Archive for Mobile Software News
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Nokia software update launched
A software update for Nokia phones has been launched by the Finnish mobile phone company. The Symbian Anna is the latest update for the Nokia N8, C7, C6-01 and E7 devices. Users can download the software to the handsets in order to improve operations on their smartphones. A new user interface is o...
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Apps prove more popular than web on smartphones
Applications appear to be a more popular way of spending time on a smartphone than the web itself. This is according to recent research from Nielsen Smartphone Analytics, which revealed that Android users spend around 56 minutes a day actively interacting with the web and apps on their phone. Of th...
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Android OS overtakes Apple
The Google Android operating system has now overtaken Apple in terms of market share in the US smartphone market. According to the latest figures from Nielsen, Android now claims 39 per cent of the market, while Apple holds 28 per cent. Meanwhile, RIM Blackberry is in third place with 20 per cent. ...
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Smartphone taxi app launched
A smartphone application has been launched which enables users to compare cab prices and book a service through their smartphone. Currently available on the iPhone, the free Kabbee app features 4,000 licensed minicab services in the London area. After downloading the program, users just need to lin...
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Google Maps listed as top smart phone app
Google Maps has come top of a list of favourite smart phone apps, followed by the Yahoo weather app and Facebook. The GSMA and comScore study found that in April, four in ten mobile broadband users had downloaded and used apps. Of those who had used mobile apps, almost three-quarters, or 6.4 millio...
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New data-crunching app could cut smart phone bills
An new app could enable smart phone users to slash their bills by cutting their data usage. The Onavo app compresses the data usage of other apps, meaning users could get two or three times as much data use from their existing plan. The app runs in the background on the smart phone and provides a m...
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Google removes malicious apps from Android smartphones
Google has used a “kill switch” to remove malicious apps from Android phones. Around 58 infected apps were found in the Android marketplace earlier this month and estimates suggest that as many as 200,000 smartphone users may have downloaded them. The programmes included games and other...
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eBay signs mobile phone app deal with Telefonica
Owners of auction site eBay have signed a deal with Telefonica which will see an eBay app being pre-loaded onto most new 02 smartphones. It is eBay’s first pre-loaded app deal and will initially be limited to UK 02 customers but is expected to be rolled out to Telefonica’s other markets...
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02 to enable mobile phone payments
02 is planning to launch an app which allows customers to make payments via mobile phones, it has been revealed. The mobile phone firm has applied to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for a licence to operate a ‘Near-Field Communications’ (NFC) Network. NFC technology can send and ...
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Phone-happy farmers in Philippines offered new service
Mobile phone coverage in the rural Philippines has become so commonplace that one scientist is now launching a text message advisory service that offers farmers help with how they grow their rice. The computer scientist behind the project, Weng Castillo, said it was a very effective way of getting ...
