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Trai's proposal can lead to hike in mobile tariff: Uninor
FEEDSPORTAL Wed, 16 May 2012 08:03:13 GMT
Trai spectrum auction recommendations will have an adverse impact on the telecom sector and lead to rise in call charges.
Cellphone market shrinks in Q1: Gartner
FEEDSPORTAL Wed, 16 May 2012 08:29:53 GMT
Global sales of mobile phones shrank 2 per cent in the first quarter due to slower demand in the Asia-Pacific region, the first year-on-year fall since 2009, research firm Gartner said on Wednesday.
Handset market shrinks worldwide, grows in India
FEEDSPORTAL Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:42 GMT
According to Gartner, the Indian smartphone market grew by 17%, although, feature phones still dominated the 226 million Indian handset industry.
Airtel, Axis Bank team up to offer mobile banking services
FEEDSPORTAL Thu, 17 May 2012 06:25:48 GMT
Bharti Airtel said its subsidiary, Airtel mCommerce Services, and Axis Bank have partnered to offer banking and payment services.
Will Facebook adapt to mobile or will mobile adapt to Facebook?
GOOGLE Wed, 16 May 2012 23:42:13 GMT
If Facebook’s future is mobile, then it may not be enough for it to merely secure a piece of the mobile ad market. It will need to have an outsized impact on the industry.
Facebook must adapt to rise of smartphone
FT Tue, 15 May 2012 01:14:07 GMT
Nearly half of the site’s 900m users access its social network from a mobile device but the soon-to-float business is not quite ready for them
National Beverage Corp. Quenches Their Thirst for Success with...
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National Beverage selects MobileFrame's DSD Solution to automate their business processes. (PRWeb May 16, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9507895.htm
Who Are You Calling Cheap? SaveEveryday.com Announces the Top Ten Most...
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America's Most Frugal Cities See Upswing in Mobile Couponing (PRWeb May 16, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9496984.htm
“Bunny Bazooka” App Blasts into the Gaming Category in iTunes and...
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Hyper-addictive app brings hours of enjoyment to game enthusiasts- Mobile Nomadics "Bunny Bazooka" (PRWeb May 15, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9506394.htm
DeviceFidelity Unveils iCaisse4X, a new full NFC case with extended...
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The innovative In2Pay® iCaisse4X extended battery pack with NFC uniquely enables the iPhone for full near field communication (NFC) capabilities including mobile wallet, reader and peer-to-peer... (PRWeb May 15, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9504483.htm
American Express Leverages Spending History, Location For Mobile Deals You Actually Care About
FASTCOMPANY Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:06 EST
My Offers taps what AmEx calls the "spend graph" to give cardmembers access to deals and discounts at nearby merchants. And it knows your mom couldn't care less about getting 50% off tickets to a three-day electro-fest. When 1-800-Flowers fails and the local bakery is out of cupcakes, desperate, last-minute Mother's Day shoppers turn to the one bastion of hope left: Groupon, LivingSocial, Google Offers, and any other daily deal service accessible in one click. There's just one problem: The deals are rarely, if ever, relevant. No, my mom does not need Taekwondo lessons, paintball reservations, Lasik eye surgery, or tickets to a three-day electronic music festival. To address this pain point, American Express is launching later today its own mobile offers engine to give cardmembers access to deals and discounts at nearby merchants. The engine, called My Offers, will tap into AmEx user spending histories and location data--what the company refers to as the "spend graph"--to rank...
Navigate the Apocalypse in Style with the $190K Flying Hovercraft
TIME Mon, 14 May 2012 17:41:40 GMT
Just think of the endless possibilities you'd have at your disposal if you owned a vehicle "that glides over land and water yet also soars in the air up to 70 mph with the aid of integrated wings." That's what Hammacher Schlemmer is promising with the $190,000 flying hovercraft.
Xiaomi Phone gets a Youth Edition, a less powerful, cheaper alternative for students
ENGADGET Wed, 16 May 2012 09:05:00 EDT
Many of you are already familiar with the Xiaomi Phone and its reverence in the MIUI community, but now the Chinese manufacturer has introduced a less expensive counterpart to the original, which is aptly known as the Youth Edition. Priced at 1,499 yuan ($237), this smartphone will sell for a full 500 yuan less than its elder and will retain many of its components, which include a 4-inch, 854 x 480 display, an 8-megapixel camera, 4GB of ROM and a 1,930mAh battery. In fact, the only significant changes are the dual-core 1.2GHz CPU (which is down from 1.5GHz), and 768MB of RAM instead of the original 1GB. Xiaomi will produce 150,000 Youth Edition handsets, which seems like a healthy number, but if you want to stake your claim to one, you'd best join in the pre-registration process, which runs now through May 18th. Xiaomi Phone gets a Youth Edition, a less powerful, cheaper alternative for students originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 May 2012 09:05:00 EDT. Please see our......
