Mobile Software
89 Stories
Contactless payment to hit mainstream?
News Industry has crossed "major hurdle", finally paving way for mobile payments based on near-field communications technology, says industry player.
Tags: Mobile commerce, NFC (near-field communications), Security, Chip, Singapore, payment, transportation, Mobile commerce, Mobile Payment
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
Smartphone roulette for app makers
News The market for business apps is booming, but makers of such applications face make-or-break choices among BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm and others.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Apple Inc., NetSuite Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Mobile, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Developer, Microsoft Windows Mobile
Smartphone users, keep complaining
News Want great software for your mobile phone? Keep up the complaints. That was the message at a session aimed at developers at the BlackBerry Developer Conference in San Francisco.
Tags: Smart phones, Stephen King, RIM BlackBerry, software, mobile, Smart Phone, mobile software, Developer, Customer Satisfaction, Smartphone
NXP to open up Mifare APIs for mobile software
News The chip company will offer royalty-free APIs to developers to write software for mobile devices that have embedded NXP Mifare RFID chips.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile processors, Software engineering/development, Security, Mobile, mobile software, Bot, Chip, API, RFID chip
Mobile apps players form S'pore group
News Mobile Alliance of Singapore, comprising over 30 players from mobile software industry, aims to establish country as development hub for mobile applications.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Mobile, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, software company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, mobile application
Microsoft dials up emerging-market phone push
News Redmond announces plans for OneApp, software that enables feature phones to access various mobile Internet services.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile/Wireless, Cellular phones, Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Programming, Emerging Market, Microsoft Windows, SMS
Mobile: The holy grail at security conference
News Security experts launch successful exploits against browsers at the CanSecWest conference, but fail--or fail to even try--exploiting smartphones despite a US$10,000 prize.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Mobile, Conference, Web Browser, Mobile Device, Symbian Inc., phone, TippingPoint Technologies, Google Android
Big software plans for Amazon's Kindle?
News Amazon.com's buying and hiring signal that many more Kindle apps may be on the way and software to put Amazon books on other mobile devices.
Tags: Business applications, Development/design, Applications and tools, Business Strategies & Functions, Mobile, Smart Phone, E-book Reader, E-book, Amazon.com Inc., online retail company
Microsoft aiming to recover lost ground in mobile
News Company's head of Windows Mobile efforts admits the software giant has made mistakes in mobile and hints at plans to deal with them.
Tags: Handhelds, Mobile processors, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mobile, operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft readies smartphone assault on Apple
News Company is about to announce a new operating system, application store and file backup service to help it compete with Apple's iPhone, according to news report.
Tags: Smart phones, Applications and tools, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, International Data Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple MobileMe, phone
Innovation, education key to India's growth
News India must "evolve the right ecosystem" to unleash its potential as an innovation technology hub, says delegate at EmTech 2009 conference.
Tags: Innovation, Local Government, R&D, Battery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Technology, India, Innovation, Technology Review, Education
HP iPAQ Data Messenger
Reviews HP's new flagship iPAQ has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a neat D-pad and a good set of connectivity features. However, HP has missed some key tricks that would make this an excellent rather than very good Windows Mobile smartphone.
Tags: Battery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Compaq iPAQ, Device, Storage, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Expanding Stylu, HP iPAQ Data Messenger, D-pad, Data Messenger
Apple, Google consider app-sharing tools
News Smartphone software makers weigh features that will make it easier to share downloadable apps, upending the way we acquire and use wireless games and tools
Tags: Applications and tools, App servers, Mobile applications, Smart phones, Software, Mobile/Wireless, Web services, Apple Inc., App, Mobile
Sybase links back office to mobile devices
News in brief Sybase on Monday introduced new products to its mobile software line for shuttling data from back-office applications to mobile devices.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms
