apps - News, Features, and Slideshows

• Satellite imagery for all: Developer's bid to democratise space view data

  ​It’s a point of view that has brought astronauts to tears. Earth seen from far above is a perspective that gives things real perspective.

• 5 active mobile threats spoofing enterprise apps

  Common apps spoofed to trick users into downloading malware.

• Iran orders messaging apps to store data of local users in the country

  Iran has ordered messaging apps to transfer data and activity records of Iranian users to local servers within one year, a move that will give the country a greater ability to monitor and censor the online activity of its people.

• Slack is letting its users take their chat credentials to other apps

  Slack is offering its users a new way to sign into other applications. The company announced Tuesday that it has launched a new "Sign in with Slack" feature that lets people use their login for the chat app to sign in to participating applications.

• Uber and Twitter have jacked up their spending on political lobbying

  Uber and Twitter significantly expanded their attempts to influence members of congress through political lobbying in the first three months of this year.

• Top 5 free Google Apps add-ons for business

  Google launched its Apps Marketplace back in March, effectively inviting companies to create business software for the cloud that would sit alongside the standard set of Google Apps.

• Microsoft hides $US43bn Apple-esque business in plain sight

  Microsoft has created a $43 billion business, a potential Apple-and-OEM-esque company-within-a-company, that could be used to take up the slack if some of its computer-making partners falter.

• Big move for retail as NZ tech firm shines in Big Apple

  As the passing foot traffic scuttled through Midtown Manhattan, where an estimated 1.6 million pass through each day, nestled in the heart of Times Square a Kiwi retail revolution was taking place.

• GoCatch uses big data analytics to predict taxi arrival times

  Taxi booking app GoCatch will soon utilise big data technology to provide accurate predictions of taxi arrival times for customers.

• In pictures: Google Maps for iOS

  Google has finally released its long-awaited Maps application for iOS.

• 10 must-have tools for Cloud power users

  For many of us, the Cloud has changed the way we work and play. Thanks to well-known services like Gmail, Dropbox, Facebook and Instapaper, practically our whole lives - photos, documents, contacts and more - are online. So isn't it time to take control?

Whitepapers about apps

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  Unified IT monitoring: A necessity in the application economy

  Today's customer and employees are tech-enabled and are engaging with businesses in new ways through social networks. This whitepaper looks at how companies can proactively monitor and manage alarms, performance and SLAs across dynamic and complex environments.

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  Four ways APIs are changing your business

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  Making continuous delivery possible

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  Guidelines for maintaining business continuity for your organisation