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AT&T buys application developer
News Phone giant nabs Plusmo to help it build more apps and widgets for mobile phones, PCs, and TV.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Applications and tools, Apple iPhone, Phone, TV, cell phone, Web development, mobile, Business Strategies & Functions, Plusmo
Apple's Schiller defends iPhone app approval process
News In his first wide-ranging interview on the matter, Apple senior vice-president explains his company's App Store vigilance--and why it sometimes loosens up.
Tags: Applications and tools, Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Apple Inc., parental control, Phil Schiller, App, software, Mobile applications, Smart Phone
Smartphones: A bigger target for security threats
News As the iPhone, BlackBerry, and other devices become more popular, harmful software such as viruses and spyware is emerging to exploit their vulnerability.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile, Security applications/tools, Apple Inc., Phone, Security, software, mobile, handset, Smart Phone
Symbian: Regaining momentum?
News Growing interest in smartphones among consumers is likely the biggest driver of renewed interest in Symbian, whose software powers many of the devices.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Applications and tools, Symbian Inc., Phone, Operating System, mobile-phone software, China Mobile Ltd., Android Effort, software
Application virtualization comes to smartphones
News VMware has made it possible for smartphones to use any software application on any handset.
Tags: Business applications, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, Apple Inc., Smart Phone, VMware Inc., application virtualization, Use Case, Thin Client, Apple iPhone
MonoTouch lets .NET coders build iPhone apps
News Novell's paid-for MonoTouch SDK is built upon open-source Mono for the iPhone, leading to complaints from some free software supporters about the cost.
Tags: Applications and tools, Mobile applications, Apple Inc., Developer, Apple Macintosh, Novell Inc., JIT, C#, Programming, Microsoft .NET
Report: BlackBerry app store to launch next week
News BusinessWeek reports that Research In Motion's BlackBerry App World mobile application store will be open for business next week during the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas.
Tags: Applications and tools, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., Developer, CTIA, trade show, software, Apple iPhone
Funding boost for Malaysia's mobile developers
News Country's mobile app makers can receive funds and related support from new initiative between two government agencies and Nokia.
Tags: Applications and tools, Symbian, Training, Asia-Pacific, digital content, Developer, Kuala Lumpur, collaboration, Symbian, Lee Min Keong
Mobile companies chasing Apple's App Store
News Apple iPhone users have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications, and competitors are hoping to replicate the success. But will they hit app gold, too?
Tags: Applications and tools, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Mobile, Smart Phone, Google Inc., device manufacturer, Microsoft Windows, mobile application, Apple iPhone
Web-based malware infections rise rapidly, stats show
News Nearly 6 million Web pages are infected with malware, double previous estimates earlier in the year, according to Dasient.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Google Inc., Malware, Twitter Inc., Dasient, SQL, Infection, Web Application
Apple patches multiple iPhone, QuickTime flaws
News Ten holes in Apple's smartphone operating system and media player software could leave owners open to hacking and phishing attacks.
Tags: Cellular phones, Applications and tools, Apple Inc., Phishing, Apple QuickTime, Web Browser, Flaw, patch management, Apple iPhone, Web Site
3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators
News Banks in region still ironing out two-factor authentication rollouts and unlikely to implement additional authentication layer just yet, says analyst.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Banking, Security, Biometrics, 3FA, bank
Most security products flunk quality tests
News Nearly 80 percent of security tools fail to perform during initial certification tests, requiring two or more cycles of further testing, reports product testing firm.
Tags: Security applications/tools, ICSA Labs, Security Product, Verizon Communications Inc., Security, performance, Security Update, accounting, Security applications/tools
Cisco to buy cloud security firm for US$183M
News Cisco Systems plans to buy U.K. Web-based security software company ScanSafe, marking the third announced acquisition this month.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Web services, LANs and WANs, Acquisitions, Starent Networks Corp., ScanSafe, Security, software, Cisco Systems Inc.
Yahoo Mobile site gets iPhone overhaul, syncing
News Yahoo unveils a new iPhone-optimized design for the iPhone's Safari browser that factors in a new feature: Web-syncing.
Tags: Applications and tools, Mobile applications, Web Browser, Yahoo! Inc., Australia, Web Application, Apple Safari, Apple iPhone, desktop, Brazil
