Google Drive leak shows 5GB of storage and mobile apps

There were rumblings just a few days ago that Google was finally on the verge of launching their new cloud storage service, Google Drive. Sources speaking to GigaOM said that the service would launch in early April, come with 1GB of free storage, and have a similar UI to the current Google Docs interface. A new screenshot has emerged that shows Google will be offering even more than that. Talk Android managed to get their hands on a leaked screenshot of the sign up page for Google Drive. When users sign up for the service, they’ll be received 5GB of free storage instead of the previously rumored 1GB. That’s more than competitor Dropbox offers, currently serving up 2GB at signup. Files won’t just be restricted to the desktop, with...

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Box releases mobile app menu for iOS devices

Enterprise cloud storage provider Box.com, announced today a new tool that provides a menu of the most popular mobile apps that work with its cloud-based file sharing service. The tool, called Box OneCloud, is an application menu that initially only includes iOS apps because they are the most popular programs for enterprise use, according to Chris Yeh, vice president of Platform at Box. A user clicks on an application link in the menu and is directed to the iTunes app store, where the app can be downloaded. The Box OneCloud gallery provides a suite of more than 30 iOS-enabled productivity applications that allow users to securely access, edit and share content from their mobile devices. “All application integrations are accessible...

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Microsoft and Nokia to invest 18 million Euro in mobile app development

Microsoft and Nokia have agreed to invest up to €18 million in app development for the Windows Phone platform. The duo launched the AppCampus program at Aalto University in Finland, which will run for the next three years, encouraging students to develop apps for both Windows Phone, Symbian and Series 40, though the primary focus will likely be on Microsoft's operating system. “AppCampus offers an unprecedented opportunity for entrepreneurs to put their ideas into practice and create world-class mobile products,” said Klaus Holse, president of Microsoft Western Europe. “We want to turn a new leaf in the mobile industry and foster Finland’s role as a center of excellence for mobile technology....

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Mobile app developers, don't forget about privacy and security

User experience is important when developing any mobile app but in an enterprise context, what about security? For example, if you are developing an app that stores personal information there are regulations that ask where this information resides. Depending on the industry, mobile app developers may be completely accountable if any security issues happen on an app that they develop. To ensure that you are in full compliance to any privacy, security or regulatory questions, it is recommended that apps be developed in-house or through a partner. So do mobile app developers need to consider regulatory, security or privacy concerns in advance of mobile app development projects? "Yes, I think that developers of mobile...

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Windows mobile application development likely to bloom in the coming years

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Mobile apps and mobile websites will steer your business in future

Mobile App Developme Mobile apps and mobile websites are going to be the most important vehicle to drive your businesses growth. Read more to find out. By 2015 more than 1 billion of mobile devices will go live globally. The internet usage is increasingly shifting everyday to the mobile devices and thus it is important for organizations to utilize the Smartphone medium to flourish and promote their businesses. An application for your target buyers is a good way to get started. Organization and even small business owners are increasingly making use of applications to be in touch and generate business in real time. Be it a multiplex or a renowned coffee shop, they all have an iPhone or android app for their customers to get or book services...

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HP releases tools for mobile app development

Analyst says HP has taken 'a good first step' into the Mobile App Development and deployment market with its Application Transformation Solutions HP announced on Tuesday the release of several tools aimed at simplifying the enterprise mobile application development and deployment processes. RELATED: Enterprise application store: There's one in your future HP announced Application Transformation Solutions, a suite of services and software that provide social media-influenced collaboration tools for development teams, intelligence and management tools for the development lifecycle, a platform through which mobile apps can be distributed to customers, and a mobile app testing service offered through a partnership with Perfecto...

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Twitter's 'promoted tweets' now showing up in mobile apps

Next time you log into Twitter, whether on a Web browser or smartphone and tablet app, you may see an advertisement from a company you don't follow on the popular social networking site. On Tuesday, the San Francisco company announced that it had made changes that will allow it to publish "promoted tweets" from advertising companies across its apps and website. Twitter also said, in a blog post, that it will offer advertisers the option of targeting promoted tweets by filtering them to show up only on the iPhone and iPad, on Android devices or on other mobile gadgets. Previously, promoted tweets would show up only to Twitter users who followed the company paying for the advertising tweet. "Since we began testing three weeks ago, reactions...

