ResearchSamsung flails as Tizen’s clock ticks
Samsung this week indefinitely delayed the release of the Samsung Z, which is expected to be the first smartphone running its Tizen OS to hit the market. The news spells trouble… Read more »
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A mobile app is a computer program designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. Apps are usually available through application distribution platforms, which began appearing in 2008 and are typically operated by the owner of the mobile operating system, such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone Store, and BlackBerry App World. Some apps are free, while others must be bought. Mobile apps were originally offered for general productivity and information retrieval, including email, calendar, contacts, and stock market and weather information. However, public demand and the availability of developer tools drove rapid expansion into other categories, such as mobile games, factory automation, GPS and location-based services, banking, order-tracking, ticket purchases and recently mobile medical apps.
MoreSamsung this week indefinitely delayed the release of the Samsung Z, which is expected to be the first smartphone running its Tizen OS to hit the market. The news spells trouble… Read more »
Startup will use funds to branch out to add mobile marketing automation to its mix of A/B testing, content management and analytics, said Co-Founder Momchil Kyurkchiev. Read more »
As the battle for the mobile enterprise heats up, Apple is well-positioned to attract the attention of developers who are finding it increasingly difficult to make money in consumer apps. Read more »
Health and fitness emerged as the newest major platforms in the mobile industry during the second quarter of 2014. The flurry of activity illustrates how quickly the mobile-health industry is maturing… Read more »
Apple is deliberately laying a solid foundation for a mobile payments business while several competitors who were early to market continue to spin their wheels . Read more »
Half of the world’s mobile carriers are exempting at least one app from data charges, according to Allot. More often than not, that app is Facebook. The subsidized mobile internet is… Read more »
The market for point-of-sale mobile payments continues to spin its wheels in North America, but restaurants might provide the opening payments providers have long been looking for. Read more »
While NFC technology struggles to find much of an audience in North America, much-aligned QR codes are still an attractive vehicle for mobile marketing, ticketing and perhaps even payments. Read more »
New data from Nielsen indicates U.S. consumers are spending more time than ever in mobile apps, but the number of apps they use regularly isn’t increasing much. That’s a problem for… Read more »
One week after Android Wear devices were made available at Google I/O, the apps are flowing. After an Android Wear software update, at least two dozen apps for Google smartwatches have… Read more »