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Guide: The new rules for enterprise apps

An insurance company decided to roll out an application for its sales reps. The new app would give them a wider selection of products to offer customers when out in the field. Information on those products was stored in a legacy mainframe system, so the company created a Web interface that let reps query the database to get details on offerings.

By Minda Zetlin | 24 January, 2012 03:26

Tags: mobile, mobile applications

Best free Android apps: For Twitter

As a self-proclaimed Twitter fiend, I like to tweet my thoughts and ramblings both at home and on the go. I used to just text my tweets to Twitter; soon, however, I discovered that I was missing out on a ton of high-quality tweets and conversations from the people I followed, since I couldn’t view the Twitter Newsfeed via text message and I wasn’t a huge fan of the Twitter mobile website. Thus I set out in search of a worthy Twitter Android app that would serve as my new way to tweet on the go.

By Armando Rodriguez | 18 September, 2011 01:01

Tags: Android, apps, consumer electronics, Phones, smartphones, twitter

Apple iPad 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: Tablet showdown

Apple's iPad 2 is clearly the market leader, but Samsung has ruffled a few feathers with its upcoming Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet -- so much so that Apple has blocked it from going on sale in Australia, and forced Samsung to postpone the launch event

By Ross Catanzariti | 16 August, 2011 15:08

Tags: Apple iPad 2, Google Android, samsung, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, tablets

Six of the best free Android apps for geeks

There are a lot of things about Google's Android operating system that appeal to geeks. It's open source, it offers a lot of flexibility when it comes to customising your handset, and, despite not yet matching the iPhone when it comes to the number of apps available, the Android Market continues to grow.

By Rohan Pearce | 30 August, 2011 09:20

Tags: Google Android, mobile phones, smartphones

Chinese developers take a bite of the Apple

If you've ever gone to Apple's mobile app store and purchased games like High Noon, Gamebox1 or Doodletruck, then you've downloaded an app from the burgeoning Chinese software development community.

By Maria Korolov and Wang Fangqing | 22 August, 2011 20:39

Tags: Apple, games, mobile apps, networking, software, wireless

Smartphones in the enterprise: A changing landscape

As recently as a year ago, many enterprises couldn't have imagined that the iPhone would now be second place in terms of security features that enterprises require, behind only the BlackBerry and ahead of Android and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.

By Nancy Gohring | 16 December, 2010 06:28

Tags: Android, Apple, consumer electronics, Google, Microsoft, Phones, research in motion, smartphones, YEAR END

Twitter co-founder Squares up credit card payments

Jack Dorsey, one of the brains behind popular micro-blogging site Twitter, is selling a new product called Square that turns your iPhone into a credit card payment system.

By Ian Paul | 03 December, 2009 03:54

Tags: credit cards, iphone apps

Android developers disgruntled with Market

A recent study by Skyhook Wireless shows that Android developers are increasingly frustrated with Android Market. Some of the statistics reported from the survey could be a sign of trouble for the nascent Android Market, but its also possible that the survey results are a reflection of growing pains as the young Android Market struggles to compete with Apple.

By Tony Bradley | 02 December, 2009 10:27

Tags: android market, Google Android

Can Apple's iPhone 'walled garden' continue to thrive?

About 10 percent of software applications turned down by Apple's App Store are "inappropriate," either because they will steal personal data, are meant to help users break the law, or contain "inappropriate content," an Apple senior executive reportedly said.

By Jacqueline Emigh | 24 November, 2009 05:04

Tags: iPhone, iphone apps

iPhone App Store hits 100k apps: A look back

Apple passed another impressive milestone Wednesday, announcing that 100,000 apps are now available for download for iPhone and iPod Touch owners. Not too shabby, Apple, considering your App Store launched in 2008 with only 500 applications available.

By Jared Newman | 05 November, 2009 05:22

Tags: iPhone, iphone apps

Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS: finally, a contender?

Today's formal unveiling of the Motorola Droid smartphone on Verizon's network was an anticlimax, given most of the details had been leaked days earlier. Nevertheless, it's the boldest, most open iPhone challenge yet.

By John Cox and Brad Reed | 29 October, 2009 08:39

Tags: Google Android, iPhone, Motorola, Motorola Droid, smartphones

Sex and smartphones: 5 apps edgier than Pepsi's 'Amp Up'

The Web's gotten all worked up this week over a sex-centric iPhone application by Pepsi.

By JR Raphael | 24 October, 2009 09:31

Tags: iPhone, iphone apps

Pricey Wolfram Alpha Arrives on iPhone

Wolfram Alpha, the online computational engine, is now available as an iPhone application that serves as a graphing calculator, calorie counter, international economic index, astronomy guide, currency converter, stock information tool, and more -- but portability for that impressive functionality comes with an impressive price of US$49.99.

By Ian Paul | 20 October, 2009 04:12

Tags: iphone apps, wolfram alpha

In-app feature could keep more apps on iPhone

While Apple's new in-app purchase feature for iPhones is being widely touted as an antipiracy measure, Apple's more overarching motive seems to be that of keeping the iPhone at the development forefront for the coolest new apps for mobile users.

By Jacqueline Emigh | 17 October, 2009 10:44

Tags: iPhone, iphone apps

Acer reveals specs of Android smartphone

Acer has disclosed more details about its upcoming Android-based Liquid smartphone, a thin device with a 3.5-inch touchscreen.

By Dan Nystedt | 15 October, 2009 22:18

Tags: Acer, Android, netbook

CEATEC: DoCoMo lets Android users throw messages

Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo's Throw Mail application for Android-based smartphones lets users literally throw e-mail messages to their friends instead of simply pressing the send button.

By Sumner Lemon | 07 October, 2009 20:39

Tags: Android, ceatec 2009, dotcomo, Google Android

CEATEC: New gadgets, prototypes to debut next week in Japan

Japan's biggest electronics and gadgets show, Ceatec, runs all of next week and many new technologies and prototype gadgets are expected to be on show.

By Martyn Williams | 02 October, 2009 17:08

Tags: ceatec 2009, gadgets, mobility

Great apps you only get by jailbreaking your iPhone

Don't get me wrong- the App Store is incredible and unmatched. There truly is an app for just about everything on the iPhone.

By Mike Keller | 27 August, 2009 06:50

Tags: Cydia, iPhone, iphone apps, jailbreaking

Coming soon? Bank deposits by iPhone

Bank deposits at ATM machines just became low-tech thanks to a fascinating and cool new application that will allow Apple iPhone users to photograph both sides of a check, then send the images via their iPhone to make a deposit.

By Todd R. Weiss | 11 August, 2009 03:12

Tags: iPhone, iphone apps

Is 2009 the year of the app store?

The year 2009 is shaping up as the year of the app store, a Sun executive conjectured Wednesday during a panel session at the JavaOne conference.

By Paul Krill | 04 June, 2009 08:21

Tags: app store

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