Mobile Apps News
Google says mobile payments growing fast but won't catch on overnight
Mobile payments with Google Wallet are growing fast, but the road to wide acceptance of NFC in the U.S. will be slow, the head of Google's...
Some Android apps have serious SSL vulnerabilities, researchers say
A team of researchers from two German universities has released a study asserting that many of the most popular free apps available through the...
Apple financial data may be unsealed in Samsung case
Information about sales, profits and margins for specific Apple products should be made public, the judge hearing the company's lawsuit against...
FCC means business when it comes to illegal cellphone jammers
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued a warning in three languages against cellphone jammers this week, and just in case that wasn't...
Communities get social during emergencies
If there's a brush fire or earthquake in California's Ventura County, city officials could be getting critical information from Twitter and...
FCC clears the way for AT&T to use untapped spectrum
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve an agreement that will bring an end to a 15-year fight over interference concerns...
Qualcomm to open 2013 CES in place of Microsoft
Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs will give the opening keynote at the giant Consumer Electronics Show in January, a logical choice for an event whose focus...
Full-duplex radios could reuse channels, saving mobile spectrum
As mobile network and device makers explore many paths to using wireless spectrum more efficiently, one possible solution is still hard to achieve:...
Mobile patent wars hurting innovation, experts say
Patents on software and on business methods are fueling a huge war in the mobile industry and holding back innovation, a group of patent experts said...
What will an $8 billion check from Softbank buy Sprint?
If US$8 billion shows up in Sprint Nextel's wallet as planned in Softbank's proposed takeover, the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator may pay off...
Japan's Softbank offers to buy 70 percent of US operator Sprint for $20 billion
Japan's Softbank said Monday it has reached a deal to acquire a 70 percent stake in U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel for US$20 billion, forming...
Japan's Softbank offers to buy 70% of US operator Sprint for $20 billion
Japan's Softbank said Monday it has reached a deal to acquire a 70% stake in U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel for $20 billion, forming one of the...
Develop for Apple, Android or Windows? There's room for everyone at the table
There has been much debate about the preferred wireless platform for application developers. Every platform has its own advantages and challenges,...
US mobile market is ripe for disruption by Softbank, analysts say
Japanese conglomerate Softbank has built much of its business using new ideas to disrupt industries, and there are several ways it could shake up the...
Flip this app: Secondary mobile app market quietly taking off
The practice of flipping is probably most familiar to the general public from reality TV shows like "Flip This House" on A&E.; The idea is to buy a...
Are enterprise app stores the future?
With the exploding success of the Apple and Android consumer app stores (Apple is poised to reach 1 million apps by year-end), it is not surprising...
If Softbank enters US mobile market, expect price war and talking dogs
If Japan's Softbank barges its way into the U.S. mobile market, expect contract prices to fall.
US senator: Use of location data not well-disclosed
Mobile carriers and app providers do not consistently or clearly disclose to customers how they use location information and other personal data,...
MIT's newest research center to focus on mobile technologies
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is aiming for a leadership position in mobile technology with the launch on Thursday of its latest research...
Report: Japan's Softbank negotiating to buy U.S. operator Sprint
Japan's Softbank, the country's third-largest carrier, is in negotiations to acquire U.S. mobile operator Sprint in a deal worth over US$30...
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