RSS Feed of Mobile Apps http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/ en-us Sprint disables Carrier IQ, despite insisting it doesn't snoop http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/Sprint-disables-Carrier-IQ-despite-insisting-it-doesnt-snoop-1219 Sprint has disabled Carrier IQ on 26 million devices, according to a report, after legislators questioned the software and customers expressed concern. news Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:05:00 EDT Piracy pitting Google, Yahoo and others against film and movie industries http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/Piracy-pitting-Google-Yahoo-and-others-against-film-and-movie-industries-1215 As the House votes on one of three pieces of anti-piracy legislation, an open letter to Congress from 83 Internet folks implores it not to 'create an environment of tremendous fear and uncertainty for technological innovation.' news Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:11:00 EDT Android is consumers' choice, but developers stick with Apple http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/Android-is-consumers-choice-but-developers-stick-with-Apple-1215 Android smartphones may be outselling iPhones, but developers, for reasons of ease and dollars, are choosing Apple over Google 3 to 1. news Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:41:00 EDT Google does it, Apple does it, now Facebook plans to do it http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/Google-does-it-Apple-does-it-now-Facebook-plans-to-do-it-1215 After a false start, which involved a dramatic shake up in the global advertising industry, mobile advertising is now ready for a screen very near you news Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:33:00 EDT Motorola Mobility TV barometer points to 'change' -- is there a storm coming? http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/motorola-mobility-tv-baromoter-points-to-change-is-there-a-storm-coming-1213 The annual survey shows an almost five-fold increase in the number of Americans watching TV on smartphones. news Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:11:00 EDT Windows Phone bug attacks messaging, reboots phone http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/Windows-Phone-bug-attacks-messaging-reboots-phone-1213 Microsoft is working to fix an attack plaguing Windows Phones, discovered by a user. The DOS attack prevents the messaging function from working and makes a device reboot, to no affect. news Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:02:00 EDT HP WebOS To Be Open Source, Likely Run on HP Tablets http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/HP-WebOS-To-Be-Open-Source-Likely-Run-on-HP-Tablets-1212 HP, after some soul-searching, announced that it will offer WebOS to the open-source community, making it a start-up of sorts. By 2013, a WebOS tablet from HP is 'likely,' said CEO Meg Whitman. news Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:06:00 EDT Mobile devices pushing international remittances to $55 billion in 2016 http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/Mobile-devices-pushing-international-remittances-to-55-billion-in-2016-1209 The same week Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam explained how everyone wins with mobile payments, Juniper pointed to rising mobile phone remittances across "migration corridors." news Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:52:00 EDT Verizon's McAdam says video key to LTE and smartphone adoption http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/Verizons-McAdam-says-video-key-to-LTE-and-smartphone-adoption-1209 Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam recently offered insight into the SpectrumCo deal, Verizon's LTE rollout, the importance of video and the likelihood of 70% smartphone adoption. news Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:25:00 EDT RIM BBX name out before it's begun. Welcome, BlackBerry 10! http://connectedplanetonline.com/mobile-apps/news/RIM-BBX-name-out-before-its-begun-Welcome-BlackBerry-10-1208 RIM, facing a trademark dispute, has dropped the "BBX" name and will instead call its next-generation platform BlackBerry 10. news Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:34:00 EDT