Google is reported to be in talks to buy Waze, with speculation that this may spark a “bidding war” with Facebook, which was previously linked with the Israeli navigation app company. According to Bloomberg, Waze is “fielding expressions of interest …
Of the top 50 free and top 50 paid apps in Apple’s App Store and Google Play in the US, just 34 per cent feature in either the Windows Phone store or BlackBerry World – despite “substantial efforts” from Microsoft …
Apple has reportedly removed the adult social app Bang With Friends from the App Store, just a week after it was introduced for mobile devices. Known as BWF Official in the App Store, the app allows users to flirt or …
Apple said that its 50 billionth app download had taken place, stating that customers are downloading titles from the App Store at a rate of more than 800 per second. It also said that more than two billion apps are …
Google said it had passed 48 billion downloads from Google Play, at roughly the same time that Apple said it had reached the 50 billion milestone. With Google Play having launched well after the App Store, the Android app tally …
Of the world’s geographical regions, only Asia-Pacific was able to register growth in mobile phone sales during Q1 2013, according to research firm Gartner. Registering sales of more than 226 million units during the three months ended March, a year-on-year …
FairPhone, a Dutch company which lists Vodafone and KPN among its supporters, is looking to create a “fair trade” smartphone, taking an ethical approach to everything from component sourcing to the working practices of the factories assembling the device. According …
Global shipments of ‘smart devices’, comprising notebooks, tablets and smartphones, hit 309 million units in Q1 2013, with tablets the fastest-growing segment, according to research firm Canalys. Total shipments of smart devices increased 37.4 per cent year-on-year. Though tablets are the smallest of …
Facebook is in talks to acquire navigation app company Waze, according to reports originating from Israel publication Calcalist, with a price tag of $800 million to $1 billion mooted. According to a Reuters report, due diligence is underway following talks …
Amazon outed a smaller screen tablet powered by Windows 8, sparking speculation that the platform is set to move into the mid-range – which could also effectively mean the death of Windows RT. According to PCWorld, the online retailer briefly …
