Showing posts with label Apps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apps. Show all posts
Sunday, March 27, 2016

Tinder's Swipe the Vote gives users political 'match' in US presidential campaign

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WASHINGTON DC - Tinder made a name for itself by getting users to "swipe" right or left to find a date. Now it wants to use tha...
Monday, June 29, 2015

APP SOUND | Music handpan opens limitless possibilities, say creators

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A small handpan that offers a wide range of musical possibilities to users has been devised by Barcelona-based performers. Reuters ’ Jim Dru...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Microsoft to buy German start-up behind Wunderlist app — report

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Microsoft has agreed to acquire 6Wunderkinder GmbH, a Berlin-based startup behind the Wunderlist to-do list app, for...
Friday, December 5, 2014

SoftBank invests $250 million in Southeast Asian taxi-hailing app GrabTaxi

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SINGAPORE — Japanese telecoms firm SoftBank Corp has pumped in $250 million to become the top investor in Southeast Asian mobile taxi-boo...
Friday, July 25, 2014

Smartphone app helps non-Arabic speaking Muslims read the Qur’an

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A smartphone application translates the Qur’an (Koran) from Arabic to Bahasa Indonesia by scanning through codes at the bottom of each l...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Single-message app ‘Yo’ is what’s up with investors

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SAN FRANCISCO — A messaging app that allows users to send the word “Yo” to friends has discovered newfound fame and fortune. San Francisc...
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Apple allows ‘approved’ virtual currencies in Apps

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Apple Inc will let software developers include virtual-currency transactions in their applications, paving the way for new forms of money...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

New app sheds virtual weight so faces look slimmer on ‘selfies’

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TORONTO — A new app that lets users shed virtual weight so their faces look skinnier on “selfie” photos is raising concerns about health...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Hearing-aid apps pump up the volume, double as headphones

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TORONTO — New smartphone apps that link to hearing aids are helping people with impaired hearing to pump up the volume on their devices o...
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Candy Crush, Vine, Snapchat among top smartphone apps of 2013

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TORONTO — Snapchat, Vine, and Candy Crush Saga earned coveted spots on smartphones this year, making them among the most downloaded apps ...
Monday, December 23, 2013

Smart releases new app for Web surfing

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MANILA, Philippines — Smart Communications, Inc. has released a new mobile apps that gives users mobile access to social networking appli...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Facebook is top smartphone app in Philippines, Nielsen says

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MANILA – Facebook is the most engaging smartphone application or "app" in the Philippines, according to Nielsen, affirming the ...

Over a hundred billion apps will be downloaded from app stores in 2013 — Gartner

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MANILA, Philippines — The mobile ‘app’ ecosystem will see strong growth in 2013 as research firm Gartner predicts that more than 100 bill...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Girl aged 12 commits suicide after cyber bullying

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WASHINGTON - A 12-year-old Florida girl who suffered months of ruthless cyberbullying from other girls committed suicide this week, autho...
Monday, July 15, 2013

Saudi ban affected 10 million users; Viber eyeing a workaround

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MANILA, Philippines — Popular instant messaging application Viber said it is coming up with a workaround to circumvent the restrictions i...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

The car is the next major tech platform — GM

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BOSTON — The car is the next great proving ground for communications technology, General Motors Co Chief Executive Dan Akerson said late ...
Saturday, May 18, 2013

5 Things We'd Change About Facebook Mobile

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At the beginning of this year, Facebook overtook Google Maps as the most-used mobile app in the U.S. The social network giant also rece...
Monday, May 6, 2013

Amazon launches Android app store in China

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SHANGHAI — Amazon.com Inc launched an Android application store that offers paid apps in China, beating Google Inc, as the online retaile...
Monday, April 15, 2013

Home monitoring gear and app for remote viewing from any mobile device

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Y-cam Solutions Ltd recently announced the Y-cam HomeMonitor app for Apple and Android devices, allowing users to watch live or recorded ...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Flipboard launches new edition, lets readers create magazines

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Social magazine app Flipboard launched on Tuesday one of its biggest overhauls to date allowing readers to create and share their own mag...