Monday, December 10, 2012

Verizon Apps


Verizon Galaxy Note 2: Adding all apps to Multi Window bar ...
Multi Window is Verizon Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-I605) unique feature, which allows us to do multi-tasking (running two apps) on the same screen or with no screen.
www.andromods.com/.../verizon-galaxy-note-2-adding-all-ap...


AT&T Mobile Apps


High-schoolers develop mobile apps at Longmont's first-ever ...
Silver Creek High School principal Erick Finnestead talks with a developer during the AT&T Mobile App Hackathon on Friday at Altona Middle School in ...
www.timescall.com/.../high-schoolers-develop-mobile-apps-at-...


Mobile Banking

BBVA Compass introduces bilingual mobile banking app for iPhone
Sacramento Bee
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA Compass further expanded the reach of its mobile banking apps with the introduction of its bilingual iPhone app. "This is part of our ongoing commitment to continually improve our mobile banking ...
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Mobile check deposits latest in mobile banking technology
Miami News Record
A result of growing customer demand for more technology-focused banking convenience, mobile check deposits are now available as part of the Arvest Mobile Banking application for iPhone® and Android™. This is among the most sought-after services by ...
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Mobile banking: A technology gradually permeating into the system
Economic Times
The question for mobile banking in India is not whether, but when. A string of parallel developments - greater bank innovation, broadband spread and user inclination - is providing new charge to mobile banking. There is still a long way to go before m ...
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Economic Times
Bank of Ireland Announces Details of its new Pay to Mobile Service and Calls ...
Equities.com
Release date- 07122012 - Bank of Ireland today (Friday, 7th December 2012) announced details of its new Pay to Mobile service, which is due to launch to its customers early in the New Year. An enhancement to Bank of Ireland's Mobile Banking app, Pay to ...
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Diamond Bank takes mobile banking to Federal Palace
WorldStage
WorldStage Newsonline-- Diamond Bank Plc, at the weekend took its mobile bankingtruck, tagged Diamond-in-Motion to the Federal Palace Hotel for a live Christmas shopping event organised by Lost in Lagos.com. Lost in Lagos.com is a website that helps ...
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WorldStage
How often do expats in Spain use their mobile or smartphone for mobile banking?
Expat Forum
The world of expats should give us an interesting look into general opinion on mobile bankingbecause the vast majority of expats who move overseas to countries such as Spain will likely still maintain some form of financial services in their former ...
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Technology's 2013 Anthem: We Will Rock You
Credit Union Times
based Hope Credit Union, a $153 million institution that primarily serves members in the Mississippi Delta. “We pride ourselves on serving the underserved and mobile banking is helping us do that,” said Bynum. “Mobile is the game changer. We expect to ...
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Credit Union Times
Mobility, where are you headed?
Finextra
A lot has been written about NFC device use, smart kiosks, mobile banking etc., projecting these as the next big thing in mobile and banking technology. However, I feel the ground reality is far removed from this. Every time I glance around in stores ...
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Mobile banking used by 40% of Austrians - research
Telecompaper (subscription)
Around 40 percent of Austrians use mobile banking services, according to research from GfK. The most popular features are checking account balances (90%) and making transfers (54%). Austrians also frequently use mobile banking services for information ...
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Mobile Technology

Mobile Tech and Personal Finance: The Perfect Storm to Change the Financial ...
Huffington Post
Recently, the FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households revealed that 28 percent of U.S. households are underserved by mainstream financial services. Eight percent are unbanked, meaning they do not use traditional banking ...
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Mobile technology led to enhanced short-term weight loss
Healio
Mobile technology has recently come to the forefront of clinical care and patient education. In a study that challenged the addition of a mobile device as a method for enhancing short-term weight loss, researchers examined its promise as a future ...
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FTC probes mobile apps firms over child privacy concerns
Washington Post
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it has launched multiple investigations into mobileapps companies that may have violated child online privacy laws. The action comes after the agency completed a comprehensive survey of Apple's and ...
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Direct Mail With Mobile Technologies Is Changing the Way People Shop This ...
Sacramento Bee
10, 2012 -- WASHINGTON , Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Direct mail remains a medium of choice for holiday shoppers and marketers alike. And enhanced with mobile and webtechnologies like QR codes, personalized URLs and augmented ...
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Brick-and-mortar stores embrace mobile technology
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
But now, traditional retailers have begun to embrace the new technology through price matches. Many are even working to get ahead of the curve, by offering social media extras on Facebook, Twitter and other sites. The new shortcut has become a growing ...
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Intel shows off technology for mobile chips it expects to offer in 2013
San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel (INTC) presented new manufacturing technology that it said keeps it on track to launch a new generation of chips for smartphones and tablets as it rushes to catch up with Qualcomm and other rivals in the fast-growing mobile market.
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Toshiba developing MRAM for smartphone processors
InfoWorld
Toshiba has developed a low-power, high-speed version of MRAM memory that it says can cut power consumption in mobile CPUs by two-thirds. The company said Monday that its new MRAM (magnetoresistive random access memory) can be used in ...
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MHealth Summit 2012: Technology replaces doctors for some tasks
TechTarget
But at the mHealth Summit 2012, one speaker said he believes mobile technology can do a lot more than that, and potentially could replace physicians in up to 80% of the tasks they currently perform. The comments sparked reaction from conference-goers.
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Mobile Device

