Just as next-generation televisions are gaining resolution, TomTom is adding detail to its traffic service for car navigation. Dubbed HD Traffic version 6.0, this latest upgrade combines information from over 76 million live sources, ...
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Computerworld - Mobile payment technologies are finally vaulting forward in the U.S. after years of slow advances. The biggest move ahead could occur in September, when Apple is widely expected to embrace a mobile payment scheme with its ...
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Network World - As of June 2012, there were 237,000 iPad apps listed in the App store, many of them priced at 99 cents or even free. Yet very few of them let companies actually do business -- take customer orders, update inventory, submit ...
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Computerworld - Sprint today denied that subscribers of its Virgin Mobile subsidiary were wide open to account hijacking attacks as claimed by an independent software developer this week. In emailed comments, Sprint spokeswoman Stephanie ...
Anyfi Networks claims its software is the best option to take your home Wi-Fi with you on the go. The Swedish firm formed in 2006 with the goal of using existing Wi-Fi networks for public use,instead of investing more money into building ...
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Direct Marketing firm Tempest Elite Marketing know the importance of brand awareness in a competitive market. The firm reveals startup businesses in Kenya have developed an innovative twist on loyalty cards for Africa's mobile generation ...
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Mobile payments are expected to be worth $730bn by 2017 with high street purchases driving growth, according to a study from Juniper Research. The report: Mobile Payments for Digital & Physical Goods: Opportunity Analysis 2012-2017 ...
Tags: mobile payments, analysis, shopping, online
Transport for London (TfL) has finally released live bus data, several months after it delivered the information via its Countdown Live Bus Arrivals website. Launched in October 2011, Countdown Live Bus Arrivals was procured prior to the ...
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Web and mobile device users have little understanding about how much of their personal data is collected online, making it difficult to rely on free-market competition for solutions to privacy concerns, privacy experts told the U.S. Federal ...
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The feud between Twitter and Instagram is heating up. About a week after Instagram disabled an integration tool, leaving pictures difficult to view on Twitter, the company has pulled all of its photos from Twitter. The microblogging ...
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Undoubtedly 2012 has been another big year for mobile. From high-profile launches to security scares, from hot tablets entering the enterprise to huge players trailing with their tails between their legs, mobile is certainly the direction ...
Tags: mobile, security scares, tablet, IT infrastructure
SANTA CLARA, CA, July 05, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- MobiPixie team today announced the official launch of its MobiPixie platform and mobile applications. Mobipixie is an advanced photo media sharing & social networking platform for mobile ...
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PRINCETON, NJ, ovember 08, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Rapid Protect, home of popular Rapid Tracker family safety apps and cloud-service applications for consumers, announced enhancements to security features that provide added peace of mind ...
Tags: children safe, Rapid Protect, safety apps, cloud-service applications
Almost three quarters of retail banks are increasing how much they spend on innovation as they attempt to better engage customers through mobile and online channels. According to a study of 300 banks in 66 countries, carried out by IT ...
HTML5 is more than a few years old and no longer a curiousity. Web pages that used to simply emulate a piece of paper are now expected to do something snazzy to justify their existence. Thanks to HTML5, along with innovations in JavaScript ...
Tags: HTML5, slide apps, Zoho, Google Docs, Aviary, HootSuite, Scribd, Angry Birds