Federal criminal charges have been filed against two people accused of stealing personal data from about 120,000 iPads last year.The charges, which include one count of fraud and one count of conspiracy to access a computer without authorization, are directed at Daniel Spitler and...
Federal criminal charges have been filed against two people accused of stealing personal data from about 120,000 iPads last year.The charges, which include one count of fraud and one count of conspiracy to access a computer without authorization, are directed at Daniel Spitler and...
LAS VEGAS – Unless copy and paste is your thing, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) doesn't appear to have any major news to share on the mobile front at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.During his opening keynote Wednesday night, CEO Steve Ballmer made the biggest waves...
SCVNGR, an app that flips the location-based craze on its head and turns it into a game, has raised $15 million in a new round of funding.Balderton Capital, a European-based venture capital firm, led the round and the firm's Barry Maloney will get a...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is expanding its partnership with BodyMedia Inc. to power embedded wireless devices such as armbands and body monitors that will be released later this year.The devices will use Sprint's machine-to-machine (M2M) platform to provide near real-time feedback and analysis, the...
The Mobile Giving Foundation has some stats and gratitude that it would like to share as 2010 comes to a close. More than 1,000 mobile-giving campaigns were initiated in 2010 by more than 800 charities across North America.All told, $50 million was raised by...
A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed against Apple Inc. (AAPL) that accuses the company of allowing apps to transmit personal data to ad networks without users' consent.Apple's Unique Device Identifier (UDID) can't be blocked by users and some applications are using...
A feather long missing in Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android Market cap has been procured. Android users on the AT&T Mobility (T) network can now pay for app purchases directly on their monthly bill.Google has been rolling out Direct Carrier Billing to AT&T users this...
Lookout Inc., a mobile security app provider, has raised $19.5 million in a third round of funding.The company claims more than 4 million users and says it will continue to invest in products for smart phones and tablets. The latest cash infusion came from...
After a solid run of pre-install deals with device manufacturers, Swype Inc. has publicly released a beta version for Android devices not already on board. Users already running the official versions of Swype on their Android devices should not install the beta.The business model...
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) can't be faulted for pulling out all the stops to make sure it isn't completely left behind in the mobile operating system war. Today the company announced sales of 1.5 million devices running on Windows Phone 7 in its first six...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is looking to hire some new employees for its iOS development team based in Silicon Valley. Four identical job listings that were picked up by AppleInsider suggest that Apple could be working on its own personal navigation tools to implement in...
Google Inc. (GOOG) acquired an early-stage mobile payments startup that might shine more light on the company's plans for mobile commerce. Toronto-based Zetawire, which does work in near field communications, holds a patent for mobile banking, advertising, identity management, credit card and mobile...
Walgreens has a new mobile app that lets users request medicine refills. The app, which was released for Android, BlackBerry and iOS, is an obvious step for a large pharmacy chain like Walgreen Co.The vertical of health care is wide open and one that...
Interesting conclusions are being drawn based on some daily point-of-sale data that ITG Investment Research analyst Matthew Goldman apparently leaked to AllThingsD.Depending on who you ask or what you read, Verizon Wireless (VZ) could be too dependent on Android devices, AT&T Mobility (T) is...
The global mobile application market is set to surpass $35 billion in 2014, according to a new report from IDC. Mobile application developers have built more than 300,000 apps in barely more than the last three years, the firm added.The overall number for downloaded...
Almost half of all smart phone users in the United States have already made purchases or plan to do so soon, according to a new survey from ABI Research. The survey of 2,000 smart phone users also found that 53% use or plan to...
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is now accepting early applications for its forthcoming tablet, BlackBerry PlayBook. Developers can submit apps to BlackBerry App World and become eligible to receive a free PlayBook if their app is submitted and approved before the device is released.Leading...
If credit cards are eventually going to be usurped by mobile devices, why not gift cards and membership cards? Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) subsidiary Outlier Inc. agrees.The company launched a new mobile app called Swagg that manages gift, loyalty and membership cards. The free app...
Juniper Networks has acquired Altor Networks for $95 million in cash. The Sunnyvale, Calif-based company said it bought the virtualization security technology company to bolster its position in the mobile security market.The previous partners also plan to expand their security technology for both the...
Motorola Mobility has put another tool in its arsenal as it prepares go it alone following a split at Motorola Inc.The company has acquired 4Home Inc. to bolster its position in the connected home space. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company has developed patented software and...
While millions of people scour the Internet for Cyber Monday deals today, the Mobile Giving Foundation is working on ways to ramp up charitable donations via mobile.With the economy still in tatters, charities are taking a pretty big hit on giving in general, Jim...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) has rolled out an iOS 4.2 update that finally brings the latest features in iOS to iPad users. For starters, iPad users can finally enjoy background processing, multitasking and folders.But there are two key new features — AirPrint and AirPlay —...
It's been exactly two months since Apple Inc. acquiesced and approved a third-party Google Voice app for the iPhone, but now there's finally an official offering from Google Inc.The new Google Voice app, which made its debut on the App Store yesterday, is simpler...
