Featured Report: Microsoft finally cracks down on deceptive Windows Store 'crap apps'

Fierce Wireless 

Nokia to bring HERE mapping platform to Android via partnership with Samsung

Aug,29,2014

by: Phil Goldstein

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) said it will bring its HERE mapping platform to devices that run Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android software starting with Samsung Electronics' Galaxy smartphones. The deal represents a major win for Nokia since the company sold its devices business to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) in April.

According to Nokia, thanks to a licensing deal with Samsung, a HERE beta for Android will be made available for free in October when Samsung rolls out its Gear S smart watch, which runs on the Tizen platform but also supports HERE. That should strengthen the link between the wearable device and Samsung's smartphones, which can be paired together via Bluetooth. Read more

PC World

Microsoft finally cracks down on deceptive Windows Store 'crap apps'

Aug,28,2014

by: Mark Hachman

So-called deceptive “crap apps” have always plagued the Windows Store. But now, Microsoft appears to be finally ready to do something about them.

In a blog post late Wednesday, Microsoft said that it had removed 1,500 deceptively named apps as part of a policy shift to crack down on developers “trying to game the system with misleading titles or descriptions,” the company said.

A year ago, Microsoft publicly said that the Windows Store has more than 100,000 apps, and it’s unlikely that that number has climbed higher than 200,000 apps by now. But as far back as Oct. 2012—before Windows 8 even launched—analysts were pointing out that the fate of the Windows 8 app store didn’t need a large number of apps to be successful. It needed quality, and that’s not what Microsoft delivered. Instead, consumers are faced with numerous clone apps and paid “alternatives” to freeware, both outcomes that give those users a bad taste in their mouths.  Read More

Wireless Week

AT&T Rolls Out New Secure Cloud for Government Clients

Sept,02,2014

by: Ben Munson

AT&T today announced a new secure cloud storage offer for Federal Government agencies. Synaptic Storage as a Service for Government is a multi-tenant, community solution.

The carrier has built in the same features and policies as its commercial cloud storage service but it’s added other functions to beef up security.

The STaaS storage towers are physically separated from other towers in the data center, government customer data won’t co-exist with commercial data, government customers get a separate cloud portal, and all their users are assigned RSA hard token for 2-Factor Authentication.   Read More

Mobile Marketing

Apple Updates Mobile App Ad-serving Guidelines

Sept,01,2014
by: Tim Maytom

Apple has released new, stricter guidelines for developers submitting apps to the iTunes store designed to serve ads.

Under the new rules, Apple will reject mobile apps that don’t use Advertising Identifiers, specifically the IDFA, a unique ID for each iOS device that is the only way to offer targetd ads across the network. Apps may also be rejected if they use the IDFA but do not display ads properly or have a built-in advertising, or indicate they don’t use the IDFA when they do.

With more and more developers using deep linking to help people discover relevant content within their apps, identifying content-related ads in apps has become increasingly important. Apple has expanded its iAd advertising network into 16 countries and regions, moving into Russia and Switzerland most recently.  Read More

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Featured Report: User Beware: That Mobile App is Spying on You

CIO Mobile

User Beware: That Mobile App is Spying on You

Aug,05,2014

by: 

Bill Snyder

 

Those apps you download on your smartphone may be free or very cheap, but there’s a hidden price you should be aware of: loss of privacy.The vast majority of the most popular iOS and Android mobile apps collect a variety of personal data from users, including location details, address book contacts and calendar information, according to a just-released survey by Appthority, a company that advises businesses on security.The report does offer some significant good news. Appthority found that very few of the apps it analyzed carried malware.Appthority, which says it has a catalog of around two million apps, analyzed a total of 400 of the most popular mobile apps available (based on downloads) in Apple’s App Store and Google Play. When it comes to free apps, there was essentially no difference between the two platforms.  Read More

ZD Net

Is the smartphone killing off society's social skills?

Aug,06,2014

by:David Gewirtz

Did ever notice how sometimes things can seem absolutely normal, until you look around and realize you could be in a Doctor Who episode? Last night was like that. It was late and I was at a local pub celebrating a friend's birthday. I'm not much of a pub creature. I sowed my wild oats a long time ago. Sowed them, harvested them, cooked them, and made meal out of them. But I'm -- quite thankfully -- past those days.   As a result, I only find myself in a pub-like atmosphere on those few occasions when I didn't plan far enough in advance to have a good excuse to get out of a social event. That means I manage to avoid having to go out on the town more than once every two or three months. Read More

