Mobile Marketing Set to Create Havoc and Opportunities
Procter & Gamble should be kicking itself for not developing a mobile operating system when it had the chance: More people worldwide own mobile phones than toothbrushes. Get...
Computer Programming for All: A New Standard of Literacy
Everyone ought to be able to read and write; few people within the global mainstream would argue with that statement. But should everyone be able to program computers? The question is becoming critically important as digital technology plays an ever mo...
Pinterest’s $100 Million Infusion: It’s the E-Commerce, Stupid
Social bookmarking site Pinterest has landed a $100 million round of funding on a $1.5 billion valuation today. The investment was led by Japanese e-commerce platform Rakuten. By...
[Infographic] Taking HTML5 to the Next Level for Mobile
By 2013, there will be more than 1 billion HTML5-capable browsers in use throughout the world. Applications for those HTML5 browsers will be created by 2 million HTML...
6 Navigation Apps That Go the Extra Mile
With a smartphone and the right app, you can find any spot on Earth. But the best navigation apps do a lot more. Look out for that speed...
Facebook Permeates Everything; App Center Will Be Its Mobile Extension
Facebook will soon have an application store...well, not exactly. Facebook will soon have an application repository. A display showcase. Those are probably more apt descriptions of what the social giant will unveil with App Center. Essentially, Faceboo...
Developer Bootcamp Teaches Regular Folks To Code – and Maybe Get a Job at a Startup
Learning to code is becoming the key skill for anyone who wants to launch a tech startup, or even just get a job working at a hot tech...
Facebook’s New App Center Promises Quality Over Quantity
Last September, during the f8 Developers’ Conference, Facebook CTO Bret Taylor said that the company had no plans for a “central app repository” – an app store. Today, Facebook is changing its tune. The social giant has announced App Center, a ...
[Infographic] How People Use iPhones and Androids in China
Did you know that the majority of Android users in China are on a 2G network? That about 44% of Android users in China use HTC phones? That almost 14% of iPhone users in China have spent $10-$20 on paid apps, with 9% spending more than $50?
China has t...
The World is Not Quite Ready for Mobile Payments, According to MasterCard
Is the world ready for mobile payments? Not quite, according to a global survey released by MasterCard yesterday. There are a variety of factors that lead will lead to mobile payments adoption across the planet, from infrastructure deployment to consum...
In Boston, a School to Learn How to Work at a Startup
Have you thought about joining a startup, but have no idea what you could possibly offer? Perhaps you are looking forward to graduation and want to pick some...
Jury Delivers Partial Verdict in Oracle v. Google Java Showdown
The jury in the copyright case between Google and Oracle has returned a split, partial verdict as to whether Google infringed on Oracle’s copyrights of Java and its...