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Mobile App Developers See Google+ on the Rise

Recent surveys of mobile app developers found that 66% of them feel Google+ could catch up to Facebook. When asked why they liked Google+ for mobile devices, respondents said Google's wide range of assets -- search, Gmail, YouTube and Android -- together create a powerful network effect when combined with Google+. The survey findings ( download PDF ) are from Appcelerator and research firm IDC, which is owned by IDG, the parent company of Computerworld. The findings are based on two surveys conducted in 2011 and updated with a third in January involving more than 2,100 respondents. All of the respondents were Appcelerator customers -- developers who use the company's software tools to build mobile apps. Facebook already has a huge lead over Google+, with 425 million mobile users...

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Free mobile apps 'drain battery faster'

 mobile apps which use third-party Free mobile apps which use third-party services to display advertising consume considerably more battery life, a new study suggests. Researchers used a special tool to monitor energy use by several apps on Android and Windows Mobile handsets. Findings suggested that in one case 75% of an app's energy consumption was spent on powering advertisements. Report author Abhinav Pathak said app makers must take energy optimisation more seriously. Free applications typically have built-in advertisements so developers can make money without having to charge for the initial app download. Mr Pathak told the BBC that developers should perhaps think twice when utilising...

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Facebook Launches Interests Lists To Help You Find And Follow What You Enjoy [Updates]

Facebook has just launched a new feature called Interests Lists. Basically, these are custom lists that allow you to follow a bunch of people who are related in some way. For example, you could have a list featuring every hockey team in the NHL, and click that interest to find out everything that is happening. This keeps these posts in a separate area where you can check them at your leisure, and keeps your news feed dedicated to more real life items. It’s an interesting move by Facebook because on the surface, it would seem to appeal more to users, because it lets them keep all of their interests grouped together, but it also appeals greatly to advertisers. Businesses can focus adverts based that the particular interest they are...

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AllClear ID offers free ID theft mobile app

A Texas company is releasing a free mobile app today that will alert people if their personal data has been stolen and makes it into the hands of criminals.  AllClear ID offers identity fraud protection services to consumers when their data has been exposed by an attack on a corporate database or other compromise. For instance, Sony hired the company to help its 75 million PlayStation Network customers after the system was hacked and their names, addresses, e-mail addresses and other information were exposed last April. While very few of the data breach incidents actually result in harm to consumers, such as stolen credit card numbers used for unauthorized transactions, most of the identity fraud results from phishing e-mails ...

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Shunra Teams With SOASTA for Mobile App Testing

Shunra partners with SOASTA to deliver a new mobile app testing solution for iOS and Android devices. #ArticleWidgets { font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; margin-bottom: 0px; }#ArticleWidgets { color: rgb(0, 51, 153); text-decoration: none; line-height: 16px; }#ArticleWidgets.a, articlewidgets.a:hover { color: rgb(0, 51, 153); text-decoration: underline; line-height: 16px; }#position { padding: 5px 0px 5px 5px; }#spacer { height: 5px; line-height: 5px; }.add2head_new { font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; width: 200px; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; display: block; float: right; }.ArticleWidgetsHeadline { font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; } Shunra Software, a provider of network virtualization and application performance solutions,...

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appMobi Launches jqMobi 1.0 HTML5 Mobile App Framework

appMobi releases jqMobi 1.0, its open-source HTML5 mobile app framework. #ArticleWidgets { font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; margin-bottom: 0px; }#ArticleWidgets { color: rgb(0, 51, 153); text-decoration: none; line-height: 16px; }#ArticleWidgets.a, articlewidgets.a:hover { color: rgb(0, 51, 153); text-decoration: underline; line-height: 16px; }#position { padding: 5px 0px 5px 5px; }#spacer { height: 5px; line-height: 5px; }.add2head_new { font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; width: 200px; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; display: block; float: right; }.ArticleWidgetsHeadline { font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; } appMobi has announced the release of jqMobi 1.0, the initial generally available version of its new open-source...

