Fragmentation
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Apps to flourish on mobile, games
News Developers should bet on Android, games, navigation and music, to reap returns, suggest industry watchers, who say business apps can also prove viable.
Tags: Mobile applications, Business applications, Mobile platforms, Nokia Corp., Ovum, Phone, Operating System, App, mobile, Business applications
Is Adobe replaying Sun's Java tape?
Insight commentary Adobe's attempt to bring its AIR platform to all handhelds smells strongly of Sun Microsystems' attempt to dominate the smartphone market with Java. Will the software giant's efforts suffer the same fate?
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Protocols and platforms, Adobe Systems Inc., Phone, mobile, Mobile applications, AIR 2.0, Smart Phone, Stock
App store riches Flash in the pan?
News Adobe hopes Flash's multiple platform support will attract mobile developers eyeing app store monetization, but it's no foolproof plan, notes analyst.
Tags: Development/design, Software engineering/development, Adobe Systems Inc., Ovum, App, Smart Phone, Rich Media, Developer, analyst, Internet company
Filesystem fragmentation--A security threat
Techguide It may not be immediately apparent, but filesystem fragmentation is more than just a minor annoyance; it can also up the level of risk to your system and data security.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Security Management, Business security, Microsoft Corp., Security, Scanner, Backup, File System, Defragmentation
Doubts raised over Android fragmentation
News Symbian's research chief warns there will be multiple versions of the search giant's mobile stack, but Google says there will be little motivation to make versions incompatible.
Tags: Symbian, Linux, Handhelds, Smart phones, Mobile, Google Inc., Open Source, Fragmentation, intellectual property, phone
Moto Droid off to a good start. But is it good enough?
News Motorola's Droid phone reports healthy figures in first week of sales, but will face competition from other Android phones coming on to the scene.
Tags: Google Android, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Ed Zander, Phone, Motorola Inc., advertisement, Google Android, Smart Phone
Android's spread could become a problem
News With more handset makers adopting Android, there's a danger of multiple versions of the operating system.
Tags: Google Android, Phone, Operating System, software, mobile, handset, Google Android, Android, Device, Carrier
Adobe takes Flash to smartphones
News The update is set to arrive as a beta on phones early next year, and aims to extend Flash's popularity on the desktop to mobile devices.
Tags: Mobile applications, Business applications, Palm Inc., Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, mobile, Business applications, Barclay, Mobile applications
IDG reinvents print media with online ad network
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news analysis Publisher breaks fresh ground by selling ads for other new media properties.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Online Advertising, Survey, International Data Group, ad network, Web Site, Web
GetJar: The unknown app store leader
News Everyone knows that Apple has the largest mobile application store in the world, but who is second? A small company called GetJar.
Tags: Mobile applications, Personal applications, Business applications, Facebook, Apple iPhone, Phone, Personal applications, Mobile applications, GetJar, Web Site
License auctions stifling mobile development
News news analysis India will finally hold its 3G spectrum auction in December, but market analysts say this form of license distribution can negatively impact industry growth.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Local Government, Taxes, License, Operator, India, Money, International Data Corp., Spectrum, Auction
Android a 'marketing label'?
News As rival players in the space Google and the Symbian Foundation--which drive different mobile OS platforms--have taken swipes at each other.
Tags: Open source, Mobile platforms, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile, Google Inc., operating system, Symbian Inc., OEM, Platform, Symbian Foundation Platform
EU plans more funding for tech research
News The European Commission calls for a large increase in tech R&D funding over the next decade, and has reiterated its call for a single European patent system.
Tags: R&D, European Union, Information And Communication Technology, Europe, economic performance, intellectual-property strategy, intellectual property, member state, strategy, commission
E-commerce held back by outdated laws
Insight perspective The legal and regulatory scheme for buying and selling online across European borders needs a rethink, says legal expert.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, European Union, payment security, Petra Papinniemi, Europe, member state, U.K., data protection, European Commission
Opera: Single-minded about widget development
Insight newsmaker Browser company believes that a single standard for widgets will stop Web users from being locked into one product, according to chief executive Jon von Tetzchner.
Tags: Standards, Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Mobile applications, Protocols and platforms, Web Browser, Browser Company, W3C, Standards
