Mobile Applications

Study: App Usability Trumps Brand Name

November 10, 2010 7:13 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Just because you have a great brand doesn't mean you have a great app. Just ask those who participated in a recent study by Harris Interactive.

Apperian Launches EASE for Enterprise Apps

November 3, 2010 8:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Apperian today rolled out the Enterprise App Service Environment (EASE), a platform that will help enterprise developers to build, secure and manage applications...

Network Crashing? Poor Battery Life? Mobile Apps Might Be the Problem

November 2, 2010 3:27 pm | by Michael Luna, SEVEN | Articles | Comments

The proliferation of data usage has led to significant problems with call completion and Internet access in urban areas like San Francisco and New York. One New Yorker was told that up to 30 percent of iPhone calls are dropped on average.

Appcelerator Readies for Growth

October 28, 2010 8:52 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Application development company Appcelerator has landed $9 million in funding, and just in the nick of time.

Consumers Reports Launches iPhone App

October 18, 2010 8:16 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Consumer Reports is expanding even further beyond the bounds of its subscription-based print publication with a new paid app for the iPhone.

Report: Mobile Browsers Trump Apps

October 14, 2010 8:16 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Consumers prefer accessing content on their mobile phones via a mobile browser as opposed to using apps...

Safecellapp Pays Drivers to Be Safe

October 14, 2010 8:11 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

Having trouble leaving the cell phone alone while you're driving, even though the distraction could get you and bystanders killed?

Sprint Bundles Apps

October 7, 2010 9:29 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

SAN FRANCISCO—Sprint Nextel is tackling app clutter with a new mobile content service that allows subscribers to download applications as a pack.

App Summit Hits High Note

October 6, 2010 8:51 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The famous hills of San Francisco were alive yesterday with music as Billboard Magazine held its annual Mobile Entertainment Live event at Moscone West.

CTIA Enterprise & Applications™ 2010 'Official Show Daily Coverage'

October 6, 2010 12:54 am | by Wireless Week Staff | Articles | Comments

Wireless Week's Official Show Daily - CTIA Enterprise & Applications™ 2010 - October 6-8, 2010

Skype Launches Android App

October 5, 2010 9:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Android users can now make Skype calls over 3G and Wi-Fi. According to a release today from Skype.

GetJar to Give Away Premium Apps

October 5, 2010 8:56 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

GetJar, the mobile applications store, today announced that it has launched a pilot program to give users free apps.

CTIA Prepares Stage for Enterprise & Apps Show

October 4, 2010 8:29 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

While it may be the last time we see CTIA in San Francisco for awhile, the fall edition of the wireless association's annual conference hasn't suffered any for its location.

Evri Announces Slew of Content Apps

September 30, 2010 8:31 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Evri announced yesterday at GigaOm's Mobilize conference in San Francisco the immediate release of five new vertical content discovery applications on iPhone and Android.

Wading Through a Sea of Apps

September 25, 2010 8:07 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | Comments

App stores with libraries that measure in the hundreds of thousands are a sign of a healthy mobile content market, but those big numbers are also complicating life for carriers, developers and consumers alike...

By The Numbers September-October 2010

September 25, 2010 12:27 am | News | Comments

Big on Backhaul Wondering where all those operator expenditures are going? According to In Stat, backhaul – including line leasing, new equipment and spectrum acquisition – will set mobile operators back nearly $117 million by 2014, a 41 percent increase

My Mobile Watchdog Offers Parents Piece of Mind

September 24, 2010 8:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Beyond just sending an LOL to their friends while the teacher is talking, law enforcement continues to warn that kids and cell phones can be a dangerous mix.

Study: Consumers Like Pre-loaded Apps

September 22, 2010 8:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Consumers actually like all those pre-loaded apps on their new smartphones, according to new research from iGR...

Google Adds Extra Security Step to E-mail, Apps

September 21, 2010 8:14 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

Google Inc. is making it tougher for computer hackers and other imposters to break into e-mail accounts and other password-protected services.

Why Mobile Matters to Music

September 20, 2010 5:17 pm | by Matthew Stecker, Livewire Mobile | Articles | Comments

Mobile phones are poised to become the dominant source of music discovery and consumption. Why now? Why this particular iteration of music-to-go? Wasn't this going to be the next big thing in 2002?