Makers Of The SwiftKey Android App Land $2.5 Million In Funding
A mobile wave of touchscreen devices has changed the way we interact with computers, but we still do an awful lot of traditional typing on t… Read more »
From Leanback To Stand-Up, iPad's Flipboard Flips To Phone
After demonstrating how tablets trump smartphones and PCs for leisurely and long-form reading, iPad’s new wave of magazine-like content aggr… Read more »
Android Users Have Now Downloaded 10 Billion Apps
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Android app downloads have passed the 10 billion mark, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) said Tuesday in an announcement that shows just how far the opera… Read more »
7digital Music Adds Microsoft To Its App List, Still Awaits Apple Approval
Music downloads may have taken a backseat to streaming services like Spotify in the buzz stakes, but with iTunes still driving more music sa… Read more »
Motorola, Verizon Try 3G Tablets Again With New Xyboard Android Devices
Tablets haven’t been as much of a boon for wireless carriers as smartphones, with many buyers opting for Wi-Fi only options. Motorola (NYSE:… Read more »
The Camera In The Book: Engaging Paddington On iPad
The book is no longer a book. This charming iPad remake of Paddington Bear goes way beyond early “interactive” conversions of linear texts b… Read more »
Updated: Galaxy Nexus 'Pure Google' Except For Part Verizon Doesn't Like
For years, Google’s pitch for the Nexus class of Android phones has been that they offer the “pure Google” experience, a version of its soft… Read more »
In Russia, DST's Mail.ru And Yandex Ramp Up Mobile Presence
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Following on from its acquisition of mobile software developer SPB at the end of November, Yandex is making one more move to increase its ub… Read more »
Financial Times Launches Dedicated Android App
With mobile readers proving to be very avid readers of the Financial Times, the newspaper has launched a new version of its native Android a… Read more »
Kindle Fire Offers 'Disappointingly Poor' Experience; 'Miserable' Magazines
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Will the projected 3.9 million Kindle Fire buyers this quarter end up disappointed with their new tablets? User-experience guru Jakob Nielse… Read more »
Why Both You And Carrier IQ Are Pawns In The Fight For Mobile Data
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There is no question that we love our mobile devices. There’s also no question that we are paranoid about how much of ourselves we pour into… Read more »
Updated: Report: Facebook Buys Location Sharing App Gowalla?
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More mobile movements from Facebook today: it has bought the check-in social media service Gowalla, according to a report in CNN. Read more »
Wall Street Journal Releases Kindle Fire-Only App
Add the Wall Street Journal to the list of publishers releasing apps exclusively for the Kindle Fire. Read more »
Report: Microsoft's Windows 8 ARM Tablets To Be All About The Metro UI
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) may have finally resolved an internal debate about how to present the first Windows 8 tablets running on ARM processo… Read more »
Facebook Appoints A New Head Of Mobile Developer Relations
If you had any doubt about Facebook’s ambitions in mobile, here’s another move that underscores the social network’s priorities. It has hire… Read more »
Android Store Opens In Oz, But It Won't Have The Galaxy Tab 10.1 Just Yet
One superstore step forward for Android in Australia, but another step back for Android-maker Samsung. Today saw what could be Google’s answ… Read more »
Carrier IQ Responds More To Privacy Allegations, But Many Questions Remain
As more detail unfolds of companies swearing off any involvement with Carrier IQ (and some admitting using it for diagnostics) amid allegati… Read more »
James Frey's Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland
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When we last heard from James Frey, he was releasing a YA novel with a soundtrack. Now his book packaging company, Full Fathom Five, is laun… Read more »
HTC, Sprint Acknowledge Using Carrier IQ Software But Deny Snooping
Sprint (NYSE: S), HTC, and Carrier IQ–the companies at the heart of a growing tempest over privacy rights on smartphones–have broken their… Read more »
New Android App Lets Users Buy E-Books From Independent Bookstores
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As more independent bookstores partner with Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to sell e-books, the American Booksellers Association is releasing a free ap… Read more »
Consumer Reports Launches iPad Subscriptions, 7 New Smartphone Apps
