Apps

40 billion apps, 7 billion dollars and a quarter of a million different apps for iOS — those are the numbers Apple is touting this week. The company says that users have downloaded 40 billion iOS apps to date, with …

A new free app allows users to receive and answer texts from the comfort of their own computer keyboard — no matter what type of computer, operating system or mobile phone they have. Using a cloud-based account, the app dubbed …

Are you prepared for the second wave of apps? A new Forrester Research report aims to answer this question. “We believe the market is poised for a second wave of consumer apps that are more personalized and contextual,” Thomas Husson, …

The American Automobile Association says almost half of all teens admit to texting while driving. California’s SecuraFone claims that 11 teenagers die each day while trying to text and drive. The company is the maker of an app for iOS …

The government is making it easier for members of the U.S. military to use smartphones to do their jobs. While members of the armed forces must curb their use of many smartphone apps due to security concerns, the new U.S. …

With Americans spending more time using smartphone apps than browsing the Web, application developers often have their pick of job offers — especially if they develop for the Android operating system. But while employers are increasingly searching for Android developers, …

Traffic in app stores could be almost as heavy as foot traffic in retail stores this Friday, as some of the nation’s major retailers roll out apps meant to bring in foot traffic and online shoppers. Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), Wal-Mart …

Kyocera Communications Inc. (KCI), has announced it will make 12 “premium Android apps” available to Kyocera Echo users for free as part of a summer promotion.

A lot of noise was made last week about Nintendo getting pressured by investors to bring its games to the iOS platform. It’s pretty clear that the market for stand-alone portable gaming devices is toast, and Nintendo needs to make …

Qualcomm’s executive vice president, Steve Mollenkopf, has said the mobile app space will change computing forever. Speaking at an event marking the opening of Verizon Wireless’ Application Innovation Center in San Francisco Wednesday, Mollenkopf spoke of his firm’s “rich history …

Verizon Wireless officially opened its Application Innovation Center in downtown San Francisco Wednesday, in an event attended by the firm’s top executives, including CEO Dan Mead. “Innovation is at the very core of what Verizon does, and what we stand …

Texan patent troll Lodsys has slammed Apple with an opposition to the Cupertino company’s motion to intervene in a massive patent infringement lawsuit, threatening Angry Birds maker Rovio, Atari, EA, Take-Two Interactive and other game app developers. In a 22 …

Crowded House said it best back in 1987 with the hit single “Always take the weather with you,” and now comScore can confirm, taking the weather with them in their pocket is what most mobile users love above all else. …

Mobile has become the absolute fabric of Apple Inc. (AAPL). The business has changed so dramatically thanks to the iPhone (and increasingly the iPad) that it barely resembles itself from even four years ago. During the just closed quarter, Apple …

In a recent draft proposal, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will regulate apps that combine with medical devices that are already regulated by the agency, such as heart monitors that transmit data to a smartphone. The FDA …

If you are a Brazilian or Argentinian soccer fan, you may be licking your wounds right now, what with both teams suffering humiliating defeat in Copa America – the American soccer cup – last weekend. However, if you are simply …

A large-scale investigation into the demand for mobile developers has revealed that Google’s Android operating system is seeing greater demand than ever before, and is on track to overtake demand for iPhone developers in 2012.

About one year following Hewlett-Packard Co. buying out the dwindling Palm, HP is launching the inaugural tablet to use Palm’s webOS operating system scheduled for tomorrow. The TouchPad is similar in design to other tablets, sporting a 9.7-inch screen at …

I recently had a chance to attend the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), billed as the world’s largest hospitality technology conference, which recently concluded in Austin, Texas and ran June 20-23. As it turns out, the conference’s producer …