Sony applies for wireless power patent, wants to daisy-chain your energy
ENGADGET Tue, 15 May 2012 21:05:00 EDT
As much as we're familiar with wireless power, we know developing a truly contact-free form of charging has a whole raft of extra challenges, such as getting into the sweet spot for power delivery and the potential traffic jam caused by throwing another device into the mix. Sony thinks it has these problems licked through a newly-published patent application. Its method uses location-finding to steer users until they're close enough for the wireless power source to reliably do its job. In some cases, it can use one mobile device to relay power to another, keeping everything fed even if the main power hub is tied up. Multiple power sources next to each other can go so far as to decide which of them should be the one to send power. The patent isn't a certain sign that your VAIO or Xperia is about to cut the cord altogether -- Sony first submitted this vision of the future in 2009. Even so, it gives us hope that our gadgets will one day start charging themselves instead of making us..
NTT DoCoMo launching 19 new devices this summer, brings Galaxy S III to Japan
ENGADGET Wed, 16 May 2012 01:12:00 EDT
If you aren't already accustomed to Japan's regular deluge of device announcements, brace yourself: NTT DoCoMo just stepped forward with 17 new phones, as well as a mobile WiFi hotspot and a tablet. Throw a stone at the pile of hardware, and you're likely to strike something running Ice Cream Sandwich -- with the exception of the WiFi hotspot and a single handset designed for kids, every device on the list is running Android 4.0. Among the hodgepodge of handsets, DoCoMo is offering ten dual-core devices with screens ranging from 3.7 to 5-inches, a 10.1-inch 1.2Ghz dual-core slate, camera sensors of all sizes (from 8 megapixels to 13, that is) and a curious "Raku-Raku smartphone" that promises the "sensation of pressing actual keys" to smartphone newbies. The lineup's superstars, however, can all be found in DoCoMo's "NEXT" series of smartphones, bolstering the carrier's Xi LTE service with heavy hitters like the Galaxy S III, the Optimus Vu, Sony's Xperia GX and the Tegra 3........
Panasonic gifts NTT DoCoMo with Eluga V, Eluga Power smartphones and Eluga Live tablet
ENGADGET Wed, 16 May 2012 03:03:00 EDT
Among the slew of new Android 4.0 devices unveiled by Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo today were a trio from Panasonic, including the Eluga Power phone we'd seen before and a few new entries in the Eluga V phone and Eluga Live tablet. We've already gotten our mitts all over the Eluga Power's 5-inch screen and 1.5Ghz dual-core S4 CPU at MWC, so this time we'll take a close look into the other two Ice Cream Sandwiched models. The P-06D Eluga V is a 4.6-inch variant (sliding between the Power and original P-04D Eluga) while still packing a dual-core 1.5GHz CPU. The P-08D Eluga Live tablet measures at 10.1-inches, packs DLNA streaming features and slots stereo speakers into a smooth curved edge design. The Eluga V is scheduled to arrive July 6th, while the other two should hit Japanese shelves in January, hit the source link and brink your kanji skills (or translation software) for more information. Panasonic gifts NTT DoCoMo with Eluga V, Eluga Power smartphones and Eluga Live tablet....
iPhone waltzes into top spot of US phone satisfaction index, small carriers trump the giants
ENGADGET Wed, 16 May 2012 04:19:00 EDT
We know almost too well how smartphones perform in US market share; what we don't usually see is how happy customers are once the shrink wrap's off. Going by a newly-expanded American Customer Satisfaction Index, it's the iPhone that most scratches the itch at a score of 83. Despite having just been added, Apple was noticeably ahead of a three-way tie between HTC, LG and Nokia at 75. You might not want to look if you're a freshly-minted RIM executive: the BlackBerry made its freshman debut on the charts at the bottom, or 69. Big carriers have their own reasons to wince, too, knowing that smaller carriers like US Cellular and TracFone scored higher on the happiness meter than incumbents hiking service fees. While there's definitely some wiggle room for your own experience to have been better or worse, if you were an iPhone owner on a regional carrier in the past few months, you were statistically the most likely to be on Cloud Nine. Continue reading iPhone waltzes into top spot....
