For a lot of companies operating in the mobile sphere, near-field communication (NFC) is the future. The technology that allows smartphones to interact with other
Just as the Internet and e-commerce forever changed the retail industry more than a decade ago, smartphone and tablet applications are having a dramatic impact on how consumers shop and locate the best deals near them. By some estimates, more than 75 percent of smartphone owners use their devices to influence purchasing decisions.
When Apple released the iPhone 4S in October, the device didn’t have much to set it apart from the iPhone 4 that Apple released a
Apple’s iPad continues to dominate the tablet market, so much so that other tablet manufacturers may be throwing in the towel, according to one report.
This week’s big games release in the iTunes App Store sees the addition of Minecraft: Pocket Edition, an iOS version of the incredibly popular indie
Just a couple of weeks ago, we reported that the official Gmail app made a quick and fleeting appearance in the Apple iTunes App Store,
Apple has opted to stay out of the burgeoning technology of near-field communication with its iPhone, but a newly awarded patent suggests the company will
It’s kind of hard to gauge the influence that mobile devices have on other markets. For example, Apple believes that the iPad is having a
Apple’s iPhone was at the center of a fairly large-scale controversy earlier this year, when researchers revealed a bug in the device’s iOS operating system
Mobile users with Apple’s iOS devices haven’t had much to worry about in terms of security thus far. Unlike smartphone and tablet users who own
Samsung may have eclipsed Apple as the top smartphone manufacturer in the world, but in the U.S., the iPhone is still the hardware leader in
The X Factor’s second week of live shows just ended, and throughout the episodes one couldn’t get away from Mr. Cowell espousing the greatness of