News tagged with mobile apps

Related topics: ipad , iphone , google

Drift to mobile a new challenge for Facebook

With Internet users increasingly going mobile, a major challenge for Facebook will be trying to make money from its massive global presence in a more complex mobile space.

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook opening online center for social "apps"

Facebook on Wednesday said it is opening an App Center for mini-programs that plug offerings such as Pinterest or Draw Something into the leading social network.

Technology / Software

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WatchESPN comes to Comcast's video customers

(AP) -- WatchESPN, the online and mobile version of Disney's popular sports TV network, was activated Tuesday for most of Comcast's 22 million video subscribers.

Technology / Telecom

created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google ahead of Facebook in mobile space: US study

Google is leading Facebook in the race for smartphone users, a US survey showed Monday.

Technology / Internet

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Louis C.K., Bjork among Webby Awards winners

(AP) -- When Louis C.K. released his comedy special "Live at the Beacon Theater" by himself on his website for $5, it was little more than a cautiously optimistic experiment.

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: Baseball scores big with At Bat mobile app

(AP) -- Baseball is back, which means die-hard fans like me are hungry for updates and highlights when we're not near our televisions or computers.

Technology / Software

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NDSU develops app to identify cost-effective heating fuel

Heating Fuel Comparison, a new mobile device application developed by the NDSU Extension Service, can help people determine the most cost-effective fuel source when selecting new heating appliances.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Photo app Instagram launches on Android phones

(AP) -- IPhone-less hipsters rejoice: The popular photo-taking and photo-sharing app Instagram is now on Android.

Technology / Software

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mobile apps raise new privacy concerns

Smartphone in hand, you tap into your local application store. You click on a nifty tool that promises to massage your belly and pat your head at the same time. But just as you're about to download it, you decide to click ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Android Market checks out, Google Play moves in

Google's digital marketplace for mobile applications, music, movies and books is unifying under a new name in an effort to spruce up the shopping experience.

Technology / Software

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chinese downloads 25 billionth Apple app

Apple announced Monday said that downloads from its App store had hit 25 billion, with a person in eastern China grabbing a $10,000 prize for taking the tally to the landmark level.

Technology / Software

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Android mug shots have no lock and key

(PhysOrg.com) -- If Google loyalists will persist that this Internet Goliath can do no evil, they at least need to admit, based on new evidence this week, that Google can do a lot of mindless harm. A security ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 04, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (11) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Recovery bypasses Silicon Valley non-tech workers

(AP) -- Daniel Macias is the face of Silicon Valley seldom seen by those who don't live there.

Technology / Business

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calif. pledges better mobile privacy disclosures

(AP) -- Mobile applications seeking to collect personal information will have to forewarn users as part of an agreement reached in California.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Looking for work? There may be an app for that

(AP) -- Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network.

Technology / Software

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0