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Americans slow to pay for local mobile apps

Nearly half of Americans are using their cellphones and tablet computers to get local news and information but just one percent are paying for applications to do so, according to a new report.

Technology / Business

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US video game sales up 3 percent in February

U.S. retail sales of video-game hardware, software and accessories edged up 3 percent in February compared with the same month last year, helped in part by strong sales of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game system ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Check in lately? Foursquare revamps its app

(AP) -- Foursquare, the smart phone service that lets you "check in" to restaurants, bars and wherever else you want to tell friends you're at, is trying to help you discover new places.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Optical tweezers software now available for the iPad

Optics researchers from the Universities of Glasgow and Bristol have developed an iPad application for accurate, easy and intuitive use of optical tweezers.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Microsoft's Bing mobile site pulls in daily deals

Microsoft Corp. is hoping to capitalize on the popularity of daily deals websites by incorporating them into its Bing search site for smart phones.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Queen's develops new brain training app for research into aging minds

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast are taking the first step towards discovering the true effectiveness of brain training exercises with the release of their own app aimed at those over 50.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Android users get malware with their apps

(PhysOrg.com) -- As new platforms make their way into the market there will always someone who is looking to exploit them for illegal or unethical ends. More proof of that fact has come today when Google was ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6 | with audio podcast weblog

Facebook buys group messaging service Beluga

Facebook said Tuesday that it has acquired Beluga, a startup founded by former Google employees which allows users to send group messages to family or friends.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

There's an app for that

With the explosive increase in smartphone use, we can now be out of our homes, out of our offices and still be super-connected, productive and even entertained. We've all heard the saying "There's an app for that." And ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shoppers with smart phones put retailers in glass boxes

Benjamin DeClue doesn't step foot inside a store without his BlackBerry. As he browses the aisles, he multitasks by keeping one eye on the shelves and one on his smart phone, which he uses to scan bar codes, compare prices, ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smartphone app for cancer diagnosis may be on the way

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the US have developed a device that works with a smartphone to diagnose a suspicious lump in a patient and determine within an hour if it is benign or cancerous.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

German iPhone app guides handicapped around cities

(AP) -- Raul Krauthausen, who has used a wheelchair since childhood, has always been uncomfortable with the services Germany provides for the physically handicapped, like special taxis and grocery delivery ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Trevor Pinch links app usage to personality types

(PhysOrg.com) -- What "appitype" are you? The Appthusiast? The Live Wire? The Appcentric?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In mobile-innovation race, software's rise crowns new kings

Once upon a time, in the dark ages of technology three years ago, consumers entered mobile-phone shops and asked about megapixels, battery life and screen resolution before setting their heart on a model.

Technology / Business

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fujitsu released first MeeGo netbook

Fujitsu has released a new netbook, called the LifeBook MH330 netbook, which is based on the MeeGo platform.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 11 | with audio podcast weblog