Gartner: mobile phone sales fell two percent last quarter, Samsung confirmed as numero uno
ENGADGET Wed, 16 May 2012 05:23:00 EDT
Gartner's latest dispatch reveals a wobbly global trade in mobile phones. Although our love of smartphones continued to blossom, with sales of that subcategory up nearly 45 percent, it wasn't enough to stave off a two percent overall decline compared to the same quarter in 2011. A total of 419.1 million handsets were sold, representing the first hiccup after nearly three years of growth and leading analysts to point fingers at a slow down in the Asia / Pacific region as well as a lack of product launches at the start of the year. Meanwhile, these figures also confirm what was already gleaned from IDC's shipments data: Samsung has knocked Nokia off its 14-year-old perch to become the padrone of the mobile phone market, with a cut of over 20 percent. It also replaced Apple as the number one smartphone vendor, claiming ownership of almost half of that segment. Damn, it feels good to be a pebble. Gartner: mobile phone sales fell two percent last quarter, Samsung confirmed as numero...
WSJ: Apple moving towards larger iPhone screens
ENGADGET Wed, 16 May 2012 07:26:00 EDT
The idea of a smaller iPad has been rattling around the tech rumor mill for many a month now, but the iPhone's 3.5-inch screen? That's sacred surely? Well, according to the Wall Street Journal, apparently not. It's reporting that those ever-famous "people familiar with the situation" have told it that Apple has ordered screens that are larger that the ones used in the flagship phone so far. There's no specifics on size, with the sources only going as far to say they are "at least" four inches. Apple, however, has declined to comment -- no surprises there -- but perhaps now is the time to start the office pool. Just hope you don't land on the "4-inch iPad" square. WSJ: Apple moving towards larger iPhone screens originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 May 2012 07:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  Wall Street Journal  | Email this | Comments
Facebook Monetization Model Needs Work
COATED Tue, 15 May 2012 15:37:48 GMT
With much of the financial world watching the world’s biggest social networking site Facebook as it prepares to offer its initial public offering (IPO), there is no doubt that the company has some challenges in front of it. (...)Read the rest of Facebook Monetization Model Needs Work © Coolest Gadget Reviews, 2012. Coated brings you [...]
Apple drops '4G' from new iPad name in UK online store
GUARDIAN Tue, 15 May 2012 16:32:45 GMT
Alteration to 'Cellular' comes after complaints to Advertising Standards Authority over 'LTE' compatibility claims but investigation could still follow in Sweden Apple has removed claims that its new iPad has "4G" capability from its UK and other non-US online stores, after complaints that its high-speed mobile connection could not work outside the US. The UK Apple Store now describes the mobile-capable device as having "cellular" capability, rather than 4G. The latter offers superfast mobile connections at speeds of up to 100 megabits per second. But in the UK there are no publicly available 4G networks, and those which are expected to come into service from the end of this year will run on a different frequency from those used in the US, where 4G (or "LTE") networks are being deployed. That means the latest generation of iPad will not be able to hook up to them, though it will be able to connect using 3G and the faster HSDPA and HSDPA+ connections. Previously Apple had been..
Betty and Beryl of Humberside are northern - and local - stars
GUARDIAN Tue, 15 May 2012 08:47:00 GMT
Last year the BBC proposed cutting local radio to the bone. After last night's Sony Awards, they must be glad they changed their minds Local radio, which is one of the Guardian Northerner's favourite things and the subject of one of our recent campaigns, has covered itself in glory at the Sony Awards, especially in the sprightly persons of BBC Humberside's Beryl and Betty. Their joint age may be 176 (Betty Smith has 90 of those years; her friend Beryl Renwick who she met at a lunch club has 86), but they are every bit as lively as Radio 1 DJs, far less solemn than Radio 4 presenters, and a good deal more 'real' than both. Admittedly – and speaking as a Sony judge in years past who wasn't altogether impressed by the process – a pair of such broadcasters is a tempting shoo-in for a panel trying to select between all sorts of chalk and cheese. But Betty and Beryl are good. Above all, they have that sense of the genuine article, people just talking naturally, which the artifice......
Android 'fragmentation' visualized in 2 pictures
GADGETBOX.MSNBC.MSN Tue, 15 May 2012 23:28:49 GMT
Phone-signal tracking app OpenSignalMaps has done some data crunching and created some very effective depictions of the Android fragmentation problem.
Facebook IPO price range rises to $34 - $38; IPO oversubscribed
EXAMINER Tue, 15 May 2012 02:18:48 GMT
Facebook has upped the range on the IPO pricing of its stock, with investors now being told the price range for Facebook stock will be from $34 to $38. Earlier, the company said it would price its shares from...
