Tag: mobile
Mobile World Congress 2014: Winners And Losers – InformationWeek
InformationWeekCheck out the most (and least) impressive gadgets and developments from the year’s biggest mobile confab. Mobile World Congress: 5 Hot Gadgets. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) The Mobile World Congress, the wireless industry’s most …What we’ve learned from MWC this yearWashington PostHandset makers go big on smartphonesThe Seattle TimesAdrian Weckler: A proper […]
Apple software to drive smart Ferrari – CNBC.com
CNBC.comFirst the mobile phone, now the car. Having revolutionised personal communication Apple now wants to change the way we drive. The technology group will next week launch its first in-car operating system with Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo as it …Apple to unveil acirciOS in the Caracirc integration next weekT3Apple to announce ‘iOS in the Car’ […]
Oscars 2014: Play bingo and more games while watching the Academy Awards – The Post-Standard
Oscars 2014: Play bingo and more games while watching the Academy AwardsThe Post-StandardAnd our friends at The Star-Ledger have shared a game for everyone to play while watching the Academy Awards: Oscar Bingo. You can play right here on your mobile phone, tablet or computer. Or, click the “Print a Card” button at the bottom […]
Rodeo Parade takes over downtown Houston today – abc13.com
abc13.comif you can’t make it to downtown Houston, we’ve got you covered. You can tune in at 10am on ABC13. If you’re on the go, you can also check out the parade from our Watch ABC mobile app. And we will also be streaming different views from the parade on … and more …read more […]
Academy Awards Will Stream Live Online – RollingStone.com
RollingStone.comAttention, Oscars obsessives on-the-go: This Sunday’s broadcast of the 86th Academy Awards will be available to stream live online and through mobile devices. But there’s a catch (or two): Viewers must subscribe to one of eight specific cable companies …ABC to live stream Academy Awards telecast on limited basisLos Angeles TimesThe Academy Awards Will Stream […]
CTV to Live Stream Academy Awards – Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterTORONTO — Canadians will be able to watch the Academy Awards online for the first time ever on Sunday, after the CTV network agreed to unlock the live stream on its CTV GO mobile app for one day only. our editor recommends. Oscar Voter Reveals … and more …read more Source: Academy Awards News […]
California court rules it is okay for drivers to check mobile maps – PCWorld
PCWorldAn appeals court in California ruled that it is legal for a person to hold his phone to look at a map application while driving, though he is prohibited from “listening and talking” on the phone unless it is used in a hands-free mode. Steven R. Spriggs, the …California appellate court allows looking at your […]
Court: No-phones traffic law does not apply to apps – BBC News
BBC NewsA California law that bans drivers from talking on mobile phones without a hands-free device does not bar them looking at map apps, a court has ruled. The appeals court threw out a traffic ticket issued to a motorist who was looking at a map on his phone …Court to drivers: It’s OK to […]
Man arrested in triple stabbing in Lynnwood – The Seattle Times (blog)
The Seattle Times (blog)UPDATE 10:55 a.m. | A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the stabbings at the mobile home park. Snohomish County sheriff’s spokesman Shari Ireton wrote in a news release: “A 23 year-old man has been arrested for domestic violence in …3 roommates stabbed in Lynnwood; suspect arrestedKOMO News3 roommates stabbed […]
Justin Bieber, ‘Fraping’ and 50 things we hate about modern life – The Independent
The IndependentThen there’s his army of acerbic Twitter trolls (23) – the Beliebers – each one no doubt the possessor of a Justin Bieber mobile ring tone (3) and, you know, probably a bread maker (21) or something, too. The only other celebrity links come in the form … and more …read more Source: Justin […]
A Mobile Streaming Guide To The 2014 Academy Awards – AppAdvice
A Mobile Streaming Guide To The 2014 Academy AwardsAppAdviceThe 86th Annual Academy Awards arrive on Sunday, March 2 from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. Want to see every Best Picture nominee before the show? We’re here to help. Here’s our 2014 mobile streaming guide for the Oscars: “American … …read more Source: Academy […]
Google announces dev conferences for Project Ara modular phone kit – Register
