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Appcelerator launches app store for app components

by Mike Schramm (Sep 19th, 2011)

Stick with us on this one -- Appcelerator has just launched an App Store, but not for apps. Instead, it's for components for apps, offering designs, templates, extensions, and other tools to app developers, who can then use those to make mobile apps for various other app stores, including ...

Local governments inspire app developers with contests

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 13th, 2011)

Cities like New York, Washington D.C. and San Francisco want developers to write mobile apps that use city data. These cities have made their data public and, sometimes, hosted contests to encourage the process. The New York State's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has jumped on ...

Mobile apps leaving the web behind in usage

by Mike Schramm (Jun 21st, 2011)

Mobile ad company Flurry has released a new analysis on its official blog stating that customers are making the transition lately from using the mobile web to spending more of their daily time in mobile apps. In the early days of smartphone prominence (and by "early days," we mean about three ...

Rdio posts Mobile Playback API for iOS

by Chris Ward (May 10th, 2011)

Rdio, the on-demand social music service from the founders of Skype, has opened up its service to developers and published a mobile playback API for iOS, although the current terms of use prohibit the sale of any apps made using it. Instead, the company will make mobile apps work with its ...

Six iPhone productivity applications for busy people

by James Allen Johnson (Dec 29th, 2009)

The iPhone has taken the mobile world by storm, allowing users to browse the full web, send pictures, converse, instant message and much more! While there are over 100,000 apps available for Apple's flagship phone, I've focused in on the Top 6 iPhone Apps that can help increase productivity. This ...

TiVo launches mobile site

by Dave Caolo (Nov 25th, 2008)

Earlier this week, TiVo announced their new mobile site, m.tivo.com, and it's OK. Definitely not the solution I've been wanting from TiVo, but good at what it does. I tested it out on my iPhone and was able to find and schedule a recording easily. In fact, the process should be very familiar to ...