Even as mobile computing has become a top priority to executives, businesses lack internal leadership for mobile efforts, and the IT vendors they rely on, such as IBM and Oracle, aren't delivering on the mobile app front either, a newly ...
Tags: Mobile Apps, mobile efforts, IT vendors
Google Maps slipped last year, giving Facebook enough room to become the most popular mobile app in the U.S., according to ComScore. Facebook's mobile app had nearly 85.5 million unique visitors in December, while the Google Maps app had ...
Tags: Google Maps, mobile app, ComScore
Rather than merely devising a mobile application strategy, development shops need to view mobile apps as just one component of a larger, "omni-channel" application architecture, according to an analyst report released this month. The ...
Tags: Mobile App, omni-channel approach, TVs, laptops
When Canonical officially announced Ubuntu for phones just a few weeks ago, it demonstrated an attractive interface but was otherwise light on specifics regarding the hardware, carriers, or apps that might be involved in actual devices. A ...
A U.S. lawmaker has proposed legislation that would allow mobile phone users to ask apps to stop collecting their personal data and to delete information collected in the past. U.S. Representative Hank Johnson, a Georgia Democrat, ...
China’s Internet population reached 564 million at the end of December, an increase of 26 million over the past six months, according to a non-profit research group in the country. The new figure brings China’s Internet ...
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IDG News Service - China's Internet population reached 564 million at the end of December, an increase of 26 million over the past six months, according to a non-profit research group in the country. The new figure brings China's Internet ...
Pixelle Designs announces the release of Tab Bar Icons For Mobile Apps collection, a royalty-free library of stock images for application developers and web designers. The new set includes over 759 icons drawn in according to Apple ...
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MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, announced that West-coast based specialty retailer Tilly's has launched a state-of-the-art mobile commerce app powered by MicroStrategy's Alert ...
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IT hiring in 2013 will focus on jobs involving cloud computing, mobile technology and business intelligence, said staffing professionals. But cloud computing jobs for on-site infrastructure support and software management are likely to be ...
A device like Trakdot Luggage was inevitable: With gadgets out there that find lost pets and children, it was just a matter of time before there was one to locate lost luggage. Just introduced at CES by GlobaTrac, the small device sits ...
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More than a quarter of all photos taken are taken on smartphones. Mobile phones are no longer simply communication devices; they allow users to capture pictures without the worry of lugging heavy equipment around. Mobile phone cameras are ...
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Unsatisfactory online grocery experiences-especially on special occasions-are a sure-fire way to undermine brand loyalty,writes Andrew Don. A typical suburban family home last Christmas Eve:presents around the tree,table laid in ...
Tags: Asda, online service, online grocer Ocado, UK
Mobile application developers should minimize privacy surprises for their customers by limiting their data collection and retention and giving users access to the data collected,California Attorney General Kamala Harris has recommended. ...
Tags: Mobile apps, Mobile application developers, privacy policies, Harris
IDG News Service - As TVs get higher resolution and bigger displays, while getting cheaper over time, cable operators may be able to cover an entire wall of your home with a screen that includes two full-size TV shows plus weather, upcoming ...
Tags: cable operators, TV, Cisco Systems, tablets, computer