Mobile Apps News
LightSquared's bankruptcy is a cautionary tale
After more than a year of active testing and debate over LightSquared's plan for a nationwide, wholesale 4G network, the now bankrupt company may...
Appsbar gives small businesses a simple (and free!) template for app building
If you've ever wanted to build a mobile app for your small business but have been intimidated by the cost of hiring developers, Appsbar has a...
Angry Birds tops companies' app blacklist
It seems that your boss doesn't want you to launch digital birds at evil green pigs during office hours.
Debut of Cut-Rate Mobile Plan Marred by Alleged Malicious Attack
The launch of a cut-rate unlimited $39-a-month mobile plan offered by upstart Voyager Mobile was marred Tuesday by what the company claims is "a...
Android users targeted by premium-rate SMS malware
In a clear warning to mobile users in developed markets, Russian cybercriminals have started distributing a wave of premium rate malware from rogue...
Apple misled consumers with iPad 4G claims: ACCC
Apple has stopped promoting its new iPad as 4G compatible in Australia following an application in the Federal Court in March 2012 by the Australian...
BYOD: New animal, new taming techniques
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New coalition opposes Verizon and cable spectrum deals
A proposed sale of mobile spectrum from a group of cable providers to Verizon Wireless, along with accompanying marketing and research agreements,...
SMS a killer app at 20; irrelevant at 25?
The first SMS-capable mobile phones were approved for sale in Europe 20 years ago this month. By any measure, SMS has become a huge success, at least...
What enterprise mobile apps can learn from mobile games
Enterprise mobile apps are shifting from small, narrowly task-oriented programs to larger, more complex ones. To design them well, enterprise...
AT&T reportedly in talks to buy Leap Wireless
AT&T has recently been in talks to buy Leap Wireless, a carrier operating in 35 states with 6 million customers, according to Reuters.
Facebook IPO's elephant in the room -- mobile
While Facebook executives talk to the country's top investors about its 900 million users and its powerful global reach, analysts say they need...
For LTE network slow but thorough will win the day, Sprint says
Sprint Nextel's methodical rollout of new cell sites with LTE may not win the deployment race, but each market that gets the upgrade will see...
Google files for new trial on copyright claims in Android suit
Google is seeking a new trial on copyright claims in Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against it over the Android mobile OS, according to a...
AT&T sees an end to Wi-Fi-only tablets
Tablet makers are moving toward selling only models equipped with cellular radios and away from having separate Wi-Fi-only units, as the added cost...
Genachowski lays out plans for more spectrum, lays into AT&T
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined several agency initiatives to open up more spectrum for mobile services, as...
MasterCard, startup PaidPiper tap into credit cards for mobile payments
PaidPiper, a startup that will debut at the CTIA Wireless show this week, is developing a mobile money transfer system suited to developed economies...
Mobile experts disagree on who should protect privacy
Users of mobile apps need more information about the ways those apps use their personal information, a group of experts agreed Thursday, but they...
NotCompatible Android Trojan: What You Need to Know
Android smartphone users should be on the lookout for hacked websites that automatically download an app onto your phone in an attempt to trick you...
For the first time, hacked websites deliver Android malware
Analysts with Lookout Mobile Security have found websites that have been hacked to deliver malicious software to devices running Android, an apparent...
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