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Google pushes hard on NFC
John Moe Mar 28, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is in heavy negotiations with MasterCard and Citigroup to bring near field communications (NFC)...
Senators not happy about apps that help drunk drivers
John Moe Mar 24, 2011
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Harry Reid (D-NV), Charles Schumer (D-NY), and Tom Udall (D-NM) have sent a letter to Apple, Google and RIM saying apps...
Controversial app pulled from Apple app store
John Moe Mar 23, 2011
The app from Exodus International has been removed from Apple's app store. Quietly and without explanation. This was the app sponsored by a group...
Amazon Appstore for Android launches
John Moe Mar 22, 2011
The long rumored Amazon store for Android devices is finally live as of today. They're offering a free download of the new Angry Birds game to...
Furor over "ex-gay" app
John Moe Mar 21, 2011
Apple is under fire for an app sponsored by a group called Exodus International that says it can cure homosexuality through prayer. Apple vets each...
Viral video hoax part of a sneaky marketing campaign
John Moe Mar 17, 2011
Here's one of those "this is the world we live in now" stories. A few days ago there was this video making the rounds online that appeared to show...
Twitter makes life harder for app developers
John Moe Mar 14, 2011
Twitter has notified developers who build on the Twitter platform that they can't emulate the timeline function of Twitter since they would then...
Fred Armisen's favorite music apps
John Moe Nov 16, 2011
Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen discusses some of the music apps he likes.
Is this what the iPhone 5 looks like?
John Moe Mar 7, 2011
With iPad 2 now announced, it's time to look ahead to the iPhone 5 (because that's what happens). Rumors currently circulating indicate that the...
Verizon to cap iPhone data plans this summer
John Moe Mar 2, 2011
Right now when you get a new Verizon iPhone, you get unlimited use of the data network. It's always been clear, however, that this plan was only...
