought of getting lost appealed to me even less.
Amazon Launches App Effort with Kindle SDK
January 21, 2010 7:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAmazon is getting into the app space with the planned release of its software development kit (SDK) for the Kindle.
Gartner: Ad Sales Sluggish, App Sales Strong
January 19, 2010 7:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsGlobal spending on mobile apps is expected to hit $6.2 billion in 2010, while ad sales will hit just $600 million, according to a forecast by Gartner.
Report: It's Quality Apps, Not Quantity
January 13, 2010 7:16 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsIs the iPhone losing its edge in apps? According to one mobile app store on Facebook, other stores are catching up in terms of quality apps.
ESPN Mobile: Slam Dunk in 2009
January 13, 2010 7:10 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsShelving its MVNO doesn't seem to have hurt ESPN Mobile. In fact, ESPN says it was "overwhelmingly" the leading mobile Web sports site in 2009...
Flurry Raises $7 Million
January 12, 2010 7:26 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsMobile applications analytics firm Flurry closed a Series B financing round of $7 million.
Ford Unveils New Connected Apps
January 7, 2010 10:04 am | by Monica Alleven | Articles | CommentsFord is shaking up the handheld navigation market as well as the application space with new offerings unveiled during a keynote at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today.
