Mobile messaging apps may be a threat to Facebook Create personal profiles. Build networks of friends. Share photos, videos and music. That might sound precisely like Facebook, but hundreds of millions of tech-savvy young people have instead turned to a wave of smartphone-based messaging apps that are now sweeping across North America, Asia and Europe. ...  
10:04 AM, Apr 01, 2013

Flipboard launches new edition; lets readers create magazines Social magazine app Flipboard launched on Tuesday one of its biggest overhauls to date allowing readers to create and share their own magazines in a bid to keep growing in popularity. ...  
11:37 AM, Mar 27, 2013

Shutterfly sues to shut down Kodak photo app Photo service Shutterfly Inc has sued to shut down an Eastman Kodak Co app that lets users purchase photo albums made from pictures stored on Facebook Inc's social media network, according to court documents. ...  
09:59 AM, Mar 24, 2013

New mobile app to tackle forced marriages A new government-funded smartphone app has been launched in Britain to protect potential victims at risk of being forced into marriage, including those of Indian-origin. ...  
08:32 AM, Mar 06, 2013

Hollywood targets 'rogue' mobile apps for pirated content Hollywood is now going after so-called "rogue" mobile apps that use images from movies and television shows without their permission. ...  
02:56 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Facebook, Google tech gurus to design cancer research mobile game Anyone with a smartphone and five minutes will be able to investigate vital data at the same time as playing a mobile game. ...  
01:20 PM, Mar 01, 2013

BlackBerry Z10 should have been priced lower in India: Ivor Soans Biztech2's managing editor Ivor Soans shared his perspective on BlackBerry Z10 with IBNLive readers. ...  
04:45 PM, Feb 27, 2013

Twitter releases new app for Windows Phone Twitter has introduced a new version of Twitter for Windows Phone. The redesigned app includes four new navigation tabs - Home, Connect, Discover and Me. ...  
08:11 AM, Feb 27, 2013

New app to keep you tweeting even after death A new application will soon allow users to keep posting Twitter updates even from beyond the grave. ...  
06:15 PM, Feb 21, 2013

Google app store policy raises privacy concerns The information that Google shared was not the result of a glitch with its software. ...  
01:05 PM, Feb 15, 2013

Instagram asks court to dismiss lawsuit over service terms Facebook's Instagram photo sharing service asked a federal court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit filed against the popular app over changes to its terms of service. ...  
01:22 PM, Feb 14, 2013

Valentine's Day: New dating apps for singles Singles who believe in love at first sight can turn to new apps that will match them with potential dates in time for Valentine's Day, but only if each person has expressed an interest. ...  
11:20 AM, Feb 12, 2013

Now, an app that can be used for psychological testing
by IANS
An iPhone app, known as iDichotic, places psychological testing at your fingertips, yielding results as reliable as lab tests, says a new study. ...  
06:10 PM, Feb 10, 2013

Now, run Windows apps on Android using Wine We have already seen many applications that help users run Android apps on Windows. Now the tables are about to turn. Wine, the popular software, which helps run Windows apps and software on Linux, is being ported to Google's Android platform. ...  
12:01 PM, Feb 04, 2013

New privacy guidelines for mobile applications The Federal Trade Commission has issued a wide-reaching set of new guidelines for makers of mobile platforms and developers of applications for mobile telephones and tablets to safeguard users' privacy. ...  
03:59 PM, Feb 03, 2013

Facebook for Android update brings voice messages Following the big announcement of Facebook Graph, which lets you search within Facebook, Facebook has updated its Android app. While the image browsing feature has been tweaked to make it better, the update also brings two new features. ...  
12:21 PM, Jan 20, 2013

Angry Birds, Instagram, YouTube among top apps of 2012 Angry Birds, Instagram and Facebook continued to be among the most downloaded apps of the year but rising stars also earned coveted spots on smartphones and tablets. ...  
10:44 AM, Jan 01, 2013

Asian-Americans outraged over racist Google app
by IANS
Asian-American groups in the US are demanding from Google to remove an application (app) from its Google Play store called "Make Me Asian" which allows users to alter their photos to resemble Asian stereotypes. ...  
12:19 PM, Dec 30, 2012