Helping IT shops deal with the security and management of consumer smartphones and tablets in the workplace will be a big theme at Mobile World Congress (MWC) this week. Samsung and Red Bend Software jointly announced Monday that they ...
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PayPal will introduce a mobile chip-and-PIN version of its payments service in Europe, starting with a selection of U.K. businesses over the coming months. PayPal Here will fully launch in the U.K. this summer and will be available in ...
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HTC showed off some capabilities of its new premium HTC One Android handset at a ritzy Australian launch in Sydney last night. You could be mistaken for thinking the silver version of the One was an Apple device: its thin ...
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The fanfare entrance into the market of smartphones is hardly breaking news, but eyebrow-raising figures show how Germany is next up for the app-fed mobile data revolution. After a 7.8 percent fall in mobile phone sales overall in 2011, ...
IBM is making a renewed push into the burgeoning market for all things mobile, saying it can help its corporate customers grow revenue and become more competitive through mobile app development. The effort pulls together a raft of IBM ...
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Sheena Allen Apps has announced that is has officially released its popular double image/cloning app, Dubblen, for Android. The app allows users to take two photos that will result as one photo, but give the look of a clone or twin. ...
Nickelodeon today announced the launch of the Nick App, a branded experience that allows kids to interact with Nick in unprecedented ways. Available initially for iPad, the Nick App features a moveable tile layout that can be swiped in any ...
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Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in the electric motorcycle industry, today announced the release of its highly anticipated mobile application for Apple iOS and Android devices. The "Zero Motorcycles" app is the world's first mobile ...
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Australian-produced app Roamz is reaching out to the retail sector with analytics that will tell a store what customers are saying in real time. Developed in Sydney by entrepreneur Jonathan Barouch, Roamz uses the number-crunching ...
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Real Racing addicts will be able to spin around the streets of Melbourne's CBD and past locations such as Flinders Street Station, Federation Square and the Crown Casino in the app's latest update. Global gaming distributor, Electronic ...
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In a statement this week, US attorney Willie Gary said the suit named HP and its subsidiary Palm, for marketing the software application without permission. The suit filed a Florida federal court seeks $US500 million ($483m) in damages. ...
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First there was Skylanders, then Disney Infinity was announced - and now Hasbro has entered the new 'toys to life' category. The new B-Daman marble battling line from Hasbro, under licence from D-rights and with manufacturing ...
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A new Barbie Digital Makeover Mirror has dazzled visitors to the 2013 US Toy Fair. Girls can use attach an iPad to the vanity frame to "try on" virtual eye shadow, lipstick and glitter, reports Mashable. Users can hold a wand, dip ...
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UK cereal maker Weetabix has had its WeetaKid mobile app banned for making children feel "inferior" if they did not eat the company's products. The app fell foul of the UK's Advertising Standards Authority, which ruled it "exploited" the ...
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Clothing maker Mt. Borah has released a new app for the iPad that allows customers to design semi-custom cycling clothing. The free app allows users to specify color variations on tops and bottoms and choose upgrade options such as ...
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