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Article | 9/04/2013 Mobile phone apps view private data more than necessary, says French study
Mobile phone apps are accessing users' private data and transmitting it to remote servers far more than appears strictly necessary, while users have i...
Article | 5/04/2013 Facebook reveals 'Home' software for Android phones
Facebook has released new software for Android phones that gives quick access to Facebook services and aims to further boost use of the social network...
Article | 4/04/2013 Almost 2.4 billion computing devices will ship this year, forecasts Gartner
Almost 2.4 billion computers, tablets and cellphones will ship this year, according to estimates from Gartner.
Article | 4/04/2013 Diversifying Facebook Home could broaden its appeal, analysts say
Facebook's Home mobile software for Android-equipped smartphones might only appeal to the most active Facebook users at first, but the company's plan ...
Article | 2/04/2013 Google+ Sign-In feature expands with Janrain, Gigya integration
Google is aiming to expand the reach of users' Google+ profiles and social data across the Web through new partnerships with Janrain and Gigya.
Article | 28/03/2013 BlackBerry sells about 1 million Z10s in move to profit
Research In Motion Limited, now doing business as BlackBerry, shipped about 1 million BlackBerry Z10 smartphones during its fiscal fourth quarter.
Article | 27/03/2013 Unity opens beta program for Windows Phone 8 game developers
Unity Technologies has opened a beta program for Windows Phone 8 apps, and is inviting experienced developers to start testing.
Article | 26/03/2013 Facebook woos serious gamers
If 2012 was the year of arcade, casino and hidden object games on Facebook, such as "Diamond Dash," "Bubble Witch Saga" and "Bubble Safari," the socia...
Article | 25/03/2013 Apple acquires mapping apps startup WiFiSlam
Apple has acquired mapping startup WiFiSlam, which is developing an indoor location service for smartphones, Apple said Monday.
Article | 22/03/2013 'Android' watchmaker Oko sues Google for trademark infringement
Just as rumors begin to surface that Google is getting into the smartwatch game, Oko International, the maker of a wide range of watches and timepiece...
Article | 22/03/2013 BlackBerry 10 goes on sale in the U.S.
BlackBerry began a fight to regain share in the key U.S. market on Friday with the debut of the first phone running its BlackBerry 10 operating system...
Article | 21/03/2013 BlackBerry 10 to hit key US market Friday
BlackBerry's new operating system faces its first big test in the U.S. Friday when the first phone based on BlackBerry 10 goes on sale.
Article | 21/03/2013 Google launches Keep for personal notes
Google is looking to replace physical sticky notes with Keep, a new product designed for storing notes and other pieces of information.
Article | 19/03/2013 Microsoft set to roll out new mobile applications for Dynamics ERP, CRM
Microsoft's AX ERP (enterprise resource planning) application will be receiving a set of mobile applications that mix connectivity to back-end systems...
Article | 19/03/2013 Skype preview for Windows Phone 8 gets HD video
The latest version of the Skype for Windows Phone 8 Preview has support for HD video calls on some phones and reinstated integration with the People h...