Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) has pledged to support Mozilla's HTML5-based Firefox mobile operating system, which is scheduled to reach consumers early next year.
Sprint is one of seven operators now backing the open-source Firefox OS, previously known under the working title of Boot to Gecko:...
Samsung Electronics confirmed it will upgrade a number of devices to run Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) new Android 4.1 operating system update, but many of the handset manufacturer's biggest rivals have not yet made their plans clear.
Google announced Android 4.1 (a.k.a. Jelly Bean) last week at its...
A year after announcing plans to disable its MobileMe premium cloud sync and storage service, Apple finally shut down the platform on Sunday. MobileMe became expendable with the mid-2011 launch of Apple's iCloud digital media storage platform—iCloud automatically syncs content on Apple servers...
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is adding a new Food & Drink category to its App Store, helping iOS device users more efficiently target applications related to cooking and dining.
According to an email sent by Apple to relevant iOS developers, the Food & Drink category will spotlight iPhone and iPad apps...
In-app advertising spending is on pace to reach $7.1 billion by 2015, up from $2.4 billion in 2012, according to a new Juniper Research forecast.
Juniper credits growing in-app ad spending to increasing use of rich media-based advertising formats in tandem with greater app usage. "The more...
Growth of Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system continues to slow, hovering just above 50 percent U.S. smartphone market share for the third consecutive month, according to new data published by research firm comScore.
Android-based devices represented 50.9 percent of all...
Fiksu has closed a Series B financing round totaling $10 billion. New investor Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) Ventures led the round, with existing investor Charles River Ventures also contributing. Fiksu has now raised $17.8 million in total funding.
The Fiksu platform is designed to help brands more...
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has met with Deutsche Telekom to discuss expanding its Wallet mobile payment platform to the European market, Bloomberg reports.
Deutsche Telekom Chief Product and Innovation Officer Thomas Kiessling said the operator has met with a number of credit card companies and...
Recent overhauls of the iOS, Android and Windows Phone operating systems herald steps forward for their respective platforms, but also present new challenges and constraints for developers looking to create and distribute applications optimized for all segments of the mobile subscriber...
SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at its Windows Phone Summit today presented a formal "preview" of the Windows Phone 8 operating system that will become the new heart of its smartphone strategy and, it hopes, the basis for increasing influence and clout in the smartphone market.
The...