Computerworld - The success of Windows RT, and to a lesser extent Windows 8, will hinge on the quality and quantity of apps in the Windows Store next month, analysts said today. And they don't like what they've seen so far. "History ...
Tags: Windows RT, Windows 8, apps, Windows Store
Macworld - MyCalendar Mobile, by K-Factor Media, is a simple iOS app with one purposeto help you remember your friends birthdays. Its primarily focused on Facebook friends, but it can also gather birthdays from the Contacts stored on ...
Tags: MyCalendar Mobile, iOS app, K Factor Media, app
Google on Tuesday rolled out version 2.0 of Gmail for iOS, a redesigned upgrade that supports up to five email accounts on Apple's iPhone and iPad. Matthew Izatt, Google's Gmail product manager, announced the update yesterday in a blog ...
Network World - Apple is one of the most secretive companies on the planet, so the Apple-Samsung trial was fascinating in that it lifted the veil of secrecy that typically shrouds Apple's operations. From marketing budgets to photos of ...
Tags: Apple, Apple-Samsung trial, iPhone 5, iPod
A new, free hurricane app from the American Red Cross offers location-based NOAA weather alerts and lets users send a one-touch "I'm safe" message via social networks to family and friends in an emergency. This screenshot shows the ...
Tags: hurricane app, American Red Cross, NOAA weather alerts, social networks
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will begin a pilot deployment of smartphones running Research In Motion's new BlackBerry 10 OS early next year. The deal, announced Thursday, is the first major U.S. government agreement ...
Tags: ICE, Motion, BlackBerry 10, RIM
Macworld - Any.do is a free productivity app for iPhone that delivers in just about every way. Its great to look at, easy to use, and effective at helping users get stuff done. Users begin their experience by signing ineither register for ...
Tags: Any.do, app for iPhone, microphone icon, ecosystem
A new version of CycleMap is available today to help cyclists from everywhere to discover the world by bike. QUEBEC CITY, QC, August 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Since its release, CycleMap is the application of choice to help cyclists ...
Tags: App, Cycling, data, cycling routes, application
Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. "We're so happy to be here today and to celebrate the global availability of a new era of Windows and Windows-powered PCs," said Steven Sinofsky, president of ...
Facebook has shown Wall Street that it's finally starting to figure out how to make money from its vast array of mobile users. It's third quarter financial report, which showed a significant increase in mobile users and mobile revenue, ...
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Kicking off what may be the company's most challenging marketing effort yet, Microsoft has launched its next generation operating system, Windows 8, in New York City. "Windows 8 shatters perceptions of what a PC really is," said Microsoft ...
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IDG News Service - SAP on Monday is set to unveil a line of cloud-based EPM (enterprise performance management) applications that run on top of its HANA in-memory database platform. EPM software is a subset of the broader BI (business ...
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Monday, Microsoft unwrapped the next edition of its Office money maker at a press event and simultaneously launched a public preview for users to try out now. CEO Steve Ballmer touted the new software as "the most ambitious release of ...
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Computerworld - Ford dealers now have an iPad app they can use to quickly check available inventory and offer product information to help out customers in their showrooms. Also included in the Showcase app is video content on car features ...
Tags: Ford, iPad app, IT industry, internet
Network World - To handle the explosion of mobile devices in the enterprise, Dell this week unveiled plans for a server designed to automate a wide range of mobile management jobs for mid-range business customers. The K3000 Mobile ...
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