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Article | 18/04/2013 Gift card SMS spam drops after FTC action, Cloudmark finds
The volume of mobile spam messages touting free gift cards sharply fell after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed complaints in early March ...
Article | 18/04/2013 Developers unveil new mobile apps for shopping, restaurant reviews at DEMO Mobile
Snaptiva wants to add a bit more color to the experience of shopping for home design and fashion products, literally.
Article | 17/04/2013 Payleven launches person-to-person card payments in Europe
Germany-based card payments startup Payleven is going to make its chip-and-PIN service available to individuals, the company said on Wednesday.
Article | 17/04/2013 Amazon's Android Appstore to become available in 200 more countries
Amazon.com is continuing the global expansion of its Appstore by announcing that developers can submit their apps for sale in another 200 countries ar...
Article | 17/04/2013 AVG releases free 'TuneUp' application for Android devices
Security vendor AVG has released an application for Android that lets users adjust power settings and manage applications to conserve battery power.
Article | 17/04/2013 Mobile a top priority for Yahoo in 2013, Mayer says
Yahoo wants to accelerate its development of mobile products geared toward delivery of personalized content, CEO Marissa Mayer said Tuesday, as the co...
Article | 16/04/2013 Facebook readies iOS app update featuring 'Chat Heads' messaging
Chat Heads, the buzzy messaging feature released as part of Facebook's Home software for Android-based smartphones, is now coming to the iPhone and iP...
Article | 16/04/2013 Xamarin hopes to simplify mobile app testing with new service
Xamarin has announced Test Cloud, an automated service that lets mobile developers test their apps on hundreds of mobile devices.
Article | 15/04/2013 Boston cell networks stay online after blasts
Cellular networks in Boston were still operating on Monday evening following the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, contrary to e...
Article | 15/04/2013 Find My Mac both useful and frustrating for law enforcement
Find My Mac can be used to show the location of a stolen Mac, but the service often does not provide enough evidence to obtain a search warrant and ge...
Article | 15/04/2013 China's Alibaba bolsters mobile OS after clash with Google
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is seeking to revive its mobile operating system, with a new name, new partners and more money, after Google th...
Article | 12/04/2013 Uber to take on Lyft, Sidecar with ridesharing service
Lyft and Sidecar may be the kings of ridesharing right now, but Uber is coming up in the rearview mirror.
Article | 12/04/2013 BlackBerry says report of high Z10 returns is 'false'
BlackBerry's recent launch of the Z10 smartphone and the upcoming Q10 qwerty device were intended to put the company back on solid ground, but BlackBe...
Article | 12/04/2013 UK investigates unfair trade in children's game apps
The U.K. Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into free children's game apps to explore whether these games are misleading, comm...
Article | 12/04/2013 Intel sets up joint lab with China's Baidu for mobile apps
Intel is hoping to get more Chinese developers to back its products by forming a new joint innovation lab with the nation's largest search engine Baid...