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Appcelerator expands cloud capabilities with Cocoafish buy
Cross-platform development solutions provider Appcelerator has acquired mobile app infrastructure firm Cocoafish. Financial details were not disclosed. Cocoafish offers more than 25 cloud-based Read more >>
LinkedIn adding advertisements to mobile apps
Professional networking platform LinkedIn will integrate advertisements into its mobile applications. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner announced the move Thursday during the company's fourth-quarter earnings Read more >>
Microsoft rolls out MSN mobile magazine for Apple's iPad
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) introduced MSN for iPad, promising Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) tablet users a magazine-like experience featuring content assembled from sites and services across the MSN digital Read more >>
Google working on fix for Wallet security flaw
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is at work on a patch for a security flaw identified in its Wallet mobile payment service, urging consumers to set up a screen lock to secure their Android smartphone against Read more >>
Why did AT&T dominate iPhone sales in Q4?
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Many people predicted AT&T Mobility would suffer greatly when its exclusive arrangement with Apple for the iPhone ended in early 2011. However, it's one year later and Read more >>
Report: Google is close to launching a cloud-storage service
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is preparing to launch a cloud-storage service, called Drive, which will allow people to store photos, documents and videos on Google's servers and still be accessible from any Read more >>
Foursquare updates iOS and Android app
Location-based mobile social network foursquare has updated the Explore tab on its iOS and Android app to make it easier for users to navigate and search for restaurant locations and tap into the Read more >>
Path admits mistake, allows users to opt out of contacts database
Mobile social networking vendor Path apologized to its users and said it will allow them to opt out of its contacts database. The apology stems from a developer who found that Path was uploading Read more >>
Google revamps AdMob auction bidding
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is changing the way its mobile ad network AdMob handles auction bidding on cost-per-click ads. In a blog post, the company said that beginning Feb. 15 it will change to an Read more >>
MMA updates guidelines for mobile ads for smartphones and tablets
The Mobile Marketing Association released an updated version of its Universal Mobile Ad package that it says will make it easier for companies to create, buy and sell mobile ads for smartphones, Read more >>
How mobile is transforming the Super Bowl fan experience
A record 111.3 million viewers tuned in to Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI, watching the New York Giants outduel the New England Patriots 21-17. The same two teams squared off four years earlier in Super Read more >>
The Rising Stars of Wireless for 2012
In today's competitive business landscape, there are many obstacles to developing a successful wireless strategy. Whether you are in charge of developing a state-of-the-art smartphone, launching an Read more >>
Path slammed for uploading users' mobile address books
Mobile social networking app Path is under fire for uploading user address books to its servers without explicit consent. Developer Arun Thampi first discovered the issue while observing various API Read more >>
Vonage Mobile app vows free texting for iPhone, Android users
Voice-over-IP provider Vonage is rolling out a new mobile application optimized for Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS and Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android, enabling smartphone owners to make free Read more >>
Report: Facebook/Bango deal points to mobile payments, operator billing
Mobile payment and analytics solutions firm Bango has signed an agreement to provide payment services to Facebook. The terms of the deal were not disclosed--according to Bango's terse announcement, Read more >>
