Apps
In Field Trip, Google Glass might have found its killer app.
Google bought an Israeli mapping app (and company) for about $1.1 billion in June. Now we're starting to see why.
The YouTube app has returned for Windows Phone users.
A recent publication from the United States Patent and Trademark Office suggested that Apple might be on to something that will revolutionize the way marketing on the internet works.
About a month after Microsoft released the Office app for iOS, the company is released, on Wednesday, a version of mobile Office for Android.
On Tuesday, Facebook announced that it was expanding its mobile empire with Facebook Mobile Games Publishing. The company's new pilot program intends to help small developers promote games for Facebook, as well as grow the social media network's huge mobile portfolio.
After revamping its Maps app and web offerings, Google has rebooted Zagat, releasing a new app for Android and iPhone, along with a new, and free, Zagat.com website.
Google Glass may be taking some steps towards expanding its range of applications soon. Google has begun encouraging app developers who are currently waiting for the development kit that's specific to Glass to go ahead and start making the apps for Android.
The social-network newsreader Flipboard just made the opposite move that most tech companies are making: it's taking content from its mobile app to the web browser, with Flipboard Magazines for the web.
Facebook announced Sunday that 100 million people have downloaded a little app called "Facebook for Every Phone," which is designed for feature phones. For developing countries, where smartphones are not an option yet, this app has been huge.
The Google Maps update - which is a huge improvement over the old version - is now out for iOS devices, and finally offers native iPad support. The web-based version is also now open for Google users.
Jay-Z wanted to know who you were calling, and now the app that he and Samsung put together may be under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, if the Electronic Privacy Information Center has its way.
One Microsoft exec believes Windows 8 apps will be appearing on the Xbox One eventually.
Logic Pro just got a big update to Logic Pro X, which adds features and simplifies the interface. Don't worry though pro users, it's still a beast of a program.
We have entered the age of apps, and Latin America will soon enter the global IT market in a big way. Forrester Research, a technology and market research company released an annual report looking at what and how people spend money on internet technology, globally. Software - specially apps - are the largest category of spending this year.
