Google and Verizon have just announced a "groundbreaking" agreement to maximize the chances for success of the Android OS in the U.S. smartphone market. Their intended target? Beating Apple and AT&T at their own game.
The ...READ»
When I joked everything would soon be wired to a social network the other day I didn't realize how close I was to the mark. Because social net giant Facebook is angling to become the vehicle that lets everything on your smartphone get ...READ»
Our new economic reality requires new tools to measure what's really happening out there. Our smartphone usage may be as good a place to start as any.READ»
It's becoming clear--the future of the smartphone is intimately tied with app development, and that's something Motorola knows. It's trying to promote app building for the Android platform with a new MOTODEV program.
The developer ...READ»
Coders have been hard at work since this past weekend's Pre launch delving into the digital innards of the phone. By tweaking the Reset Doctor, designed to resurrect a crashed phone, they've found all of webOS's root code, and that's led to the first independently developed Palm Pre "apps."READ»
For a little over three years, Ning has offered its platform for users to create their own online social networking sites. Now the company is adding a serious upgrade: Developers of each social network site will gain access to new ...READ»
Apple ignited the frenzy that has the tech world all shook up with mobile-app fever. How startups, big brands, and the iPhone's rivals are vying to cash in on the booming market.READ»
One cloud hovering over the potential success of Palm's upcoming Pre smartphone was its empty app store--definitely something for new buyers to bear in mind. But Palm, it seems, has got that base covered: the Pre's funky new WebOS ...READ»
Nokia's just pulled the wrappers off of its Ovi application store at Mobile World Congress--can it really compete against the might of Apple's App Store and the iTunes eco-system?
Ovi is basically following on the coattails of ...READ»
Remember that in these times of chaos that there is money to be made by sorting it all out.
Just ask Citigroup, AIG, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs Group, Ford, GM …
The mobile industry makes chaos appear orderly by ...READ»
When it comes to mobile computing, all anyone really wants is access to their email and the Web. But more and more, people want access to social media tools, and developers are making that happen on Android both smoothly and quickly. Here are my top seven, including a long-awaited Facebook app.READ»
BY Brendan Collins and Rachel KingWed Sep 3, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Ever since Facebook opened up its application service to third-party developers, the site has been littered with applications; some great, some good, some bad, and some really, really bad. READ»
