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Google updated its mobile web app for Google+ with a couple of new features. The first is the addition of the “What’s Hot” stream, which aggregates the most popular public posts on Google+ at any given time. The second is the ability to see specifically who +1’d a post, rather than just the +1 count…
AT&T is at it again! The carrier that has stolen the hearts and wallets of millions is revamping its smartphone data plans. You’ll be getting more data but for a higher price. Luckily, the changes aren’t all that bad this time around. The current data plans look like this: 200MB for $15 per month, 2GB…
Here’s one for mobile developers. With jQ.Mobi, a new open source mobile development framework, you can quickly create HTML5-based sites and apps using familiar jQuery-based functions. Touted as 2.5X faster than desktop jQuery and much smaller to download (only 3K vs. 36K), JQ.Mobi is made with particular focus on delivering an “identically high quality user…
Well what so you know, BitStream decided to kill its Bolt Browser. The company issued the following statement: The free BOLT mobile browsing service will be discontinued. Unfortunately, the economic circumstances prevent us from running a free service going forward. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your loyalty and support. The way…
Now here’s an interesting move. TeleNav, a big name in the GPS space, has just announced that their turn-by-turn GPS service is going to be delivered through HTML5, making it wholly usable in just about any modern mobile browser. In the same fel swoop, TeleNav will be opening up this code to developers, so they…
Fiserv, a financial and technology solutions company, conducted some really interesting research that showed a significant uptick in the way consumers pay their bills. It turns out that six million Americans have used smartphones to make bill payments in the past year, according to the company’s 2011 Billing Household Survey. This is not only due to the change…
Internet security service provider, Zscaler, recently published some interesting usage data for the last quarter, including some insight into mobile browser usage. Although iOS may be winning device adoption over BlackBerry in businesses, it looks like the majority of Zscaler’s enterprise subscribers that browse the web on smartphones (40.3%) are doing so through an Android…
Adobe has finally shut the door on all future Flash for mobile operations. The software company today announced the last feature release (version 11.1) for Android and other mobile platforms. This without a doubt is horrible news for those of you out there who depend on this functionality for websites which don’t provide alternative viewing options…
BOLT browser for Android 3.0 is out of private beta and is now ready for the prime time. According to BitStream (BOLT developer) – the new version rocks, packing few important enhancements over previous releases. For one thing, it is said that the BOLT browser is 25 to 50% faster than its competitors — it’s…
Adobe just announced its acquisition of HTML5 specialist Nitobi and font company Typekit. Purchasing these two companies is a pretty strategic move on the part Adobe, as it will offer the software giant better Web standards including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Now for those of you who don’t know who or what Nitobi and Typekit is, let…