RCR Wireless News

Mavenir looks to moderate NFV expectations as hype swells

Aug,04,2014

by: DAN MEYER

Network function virtualization has become a significant talking point across the mobile telecommunications space, with most wireless operators and equipment vendors looking more closely at the technology. That attention comes from the potential cost savings and potential improvements in rolling out new services that wireless carriers are always looking to take advantage of. IDC recently released a report predicting that network virtualization was “set to revolutionize the telecom industry as it transforms the culture and operational infrastructure, as well as the fabric of legacy proprietary infrastructures that have, until now, dominated the space.” That followed a report from Maravedis-Rethink released earlier this year that predicted early three-fourth of mobile operators will deploy some form of NFV by 2018, noting the move to NFV will be one of the most important ways carriers will “transform their cost base and their service delivery in the next few years.”   Read More

Wireless Week

Verizon to FCC: Throttling Unlimited Users “Widely Accepted”

Aug,05,2014

by: Ben Munson

Verizon has officially responded to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler after the Commissioner criticized the carrier’s decision to start slowing data speeds for some unlimited plan customers on its LTE network. The United States’ largest carrier called the practice “widely accepted,” according to Reuters. Verizon CEO Dan Mead, to whom the FCC’s letter was addressed, said the policy was in line with FCC principles. Verizon calls the practice “network optimization” and says that it will only apply to the top five percent of users on unlimited plans and will only take effect when the network is congested. The carrier says the policy will “ensure the fair allocation of capacity.”   Read More

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Featured Report:Looks are everything in wearable tech

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The Tizen smartphone flopped -- and open source is to blame

July,29,2014

by: Galen Gruman

You know the saying: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Now that Samsung has "indefinitely" delayed the launch of its first Tizen smartphone, can anyone believe any more open source mobile promises?

Open source mobile efforts have a history of failure: Moblin, Maemo, MeeGo, and Tizen are all examples that have been shepherded into oblivion by the Linux Foundation and an assembly of vendors. Canonical's Ubuntu Touch, Mozilla's Firefox OS, and Jolla's Sailfish (derived from MeeGo) all seem to be following similar trajectories to nowhere. Read More

Fierce Wireless

BlackBerry exec indicates more enterprise-focused devices are in the pipeline

July,29,2014

by: Phil Goldstein

BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) is aiming its forthcoming Passport smartphone squarely at the enterprise market, but has plans for enterprise-focused devices beyond that.

At an event in New York City that focused on enterprise security, BlackBerry executives touted the Passport, which will be released in September. The gadget has a 4.5-inch square HD screen and a physical keyboard. However, it's not the only enterprise-focused phone BlackBerry is planning, thought he company did not provide many details on its future product roadmap.  Read More

Tech Republic U.S.

Looks are everything in wearable tech

July,29,2014

by: Teena Hammond 

One of the first panel questions related to size. Does an oversized wearable appeal as much to the consumer as a more moderately sized one?

"It's about the application that matters. Sometimes it's if the wearable is meant for a construction worker, size might not be an issue, but if it's for a hardcore athletic sportsman and sportswoman, then definitely size matters," said Mikko Malmivaara, sales and marketing manager for Clothing Plus Ltd., which makes sensors for wearable tech clothing.

It's not just the size of the device, but how it fits against the body, said Amy Puliafito, spokesperson for Misfit Wearables, which produces the popular Misfit Shine fitness device. "In everything we did with Shine we were trying to eliminate a lot of friction points people have with their activity trackers," she said.  Read More

Fierce Developer

Vision Mobile: One-quarter of developers make nothing from apps

July,25,2014

by: Shane Schick

A disappointing 24 percent of developers will make absolutely nothing from the apps and mobile games they create, according to Vision Mobile. The firm's Developer Economics Report Q3 2014 is based on survey responses from more than 10,000 developers in 137 countries. 

• 50 percent of iOS developers and 64 percent of Android developers are below what Vision Mobile calls the "app poverty line" of $500 per app per month. 
• Besides the 24 percent who make nothing from apps, Vision Mobile said a further 23 percent make less than $100 per app per month. 
• The overall app economy includes its own "one percent." In this case, 1.6 percent of developers have apps earning more than $500k per month
• Games dominate app store revenues, but 57 percent of those games make less than $500 per month.
• Vision Mobile found that the more games a developer has shipped, the more likely they are to be financially successful. However, 70 percent of game developers have shipped less than four titles. Read More

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Feature Report: How to Display Prices on Your Business Website. Or Not.

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How to Display Prices on Your Business Website. Or Not.

July,10,2014

by:Jeff B. Copeland 

NO. Never give a price till you’ve had a chance to persuade a customer of the value of what you’re selling and that’s best done by moving the conversation along from your website to a phone call or other two-way communication.