Lenovo Reveals New Carbon Fiber Ultrabook
WIRED Tue, 15 May 2012 04:01:54 GMT
While many other ultrabook manufacturers go for the aluminum casing look of Apple's MacBook Air, Lenovo is sticking to its timeless ThinkPad design, only making it thinner and lighter. The company on Tuesday unveiled the 14-inch ThinkPad X1 Carbon, an updated X1 ultrabook made of carbon fiber.
Amazon aims to launch front-lit Kindle in July: source
YAHOO Mon, 14 May 2012 18:21:19 GMT
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc will launch new versions of its Kindle e-reader and tablet, including a monochrome e-reader with front lighting, a source who has seen the prototype told Reuters. The world's largest Internet retailer is aiming to have the new e-reader in stores in July, said the source, who has direct knowledge of the matter but asked not to be named because Amazon has not yet made the decision public. Amazon has been ramping up production of the new Kindle, which will run on E Ink's display, the source said. ...
New Jersey man boasts magnetic attachment to iPod
YAHOO Tue, 15 May 2012 05:59:27 GMT
(Reuters) - Professional body piercer Dave Hurban is a man attached to his iPod. Literally. Hurban, 21, who works in a tattoo parlor in Newfield, New Jersey, implanted four metal studs in the skin of his wrist and secured his iPod to them magnetically. "I just invented the strapless watch," he said on Monday of his Apple Inc device, set to display a clock. Hurban cheerfully recounted how he mapped out the four corners of the iPod on his arm and then inserted four titanium studs into his skin. Once the incisions healed, he popped on his iPod, which is held in place magnetically. ...
Mobile Advertising Becomes A Focus For Facebook
COATED Sun, 13 May 2012 08:49:10 GMT
With Facebook’s initial public offering (IPO) drawing ever closer, it’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to continue his road show to prove to potential investors that the social networking site is the best place to invest their hard earned cash. Although the Facebook IPO will be huge, there have been come concerns as of late in [...]
Facebook Boosts Mobile App With Bigger Photos in Your News Feed
MASHABLE Mon, 14 May 2012 19:04:40 GMT
Facebook is updating its mobile app to make photos appear more prominently in users’ News Feeds. The social network announced the redesig…
Friendcaster for Android gives Facebook a makeover
ANDROIDAPPS Mon, 14 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT
As much as Facebook insists that the future is heavily invested on smartphones, it’s surprising to find its mobile app quite lackluster. Sure, numerous updates have fixed major issues, but I often find myself reverting to their mobile site due to faulty updates and unreliable notifications. Many third-party apps that litter the market fare no better, most are just a portal to the mobile version. What is a socialite to do? Enter Friendcaster.
On Facebook, deleting an app doesn't delete your data from their system
ARSTECHNICA Sun, 13 May 2012 17:00:16 GMT
Facebook's proposed changes to its Data Use Policy give third parties a lot of flexibility.
Rebuild; iSlash – review
GUARDIAN Sat, 12 May 2012 23:03:16 GMT
Rebuild brings a new twist to the zombie genre while the multiplayer option brings an element of Jenga to iSlash Zombies are rarely a sign of originality in a game, tending to signify the last gasp of a desperate developer – but Rebuild (app store, Sarah Northway, £1.99) is different. This indie title was originally a free flash game, but has now come to iOS where it deserves to be a big success. A zombie apocalypse/ FarmVille mash-up, Rebuild presents the player as leader of the last remnants of humanity following the inevitable undead uprising. Choose a look for your avatar, as well as a tool – think pistol or dog – to help determine what kind of boss you become. At the start there is just a ragtag collection of fellow survivors with different specialities to assign tasks to – scavenging, farming, killing "the Zed", recruiting new members and reclaiming buildings – but there are various ways to win, whether escaping by helicopter or writing a new constitution. It's resource.....
Story of the Week: Facebook introduces own app store
FT Fri, 11 May 2012 23:29:44 GMT
Shopping on Facebook for apps will soon be easier with the App Center, a new application storefront for users to buy and discover content. The social networking company announced the App Center this week following an amendment to its S-1 filing that claimed it does not “currently directly generate any meaningful revenue from the use of Facebook mobile products, and our ability to do so successfully is unproven”. The timing of the App Center news did not go unnoticed by commentators who noted Facebook’s push to conquer mobile.
Baidu announces new smartphone partnership, stops short of saying who with (update: ZTE?)
