Mobile Content
The Keynote Dec. - Jan. Mobile News and Portal Index
January 21, 2013 9:38 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsHappy New Year! Another year arrives and with it another Keynote Mobile News and Portal Index to review. We’ve talked a lot in the past about how some of the leading mobile news sites can improve their performance by paying attention to key best practices for site...
EBay's 4Q Performance Caps Company's Best Year Yet
January 17, 2013 9:47 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsEBay finished last year with a flourish as bargain-hunting holiday shoppers flocked to its Internet shopping mall and digital payment service to help lift the company's fourth-quarter earnings above analyst projections. The results announced Wednesday served as the exclamation point on the best year...
Tip of the Thumb: Apps that Made the Homescreen
January 16, 2013 12:45 pm | Articles | CommentsIn the past, I've finished the year with a look at my iPhone and the apps that have proven they have staying power. This year, I decided to look at what pieces of software have made their way to my homescreen. These apps earn their chunk of beachfront property...
What's Facebook's Secret? Company Tells All Today
January 15, 2013 10:33 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsFacebook's mystery "press event" on Tuesday could reveal a more robust search feature that would intensify the competition between the social networking giant and its rival Google Inc. Facebook is holding the event at 10 a.m. (1 p.m. EST) at its Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters...
Cricket's Muve Music Hits 1 Million Customers
January 8, 2013 9:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsCricket Communications' on-demand Muve Music service has logged over 1.1 million customers. The service, which launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 2010, has been a successful value-add for the prepaid carrier...
Apple App Store Hits 40 Billion App Downloads
January 7, 2013 10:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple today announced that customers have downloaded over 40 billion apps from the iTunes App Store, with nearly 20 billion in 2012 alone. According to a press release, the App Store has over 500 million active accounts, which recorded a record-breaking December with over two billion...
Samsung Confirms Tizen Devices in 2013
January 4, 2013 9:28 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSamsung will start selling smartphones this year that run on the open-source Tizen operating system. Samsung said in an emailed statement that it is "planning to launch a new Tizen-operated device within this year and will continue to expand the lineup according to market conditions."
Samsung Continues Evolution of ChatON to Version 2.0
December 27, 2012 9:27 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSamsung today announced the launch of version 2.0 of ChatON, the company’s Over-the-Top (OTT) messaging service. Much like Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime products, ChatOn allows users of the service to connect with others via voice, video...
Tips for Speeding up High Traffic Mobile News Sites
December 20, 2012 9:50 am | by WIreless Week Staff | News | CommentsAfter a general slowdown in performance in last month’s report, the Keynote Mobile News and Portal Index showed overall improvements in performance in the past month (November 16-December 15). One standout is USA Today which showed the most significant improvement...
Google Launches 'Scan and Match' Music Service
December 20, 2012 8:44 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle is turning on a "scan and match" service for Google Music users to store copies of their songs online, offering for free what Apple charges $25 a year for. The service, which launched Tuesday, cuts uploading time for those who want to save their music...
First News Briefs for December 14, 2012
December 14, 2012 10:22 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsFacebook announced a faster Facebook app for people who use Android devices. Facebook for Android 2.0 is twice as fast when looking at photos and opening your Timeline and quicker to launch. Facebook rebuilt several of Facebook for Android's core features in native code...
Review: New Google Maps Boasts Big Improvements
December 14, 2012 9:26 am | by Bree Fowler, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsLike a lot of people, I was happy and relieved to see Google Maps return to the iPhone. I'd been frustrated with the Apple mapping software that had replaced it three months ago. For one thing, it didn't have public transit directions, a feature important for New Yorkers like me...
Google Maps App Back on iPhone
December 13, 2012 11:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsA new native Google Maps app for iOS devices went live in Apple's App Store today, bringing some relief to those suffering Apple's own flawed maps app included in iOS 6. While iPhone and iPad users operating on iOS 6 have been able to access...
Amazon Launches Kindle Content Service for Kids
December 5, 2012 9:58 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsAmazon is launching a subscription service for children's games, videos and books aimed at getting more kids to use its Kindle Fire tablet devices. Amazon.com Inc. plans to announce Wednesday that the Kindle FreeTime Unlimited service will be available in the next few weeks as part of an automatic software update...
Facebook Updates Messenger for Android
December 4, 2012 12:25 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsSMS took another hit today, as Android users will now be able to sign up for Facebook Messenger with only a name and phone number. The update to the OTT service opens up direct messenging, photo sharing and more to users still holding out on diving into social networking...
ISIS, USA Technologies Trial NFC in Vending Machines
December 3, 2012 11:18 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsUSA Technologies (USAT) today announced a partnership with ISIS to enable up to 7,500 vending machines in Austin and Salt Lake City to accept mobile payements via USAT’s NFC-enabled ePort technology and ePort Connect service. According to a press release, the technology will work with the sis Mobile Wallet product.
Mobile Devices Continue to Drive Social Media Usage
December 3, 2012 10:16 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsA new report from Nielsen and NM Incite found that while the computer remains as the predominant device for social media access, consumers’ time spent with social media on mobile apps and the mobile web has increased 63 percent in 2012, compared to the same period last year.
VZW Will Shutter Apps Store
November 6, 2012 5:50 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless said yesterday it will close its application storefront, Verizon Apps.
Nuance Evolves Dragon Virtual Assistant
October 24, 2012 7:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWhile Apple has never confirmed that Nuance's technology is behind Siri, many believe Siri is nothing more than a Dragon in an administrative assistant's business suit.
Isis to Launch Oct. 22, App for T-Mobile Goes Live
October 17, 2012 7:44 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsIsis has confirmed it will launch trials of its NFC-based mobile payments service in Austin, Texas and Salt Lake City on Oct. 22 after delaying the summer debut of the app.
Slack Consumer Demand Top Hurdle for Mobile Wallet
October 11, 2012 11:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsConsumer adoptions remains the single greatest hurdle to mobile payments, a group of panelists reported on the final day of CTIA’s fall conference.
Microsoft Buys MFA Provider PhoneFactor
October 5, 2012 6:41 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsMicrosoft today announced that it has acquired phone-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) provider PhoneFactor.
Isis Scraps Summer Mobile Payments Launch
September 14, 2012 7:12 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsIsis has scrapped plans to launch its NFC-based mobile wallet before summer ends next week.
Tango Expands, Adds Games, Messaging and Photo Sharing
September 10, 2012 7:35 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsTango, a provider of the over-the-top video calling, announced additional features today including text messaging, picture sharing and an interactive gaming experience.
Mobile Wins Gold for US Audience
August 7, 2012 6:43 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsLuckily for American audiences, NBC is providing extensive online and mobile offerings for those who want to catch Olympic action live and in real-time.