YES. Your customers are already price-checking your product or service on Amazon, Milo, Yelp, LegalZoom, AutoMD and on and on. Get into the price conversation up front. Plus, save yourself the trouble of giving sales pitches on the phone to shoppers who can’t afford you.  Read More

Ad Week

LinkedIn Ads Can Be Tested and Targeted Like Never Before

July,24,2014
by: Garett Sloane
LinkedIn advertising is growing up. The company officially launched Direct Sponsored Content today, a sign of maturity that has brands and agencies ready to invest more in the platform. Direct Sponsored Content allow an advertiser to test, tailor and target messages similar tohow they do on Facebook. 

Until now, brands could only sponsor messages that they first posted to their LinkedIn pages as organic content, limiting the freedom to test messaging without broadcasting to all followers and visitors to the page.

"This is a big step for LinkedIn monetizing the feed," said James Borow, CEO of Shift, a marketing software firm and LinkedIn partner. "Organic content amplified only takes you so far, so it's opening up this inventory for true 'A/B testing' and sophisticate advertising."  Read More

e-Marketer

Pinning? Bet You're Doing It on Mobile
July,22,2014
by: Staff
eMarketer estimates that 40.1 million US consumers will use Pinterest via any device at least monthly this year—and based on recent data, it’s likely that most of this activity will take place on mobile. According to Q2 2014 research by ShareThis, US internet users logging on to Pinterest via mobile were three times more likely to pin than desktop users.  Three-quarters of Pinterest sharing took place on a mobile device. In comparison, Facebook—which claimed the overwhelming majority of all social shares—saw just over half conducted via smartphone or tablet.  Read More

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Effective SEO Tips for Small Businesses

July,28,2014

by: Tina Courtney-Brown 

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Featured Report: Microsoft Working on Wearable Technology

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Intel, Samsung and others forge open-source Internet of Things connectivity group

July,08,2014

by: Phil Goldstein

Intel, Samsung Electronics, Broadcom and other wireless and technology players joined forces to create a new group aimed at coming up with an open-source standard to connect devices to each other across operating systems and wireless protocols as part of the Internet of Things.

The new group, the Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC), will serve a similar purpose to the AllSeen Alliance, which uses an open-source implementation of Qualcomm's (NASDAQ:QCOM) AllJoyn framework to connect devices to one another regardless of their underlying proprietary technology or communications protocols. AllSeen has been mostly focused on the connected home, while the OIC wants to broaden its scope to include the automotive and workplace settings.   Read More

Wireless Week

Report: Sprint Vetting Plans That Undercut AT&T, Verizon

July,08,2014

by: Ben Munson

Sprint is testing out family data plans that undercut similar offerings from AT&T and Verizon, according to CNET. The trials—reportedly running San Diego, Portland, Ore. and Las Vegas—are charging per device and offering data buckets ranging from 1 GB to 60 GB. Sprint’s 1 GB plan is $20, only $5 less than similar plans at AT&T and Verizon. But Sprint’s 10 GB plan is $40 less and its 30 GB plan is $95 less than the same deals at AT&T and Verizon. Under Sprint’s test plans, customers can get 60 GB for $225, the same price AT&T and Verizon charge for 30 GB.  Read More

Fierce Developer

In-app purchase fraud: It may be worse than developers think

July,08,2014

by: Shane Schick

There's only one thing better than gaining hundreds or even thousands of users for an app or mobile game, and that's when they start spending money inside the app. Unless, of course, the spending isn't what it seems.  As developers have shifted away from a monetization model based on paid downloads to "freemium" or free to play (F2P) approaches, many of them are looking at in-app purchasing (IAP) as a better way to create a revenue stream for their work. However, there's one major concern that could drag on both big and small app vendors: in-app fraud. Read More

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Report: Microsoft Working on Wearable Technology

July,03,2014

by: Ryan Martin 

Microsoft could be the latest giant of tech to jump into the burgeoning wearable technology market, as circulating reports say Redmond is working on a fitness tracker/smart watch to be released later this year. According to CNET, Microsoft has been developing a wearable device for some time, but it now appears ready to move beyond the R&D phase. Sources close to Microsoft say the company is modeling the design and pricing of its device on Samsung’s $199 Gear Fit, which launched earlier this year as part of a full lineup of Samsung devices. It’s believed that the wrist device will not only track activity such as steps, exercise and sleep, but also feature some of the capabilities of a smart watch such as displaying the time, text messages and emails. With a late 2014 launch Microsoft could be once again going directly up against old rival Apple as it’s expected to also release the hotly anticipated iWatch in the coming months. Read More

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Featured Report: Hackonomics: Cybercrime's cost to business

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Analysts: 30% of Android phones in 2015 won't access Google services