ENGADGET Fri, 11 May 2012 11:39:00 EDT
China's search giant Baidu has already got its foot in the mobile platform door, now it plans to wedge it open a little further. Reuters report that the firm will be announcing a new partnership next week that will involve a new smartphone running an updated version of its mobile operating system, this time called Baidu Cloud. There's no word right now on who is supplying the hardware, with vice president Wang Jing only going as far to say it's in talks with "global" manufacturers. So looks like it's names in a hat for now, until the big reveal. Update: According to a reliable source of ours, 'tis none other than Chinese mobile giant ZTE who'll become Baidu's new best friend. Furthermore, Baidu Cloud is -- surprise, surprise -- another Android variant. We can only imagine Huawei looking over the fence with jealousy. Baidu announces new smartphone partnership, stops short of saying who with (update: ZTE?) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 May 2012 11:39:00 EDT. Please...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says mobile apps the top focus, we say it's about time
ENGADGET Sat, 12 May 2012 03:37:00 EDT
Facebook has been making a lot of promises during a tour to drum up interest in its ever-nearing IPO, but the one gadget-heads have been wanting to hear the most, a commitment to its mobile apps, has been elusive -- until now. Everyone's favorite hooded CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is telling investors in his home 'burg of the San Francisco Bay that mobile is front and center in his company's plans. We're hoping that means new app features, although Zuck is likely referring to money-making as well: shareholders are jittery knowing that Facebook makes most of its money on web ads that it's not running on smartphones and tablets. Paid titles in App Center will go a long way towards scratching that itch, mind you. As for us, we'll just be happy if Facebook takes less than a year and a half to produce a major tablet app. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says mobile apps the top focus, we say it's about time originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 12 May 2012 03:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms...
Facebook's Zuckerberg says mobile first priority
FEEDS.REUTERS Sat, 12 May 2012 14:51:02 GMT
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose limited role in promoting the No. 1 social network's market debut has drawn criticism, laid out its growth strategy to investors on Friday, saying that transforming its mobile and advertising experience are top priorities in 2012.
Facebook's Zuckerberg says mobile first priority
CNBC Sat, 12 May 2012 14:50:00 GMT
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose limited role in promoting the No. 1 social network's market debut has drawn criticism, laid out its growth strategy to investors on Friday, saying that transforming its mobile and advertising experience are top priorities in 2012.
Bits Blog: Facebook Says, Lower Your Expectations About Mobile
NYTIMES Fri, 11 May 2012 01:11:25 GMT
Facebook amended its public offering prospectus on Wednesday to note that it is showing fewer ads per user on the site because of its lack of vibrant mobile applications.
Savages - Trailer
APPLE Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 PST
Laguna Beach entrepreneurs Ben (Johnson), a peaceful and charitable Buddhist, and his closest friend Chon (Kitsch), a former Navy SEAL and ex-mercenary, run a lucrative, homegrown industry--raising some of the best marijuana ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with the extraordinary beauty Ophelia (Lively). Life is idyllic in their Southern California town... until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them. When the merciless head of the BC, Elena (Hayek), and her brutal enforcer, Lado (Del Toro), underestimate the unbreakable bond among these three friends, Ben and Chon--with the reluctant, slippery assistance of a dirty DEA agent (Travolta)--wage a seemingly unwinnable war against the cartel. And so begins a series of increasingly vicious ploys and maneuvers in a high-stakes, savage battle of wills.
Intro to iCloud: Mobile Devices & Online (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - May 20, 2012)
SEMINARS.APPLE Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00:02 GMT
Recommended Prerequisites: Intermediate Lion & Introduction to iCloud on your Mac. iPhone, iPad and/or iPod Touch with iOS5.
Photography on your iPhone (Minneapolis, Minnesota USA - May 20, 2012)
SEMINARS.APPLE Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00:02 GMT
With 8 megapixels and all-new optics, this just might be the best camera ever on a mobile phone. Find out how to capture, edit and share your photographs with your iPhone 4 and 4S.
First Tech presents iPad in Business: Mobile device management (Minneapolis, Minnesota USA - May 23, 2012)
SEMINARS.APPLE Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00:02 GMT
Put your iPad to work. This overview of mobile device management will make integrating iPad into your business easy.
Digital 'wallets' proliferate at cellphone show
MSNBC.MSN Thu, 10 May 2012 22:19:28 GMT
Cash, coins and credit cards are so Twentieth Century.  At least, that's the opinion of the electronics manufacturers, phone companies, banks and credit card issuers that expect cellphones to be the main way consumers pay for purchases in the not-so-distant future.
3 in 4 American moms visit Facebook: Nielsen
TODAY.MSNBC.MSN Fri, 11 May 2012 18:57:16 GMT
You've seen her, or maybe you are her: The mother with a phone in one hand, kid in another, and run, run, running to keep up with the demands of work, family, friends. Nearly 75 percent of those U.S. moms visited Facebook in March, and 54 percent of them have smartphones, higher than the national average, according to Nielsen.
iPad mini coming in October, priced to sell ($200 - $250): report
EXAMINER Fri, 11 May 2012 17:15:48 GMT
There's more fuel being added to the iPad mini bonfire of rumors. iMore says that a reliable source (or at least, one that has been reliable in the past) says that Apple is "currently targeting...
