May 17, 2012
American Android users started getting carrier billing in Google Play early this month through T-Mobile (and later AT&T), and now Sprint can join...
May 15, 2012
We know smartphone and tablet owners like to buy games. But if you go by a new ABI exploration of user habits,...
May 11, 2012
The debate surrounding mobile privacy is really heating up as smartphones become more ubiquitous. Consumers are growing dependent on their mobile devices, and are taking advantage of the hundreds of thousands of apps that are available to them. The problem, however, comes into play when they realize how much of their data these apps have.
As Jules Polonetsky, the Director and Co-Chairman of the...
April 24, 2012
Remember the unfortunate news that Skype's new Windows Phone app wasn't compatible with low-memory...
April 12, 2012
Thanks in large part to Android's history of lax app policing, Google's mobile operating system has been criticized as insecure.
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March 30, 2012
According to research from the White House, 1 in 5 women between the ages of 16 and 24 will be a victim of sexual assault and dating violence. Pretty alarming, right? Vice President Joe Biden thinks so, and, as a result, launched the “Apps Against Abuse” technology challenge in conjunction with Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health...
March 23, 2012
Although the rivalry between Facebook and Google is already high, a new study from Appcelerator and the International Data Corporation (IDC) indicates some surprising results that will likely heat up the competition even further. The study, which surveyed, more than 2,000 mobile developers, found that 39 percent of developers...
March 21, 2012
- TripIt's attempts to pull all of those travel itineraries, air miles and other loyalty cards has been given a refresh on both Android tablets and phones. On bigger devices running Android 3.0 or higher, the app gains a slight redesign, adjustable (...
March 11, 2012
With over a billion apps downloaded each month, users are finding it more difficult to find what they are looking for. Ben Keighran, the CEO of Chomp, realized this problem, and he, along with Cathy Edwards, developed a service to solve this problem.
As he explained to WebProNews, Chomp allows users to search for apps based on what it does and not just the name. He said it...
March 10, 2012
- Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you're like us and really want to know what's going on, then you've come to the right place. This past week, one clever individual has repackaged HTC's Beats equalizer for use on any Android smartphone, and we've also...
