What’s real-time, crowd-sourced traffic information worth to Google?  About one billion dollars, which is how much the company has reportedly agreed to pay for the popular crowd-sourced, social-friendly traffic app Waze this week, according to the Financial Times.  The deal is the fourth largest...

Apple’s iOS 7 is coming this fall, and in many ways it’s the biggest change since to the operating system since it was introduced with the original iPhone back in 2007.  As...

For the first time since the 1990s, the U.S. government has lifted a ban on the export of consumer mobile devices and mobile software to Iran, a country of nearly 80 million people.  The...

Apple today announced power and performance updates to its MacBook Air laptops, and also gave developers a sneak peek of an updated Mac Pro desktop PC.  The updated computers were unveiled by Apple’s Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller during a keynote address at the company’s 2013...

At a press event held Friday in New York, Acer unveiled the Aspire R7, a 15.6-inch notebook that features a “Full HD” 1920×1080 touch screen, a re-positioned keyboard, and...

Toshiba this week announced its new MacBook Air competitor, the Kirabook — part of Toshiba’s new luxury “Kira” line of notebooks.  In pixel density, the Kirabook...

Still not sure if you should get a Microsoft Surface RT tablet?  How about if you could get the keyboard case for free?  All of this month, Microsoft is throwing in a free Touch or Type Cover keyboard — normally $100 extra — when you buy any Surface RT model from Microsoft’s online store...

Acer and Archos each announced new 8-inch Android tablets this month.  Acer unveiled the Iconia A1, the company’s first 7.9-inch tablet, while Archos announced the latest addition...

HP this week unexpectedly crashed the Android tablet party with its HP Slate: a $169+, 7-inch Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) device with an ARM dual core Cortex-A9 1.6 GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and the first...

It was rumored since last week, and now it’s official: on stage at the D11 conference this week, Google’s Sundar Pichai revealed the HTC One “Google Edition” — a model of the new HTC One that runs a stock version of Google’s Android operating system, without HTC’s...

After months of rumors, Samsung has confirmed the Galaxy S4 mini, a 4.3-inch, 107-gram (3.77-ounce) Android Jelly Bean device that includes many — but not all — of the features...

Among its many other announcements at its I/O developers’ conference in San Francisco this week, Google surprised a packed auditorium in announcing a special-edition version of the...

Apple’s iOS 7 is coming this fall, and in many ways it’s the biggest change since to the operating system since it was introduced with the original iPhone back in 2007.  As a whole, iOS 7 has a skinnier, subtler new look with flatter icons, slimmer fonts, and less bold colors.  Some will like...

Shazam has released a new version of its popular music identification and discovery app for Windows Phone 8 users.  The free app lets you “tag” an unlimited number of songs...

Nimbuzz Messenger — that mobile messaging app that lets you chat with friends on Facebook, Gtalk, or Yahoo Messenger for free – has been updated for BlackBerry users.  The...

FotoNotes has released FotoNotes 2.0, a major upgrade to the mobile data capture and cloud collaboration software that won a Shining Star Award in the 2012 Mobile Star Awards’ Enterprise Data Capture category.  The mobile app lets mobile workers capture text, statistical data, photos, voice notes,...

At the BlackBerry Live conference in Orlando this week, BlackBerry announced version 10.1 of its BlackBerry Enterprise Service multi-platform mobile device management platform, and BlackBerry...

Organizations seeking to maximize the economic and productivity benefits made possible by mobile technologies must look beyond simply which devices are used and re-examine business processes...

Unless you got lucky this morning when Apple started selling tickets to its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), you probably aren’t going.  Even at a pricey $1,599, the tickets to the event — to take place in San Francisco June 10-14 – sold out in a record time of just two...

Amazon.com has announced that developers can now submit Android apps for distribution in nearly 200 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, India, South Africa, South Korea,...

In the ongoing war between Apple and Google, Apple can at least claim one victory.  Its App Store is a relative money-making machine — making more money than any other app store including...

Sprint today announced the availability of its new 4G LTE network in 21 more markets, including Los Angeles, Charlotte, Norfolk, and Memphis.  The 4G LTE network enables customers to experience faster data speeds. The 21 new Sprint 4G LTE markets are: Albemarle, N.C. Bloomington, Ind. Charlotte, N.C. Contra...

At a press event in New York City this week, T-Mobile USA announced the launch of its faster “4G” LTE mobile broadband service, the elimination of all contract plans in favor...

A growing number of Americans are being forced to cap the amount of data they use — both on their cell phones and even at home — or face expensive overage charges.  A report from...

In its best quarter ever, the global smartphone industry raked in total operating profits of US$12.5 billion during Q1 2013, of which the Android platform accounted for US$5.3 billion, or 43 percent. Apple continues to lead as the most profitable smartphone maker — thus Apple’s iOS the most...

In the ongoing war between Apple and Google, Apple can at least claim one victory.  Its App Store is a relative money-making machine — making more money than any other app store including...

Organizations seeking to maximize the economic and productivity benefits made possible by mobile technologies must look beyond simply which devices are used and re-examine business processes...

Is your mobile app, mobile enterprise solution, or mobile device better than the rest, but nobody seems to know about it?  Do you have a ‘million-dollar solution’ – but no million-dollar marketing and distribution budgets to take on the bigger technology Goliaths? Here’s an innovative,...

Whether you’re new to the mobile technology world or a seasoned veteran, every day you see thousands of other mobile products and services competing for your attention, time, and money....

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