Mobile Applications
Private Jet Owners Might Like Pricey Android App
March 25, 2011 7:56 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThose who might have a private jet waiting on the tarmac can now purchase the most expensive app on the Android Market...
Flood of royal wedding smartphone apps hits market
March 24, 2011 7:25 am | by Sylvia Hui, Associated Press | News | CommentsLONDON (AP) — Not feeling the royal wedding spirit yet? It may be time to download a countdown clock to your smartphone.
Web Meets Apps
March 22, 2011 1:15 pm | by Brad Smith | News | CommentsNearly all Americans make the vast majority their purchases near where they live and work, a fact that plays into the advantages of mobile commerce...
Time Warner Cable Launches iPad App with Live TV
March 15, 2011 8:01 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable Inc. is launching an iPad application that plays live TV, becoming the first cable company to do so.
Money Reader App Counts Bills for Visually Impaired
March 10, 2011 7:01 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsLookTel Products unveiled Looktel Money Reader, a new app for the iPhone that instantly recognizes U.S. currency and speaks the denomination...
Check in Lately? Foursquare Revamps Its App
March 9, 2011 7:06 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsFoursquare, the smartphone service that lets you "check in" to restaurants, bars and wherever else you want to tell friends you're at, is trying to help you discover new places.
Checking In with Foursquare
March 8, 2011 8:49 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsWho elected you mayor? Foursquare did – and gave you some badges along the way. Few apps have been as successful at bridging the gap between real-life experiences and the digital world as Foursquare...
Opera Opens Apps Store
March 8, 2011 7:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsOpera Software, maker of the Opera mobile browser, today announced the launch of the new apps storefront, the Opera Mobile Store...
RIM Launches BlackBerry Protect Open Beta
March 7, 2011 7:09 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsResearch In Motion (RIM) on Friday launched BlackBerry Protect in open Beta in North America and Latin America.
Soundhound Expands App Capabilities
March 2, 2011 7:13 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSoundHound, the sound recognition company, today announced a couple of updates to its music identification iPhone app...
GetJar Trumpets Merits of In-App Billing
March 2, 2011 7:03 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsIn a statement issued today, the open app store said developers should be able to choose whether they want to incorporate purchasing into their apps or use app store payments or carrier billing.
German iPhone App Guides Handicapped Around Cities
February 22, 2011 7:05 am | by Mary Lane, Associated Press | News | CommentsRaul Krauthausen, who has used a wheelchair since childhood, has always been uncomfortable with the services Germany provides for the physically handicapped...
Smart Phone Apps for Theme Park Visitors
February 18, 2011 6:42 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNeed maps, wait times for rides and restaurant tips for Walt Disney World and other central Florida attractions? There's an app for that.
Aylus Debuts Interoperable Video Calls
February 17, 2011 6:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsPlacing a mobile video call is a nice idea – we've all seen the charming ads for the iPhone 4's FaceTime app – but it's not exactly seamless.
WAC Celebrates Launch, One-Year Anniversary
February 15, 2011 6:55 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsBARCELONA—Operators are celebrating the first anniversary of the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), an endeavor they launched here last year at Mobile World Congress...
Apple Offers Subscription Service to Content Publishers
February 15, 2011 6:51 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple today announced a new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store, including magazines, newspapers, video, music, etc.
Developer Draws Fire for Immigration Game App
February 8, 2011 6:51 am | by Russell Contreras, Associated Press | News | CommentsA game developed by a Boston-based tech company that allows users to drive a truck full of immigrants through the desert and try not to have them tossed out is drawing fire from some immigrant advocates.
Ericsson Launches Mobile Money Services
February 2, 2011 7:17 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe company says it is set to create "a global ecosystem that makes sending money person-to-person as simple as sending an SMS."
Nokia Has 'Appitype' to Understand Apps
February 2, 2011 7:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIt appears apps have officially become part of the global human culture, as Nokia has tasked a sociologist with understanding the results of a recent study...
Report: App Stores to Generate $15 B in Revenue
January 26, 2011 6:48 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsResearch firm Gartner today published a report projecting mobile application stores to generate revenue of $15 billion this year alone...
IRS Issues New Phone App to Track Refunds
January 25, 2011 6:42 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFor people who just can't enough of the Internal Revenue Service, the federal tax collection agency is coming out with a new phone app.
Apple App Store Marks 10 Billion Downloads
January 24, 2011 6:57 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple on Saturday announced that it had topped 10 billion downloads by the more than 160 million iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users worldwide.
Apps Pave Road to Super Bowl
January 19, 2011 6:10 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsBack in the 1980s, if you were out and about on a Sunday during football season, you could tell a fan from mile away. He or she was the one walking through the mall with the giant headphones hooked up
New App Will Give Voice to Sept. 11 Oral Histories
January 18, 2011 6:50 am | by Karen Matthews, Associated Press | News | CommentsTheir voices tell their stories — witnesses and first responders recounting where they were and what they saw when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center.
The Ever-Evolving Apps Market
January 16, 2011 2:38 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsWhen is enough, enough? In the world of apps, where the Apple App Store and Android Market boast enormous app catalogs (350,000 and 200,000, respectively), one wonders whether there’s any end to the posturing over inventories.
