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How clones, fear, sanitisation and free-to-play soured Apple’s iOS gaming revolution | Edge
How clones, fear, sanitisation and free-to-play soured Apple’s iOS gaming revolution | Edge Good overview on what saddens many of us about the current state of iOS games. What once was so promising and so brimming with new ideas and originality has now become a sea of clones and re-hashes. Absolute best quote, and a …
Messaging: Mobile’s Killer App – stratēchery by Ben Thompson
Messaging: Mobile’s Killer App – stratēchery by Ben Thompson Another good read from Ben Thompson. He argues that messaging is the “killer app” of mobile. This pairs well with the observations of Ben Evans who has been pointing out just how many of these messaging apps are achieving a huge scale.
Snooperscope promises to add night vision to your Android device
Snooperscope promises to add night vision to your Android device An add-on for a smartphone or tablet that promises to bring night vision to your Android devices. Similar to a security camera, the module uses infrared light to allow you to see in very low light conditions. Interesting application of tech but what problem does …
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Chrome apps could start coming to Android and iOS as early as next month
Chrome apps could start coming to Android and iOS as early as next month Google continues to execute on its horizontal services play. Many in the tech press love to put Android vs iOS, but android was Google’s defense against being locked out of mobile platforms. Having largely succeeded at that defense, it makes complete …
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Remote for iOS 7 Shows That Apple is Still Experimenting with Design | iPad.AppStorm
Remote for iOS 7 Shows That Apple is Still Experimenting with Design | iPad.AppStorm Apple has redesigned the Remote app to be more iOS 7. But the iPad design seems really troubling. What is it with iOS 7 and the iPad? At every turn, it feels more and more like Apple’s focus is really on …
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Researchers Discover Many iOS Apps Vulnerable to HTTP Request Hijacking | SecurityWeek.Com
Researchers Discover Many iOS Apps Vulnerable to HTTP Request Hijacking | SecurityWeek.Com Important note on security and hacking through http redirects, but there doesn’t seem to be that much that is brand new or particularly of special concern to apps. It would appear it’s just that so much http is happening behind the scenes in …
Smartphones are making shopping more fun
Smartphones are making shopping more fun Shopping is getting even more fun and repackaged as entertainment. Mobile phones are being used as entertainment devices, relied on to fill short periods of empty time with engaging diversions. For many, shopping is what they like to do, and social shopping apps like Wanelo and Poshmark are seeing …
MediaPost Publications Subway Adding Mobile Payments to the Menu 10/03/2013
MediaPost Publications Subway Adding Mobile Payments to the Menu 10/03/2013 Subway is adding mobile payments to its apps – a big step by a big brand in the next front in mobile. Fast food or take out has always been about making it easy for a consumer to get their food and get out, and …
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