Should Mobile Device Use Expand on Planes? FCC Tells FAA It's Time ...
TIME
As we used to say in my past life working for a railroad, “safety first.” But as you've probably heard — increasingly in recent years — scientific evidence supporting the way we currently regulate electronic devices on planes, whether at launch or in ...
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TIME
Fueled by holidays, record 362M mobile devices expected to ship in Q4
GigaOM
A lot of people are expected to unwrap smartphones and tablet gifts this month: Tablet shipments are expected to increase 55.8 percent this holiday over last year's; smartphone shipments are expected to jump 39.5 percent in the same time frame ...
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Mobile Apps For Kids Collect, Share Phone Numbers, Location Without Parents ...
Huffington Post
Parents, that app your kid just downloaded may know more about him than you realize. Dozens ofmobile apps for children are collecting and sharing their personal information -- from their phonenumbers to their geolocations -- with advertisers and ...
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Latest browser war focuses on mobile devices
Boston Globe
Still, browsing the Web on a mobile device is still inferior to using the desktop Web or smartphone apps. Apps have more exciting features, are faster to load, and are better optimized to small screens. But technologists say mobile browsers will ...
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LabTech Software's Next Mobile Device Management (MDM) Moves
MSPmentor
LabTech Software sometime this month will unveil version 2012.1 — a service pack upgrade that will include a range of RMM (remote monitoring and management) enhancements. Chief among them: New mobile device management (MDM) capabilities for ...
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Grocery iQ 2.6 for Android Mobile Devices Now Available
PYMNTS.com
Coupons.com Incorporated today announced the availability of a new version of Grocery iQ®, the popular shopping list app for mobile devices. Version 2.6 for Android™ devices introduces new features and usability enhancements that make creating, ...
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Help Craft The Future Of Entropia Universe With Your Android Mobile Device
PR Newswire (press release)
10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MindArk, the developer of the largest Massively Multiplayer Online Real Cash Economy (or MMORCE), announced today the Virtual Tycoon app for mobile devices running Android. This new app allows players in Entropia Universe ...
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Mobile Phone Vendors Gather Strength in China
MSPmentor
Adjusting your mobile device management (MDM) strategy depends on various conditions, including the changes in the worldwide smartphone market. According to a recent IDC report, China smartphone shipments passed the 60 million unit mark in the third ...
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AirWatch Recognized as Top Player in The Radicati Group 2012 Mobile Device ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
AirWatch®, the global leader and innovator in mobile security and the largest Mobile DeviceManagement (MDM) provider announces that market research firm, The Radicati Group, names AirWatch a “Top Player” in their 2012 Mobile Device Management ...
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Phones

Browser Wars Flare Again, on Little Screens
New York Times
For example, new mobile browsers let people swipe through tabs with their fingers, automatically resize or zoom in on Web pages so they fit a phone's screen and load pages faster than older mobile browsers. Some also sync with other devices, so things...
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New York Times
PUC set to OK free phones for homeless
San Francisco Chronicle
Homeless and other poor people in California are on track to soon get virtually free cellphones and service so they can keep in touch with family, potential employers and others crucial to improving their lives. The cell phones would be handed out ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
LG sells 10 million Optimus L-Series phones, stays semi-humble with success
Engadget
The company has officially passed 10 million sales of L-Series phones spread across the entire line, ranging from the tiny L3 through to the extra-large L9. LG only makes a partial attempt at keeping itself grounded, though. While it's quick to ...
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Getting There: Airport devotes lot to drivers with phones
The Spokesman Review
Drivers picking up someone at Spokane International Airport have a new amenity to make the trip easier. The airport last month opened a free new parking lot along West Airport Drive that is designated for cellphone users who are picking up passengers.
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Two cell phones stolen on streets at similar times in north Huntsville
al.com (blog)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Police are investigating two separate cases of cell phonesrobbery on north Huntsville streets on Sunday evening, according to police reports. crime scene tape.jpg. One instance was from a woman held up at gunpoint. She told ...
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al.com (blog)
Channing Students Put Phones Down Behind the Wheel
MyHighPlains
Channing Students Put Phones Down Behind the Wheel. By: Alexandra Stone. Updated: December 10, 2012. Tweet. watch video. Students at Channing ISD will spend the month of December remembering former student Allyson Ford, who was killed in a ...
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HTC phones to get Jelly Bean update “revealed” on Twitter
Android Authority
Although it's still a bit early to call this one, HTC seems to be on the right track for recovery after a long and painful string of financial losses. The One X+ and especially the Droid DNA might have got the Taiwanese out of the serious pickle they ...
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Android Authority
Xiaomi MI-Two
CNET
The Xiaomi MI-Two (Credit: Aloysius Low/CNET Asia). Button placement is similar to Nokia Lumia phones, with the power and volume keys located on the right side. The micro-USB port is located at the bottom, while the 3.5mm audio jack is found on the top.
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CNET
Elmhurst Police Report Theft of Sewer Grates, License Plates, Phones, Tools ...
Patch.com
Retail Theft. Two 14-year-old girls and a 15-year-old girl were arrested at Kmart, 265 S. Route 83, for removing makeup and clothing from the store without paying at 2:31 p.m. Nov. 30. They also were all charged with truancy. They were released to ...
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Apps let you track kids' use of phones
Arizona Republic
I remember saying to friends years back: "How did I ever survive without a cellphone?" or "How did I ever communicate or get around without one?" Now that I have a smartphone, I don't know how I managed without it. Our kids may not have to ponder that ...
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