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Do the Size of Mobile App Stores Still Matter?

Written by Frederic Lardinois / January 13, 2010 11:34 AM / 16 Comments

According to Mplayit CEO Michael Powers, the size of a mobile platform's app store is now mostly irrelevant. Facebook-based mobile app store Mplayit took a close look at the most Continue reading »

Sunlight Brings Congress to Your iPhone

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / January 13, 2010 10:17 AM / 0 Comments

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The nonprofit Sunlight Foundation announced today the availability of its Real Time Congress iPhone app. The app displays an up-to-the-minute feed of updates from the House and Senate floors, Whip Continue reading »

Nexus One, Week 1: Outsold by iPhone 3Gs 80-to-1

Written by Mike Melanson / January 13, 2010 9:19 AM / 18 Comments

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Just one week after Google launched the Nexus One, its entry into the smartphone field, the numbers are in and it doesn't look to be keeping up with the competition. Continue reading »

Mobile Web Meets Internet of Things: Barcode Scanning

Written by Richard MacManus / January 12, 2010 6:00 AM / 19 Comments

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Two of the biggest trends we tracked last year were Mobile Web and Internet of Things. In a new series on ReadWriteWeb, which we're calling Mobile Web Meets Internet of Continue reading »

Google's Near Me Now is Live & Good Enough to Replace Yelp

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / January 7, 2010 3:39 PM / 25 Comments

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One month ago Google unveiled five big new technologies in one day - and then launched real-time search that afternoon. One of those five was something called Near Me Now, Continue reading »

It's an SMS Party Line! textPlus Comes to Android Market

Written by Jolie O'Dell / January 6, 2010 11:20 PM / 6 Comments

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Another popular service has made its way from the Apple App Store to the Android Market. GOGII's textPlus allows for unlimited and multiplayer chat and SMS features. TextPlus allows for Continue reading »

Facebook Now Syncs With the iPhone (CORRECTION)

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / January 6, 2010 2:44 PM / 16 Comments

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Facebook released an upgrade of its excellent iPhone app today and there were two very big changes. Push notifications will now notify you whenever people send you messages, tag you Continue reading »

AT&T Comes Over to the Android Side

Written by Mike Melanson / January 6, 2010 1:12 PM / 2 Comments

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AT&T has announced a new line of Android-based smartphones for 2010. Dell, HTC and Motorola will make the five new devices, which are scheduled to be released during the first Continue reading »

Droid's December Boom: Metrics Show Device Use Doubled in One Month

Written by Jolie O'Dell / January 4, 2010 11:59 PM / 7 Comments

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The Android platform has grown exponentially since mid-2009, but December's stats show a particular factor that might help catapult the platform to greater heights of user adoption. In figures just Continue reading »

More Smartphone Users Now Use Their Phones to Shop Online

Written by Frederic Lardinois / January 4, 2010 9:24 AM / 1 Comments

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Smartphone users are becoming increasingly comfortable with using their phones to shop online. According to new data from Compete, about 37% of smartphone users have purchased something with their handset Continue reading »

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