Top internet firms are spying on smartphone users.
An investigation revealed on Sunday shows internet giant Facebook is accessing smartphone users’ personal text messages .
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Record 1.2 billion global apps downloaded in a week
All that time off during the holidays paid off for app developers, with a record-breaking 1.2 billion global downloads combined from Apple’s App Store and Android Market, a big bump of 60 percent from early December.
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Apple Picks Instagram as the “iPhone App Of The Year”
Instagram is the year end winner.
Apple released its iTunes Rewind 2011 and App Store Rewind 2011 today, the company’s annual lists detailing of the top selling apps, music, TV shows, movies and podcasts for the year. This year, the biggest winner on the apps front was Angry Birds, which ran away with the number one spot on the iPhone and iPad -in all categories except top free iPhone app, which was awarded to Facebook.
Apple also selects its own favorite applications, and one of our preferred apps, Instagram, won the honor of being Apple’s “iPhone App of the Year.”
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Consumers spend more time on mobile apps than surfing the web
Consumers are spending more time on mobile apps than on the web for the first time, a new report claims.
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Twitter users send 250 million tweets a day
Twitter reached the 100 million active-user mark last month.
There’s a whole lot of tweeting going on: Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo said users of the short-messaging blog are sending 250 million tweets a day.
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How the iPad may help children with severe vision impairments
Every visually impaired child tested was ‘enthralled’ by the device, say scientists.
According to researchers from the University of Kansas, children living with severe vision problems could transform the way they communicate simply by using an iPad.
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10 best iPhone apps for gardening
Whether or not you’ve got a green thumb, these apps will help your garden grow.
Timing is everything as those who garden are well aware. And a bountiful crop requires planning and organization. For novice and advanced gardeners alike, there is always something that can be learned about getting the best from the earth. Following are 10 great gardening apps that serve that very purpose, and can help yield juicier tomatoes, more fragrant rosemary, and brighter hydrangeas.
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Introducing the Perpetual Self-Updating Book
Futurist Thomas Frey: As I’m writing this column, there are currently 466,302 mobile apps available for the iPhone and 512,542 mobile apps available to download on an Android phone.
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Are there too many apps?
The Apple App Store has more than 90,000 apps for the iPad.
The marketplace for tablet apps is expanding quickly. The Apple App Store alone has more than 90,000 apps for the iPad. Although many marketers are rushing to get their tablet apps to market, usage data indicates that consumers regularly use a limited number of apps.
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Less than 7% of smartphone users shop online through their phones
Mobile shopping, so far is more buzz than buy.
As the number iPhones and other smartphones users continues to grows, companies selling everything from hardware to high fashion are touting all the new applications they’re rolling out that enable shoppers to do anything from check a store’s inventory while in the dressing room to order prescriptions.
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10 great apps for coworking professionals
The Vault coworking space.
Coworking spaces are where imaginative freelancers and open-minded collaborators come together each day to bounce ideas and innovate. These shared offices rent desks to solo workers and tiny companies. Whether you’re new to coworking or a veteran of the space, there are plenty of digital tools that can transform the work experience, whether that be by connecting with experts or better managing finances.
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Five ways technology is getting worse
Our technological world has plenty of pitfalls.
If you feel like you’re scrambling to keep up with technology, you’ve got plenty of company as technology has been moving forward in leaps and bounds. There’s not a gadget on the market that doesn’t aim to make our lives easier, but now we’re tangled up in a strange new world. It’s a complex web of tweets and roaming charges in which we we hunt for open power outlets with the urgency of our ancestors foraging for their next meal.
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