Facebook to sell apps through new online hub
NEWS.YAHOO Thu, 10 May 2012 00:54:29 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc unveiled a new hub for consumers to find games and other apps on the social network, including its first storefront for selling paid apps, in the company's latest effort to expand the ways it makes money from its massive audience. The new App Center, which Facebook said will launch in the next few weeks, comes as the company is preparing an initial public offering that would value the company between $77 billion and $96 billion. ...
Facebook to launch app store
NEWS.YAHOO Thu, 10 May 2012 15:06:13 GMT
Facebook will launch a new hub for its users to find social apps "in the coming weeks," the social media site says.
Apps Rush: The Silver Goat Movie, Storypanda, City A.M., Princess Petal, Total Film and more
GUARDIAN Fri, 11 May 2012 09:28:54 GMT
What's new on the app stores on Friday 11 May 2012 A selection of 16 new and notable apps today:The Silver Goat Movie The Silver Goat claims to be "the first film in the world exclusively created for iPad", shot in London by filmmaker Aaron Brookner. The plotline promises "a psychological romance fused with dark comedy". iPadStorypanda iPad app Storypanda wants children to get creative, writing their own stories as interactive books, which can then be shared with other users of the app. The app also functions as a story-store, offering paid and free books for in-app download every month. iPadCity A.M. for iPhone London's financial newspaper City A.M. has a new iPhone app, offering each daily edition as well as news updates throughout the day. The puzzling thing: City A.M. is a free newspaper in its physical form, but the app costs £22.99. iPhonePrincess Petal and the Trapdoor Attic Sound & Music's new book-app for iPad tells the tale of a princess who "doesn't want to stay in..
Chat: Should phones be banned in school?
BBC Thu, 10 May 2012 17:49:36 GMT
The man who runs Ofsted, which examines schools, says he wants children banned from taking their phones into class.
Facebook launches its app store
BBC Thu, 10 May 2012 10:29:09 GMT
Facebook announces App Center, a specialised store offering mobile apps, as it admits growing mobile use could hurt its revenues.
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Video: Rebekah Brooks faces criminal charges in phone hacking scandal
CBSNEWS Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:25 EDT
British prosecutors have filed criminal charges in the phone hacking scandal that rocked Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Former news executive Rebekah Brooks calls the allegations unjust. CBS' Tina Kraus reports.
Video: Former CEO charged in phone hacking scandal
MSNBC.MSN Tue, 15 May 2012 16:31:09 GMT
Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and her husband, Charlie Brooks, have been charged with perverting the course of justice during the U.K. phone hacking scandal. ITV’s Keir Simmons reports. (Nightly News)
Do You Have Bad Mobile Manners?
WSJ Mon, 14 May 2012 17:55:03 GMT
Etiquette expert Anna Post discusses a recent Intel study on mobile manners and oversharing. Photo: AP.
Mom Testers on Mother's Day
ABCNEWS Sun, 13 May 2012 12:49:36 GMT
Becky Worley joins forces with 'GMA' viewers to test the latest gadgets.
VIDEO: Why do gadgets keep on breaking?
BBC Thu, 10 May 2012 08:31:46 GMT
Lara Lewington investigates why so many gadgets break without anything seeming to be wrong with them.
Learning to Use Your Car's Gadgets
WSJ Tue, 08 May 2012 16:41:46 GMT
Auto dealers are using tech tutors, sometimes hiring them from the Apple genius bar, to help train car buyers on how to use a car's infotainment system and other technology. Joe White on Lunch Break looks at how the tutorials are going. Photo: Lexus.
RIM Adds Two Executives
WSJ Tue, 08 May 2012 15:17:31 GMT
Research In Motion said it has named two well-seasoned mobile-computing executives to its management team. Will Connors tells Markets Hub who they are, and what it will mean for the BlackBerry maker. Photo: Reuters.
High tech gift ideas for Mother's Day
CNN Sun, 06 May 2012 17:10:58 GMT
Tech expert Marc Saltzman shares with Fredricka Whitfield some gadget gifts ideas for Mother's Day.
Video: Top tips for reducing your cell phone bill
MSNBC.MSN Mon, 07 May 2012 13:56:49 GMT
Feel like your cell phone bills are going through the roof? TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky has three strategies for making your payments more manageable. (TODAY)
Cell phones help students in class
CNN Sun, 06 May 2012 08:41:19 GMT
Milken Award Winner Shekema Silveri discusses how she uses cell phones to teach students.
