Archive for the ‘Android’ Category
Mozilla developing Web push notification system for Firefox
Ryan Pau, Ars Technica, 2/3/2012 Mozilla is developing a push notification system for the Firefox Web browser. It will allow users to receive notifications from websites without having to keep those sites open in their browser. The system will also be able to relay push notifications to mobile devices. The project is part of Mozilla’s [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: API, Push
Sprint drops WiMAX phones for LTE, ‘all’ to get NFC
Electronista, 1/14/2012 Sprint to move phones wholesale to 4G and NFC Sprint in commentary during CES confrimed that it was dropping WiMAX on smartphones. The initial LTE smartphones were ultimately representing a full-scale switch to the technology for 4G phones, PCMag was told. The carrier was being more aggressive than it had suggested before and, [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, HTC, LTE, NFC, Sprint, WiMax
Two-Way PIM Sync for Android and Windows Phone Devices Announced at CES 2012
Michelle Ruhfas, MobileBurn, 1/12/2012 CompanionLink Software announces two-way synchronization of contacts, calendars, tasks, and memos between popular CRMsolutions and the latest smartphones and tablets announced at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Over 25 new devices on both the Android and Windows Phone platforms were announced, including the Samsung Galaxy Note, Sony Xperia S, EeePad Memo [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, WiFi
PayPal Mobile Payments Skyrocketed to $4 Billion in 2011
Angela Moscaritolo, PCMagazine, 1/11/2012 Online payment company PayPal processed nearly $4 billion worth of mobile payments in 2011, an exponential increase from the previous year. To put this figure in perspective, the company processed $750 million worth of mobile transactions in 2010 and $141 million in 2009, David Marcus, vice president of PayPal Mobile, said [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology
Google’s Mobile Search Becoming More Valuable Than Traditional PC Search
Forbes, 1/11/2012 Capitalizing on a booming smartphone and tablet market, we expect that Google’s mobile search segment adds almost as much value to the company’s stock as its PC search division. While monetization on mobile search is still low for Google, smartphone/tablet growth in emerging markets as well as bandwidth improvements should help mobile search [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology
T-Mobile launches VoIP services for iPhone
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service, 1/10/2012 T-Mobile is offering a calling service for iPhone and iPad users, even though it doesn’t sell those devices. The operator is expanding its free voice-over-IP service, called Bobsled, to iPhones, iPads, and Android phones. Users with the app can make calls to mobile or landline phones in the U.S., [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: MMS, SMS, T-Mobile, WiFi
AT&T unveils a new API platform for HTML5 apps
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Servic, 1/9/2012 The operator also said it plans to launch an online store for HTML5 apps this year AT&T is hoping to encourage developers to use HTML5 with the release of a new API platform. “It’s essentially a rich set of APIs and tools aimed at furthering the HTML5 appeal as [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: API, AT&T, GPS, HTML5, MMS, SMS
Betting Big on the Future of HTML5, Financial Times Buys Dev Shop
John Paul Titlo, ReadWriteWeb, 1/5/2012 In a demonstration of its confidence in the future of HTML5, business newspaper The Financial Times has acquired the development firm that built its mobile Web app. London-based Assanka was purchased by the FT for unnamed sum of money. The firm will presumably be absorbed into the FT’s existing operations, [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: HTML5
Google Strikes A Blow For Android Consistency By Requiring Stock Theme
PaidContent, 1/4/2012 In explaining how mobile developers can use Android 4.0’s Holo theme, Google acknowledged two of the most persistent complaints about Android development—fragmentation and software updates—and promised that apps developed for the new OS will look more consistent across different Android devices. Adam Powell, a Google engineer in charge of Android frameworks, updated Google’s [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Motorola, Samsung
Mobile app developers to get their own professional organization
Paul Krill, ComputerWorld, 1/3/2012 The Application Developers Alliance would enable collaboration and provide education, cloud access, and lobbying efforts Mobile application developers are set to gain an industry association that would promote their interests, enabling collaboration and product testing while offering education, cloud hosting, and governmental lobbying on their behalf. Led by Jon Potter, former [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Cloud