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Huawei Pre-Loads Kineto’s Smart Wi-Fi Application on New Android Smartphones

Huawei | June 24, 2011 | Press Release MILPITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kineto Wireless, the key innovator and leading supplier of Smart Wi-Fi solutions for mobile operators, today announced it is working with Huawei to pre-load its Smart Wi-Fi application onto select new Android-based...

Google TV update taking shape, apps in tow

At Google's recent developer conference, I/O 2011, the three big topics we were expecting were Android, Chrome and Google TV. The first two were dealt with in depth, however Google TV only got a passing mention. Google notified current owners than they would soon get an update to a Honeycomb-based version of the TV software, but that was about it.

Privus Mobile expands national mobile caller ID to Vietnam

Allen, Texas-based Privus Mobile, a provider of caller ID services and mobile apps for smart phones, said today that the company is behind the world’s first national rollout of mobile caller ID for the nation of Vietnam. Privus said they completed an agreement to make...

Mobile phone advertising skyrockets 128%

ComScore Inc. (SCOR), a company specializing in business analytics, released a study that claims that the number of mobile display advertisements have more than doubled in the past two years. The Reston, Va.-based research firm claims that mobile content and publishing accounted for half of...

AirPush pushes ads to your notification pane

Ad agency AirPush has announced a new approach to in-app advertising - whereby ads are pushed directly to users' notification pane. The idea is that having installed an AirPush enabled app, ads targeted to the user will appear in the notification pane - even when...

AccessU features design experts, focus on mobile apps

AccessU, a unique conference focused on universal design and drawing expert trainers from around the world, recently celebrated its tenth year, with a special focus on mobile applications. The conference is produced by Knowbility, Inc., an Austin-headquartered non-profit and recognized national leader for providing equal access to technology for people with disabilities.

How to cut a $69 cell phone bill to $3

Editor's Note: In this piece by Carlos Urreta, guest columnist and techie from Austin, Texas, Urreta reveals loopholes to securing the cheapest cell phone deal a user is likely to construct (with some loopholes) without losing most major services. I bought my first cellular device...

Regular Windows apps won’t run on Windows for ARM, says Intel

A few months ago Microsoft Corp. announced that they were building a version of Windows to run on ARM architecture, the kind found in system-on-a-chip silicon used by smartphones, tablets and other portable devices. Around a month ago Microsoft surprised attendees at their MIX developer conference in Las Vegas by demoing an apparently fully-functional version of Windows on ARM architecture.

VIDEO: BlackBerry PlayBook running Android apps

Finally, the demo so many people have been waiting for emerged from the BlackBerry World conference in Orlando Florida on Wednesday, as RIM showed off its BlackBerry PlayBook seamlessly playing Android apps on its new Android App Player.

Press Release: Myriad Launches Mobile Social Networking Services with Telefonica in Latin America

Myriad Group | April 27, 2011 | Press Release Movistar launch marks first phase of Myriad-Telefónica 5-year strategic partnership to deliver social networking to over 140 million customers in 13 countries across the Latin America region DUBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland – April 27, 2011 – Myriad Group AG...

Google – stop buying new toys and fix what you’ve got

Google are historically quite prolific buyers of other companies (94 and counting, according to Wikipedia), and don't seem to be showing any signs of slowing down. Although most of their acquisitions are small companies, they also swallow up some reasonably sized fish, most recently air fare aggregator ITA Software for a cool $700 million.

Sony Ericsson intros first Android market channel for a handset maker

The first handset maker to launch its own channel in the bustling Android market arrived today in the form of Sony Ericsson. SE claims it is offering the channel so owners of their line of handsets have a place to find apps that are...

Too much of a good thing? Microsoft readying Windows App Store

We get it – application stores are cool. With the two biggest games in town, Apple Inc.'s App Store and Google Inc.'s Android's Market both running in to several hundred thousand apps and making developers millions of dollars, it only seems natural that others would want to irk the successful formula.

Telefonica and Microsoft bring BlueVia to .NET framework developers

Telefonica | March 28, 2011 | Press Release Telefonica and Microsoft Bring BlueVia to .NET Framework Developers Alliance extends BlueVia’s reach, providing Microsoft’s 6 million-strong .NET Framework developer community with easy access to Telefonica’s network capabilities for the creation of new communications-enabled applications. LONDON — 28 March, 2011 —...

Multiple Android ‘markets’ a good thing?

We have recently seen the launch of Amazon.com Inc.'s Appstore for Android. It was not the first 3rd party app store and it is unlikely to be the last.  GetJar has been around for a little while and there are now rumours of Barnes...

RIM adds Android app support to PlayBook

This one has been rumoured for a good few months now, but today Research In Motion Ltd. made it official with their plans to give their existing app selection a huge boost, by adding support for Android apps in their upcoming tablet, the PlayBook.

Telcel Launches Mobile Application Store Powered by Appia

Appia | March 23, 2011 | Press Release Store Offers Free and Paid Mobile Apps to Over 64 Million Subscribers Telcel, the largest mobile operator in Mexico, today announces the availability of the Telcel Mobile Application Store, Ideas APPSTORE, powered by Appia. The store provides Telcel...

@ SXSW: Rock Health launches mobile and web apps venture

AUSTIN, Texas-Rock Health, a San Francisco-based mobile health and Health 2.0 seed incubator, launched officially at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival last week. The mission of the company is to provide healthcare expertise, development resources and funding to the...

@ SXSW: Rock Health launches mobile and web apps venture

AUSTIN, Texas-Rock Health, a San Francisco-based mobile health and Health 2.0 seed incubator, launched officially at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival last week. The mission of the company is to provide healthcare expertise, development resources and funding to the best ideas available to...

@ SXSW: SCVNGR challenges Foursquare to create real-life rewards

AUSTIN, Texas – The first two days of SXSW were dominated by talk of location-based applications like Foursquare and SCVNGR, especially after SCVNGR’s CEO Seth Priebatsch took the stage for his keynote. Priebatsch was adamant that the future of location-based services was within gaming and...

Airbnb the home rental mobile service that wins my best of SXSW

Of all the mobile services I’ve seen at SXSW, Airbnb – which allows you to search for and “rent” properties for any length of time via your phone – is probably the best.

Android Market finally generating piles of cash for developers?

Google Inc. has had something of an uphill battle on its hands with the Android Market. Although it is now comparable to Apple Inc.'s gargantuan App Store in terms of raw number of apps, it has been plagued with issues that wouldn't crop up in Apple's heavily-regulated outlet.

BlackBerry software roadmap leaked

The roadmap for Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry software future has tipped up online, showing two updates to BIS this year and a new version of BlackBerry OS slated for the end of the year.

Confessions of a Gingerbread man

A while ago, I was able to give you my impressions of Gingerbread based on the emulator Google released. It is all very well playing around with a mobile OS on an emulator, but it was never going to be the same experience as using it day to day on my phone. So here are my impressions of using Gingerbread in anger!