Breakingviews: Murdoch's great escape; banking's new normal
REUTERS Wed, 02 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT
May 2 - The UBS earnings offer a glimpse of a stabler, but duller, future for banks, and the British lawmakers' report on phone actually marks a deft escape for the Murdochs, says Reuters Breakingviews.
Rupert Murdoch: 'I was not aware'
CNN Tue, 01 May 2012 16:29:53 GMT
Rupert Murdoch admits he 'failed' in the phone hacking scandal but says executives were 'shielded' from the cover up.
'Ugly Meter' Rates Attractiveness
ABCNEWS Tue, 01 May 2012 01:26:41 GMT
Mobile app scans photo of a person and rates their looks on a scale from 1 to 10
Some MPs: Phone hacking report too much
CNN Tue, 01 May 2012 13:45:44 GMT
Some conservative MPs opposed some strong language in the phone hacking report. One spoke with CNN.
Monitoring Kids' Usage of Social Media
WSJ Tue, 01 May 2012 17:15:14 GMT
Parents checking Facebook are seeing only the tip of the iceberg. Katherine Rosman on Lunch Break looks at all the other places where kids go online and how new groups are teaching them to better navigate this world. Photo: KidzVuz.com.
Adventures in Mobile Payments: Paying with Square
WSJ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT
Square is mostly known for working with small businesses to allow low-fee, mobile phone credit card transactions, but its new app for iPhone and Android aims to make the payments process "hands free." Is it that much easier than a credit card?
Olympic swimmers see gold in inertial navigation system
REUTERS Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:05:00 GMT
April 29 - A pocket-sized inertial navigation system worn inside a swimsuit has been designed by Swiss scientists to help Olympic hopefuls analyse their swimming techniques and improve their performance. The Physilog III is in the final stages of patenting. Swimmers and coaches in the Swiss city of Lausanne say it will be a major boost in their efforts to win gold. Jim Drury has the story.
VIDEO: Samsung overtakes Nokia in phone sales
BBC Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:01:06 GMT
After 14 years as the world's leading mobile phone maker, Nokia has finally lost out to Samsung.
Video: Rupert Murdoch apologizes for tabloids phone hacking
MSNBC.MSN Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:09:31 GMT
Rupert Mudoch told British lawmakers he “failed” and repeatedly apologized about the phone hacking scandal at his tabloid newspaper The News of the World. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports. (Nightly News)
Zynga Has Mixed Quarter
WSJ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:56:17 GMT
Social-game maker Zynga reports a net loss, but its adjusted quarterly earnings narrowly beat Wall Street estimates. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher has the details on Zynga's goal to monetize its mobile platform and what the next few months hold for the company.
Rupert Murdoch admits hacking cover-up
CNN Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:33:24 GMT
CNN's Dan Rivers explains Rupert Murdoch's admission of a phone hacking cover-up will raise questions in the U.S.
Oops! I Forgot the iPad on the Plane; Now What?
WSJ Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:41:46 GMT
Travelers are leaving iPads, Kindles and other devices on airplanes. Airlines struggle to reunite the gadgets with their owners based on seat assignments or any identifying data. Leslie Yazel has details on The News Hub. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.
iForgot to Grab the iPad
WSJ Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:41:46 GMT
Travelers are leaving iPads, Kindles and other devices on airplanes. Airlines struggle to reunite the gadgets with their owners based on seat assignments or any identifying data. Leslie Yazel has details on The News Hub. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.
Sidewalk swallows up girl on cell phone!
CNN Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:03:19 GMT
A sidewalk "swallows up" a girl talking on her cell phone. CNN's Jeanne Moos looks at the worst sinkholes ever!
Murdoch blames his staff for failures
CNN Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:58:58 GMT
James Murdoch insists he knew little about the scale of phone hacking by people working for the News of the World.
James Murdoch on inquiry hot seat
CNN Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:31:10 GMT
CNN's Dan Rivers reports on an inquiry questioning James Murdoch about phone hacking at News International.
4Moms Origami High-Tech Stroller Review
ABCNEWS Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:39:22 GMT
A review of the power-folding, cell phone-charging Origami stroller.
Getting Gift Gadgets for Less
ABCNEWS Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:43:28 GMT
Becky Worley's tips on shopping for digital cameras and mp3 players. Digital camera - Digital audio player - Photography - Shopping - Electronics
Teen Racks Up $22K Cell Phone Bill
ABCNEWS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:30:31 GMT
Calf. man says the Verizon cell phone charges add up to about $100 a minute. Mobile phone - Verizon Communications - cellphones - Science and Technology - Verizon
Cellular Shopping
ABCNEWS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:33:06 GMT
Some bargain hunters are using their cell phones to find holiday deals. Cellphones - Communications - Electronics - Android - Shopping
Zimmerman's wife guarantees his return
CNN Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:43:17 GMT
In phone testimony, George Zimmerman's wife guarantees his return to court if he is released on bond.