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Consumer Reports, which named the iPad the top tablet earlier this year, is now adding subscriptions and free access for print subscribers t… Read more »
Amazon Widens Its Kindle Footprint With €99 Device On Sale In Spain, Italy
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It’s taken a few years, but Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has really ramped up the number of countries where it is selling its Kindle products. Today… Read more »
Hearst's Carey: We Will Have One Million Paying Digital Subscribers In 2012
On the heels of the Economist claiming one million monthly mobile readers of its magazine across Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Android devices, ano… Read more »
Foursquare Teams Up With NY Mag, Time Out, Other Publishers
“Save to Foursquare” buttons now appear alongside web content at New York magazine, *Time* Out, and a variety of other publishers, allowing… Read more »
Spotify Launching Integrated Apps Within Its Platform
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek took the stage at Spotify’s first-ever press conference to expand the music streaming service’s Facebook integration t… Read more »
Carrier IQ Raising Questions About What Carriers See You Do On Your Phone
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A piece of software that sits on a wide variety of Android phones is drawing increased scrutiny after a security researcher concluded that t… Read more »
HBO To Cord Cutters: You'll Never See Our Shows
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HBO is cementing its reputation as a trail-blazer with a new batch of hit shows and, more recently, a hugely popular mobile offering. But th… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11-30-11
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» FTC Announces 20 Year Privacy Deal With Facebook, Asks To Be ‘Liked’ (paidContent)
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Google Takes Its Maps App Indoors With Airport, Retail Store Floor Plans
Google’s new version of its Maps For Android app should be able to help you make that mad dash across Atlanta’s sprawling Hartsfield-Jackson… Read more »
After Download Frenzy, Apple Cuts Cord To iTether 's iPhone Tethering App
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An iPhone application called iTether that would let iPhone users run their Mac or PC over the phone’s data connection without paying their c… Read more »
AT&T's Leap Of Faith: Could Leap Wireless Help It Win T-Mobile?
Facing long odds to get its acquisition of T-Mobile approved by the government, AT&T (NYSE: T) is preparing to offload a significant amount… Read more »
Has Microsoft Missed The Boat With A Tablet OS? Forrester Says Yes
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Android device makers, RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) and (catastrophically) HP (NYSE: HPQ) have made little dent so far in the tablet market, currently d… Read more »
Twitter Buys Mobile Security Firm Whisper Systems: Enterprise Push Coming?
Another step in Twitter’s mobile acquisition trail: the microblogging and messaging service has acquired Whisper Systems, a enterprise mobil… Read more »
HTC Hunkers Down Until 2012 When New 'Flagship' Products Launch
From one angle, HTC’s recent woes are simple: the products just don’t seem attractive as they used to be. Next year promises to be an import… Read more »
Rolling Stone Releasing Beatles' Guide For iPad; Mag Apps Coming In '12
Rolling Stone magazine will release an iPad app companion this week for its The Beatles: The Ultimate Album-by-Album Guide book this week, a… Read more »
How Will Facebook's Buffy Phone Look? There's An App For That
Facebook has not approached anything resembling a confirmation of the reports that it is developing its own phone with HTC, code-named “Buff… Read more »
Apple Approves, Then Rejects, iOS App That Allowed Games Via Subscription
In its usual quiet fashion, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has removed an iOS application designed to let users subscribe to games through in-app purcha… Read more »
Software Fix Coming Soon For Volume Bug On Samsung's Galaxy Nexus
Samsung and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) have acknowledged an annoying bug in the brand-new Galaxy Nexus that would cause the volume to fluctuate unc… Read more »
One Reason Why Apple's App Payments In Yuan Are So Important
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It’s no secret that the mobile market in China is big business: the country’s own officials reported last month that China is now approachin… Read more »
Windows Phone Marketplace Is Riding High On Free Content
Last week, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) revealed on the anniversary of the Windows Phone Marketplace that the app storefront now has some 40,000 a… Read more »