RegisterGoogle says it is planning a series of three developer conferences this year in support of Project Ara, the modular mobile phone design being developed by its Motorola Mobility division. Announced last year, Ara is a unique concept that will allow users to …Chief of Google’s Project Ara talks modular smartphonesCNETJust knowing that Project Ara […]
IBM seeks mobile apps for Watson – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco ChronicleIBM Corp. is encouraging software developers to build applications on its artificial-intelligence system Watson, looking to data analytics to help reverse falling revenue. IBM will host a mobile developer challenge that urges programmers to create consumer …IBM Wants Its Jeopardy Supercomputer To Feed Your PhoneWiredIBM to take Watson mobile with developer challengeCNETIBM’s Virginia […]
Verizon, T-Mobile endorse smartphone ‘kill switch’ effort – PCWorld
PCWorldExecutives with three U.S. mobile carriers have voiced support for an effort in the U.S. Congress to encourage mobile carriers to offer services to customers that would render smartphones and tablets inoperable if they’re stolen. Executives with Verizon …T-Mobile US: Our dump-your-network drive is doing SO WELL (PS: We lost $20 …RegisterT-Mobile Turns an Industry […]
IBM’s Rometty makes developers an offer: the Watson mobile app challenge – PCWorld
PCWorldIBM CEO Ginni Rometty took to the Mobile World Congress stage Wednesday to announce a global competition to encourage developers to create mobile consumer and business apps powered by its Watson supercomputer platform. Watson is the heart of …IBM courts mobile developers for Watson platformZDNetIBM Challenges Mobile Developers to Bring the Power of Watson to […]
The hottest gadgets at world’s biggest mobile tech show – CNN
CNN(CNN) — Mobile World Congress returned to form this year, with Samsung, Sony, and Huawei all choosing to launch flagship devices in Barcelona. These are my picks from the show: Nokia X. Just months after being sold to Microsoft, Nokia chose to launch its …Fingerprint security convenient, but not flawlessWashington PostHands-On With Samsung’s New Galaxy […]
Apple Starts iBeacon Certification Under ‘Made for iPhone’ Program – The Mac Observer
The Mac ObserveriBeacon Apple has begun certifying devices for the “iBeacon” mark under its MFi (“Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad”) licensing program. According to BEEKn, manufacturers can now apply to use Apple’s iBeacon logo on devices that meet the company’s standards.Will Apple’s iBeacon prove to be a useful feature or just mobile spamPFhubApple’s new iBeacon standards could […]
Nokia Asha 230 is Nokia’s cheapest yet (hands-on) – CNET
CNETBARCELONA, Spain — Of the new Nokia phones announced at Mobile World Congress, the Nokia Asha 230 is the only one to run the company’s Asha mobile platform. Although this is a decidedly entry-level Asha “smartphone,” the 230 carries over the same …Nokia announces Asha 230 and Nokia 220 feature phonesGigaOMNokia Asha 230 and Nokia […]
Entrepreneur’s Social-Media Site Is Tailor-Made for Myanmar – Forbes
ForbesWith a background in mobile gaming and social networking, Nguyen is helping to fuel an internet revolution, just as the country starts to build out its 3G networks. Squar was launched last June with seed capital of $500,000 from angel investors in … …read more Source: Social Media News Feed By Google
Was WhatsApp really worth the $19 billion price? – VatorNews
VatorNewsFacebook’s purchase of mobile messaging app WhatsApp earlier this week, for a jaw-dropping total of $19 billion, is a big damn deal, to put it mildly. I don’t mean that this is important just for Facebook and the messaging space, but for the tech industry as a …Network router caused WhatsApp’s ‘biggest’ outageReuters‘This Week’: Facebook […]
Microsoft Targets Global Internet Growth With Cheaper Phones – Bloomberg
BloombergMicrosoft Corp. (MSFT) is accelerating its push into mobile software, adding new hardware manufacturers and joining forces with chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) to develop cheaper smartphones aimed at markets such as China. Microsoft and Qualcomm …Next Windows Phone update will allow for more low-cost devicesCNETWindows to get remake for those who don’t touchUSA TODAYMicrosoft Teases […]
A Right Move After All? Whatsapp Purchase To Expand Facebook’s Consumer … – Al-Bawaba
Al-BawabaA right move after all? Whatsapp purchase to expand Facebook’s consumer base in the Middle East. A right move after all? Whatsapp purchase to expand Facebook’s consumer base in the Middle East. 2.5 5. Published February 23rd, 2014 – 13:18 GMT via …WhatsApp outage downs mobile messaging service for hoursITProPortalText pest: why Facebook buying WhatsApp […]
