Facebook's just announced it's tweaking its privacy settings--a move to allow its users finer control over what private information is broadcast and shared across its network and to Facebook Apps. It's welcome, and arrives thanks to ...READ»
We've written about Twitter's upcoming Tweet geotagging a couple of times, but with news on how excited it's got Twitter developers, maybe it's time to wonder: Is geotagging Twitter's killer feature? Let's think about it.
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The first "real" iPhone AR app has gone live in the iTunes App Store. But it's arrived earlier than expected--weeks before Apple said it would be allowed.READ»
Automation is the dream of every work-laden computer user, and scripting languages can make those dreams come true. Now Google is releasing its own scripting language for its online apps called Google Apps Script. It seems mostly ...READ»
This morning, San Francisco mayor (and 2010 gubernatorial candidate) Gavin Newsom announced the launch of DataSF.org, a Web site that will serve as a hub for the mountains of data streaming out of San Francisco's government agencies. ...READ»
Everyone needs an iPhone app. Or so you'd think, give the launch of a new Web service called SWebapps. The site, which launched officially today, allows you to quickly and easily roll your own iPhone app and get it into the App Store ...READ»
We've written about Layar, which brings Augmented Reality skills to your smartphone, before--but now the company announced it's taking the app global, with a whole new bunch of content. It's quite possibly the biggest AR event ...READ»
Samsung's a big player in the smartphone game, some might say surprisingly so since it's not really grappled the whole smartphone apps-equals-success meme. Until now that is: Its TouchWiz software development kit is out. And it's... ...READ»
Apple likes to tout that there are 50,000 apps in the App Store, but that means that plenty of good apps fall through the cracks. Here are six that didn't make it into Cupertino's TV ad campaign, but should have.AirCam | ...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»
The current slump in the adult entertainment industry is about more than just the recession. Like music and news, porn must compete against a raft of free content. Now the business is betting that mobile is its salvation.READ»
Okay, the iTunes App Store approvals process needs to be canned and re-invented. First there was Google Voice, then Apple banned a dictionary for profanity, and now it's ditching e-readers. What the hell is going on?
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The Pre has been getting plenty of attention for its Apple-spoofing iTunes trick, but what's more material to the device is its selection of apps. Now there are two pieces of software that let you download custom apps to your Pre from ...READ»
Palm just waved its magic wand and abracadabra'd the Mojo Software Development Kit into public reality. It's the software that developers have been waiting for, and it could turn the Pre into something much more interesting.
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Google's been busy this last week or so, starting with the excitement of Chrome OS and now with Google Voice for smartphones getting its roll-out. The BlackBerry and Android apps dropped this morning, but iPhoners will have to ...READ»
When Fast Company dubbed DeAndre "Soulja Boy Tell 'Em" Way (colloquially known as "Soulja Boy") the most creative person in the digital music business, I knew he wouldn't disappoint. And lo and behold, the 18-year-old rapper who ...READ»
Good news for Windows Mobile users from the Worldwide Partner Conference: by year's end, Windows Marketplace, Microsoft's upcoming app vendor, will be open to WinMo 6.0 and 6.1. Previously Microsoft was gearing the site toward WinMo ...READ»
Apple just dropped the official statistics on the iTunes App Store's first year in business, and they're astonishing, on all sorts of scales. Turns out over 1.5 billion apps have been downloaded by iPhone users across the ...READ»
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Layar is the first viable augmented reality app for smartphones. Now it's just released its API to developers, which should pave the way for an armload of augmented reality apps.Layar's API isn't ...READ»
Though not necessarily heralded as a hotbed of technological innovation, the City of Boston is plunging headlong into what may be the future of civic engagement by debuting an iPhone app connecting residents to city hall. The app, ...READ»
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Medical Director, Global
Products and Services
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
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General Manager
Health Solutions Group
Microsoft
Redmond, ...READ»
Want to know if there's construction in the Midtown Tunnel, or to track the spending of federal stimulus dollars on projects in the Five Boroughs? Check your iPhone. At least that's what Mayor Michael Bloomberg hopes you'll do. ...READ»
Google's anticipated move into mobile advertising came one big step closer to fruition today, as the beta version of Mobile AdSense opened to a broader range of application developers after initial testing with a group of ten apps, ...READ»
The Palm Pre has been out for nearly two weeks, and seems to be doing pretty well. But some numbers have surfaced that cast a shadow over the device's success: Pre users just aren't downloading many apps, despite the fact that there ...READ»