Nokia to 'Deeply' Discount Lumia Phones
WSJ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:00:37 GMT
Disappointing sales of Nokia's new Lumia smartphones will soon result in "deeply" discount the devices to spur sales, George Stahl reports on digits. Photo: Nokia.
Betting Big on Mobile Ads, and Waiting for Growth
WSJ Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:14:57 GMT
Venture capitalists are making huge bets that mobile phones will be the next big tech money-maker. But a major obstacle is stunting growth. Spencer Ante reports on Markets Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
A Car Wash That Comes to You, Via App
WSJ Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:47:20 GMT
In the U.S. alone, car-wash businesses saw an estimated $19.64 billion in revenue in 2010. Enter Cherry, a carwash that comes to you, via phone app or online. Cherry CEO Travis VanderZanden joins digits to discuss. Photo: Cherry.
MobileScope Takes WSJ Data-Transparency Prize
WSJ Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:52:39 GMT
Ashkan Soltani, the programmer who designed the MobileScope app and the technical adviser for WSJ's What They Know series, discusses his privacy app, which won WSJ's Transparency Weekend "Ready for Primetime" award. Photo: Mobilescope.
Sony Announces the Android SmartWatch
WSJ Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:43:12 GMT
Sony will soon debut the SmartWatch, a souped-up timepiece that pairs with Android phones, Ina Fried reports on digits. Photo: Sony.
Wiping stolen cell phones
CNN Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:05:28 GMT
CNN's Lisa Sylvester looks into new technology that renders stolen cell phones useless.
Anti-Theft Effort May Boost iPhone Resales
WSJ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:58:13 GMT
A joint effort by the government and major wireless carriers to clamp down on stolen handsets, will likely raise the resale value of used smart phones, Quentin Fottrell reports on digits. Photo: Getty Images
Instagram: Future of mobile photography?
CNN Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:56:32 GMT
CNN.com tech writer Doug Gross looks at the mobile photo taking and sharing application Instagram.
Mossberg: How to Dictate on Your Phone
WSJ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:54:57 GMT
Apple's iPhone 4S and Google's Android phones let you use a microphone icon on your virtual keyboard to dictate surprisingly accurate texts, Tweets, emails and other content, Walt Mossberg reports on digits. Photo: Getty Images
VIDEO: Birmingham Gadget Show Live 2012
BBC Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:36:44 GMT
Newsbeat takes a look at some of the new technology on show at the UK's largest gadget show in Birmingham.
Video: New database could disable stolen smartphones
CBSNEWS Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:46:07 EDT
The major cell phone carriers and the U.S. government announced plans to create a database for stolen cell phones. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports on the latest details.
Selling Used Electronics Online for Cash
WSJ Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:16:49 GMT
Alina Dizik on Lunch Break looks at selling electronics online for cash. Services like Gazelle, YouRenew.com, nextworth and buymytronics.com offer money for items returned including cell phones, MP3 players and cameras.
Mossberg: How to Text Without Typing on Smartphone
WSJ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMT
Many users of iPhones and Android phones are unaware that their phones come with dictation features. WSJ's Personal Technology Columnist Walt Mossberg tests out this little-used feature of smartphones and finds it works surprisingly well for composing hand-free text.
Lost Cellphone? Use a Wolf Scream to Locate It
WSJ Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:10:31 GMT
New apps will use train whistles and wolf howls to help locate lost phone, Ina Fried reports on digits.
NYC Telephone Booths Dial Up a Makeover
ABCNEWS Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:13:22 GMT
Hundreds of public pay phone booths will be fitted with touch-screen technology.
Video: No fatalities in Navy jet crash
CBSNEWS Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:33:18 EDT
The investigation continues into the crash of a Navy jet into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach, Va., that miraculously took no lives. Whit Johnson reports.
Witness: I saw flames under the plane
CNN Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:36:56 GMT
Amy Miller describes in detail witnessing the Navy F/A-18 jet crash into a Virginia apartment.
Virginia gov.: Proud of our Navy base
CNN Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:30:18 GMT
Gov. Bob McDonnell talks to Candy Crowley about the relationship between Naval Air Station Oceana and the community.
CNN Red Chair: Norton Juster
CNN Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:15:00 GMT
The author of "The Phantom Tollbooth" looks back on his youth, his time in the Navy and creation of his beloved novel.

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