Microsoft has hinted that it wants to merge Windows RT and Windows Phone into a single platform. The move could also be part of a larger plan to eventually offer a single code base for all of its operating systems. It now appears that Apple has no such plans to merge iOS and Mac OS, its own mobile operating systems. […]
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Starbucks iOS app updated to more securely protect user data
As more and more of our information moves online and onto our mobile devices, the security protecting this data is facing increasing scrutiny. Reports of security breaches regularly surface as headlines. For example, both Target and Neiman Marcus have been recent subjects of security breaches. This week, it was Starbucks turn to be embroiled in such a story, albeit not […]
Apple iOS 7 already on 74% of compatible devices
We regularly cover the Android Platform Versions report to see the distribution of Android versions across the devices that acces the Google Play Store. Apple tracks similar metrics for iOS developers and the latest numbers paint a stark comparison to Android’s. According to December 1 numbers, measured by the App Store during the previous 7 days, 74% of iOS devices […]
FIFA launches Android and iOS app to cover 2014 World Cup
If you’re a football (better known as soccer in some parts of the world) fan, chances are that you’ve already booked off June 2014 to watch the World Cup set to take place in Brazil. The qualifiers are done and we know which 32 countries will be competing for the glory and the trophy. Ahead of next week’s World Cup […]
Updated BBM for iPhone adds iPad and iPod touch support
As promised, BlackBerry has pushed out an updated version of BBM for Android and iPhone to their respective app stores. It adds a number of new features and enhancements (as well as bug fixes) including, in the iPhone version, support for the Wi-Fi-only iPad and iPod touch. According to BlackBerry, BBM for iPhone version 1.0.4.133 comes with Support for iPod […]
Android on 43 percent of Canadian smartphones
Android is one of the two most popular smartphone operating systems in the world and Canada is no exception. According to market research firm comScore, Android took the top spot and accounted for nearly half of the Canadian smartphone market in June 2013. Android’s market share hit 43 percent, up 3 percent from the previous quarter while Apple came in […]
BlackBerry halts BBM for Android and iPhone rollout
It feels like there is bad BlackBerry news almost every day now. BBM for Android was to have launched yesterday with the iPhone version to follow today. Instead, Android users found Google Play full of fake versions while iOS users saw it hit the App Store a day early. Shortly after, BlackBerry halted the rollout and pulled the iOS version. […]
Mobile app downloads to top 100 billion in 2013
Following market research by ABI Research that found that the mobile app market could be worth as much as US$27 billion this year, Gartner has weighed in with its own study and found that some 102 billion apps will be downloaded from mobile app stores this year. This is nearly 40 billion more apps than were downloaded only a year ago. […]