After using mobile bookmark sync tools for years in the early smartphone days, I’ve completely abandoned such bookmarks without even realizing it. Mobile apps and improvements in mobile browsers are the… Read more »
New documentation shows that Google is placing more requirements on hardware partners to feature Google apps. Is that a problem? Not a new one; it’s the key, oft-misunderstood difference between Android,… Read more »
After years of being exclusive to its own devices and those running iOS, Amazon’s Prime Instant Video is available for Android. But there’s a catch. Hangouts and Google Voice continue to… Read more »
Details are sketchy but it appears Verizon is looking to band carriers together for a new global mobile app store. We’ve been down this road before with alternative app stores and… Read more »
China’s massive population is an attractive target for smartphone makers but that doesn’t mean the U.S. should be ignored. ZTE’s latest effort is an unlocked $279 Android phone with beefy cameras… Read more »
Carrier exclusivity may have helped Apple’s iPhone back in the day but it’s not helping Amazon’s Fire Phone: The handset only accounts for 0.02 percent of web traffic on Chitika’s ad… Read more »
A new service called Live App Testing is available for programmers making apps that run on Amazon’s(s amzn) FireOS devices. Live App Testing allows beta versions of such apps that developers… Read more »
Amazon’s first smartphone is essentially a smaller version of its Kindle Fire HDX tablet but makes phone calls and fits in a pocket. It hides the complexity of Android with Amazon’s… Read more »
iOS developers have no lack of ad network partners to use but there’s always room for more. At least that’s what Amazon thinks as it now has a mobile ad API… Read more »
One of the product leads behind both Google Glass and Google’s smart contact lenses is moving on to Amazon. What new project might Jeff Bezos be cooking up that might focus… Read more »