Microsofts week centered on a flurry of applications for various smartphone platforms, yet another sign of the companys continued shift toward a more mobile-centric mentality.   Those apps included one for its SkyDrive cloud storage on Windows Phone and the iPhone. In addition to their O... read complete news →

At an investor conference yesterday, health insurance and tech giant Aetna revealed that it acquired Healthagen, the developer of mobile app iTriage, though it did not disclose the price. Aetna’s Chairmen, CEO, and President Mark Bertolini told investors “About a month and a half ago we... read complete news →

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Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, is releasing its 2012 Mobile Malware Predictions, based on data collected from its Mobile Threat Network, a cloud-based network which constantly analyzes global threat data to identify and quickly block new threa... read complete news →

Nokia has dismissed the iPhone as so ubiquitous as to be unfashionable while Android is too complex and too insecure, and hopes to persuade young people that its Windows Phones “are different” from a sea of touchscreen slabs. “Youth are pretty much fed up with iPhones” Niels ... read complete news →

Rumor has it that both AT&T and Verizon are testing 4G LTE versions of the Nokia Lumia 800. That doesn't mean it will come out in the US, but it is a good sign that Nokia is working closer with wireless carriers in the United States. If Nokia’s going to make a true comeback in the United Stat... read complete news →

NEW YORK, NY, Dec 13, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The rapid growth in worldwide smartphone adoption has given a significant boost to the mobile gaming market this year. According to IT research and consultancy firm Gartner Research, mobile games are the most frequently downloaded application c... read complete news →

HERNDON, Va., Dec 13, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wireless Matrix Corporation /quotes/zigman/22158 CA:WRX -2.53% is pleased to announce that its FleetOutlook(R) GPS fleet tracking solution has been named a winner in the 10th annual Mobile Star Awards(TM) program, hosted by mobile technology news po... read complete news →

An update to the BBC's iPlayer app allows it to stream video over all of the UK's 3G mobile networks. The new feature works on Apple's iPhones and iPads. The Android version of the app remains restricted to wi-fi connections for the time being, but the BBC said a web version of the ... read complete news →

(Credit: GetJar has been gaining momentum thanks to its Gold program, which offers up normally pay apps for free.) GetJar CEO Iljas Laurs doesn't mince words when he says Android isn't as open a platform as Google would like you to think. GetJar CEO Ilja Laurs. (Credit: GetJar) "To me, closed i... read complete news →