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Apps to flourish on mobile, games

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.

Friday, November 20 2009 06:10 PM

Tags: Mobile applications, Business applications, Mobile platforms, Nokia Corp., Ovum, Phone, Operating System, App, mobile, Business applications


Is Adobe replaying Sun's Java tape?

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?

Thursday, October 22 2009 01:55 AM

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?

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.

Thursday, September 24 2009 03:50 PM

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.

Sunday, March 15 2009 07:08 PM

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.

Friday, June 13 2008 07:54 AM

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.

Tuesday, November 17 2009 10:56 AM

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.

Friday, October 16 2009 09:55 AM

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.

Tuesday, October 06 2009 09:28 AM

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.

Thursday, September 10 2009 10:08 AM

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.

Sunday, November 08 2009 12:41 PM

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.

Wednesday, September 16 2009 04:22 PM

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.

Tuesday, February 24 2009 06:35 AM

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.

Monday, March 16 2009 12:28 PM

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.

Friday, April 24 2009 03:47 AM

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.

Wednesday, June 03 2009 12:56 PM

Tags: Standards, Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Mobile applications, Protocols and platforms, Web Browser, Browser Company, W3C, Standards


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  1. backup
  2. business security
  3. chad perrin
  4. data security
  5. defragmentation
  6. file system
  7. filesystem fragmentation
  8. google android
  9. google inc.
  10. handhelds
  11. high tech computer corp.
  12. limo foundation
  13. linux
  14. microsoft corp.
  15. mobile
  16. open source
  17. pc security
  18. scanner
  19. security
  20. security management