June,24,2014

by: Mike Dano

According to a new report from CCS Insight, the dramatic and continued growth of the Android smartphone operating system may not be the boon to Android developer Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) that some may have expected. According to the firm, fully one in four Android phones don't currently access Google services like Maps, Gmail and the Google Play app store--and that number will likely grow in the future. Read More

ZD Net

Hackonomics: Cybercrime's cost to business

June,25,2014
by: Violet Blue 
They say "crime pays" -- but we can be certain the paychecks for cybercrime come right out of the pockets of every business with a digital footprint. In March, Juniper Networks and RAND Corporation released Hackonomics: A First-of-Its-Kind Economic Analysis of the Cyber Black Markets; its conclusion that the "Cyber Black Market" is more profitable than the global illegal drug trade led us to examine the cost of the cyber black market on businesses.  Read More

CIO Mobile

BYOD Stipends May Soon Go Away (If IT Gets Its Way)

June,23,2014

by:  Tom Kaneshige 

For employees, nothing gets more personal than money. So when companies began doling out payments to offset Bring Your Own Device wireless service bills, employees cheered. Those cries of joy, however, may turn to tears of sorrow. The BYOD payment has undergone multiple facelifts over the last couple of years -- from expense reimbursements to paycheck stipends to wireless bill credits -- and might soon evolve itself right out of existence. Read More

RCR Wireless

Sprint rolls out 30-day trial, expands LTE, Spark, HD Voice
June,23,2014
by: Dan Meyer

Sprint’s network challenges have been well known for some time as the carrier has struggled through its Network Vision upgrade program and resulting hit to its customer base and network quality. In an attempt to at least persuade customers to give its network a try, Sprint today rolled out a new 30-day guarantee program that will refund customers all charges related to using the carrier’s service should they not stay with the carrier past the first 30 days. The refunds would include the price of the device and all service and activation fees  Read More

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Featured Report: Mr. Spock's Smartphone: A spectrometer for your keychain

Mr. Spock's Smartphone: A spectrometer for your keychain

ZD Net
June,16,2014
by:Jason Perlow 
On Monday, an Israeli startup, Consumer Physics, successfully completed their Kickstarter campaign for a device that could completely alter the way we use our mobile phones, PCs and tablets in the future. If you're a classic Star Trek fan, you may recall a fictional device used by the Enterprise crew called a "Tricorder" that is able to, among other things, determine the molecular composition of nearby objects.
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AT&T confirms data breach as hackers hunted for codes to unlock phones

 

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June,16,2014
by:Phil Goldstein
AT&T Mobility (NYSE: T) confirmed that three employees of one of its vendors, which it did not name, accessed an unknown number of customers' personal information, including Social Security numbers and call records, between April 9 and April 21. The hackers were not after credit card information or other financial details, but rather were trying to pretend they were AT&T customers so they could get codes from AT&T to unlock phones.
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iOS vs Android: Which is more of a security threat for the enterprise? 

ZD Net
June,18,2014
By:Liam Tung

iOS might not be the magnet for malware that Android has become, but that doesn't make it inherently more secure than the Google OS in the enterprise. Apple CEO Tim Cook has poked fun at Google for Android's fragmentation turning devices into a "toxic hellstew of vulnerabilities", but in a new report from Marble Security, the company contends that "neither iOS nor Android is inherently more secure than the other".

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Featured Report: Cisco study: Wi-Fi hotspots will top 53M by 2018

Cisco study: Wi-Fi hotspots will top 53M by 2018

 

FierceWireless
June,09,2014
by:Sue Marek
The escalating number of Wi-Fi hotspots will likely lead to more data traffic being delivered over Wi-Fi networks than wired networks by 2018, according to Cisco's Visual Networking Index, which was released today. The report also predicted that there will be 53 million Wi-Fi hotspots globally by 2018, noting that both cable companies and wireless carriers are extending their reach by employing Wi-Fi hotspot strategies.
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Salesforce hits wearables market (RCR Mobile Minute)

RCR Wireless
June,10,2014
by:Martha DeGrasse 
When it comes to wearables, one size may not fit all. Salesforce.com is hoping to capitalize on the idea that businesses can find unique ways to leverage connectivity. Today the software giant launched Salesforce Wear to empower its customers to create their own wearable technologies.
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Low-Cost, High-End Smartphone the Logical Next Step for Amazon

Wireless Week
June,10,2014
By:Andrew Berg

While many consumers may not be all that interested in a 3D-capable smartphone, they may be very interested in an Amazon smartphone.I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Amazon will continue its strategy of selling the device it releases at next week's event in Seattle at bargain basement prices.

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