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Article | 17/06/2013 Evernote adds Reminders, extending task-management options
If, like many, you use Evernote as a sophisticated to-do list, the latest update to the essential software and service is about to dramatically increa...
Article | 14/06/2013 Samsung's next big thing - born in the USA?
Could Samsung's "next big thing" come from the heart of the Big Apple or Silicon Valley?
Article | 14/06/2013 Local developer aims to bring mobile apps to Myanmar
How do you build a blockbuster app in Myanmar, one of Asia's poorest countries? You go and ask a fortune teller for help, according to 25-year-old Hto...
Article | 11/06/2013 It's official: Google buys Waze with an eye toward enhancing Maps
Google is buying the crowdsourced mapping app developer Waze, in a move geared toward adding more real-time navigation tools to its own Maps software,...
Article | 10/06/2013 Waze could drive better social tools at Google, experts say
Waze's crowdsourced traffic and navigation app is attractive to Google, which is said to be a serious suitor for the app, because of the wealth of map...
Article | 9/06/2013 Google said to be close to buying Waze, developer of crowdsourced map app
Google is close to a deal to acquire Waze, maker of the eponymous crowdsourced mapping app, for at least $1 billion, according to the Wall Street Jour...
Article | 7/06/2013 TechEd crystalizes Microsoft's BYOD management strategy
Microsoft's TechEd North America conference, which was held this week in New Orleans, provided a first glimpse of the architecture that Microsoft shop...
Article | 5/06/2013 AppGyver aims to make PhoneGap developers more effective using Steroids
Developer tool company AppGyver loves the PhoneGap platform, but is convinced there is room for productivity and performance improvements and is worki...
Article | 5/06/2013 $US99 Android PC maker hopes to set off industry change
At $US99, the mini PC developed by thin-client expert Young Song is meant to be affordable. In fact, the price is so low, most consumers won't hesita...
Article | 5/06/2013 Google Glass competitors vie for attention as industry grows
Plenty of eyes may be focused on Google Glass as the device attracts attention in the field of "augmented reality," but a crop of other players develo...
Article | 4/06/2013 Verivo to help developers make mobile apps enterprise-ready
Development platform vendor Verivo Software wants to provide the back end for mobile enterprise apps to make it easier for corporate programmers to ad...
Article | 4/06/2013 Android shows up late to the Vine party (but looks very nice)
Android users jealous of their iOS brethren's six-second Vine masterpieces can now shoot their own looping video clips. But there are a few key differ...
Article | 4/06/2013 Google targets developers with cloud-based backend kit
Google wants more developers to use its App Engine cloud service, and has launched Mobile Backend Starter to make it easier.
Article | 3/06/2013 Zynga lays off 18 percent of workforce, shifts focus to mobile
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Article | 3/06/2013 Japanese Internet icon, free from prison, starts app design firm
A Japanese entrepreneur who founded one of the country's largest web portals and was a national celebrity before being jailed for securities fraud is ...