Strava for iOS and Android: Gold medal app or a bust?
As a daily runner, I use mobile tech to track exercise so I can learn more about what training methods are working compared to those that aren't. Strava Run, for both iOS and Android, is a mobile application I recently tested. Is it a winner?
That’s it: Tablets on contract should be abolished!
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE tablet on Verizon will cost $499 with a two-year data contract at a minimum $30 per month. Plans for each device have to go, and it's time for carriers to adopt a pay-per-use plan for all tablets, not just the iPad.
Matrix-Like Photo Apps Capture Planets, Bullet Time
BARCELONA, MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2012 — Scalado, most recently seen removing people from photos like a cold-war-era dictatorship, today showed me some of its other fancy photo-processing apps. Scattered across Android, Windows Phone and Symbian, but mostly Android, there is an embarrassment of cleverness...RIM’s Attempts To Soothe Developer Concerns At Mobile World Congress Fall Flat
RIM, which is not showing much in the way of new products or technologies at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, sought to dispel the idea that its failures over the past year had created tensions between the itself and BlackBerry developers. The...Dropbox: disruptor or flash-in-the-pan?
As Dropbox launches a new photo upload capability to make it easier to move digital photos from smartphones to the cloud, the debate as to whether Dropbox itself is the next big disruptor or just a feature to be acquired or co-opted flares anew.
MWC 2012: The Only Place You’ll See A 19-Foot Pegasus Sculpture Made Of 3,500 Smartphones
Mobile World Congress is undoubtebly one of the premiere places to see smartphones, but how about 3,500 smartphones fashioned to metal rods to create a 19-foot tall mythical winged horse? Well, that’s exactly what you’ll find guarding this year’s MWC thanks to Huawei and...Motorola takes jab at Apple with Android Voice Actions vs. Siri comparison
Handset maker Motorola Mobility may have found itself in an uneasy place as both Microsoft and Apple are attempting to block its $12.billion sale to Google, but the company’s marketing department is as vigorous as ever. With this week’s spotlight on the latest mobile developments showcased at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Spain, the Razr-maker published three...
Facebook testing Android SMS integration, denies "spying" allegations
Facebook is testing new mobile features for Android that integrate with the SMS functionality in smartphones, taking advantage of updated permissions allowing Facebook access to users' text messages.
Facebook acknowledged the t...
The CIO Could Be Gone In Five Years – Is That Good News For Apple In Business?
A recent study of finance chiefs at over 200 companies revealed that one in six expect the job of CIO to be gone within five years. More than twice that many (40%) expected that IT will eventually be folded into the finance department. This...Report: Samsung Galaxy S III to have 1080p screen, quad-core processor
Samsung has no plans to officially announce the Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress this year, but information on the handset is trickling out anyway, according to Boy Genius Report. Among the phone's more...
Android Handsets Crushing The iPhone In Countries Without Carrier Subsidies [Report]
The iPhone is ranked as the top smartphone in the United States, and with sales on the upward trend worldwide, one would think that there’s no stopping Apple’s magical handset. As it turns out, the iPhone has a “crutch” that’s key to its success:...HTC announces three Android 4 smartphones for next quarter
HTC unveiled its new series of One smartphones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday. All of the models will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich skinned with HTC Sense 4, a new version...
