580 posts and columns on apps

Going on Vacation? Ditch the Paper Guidebook and Try These Apps.

in Product Reviews on May 14 at 6:00 am PT

Stuck on Earth offers a visual tour of the world; Frommer’s day-by-day guides are packed with info.
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Pebble Creator on How He Closed $10 Million on Kickstarter: Build for Mom

in Product News on May 10 at 10:20 am PT

The now-famous Pebble watch has received more than $10 million in pledges on Kickstarter.
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Funzio’s Big Exit to Gree Fueled by Only Three Hit Game Titles

in Commerce on May 4 at 4:42 pm PT

Funzio’s $210 million sale to Tokyo-based Gree this week makes it the second mobile game company with a relatively short operating history to be snapped up recently.
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News Byte

Facebook Expands Timeline App Vocabulary With “Action Links”

in Social on May 2 at 4:53 pm PT

Facebook on Wednesday introduced a new set of Timeline actions that will allow users to carry out app-specific behaviors from within the Facebook News Feed, Ticker or Timeline. So, saving a favorite Foursquare place, “fave”-ing a Fab.com product or making other changes with the so-called “action links” will reflect on the apps outside of the Facebook environment. The move is one in a string of efforts to more fully integrate third-party apps into the Facebook ecosystem.

Is Dropbox Pulling a Honey Badger on the App Store?

in Mobile on May 2 at 3:26 pm PT

Apple catches Dropbox’s hand in the App Store cookie jar, smacks them down.
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News Byte

Google Expands Carrier Billing for Digital Content

in Mobile on May 2 at 10:57 am PT

Google said Wednesday that customers can now charge more types of Android content to their cellphone bill, including music, movies, books and apps. Google is partnered with a number of carriers globally, including T-Mobile in the U.S., with Sprint coming soon.

Video Ads + App Ads = Vungle, a Freshly Minted Start-Up With a Big Pile of Cash

in Media on May 2 at 8:00 am PT

A start-up that didn’t exist last fall now has a $2 million seed round.
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Apple and Taxes: What the New York Times Missed

in News on April 30 at 11:01 am PT

Sunday’s New York Times story on the strategies Apple uses to minimize its tax bill missed a few key points worth considering.
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CrowdFanatic: A Facebook App for Fanboys and the Brands That Love Them

in Social on April 30 at 7:00 am PT

Now entering the arena: A recently launched app that lets fans interact on Facebook by pitting opposing groups against one another.
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Paying With Square’s New Mobile-Payments App

in Reviews on April 30 at 6:00 am PT

Square’s app for “hands-free” consumer payments is worth trying.
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Welcome to Mac App Store: Population 10,000

in News, April 27, 2012 at 1:27 pm PT

Cinemagram App Sees Quick Growth for Artsy Animated Photos

in Social, April 26, 2012 at 3:15 pm PT

Apple’s $8 Billion Media Business

in Media, April 24, 2012 at 3:14 pm PT

Sony’s SmartWatch Not Ready for Primetime

in Product Reviews, April 23, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Read It Later Trades in Its Literal Name for the More Open-Ended “Pocket”

in News, April 17, 2012 at 7:30 am PT

BBC Worldwide Invests in Games Technology Company Spaceport.io

Did I Say RIM Was Removing PlayBook Sideloading? I’m Sorry, I Meant Improving.

in News, April 10, 2012 at 10:28 am PT

Amazon Matches Apple’s Revenue Split for In-App Payments

in Commerce, April 10, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Oh, and Another Thing About FaceTagram: Your Location

in Mobile, April 9, 2012 at 4:38 pm PT

Sephora’s Not Afraid of Smartphone-Carrying Customers

in Commerce, April 9, 2012 at 9:55 am PT

RIM Will End PlayBook Sideloading to Escape “Android Market Cesspool”

in Mobile, April 9, 2012 at 3:14 am PT

Microsoft Banks on Mobile Apps

in Mobile, April 6, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

Is Browsing a Catalog More Fun on a Tablet?

in The Digital Solution, March 27, 2012 at 3:34 pm PT

My Kid Is an Honor Student at Windows Phone AppCampus

in News, March 26, 2012 at 11:57 am PT

Better Gmail on the iPhone

in Reviews, March 26, 2012 at 6:00 am PT