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A month and a half ago, RCR Unplugged covered slick social magazine app Flipboard when it launched to much public accolade and acclaim. Today at AppNation in San Francisco, the firm’s CEO took to the stage to show off his app yet again and...
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom told the audience at AppNation today that the proliferation of mobile apps coupled with open city data would make people’s lives easier and more pleasant.
Taking to the stage shortly after conference organizer Drew Ianni announced his prediction of a...
Predicting the future in any aspect of technology is mostly a fool's errand, but that doesn't stop virtually every major research firm and analyst group from jumping into the ring. Of course, when it comes to mobile, trying to gauge how things will look...
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Americans continue to hunger for mobile phone apps, according to the latest edition of The Nielsen Company’s Apps Playbook, a new white paper on mobile apps to be officially unveiled at AppNation in San Francisco on Monday.
Data and insight outfit, Nielson says the average...
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Today everything mobile seems to revolve around the concept of apps. Development, monetization, distribution, fragmentation – all terms the mobile world has become increasingly familiar with over the past few years. Thus, it comes as no surprise that when it comes to apps, there’s...
Apple Inc. knows that much of the success of the iPhone comes thanks to the creative apps that developers have brought to the iPhone experience. In yet another attempt to keep developers in its good graces, the company announced today that it is making...
Transaction Network Services Inc. (TNS) said it plans to pay $50 million to buy Cequint Inc., a Seattle-based company that offers caller ID products to mobile operators. If certain targets are met, the purchase price could potentially be as high as $112.5...
Seeking to expand its web development portfolio for wireless operators, Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) today announced its acquisition of OpenPlug, a French-based mobile applications development tools vendor. The move is notable in that traditional infrastructure suppliers increasingly are offering applications solutions to operators as...
Mobile broadband gateway developer Stoke Inc. said it deployed its 100th mobile gateway earlier this week, less than two years after shipping its first commercial system. The company expects to deliver its 200th system by the end of the year, said President and CEO...
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) has launched BlackBerry App World 2.0 three weeks after it opened the latest version up for beta testing.The BlackBerry maker is hoping to reinvigorate its app appeal with the updated storefront, but there still some key features that are...
As wireless operators look for new revenue streams, SensorLogic is hoping to help them along the way. The Boston-based company offers a platform as a service solution that helps businesses track their assets without having to commit to using a specific network or device.Businesses...
Nokia Corp. continued its expansion outside of its traditional device sphere announcing plans to acquire U.S.-based mobile analytics firm Motally Inc.Nokia said Motally’s in-application tracking and reporting service will be adapted for Qt, Symbian, Meego and Java developers. Nokia also said it will continue...
Skype Ltd. announced that it has expanded the reach of its agreement with Verizon Wireless (VZ) to now offer the Skype mobile application on “3G multimedia” devices running Qualcomm Inc.’s (QCOM) BREW platform.The agreement builds on an announcement earlier this year at the Mobile...
The people that work at Apple Inc. (AAPL) have been known to create news by simply arriving or leaving the company. Late last week that news came in the form of Benjamin Vigier.Apple has hired the near field communication expert on the heels of...
Google Inc. (GOOG) rolled out a new feature that links the Chrome browser with devices running on the Android operating system.The Chrome to Phone extension, which Google announced today at a news conference and in an accompanying blog post, is simply a button that...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) sure can move fast when it wants to, especially when the security of millions of iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads potentially hangs in the balance.The company released an update to its iOS operating system this afternoon to address a dangerous security...
With more than 560 million registered users and one of the most disruptive technologies the telecommunications industry has ever faced, Skype Technologies S.A. is now ready to take things public.The company, which has gone through a fair share of suitors and would-be sellers, filed...
It may not be first to the game, but Dish Network Corp. (DISH) is making the inevitable move from the living room to smart phone a little easier for its subscribers with soon-to-be launched mobile app.According to The Associated Press, Dish is planning to...
While some are applauding the simplest jailbreak option to ever be released for the iPhone, jailbreakme.com has also exposed a potentially dangerous security hole in Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) device lineup.Most jailbreaks for the iPhone have required a third-party app, but with jailbreakme.com an iPhone...
Many writers have dreamed of penning the perfect screenplay, one which will catapult them into fame and out of the misery of obscurity. Rarely, however, does one complete such a screenplay. What holds these writers back? Some say lack of drive or family support, but RCR wondered whether the real reason was the lack of a good iPhone app.
NTT DoCoMo Inc. has purchased remaining interest in PacketVideo Corp. to gain full control of the mobile software development company from NextWave Wireless Inc. (WAVE). The Japanese company acquired a 35% stake in PacketVideo for $45.5 million barely a year ago to jointly develop...
Three of the nation's largest wireless carriers are working on a joint venture that should give mobile banking and contactless forms of payment a major boost.According to Bloomberg though, AT&T Mobility (T), Verizon Wireless (VZ) and T-Mobile USA Inc.(DT) are all working on...
Any business that relies on one partner deal for the majority of its revenue is just one bad day away from rough waters. TeleNav Inc. (TNAV) is feeling that special kind of pain today as it watches the value of its shares plunge into...
