Google Adds Pandora App to Chromecast
...Pandora released an app update for Android and iOS users that includes the Cast button. ...Pandora joins the list of growing Chromecast apps, which already includes Hulu Plus, Netflix, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. The app update is available today for Android smartphones and tablets as well as for the iPhone. ... Read full article
Ford Announces Third Party Developer System and Nine New Apps For AppLink at CES 2013
...Ford announced on Monday at CES 2013 that it will be starting a Ford Developer Program for apps and that it will be making nine new apps avaliable through Sync AppLink. ...News and Social Media Apps The Wall Street Journal app and USA Today app will allow users to have the top news stories of the day read to them while driving. ...Ford will now be offering this app through Sync AppLink, so couples can find things to do on the go. ... Read full article
U.S. Spending More Time In Apps Than Ever Before
...The report notes that, while still not as much as the 168 minutes the average consumer spends watching television per day, app usage on smartphones and tablets is growing at an exceedingly fast clip. ...Well, even more apps. As Flurry notes: \"In just 4 years, mobile apps have overtaken the web and are beginning to challenge television, the top media channel. As we enter 2013, the app industry shows no signs of slowing. On the contrary, we continue to see a strong flow of new devices and new apps activated in our network.\" Source: Flurry ... Read full article
Microsoft Updates OneNote and Skype Apps
...The apps are free and there is no limit on how many notes a user can create, something that was not true of the previous releases. Apps are available from the OneNote website, the Apple App Store, and Google Play. ...Microsoft has stated that the app has been completely rebuilt, with a focus on stability, performance, and speed. ... Read full article
SmugMug Launches Free Android App
...After purchasing the SmugFolio app and hiring its developer, SmugMug, a photo sharing service, has launched the SmugMug for Android app, which is available now as a free download in Google Play. The app allows users to upload photos and videos on-the-go, or automatically upload images as they are taken. ...The app update also adds OAuth for login, which SmugMug claims makes the app more secure. ... Read full article
Google Releases Chrome App for Google Keep
...Now Google has announced an app for Google Chrome, its web browser, that will make accessing Google Keep on a desktop even easier. The app can be downloaded as a browser extension and lets users create notes, edit lists, insert photos, and more right from Chrome, with or without an internet connection. The app can be downloaded in the Chrome Web Store, and makes it even more convenient for users streamline their Google Keep experience between Android devices.... Read full article
Facebook Bringing Chat Heads to iOS App
...This is contrasted to the Android version, which lets a user access his Chat Heads messages from any app on a compatible device. According the Schroepfer, the need to stay within the Facebook app is the result of \"a limitation of iOS.\" As TechnologyGuide notes in its Facebook Home review, Chat Heads is one of the most impressive features of the Home app suite. ...The pair further said that it is bringing Facebook\'s emoticon-like \"Stickers\" to its iOS messaging app, while the News Feed within the Facebook app for iPads will receive the visual redesign announced this past March. ... Read full article
What’s More Important to Mobile Apps: Speed or Quality?
...Is getting to market at the right time more important to the success of a mobile app than the quality of the app itself? ...One CIO said, for instance, that it depends on the nature of the app in question. See, different apps have different audiences that have different expectations. ... Read full article
Google Cuts Free Version of Google Apps for Businesses
...Google has announced that it will be discontinuing the free version of its Google Apps for Business, effective immediately. ...Every other version of Google Apps will remain unchanged. Those who created premium Google Apps for Business accounts before yesterday\'s announcement can downgrade to the free tier until January 9, 2013. ...\"Businesses quickly outgrow the basic version and want things like 24/7 customer support and larger inboxes,\" said Google Apps\' director of product management Clay Bavor. ... Read full article
Navigate Your City Smoothly With These Seven Android Apps
...The magic of smartphone apps is that they’ve freed us from the shackles of having to think too much. ...But what apps could ever do these things for me, you ask? Well, our friends over at Brighthand have published a nifty “survival kit” for sampling a city that makes it much less of a headache than it’d usually be. ... Read full article
Google Play Letting Businesses Host Private App Stores
...A Google Apps for Business, Education, or Government domain is required to use a Private Channel, which will then have its internal apps uploaded via the Google Play Developer Console. Employees can get their fingers on the apps by logging into their Google Apps accounts and heading over to their company\'s Private Channel. ...And of course, no Private Channel apps are available on other mobile operating systems like iOS or Windows Phone. ... Read full article
Enterprise Mobile Apps: Increasing Productivity One Company at a Time
...Mobile apps have simplified more than a few common tasks, especially in the enterprise. The only difference is, you won\'t find these apps in Google Play or the App Store. The apps have to be built, often from scratch, and typically tailored specifically for your business. ... Read full article