Mobile Content
After Joining Foursquare, What's Next for Obama?
August 22, 2011 8:02 am | by Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer | News | CommentsPresident Barack Obama joined the location-based social network Foursquare this week...
Back-To-School Shopping 2.0
August 21, 2011 8:58 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsUsed to be that back-to-school shopping meant ensuring the kids had sharp pencils, a dictionary and lunch money. But today's tech-savvy students require a little bit more than a No. 2 graphite.
Devs Hope for Best with Google's Moto Acquisition
August 18, 2011 8:10 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe deal has been met from all angles with a storm of opinions, observations, praises and criticisms.
USA.gov Asks for App Suggestions
August 18, 2011 8:03 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe USA.gov website is asking the common citizen for suggestions on what types of apps the government should develop.
Citi, Best Buy Say Thank You with Loyalty App
August 18, 2011 8:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsCiti and Best Buy today announced the new Citi ThankYou Rewards app...
MetroPCS Strikes Chord with Rhapsody
August 17, 2011 8:13 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsPrepaid carrier MetroPCS today announced that it is partnering with on-demand music service Rhapsody...
FTC Fines App Developer for Violating Children's Privacy
August 16, 2011 8:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsW3 Innovations has agreed to pay fine to settle FTC charges that its apps violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
Amobee Teams with Cooliris on 3D Ads
August 16, 2011 8:03 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsAmobee and Cooliris are getting together to offer 3D immersive ad campaigns on mobile devices...
Patent Pirates & the Duel with Android
August 15, 2011 8:32 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsOracle is suing Google, Microsoft is suing Motorola Mobility and Apple is suing a whole slate of companies, including HTC and Samsung – and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
That's Soooo 2009... Looking Back at Mobile Advertising
August 12, 2011 8:08 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsMillennial Media today released its 50th report tracking trends on its mobile ad network...
Vuclip Calls Out Popular Mobile Video Searches
August 12, 2011 8:05 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsWhile we're looking at mobile ad trends, why not turn our attention to mobile video services?
Q & A Firm Gets Series A Funding
August 11, 2011 1:49 pm | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsMobile question-and-answer company Opinionaided on Thursday announced a $4.3 million Series A round of funding led by SoftBank Capital and BlueRun Ventures.
Verizon Opens Doors on Apps Innovation Center – West
August 10, 2011 1:29 pm | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless President and CEO Dan Mead on Wednesday declared Verizon's Application Innovation Center in San Francisco officially open for business...
Report: Mobile Website Performance Improves in July
August 9, 2011 8:26 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsKeynote Systems' July 2011 News and Portal Index found that most mobile websites saw in increase in speed and performance...
Facebook Adds Mobile Security Updates
August 9, 2011 8:23 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsFacebook is working hard to bring two of the social network's mobile popular security tools to mobile – social reporting and the ability to reset passwords.
ChaCha Racks Up Page Views
August 9, 2011 8:20 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsChaCha, which provides a free real-time answers service, received more than 260 million page views in the first half of 2011...
Local Loyalty Program Launches with Mountain View Businesses
August 9, 2011 8:15 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsAnother smartphone payment system launched today, this time centered around using iPads in retail establishments.
Google Android Offensive Continues with Volley at Microsoft
August 5, 2011 8:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsGoogle's irate missive against Apple and Microsoft yesterday was met with a quick reply from Microsoft...
Report: Android, Apple, Samsung Top U.S. Market
August 5, 2011 8:18 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsComScore yesterday released second-quarter numbers that showed two out of five smartphone users in the United States are using Google's Android platform...
Jumptap Maps Android, iOS
August 5, 2011 8:16 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsStates in the South and Southwest tend to be Android-friendly compared to the rest of the country...
Skype Adds Video Calling Support for 17 Android Devices
August 4, 2011 8:04 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSkype today announced that it is adding video calling support for 17 Android devices that run the Gingerbread iteration of Google's mobile platform.
T-Mobile Expands Direct Carrier Billing
August 3, 2011 8:23 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA yesterday announced it's expanding its direct carrier billing initiative to include more devices, and it's using several vendors to help it do so.
Appcelerator: Developers Eye iCloud, Google+
August 3, 2011 8:17 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsDevelopers are keeping a close eye on how new trends in social media and cloud computing could affect their applications...
Apple Launches iCloud Beta Site
August 2, 2011 8:12 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple yesterday went live with a developer beta website for its new iCloud offering.
In-App Billing Proves Profitable for Developers
July 28, 2011 1:45 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsIn-app purchases are poised to change forever the way mobile application developers sculpt their business plans. The days of paying up front for an app are coming to an end.