WhatsApp Back up After Going Down – Guardian Liberty Voice
Guardian Liberty VoiceWhatsApp The popular mobile messaging application WhatsApp is back up after having gone down for three hours on Saturday. The ad-free service had been purchased earlier in the week by Facebook for approximately $19 billion. When the outage was …WhatsApp goes down for 3 hours, days after $19 bn Facebook dealFirstpostWhatsApp and nine […]
Apple, Samsung fail to reach settlement in US patent infringement case – Business Standard
Business StandardApple and Samsung have reportedly failed to agree on a US patent dispute settlement and will be facing each other again in court on March 31. In a joint filing, the companies said that Samsung mobile chief Shin Jong-Kyun and other executives from the …News of the Day From Across the Nation, Feb. 23San […]
Apple Issues Patch for Security Risk in iOS7 – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalApple released a software update for iOS 7, its mobile operating system, to patch a potential security risk for users of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. In its release, which became available on Friday, Apple said the software update “provides a fix for SSL …Behind iPhone’s Critical Security Bug, a Single Bad ‘Goto’WiredApple […]
High price for WhatsApp ups ante among big spenders in tech industry – Online Athens
Online AthensSAN FRANCISCO | The $19 billion that Facebook Inc. is paying for a smartphone application, one of the biggest tech deals of all time, made jaws drop even in Silicon Valley, where entrepreneurs tend to have an inflated sense of their own worth.WhatsApp Is Whats up in Tech WorldGuardian Liberty VoiceFacebook’s $24b deal targets […]
Update your iThings NOW: Apple splats scary SSL snooping bug in iOS – Register
RegisterUpdated2 Apple has updated its mobile operating system iOS to patch a bug that blows apart the integrity of encrypted connections. Versions 7.0.6 and 6.1.6, available now for download, fixes a vulnerability that could allow “an attacker with a privileged …Apple mobile devices at risk of hacking, firm saysThe GuardianApple releases iOS 7.0.6 and 6.1.6 […]
Facebook deal for $19b app no shock to tech execs – Boston Globe
Boston GlobeFacebook’s $19 billion acquisition of the mobile messaging startup WhatsApp was widely labeled a stunner, but the news seemed to surprise no one in local tech circles Thursday. Even the price tag — higher than the stock market value of corporate giants …WhatsApp with Facebook’s $19 billion buy? Keeping on messageSydney Morning HeraldFacebook to […]
Apple Buys App-Testing Company Burstly as Acquisitions Increase – Businessweek
BusinessweekApple Inc. (AAPL:US), speeding up the pace of acquisitions, bought Burstly Inc., a software company that helps developers create smartphone and tablet applications. The deal, first reported by TechCrunch, was confirmed today by Kristin Huguet, …TestFlight Owner Burstly Acquired By AppleTechCrunchApple Buys Burstly, Owner of App Testing Platform TestFlightMashableApple now owns popular mobile app testing […]
WhatsApp Free Texting Seen Siphoning $33 Billion From Carriers – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle(See EXT6 for more on the acquisition.) Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — Facebook Inc.’s $19 billion purchase of mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. is a stark reminder of how much money phone carriers are losing out on as competitors let users text and …WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum joins ranks of Silicon Valley tech titansSan Jose […]
In Asia, WhatsApp posts mixed message for Facebook – Reuters
ReutersSingapore Feb 21 (Reuters) – WhatsApp may be hugely popular but its forays into Asia, the world’s biggest mobile market, have had mixed success, raising questions about whether it can sustain the explosive growth Facebook Inc cited to justify its $19 billion …Mark Zuckerberg: the face of FacebookTelegraph.co.ukFacebook-WhatsApp Deal: Still a Tough Sell in AsiaWall […]
Fresh Off Super Bowl Launch, Raleigh’s Yillio Preps for Golf’s US Open – ExitEvent
ExitEventThe Raleigh mobile app startup that made a splash with its Super Bowl launch last month announces today its second major event partnership, this time targeting the 400,000 visitors expected to visit Pinehurst and Southern Pines for the U.S. Open … and more …read more Source: NFL – Super Bowl Game News