Security software vendor?Bitdefender?has launched its 'Antivirus Free' app on the?Google?Android?platform to combat the growth in mobile malware.? The app promises a "fast and powerful antivirus solution that taps the latest in-the-Cloud ...
Mobile phone apps are accessing users' private data and transmitting it to remote servers far more than appears strictly necessary, while users have inadequate tools to monitor or control such access, according to a new study by two French ...
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Facebook Home, the new app that replaces the home screen on an Android smartphone, should be banned from corporate networks to avoid unnecessary security risks, experts say. Facebook introduced Home on Thursday, aiming to give its 1 ...
Mattel is giving the 65 year-old Scrabble brand a new look and feel for 2013. Following extensive consumer insights, the firm will launch a high impact multi-layered marketing campaign with a new creative. The promotion demonstrates ...
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THE NSW State Library has launched a highly innovative location-savvy smartphone app that gives users detailed information about exhibits as they pass them by. The app offers extra information on each exhibit and, where available, audio ...
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SOMETIMES we run into brick walls making them sync with mobile devices. MANY of us use standard email calendars, tasks and notes to manage our lives, but we sometimes run into brick walls making them sync with mobile devices. Those walls ...
Tags: APP, Consumer Electronics, Mobile Device
After spending some time with Facebook Home and the HTC First smartphone, I now have a better understanding at what Facebook is trying to build with its new app designed to replace your phone's home screen. In a nutshell,Facebook Home and ...
The HTC First smartphone will have native support for Facebook Home when it ships on AT&T April 12. Some analysts wonder how soon -- or whether -- native support for the app will be added to more smartphones. Given Facebook's enormous ...
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Microsoft today launched a third wave of 'Scroogled,' its attack ad-based campaign aimed at Google, this time highlighting what it said were privacy flaws in the latter's Android app store. "When you buy an Android app from the Google app ...
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Google is reportedly negotiating with messaging app WhatsApp over a possible takeover worth nearly $1bn (£655m) According to an inside source, the negotiations started more than a month ago, says DigitalTrends. Further reading ...
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Hasbro has introduced a new Furby MouthOff app which enables fans to talk just like their toy. The app is currently available to download for iOS and Android devices. Users can swap their mouth for a Furby mouth of their choice. They ...
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Today Comwave launched a new version of ePhone for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad) which is part of a string of Comwave Apps intended to take a bite of Skype's market share. ePhoneis different though, because the app includes a ...
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Love word games? Tired of waiting on your friends? String Theory: a Word Game challenges players to spell as many words as they can before time runs out. String Theory: a Word Game, created by Gecko LLC, is available for preview for all ...
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The average person in the U.S. spends 2 hours and 38 minutes a day on smartphones and tablets. How are they spending that time? Are they doing productive things or having fun? Bet on fun. Flurry, an app measurement and advertising ...
Tags: APP, Computer Products, smartphone
Microsoft's update Wednesday to its SkyDrive iOS app is proof that the software giant has no intention of sharing revenue with its fierce rival, Apple, and further evidence it will tie Office on the iPad to its subscription plans, an ...
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