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Mobile app to translate sign language

 A mobile application designed to translate sign language could remove communication barriers and enhances the lives of people with hearing difficulties. The Portable Sign Language Translator, designed by University of Aberdeen spin-off Technabling, runs on a multitude of mobile devices, including smartphones, laptops and tablets. Funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), along with the Technology Strategy Board - part of the Small Business Research Initiative - its aim is to help more people with impaired hearing of school leaving age to get their first step into the jobs market through stronger communication opportunities.  “The aim of the technology... is to empower sign language users by enabling...

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Mobile app for android and smart phones by Corp. Bank

Public sector lender Corporation Bank has introduced a new Mobile Application System for android and smartphones to reach out more to customers. The new app has been inaugurated as part of the 107th foundation day ceremony of the bank. CMD of the bank, Mr Ajai Kumar said that a similar app would soon be introduced for iPad and iPhone. The android apps would be available at the Android marketplace and apps for Apple products would be available soon at Apple iTunes store. Mr Kumar added that Corporation Bank happens to be the first bank to come up with such an app. The app will facilitate customers to leave their contact details regarding enquiry of a particular product instantly and the bank will reach out to them. Also the app will allow...

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Mobile App Development: Web or Native, That Is the Question

When a programmer starts looking at Mobile Application Development, one of the first questions that comes to mind is whether to go native versus Web technology. Although Objective-C is key for building native iOS apps, Java for Android and BlackBerry, and C# and Visual Studio tools for Windows Phone, the opportunity to build mobile apps with Web-standard technologies is making many developers think about the Web as a first option. HTML5 and JavaScript have essentially changed the game. Indeed, Forrester Research issued a January 2012 report on the subject, titled "Building Mobile Apps? Start With Web; Move to Hybrid." In the report, Forrester identifies not two options—native versus Web—but four: native, hybrid (native code with HTML and...

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Apple releases new iOS 5.1 update

The update brings a bunch of improvements as well as security fixes for iOS devices.Apple has released a new iOS 5.1 update with bunch of improvements for iOS running devices. This new update is more like an improvement providing stop-gap update till the next version is unveiled. The iOS 5.1 update is applicable to the iPod touch 3rd Gen, iPod touch 4th Gen, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad and iPad 2. New iOS 5.1 update brings the new network indicator for the AT&T networks in the USA and now shows the 4G symbol. Most important aspect to look forward in this update is the fixes related to the battery life issues. Apple iPhone 4S was reported of draining battery and so were other gadgets after applying the iOS 5.0 update. Hopefully...

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Microsoft to shut down Windows Mobile app store

Marketplace users pushed to join Windows PhoneMicrosoft will soon shut down the app store for Windows Mobile, the phone platform it is phasing out. Starting in May, users of Windows Mobile phones won't be able to browse, buy or download apps to their phones from the Marketplace, Microsoft wrote in a letter to customers. The move doesn't affect users of Microsoft's new mobile OS, who will continue to be served by the Windows Phone Marketplace. Applications already downloaded from the old market will continue to work after May 9, and some publishers might continue to offer their apps through other markets or their own websites, Microsoft said. It cautioned users that if they do a hard reset and delete apps on their phone, they won't be able to download them again from the Marketplace. The...

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New mobile app provides B2C communication without clutter

Red E App, a new mobile application platform, launched its beta program for businesses this week. The platform allows businesses to rapidly develop mobile applications, in less than 30 minutes, that offer secure social service messaging and notifications. Red e App is now available in the iPhone App store for a pool of consumers in hyperlocal communities. Businesses can direct their target audiences to view their application in the markets they serve. The mobile platform is available to any business, saving time and money on messaging that is usually spent on ads or direct mail. It can plug into the business's key components of a website and its social media, offer up location information, and store hours, and handle promotions for seasonal items. It also can allow for...

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