Apps 2012 SmartPhone Articles

Google Picks the Top 12 Apps of 2012 12/29/2012

Google has released a list of what it believes to be the best mobile software of 2012. You can see the full list on TabletPCReview.

Nine Handy Airline Travel Apps for iPhone & iPad 12/22/2012

A iPhone or iPad can be a highly useful air travel tool for booking a flight, changing your seat, checking delays, and more. Here are some o

Business Finally Starting to "Get" Business-to-Consumer Apps 12/20/2012

Savvy businesses recognize that they can offer their more-than-willing customers sophisticated apps that offer convenience through an easy t

Google: No Plans for Windows Phone or Windows 8 Apps as of Now 12/12/2012

Google has announced that it does not plan on creating dedicated apps for its business products, such as Gmail or Drive, for the Windows 8 o

Great Shopping Apps for Black Friday & Beyond 11/19/2012

While waking up at 4 am on Black Friday is one way to hunt for shopping bargains, there are alternatives. These four shopping apps can help

The Best Smartphone Apps for Financial Pros 11/12/2012

It seems there is an app for everything these days, and many of them can help financial professionals manage their workloads while also conn

Sprint's Samsung Galaxy Note II Can Now Show Two Apps Side-by-Side Thanks to Update 11/7/2012

Sprint Galaxy Note II customers will be the first to see Samsung's notable multi-window viewing feature on their devices, as the carrier has

Security in Android Apps Poorly Implemented, Researchers Find 11/4/2012

Security researchers have found that popular Android apps downloaded by as many as 185 million are vulnerable to attackers to obtain bank ac

Google Play Rings in 25 Billion Downloads, Thanks Users with Serious Discounts on Android Apps 9/26/2012

Google Play has a reason to celebrate today, as the store for apps and media surpassed the 25 billion downloads mark and is sharing the weal

StubHub To Enhance Its Mobile Apps for Ticket Sales to Music Concerts & Sports Events 9/13/2012

New features in StubHub will include "interactive walkthroughs" of stadiums, plus the ability to invite friends to events. Some day, you mig

Google Play Gift Cards Make Giving Android Apps, eBooks, and Videos Easier 8/22/2012

The search giant is following in the footsteps of Apple, releasing its own brand of gift cards exclusively for Google Play. The cards are be

Microsoft Issues Fix To Marketplace; Resumes Publishing of Apps 8/17/2012

After errors from a newly-designed backend infrastructure caused Microsoft to suspend publishing to the Windows Phone Marketplace, the compa

Top Five iPhone & Android Smartphone Apps 8/12/2012

Here are our five top picks for smartphone apps, based on our reviews, that are worthy downloads in categories that include cloud storage,

What Are the Essential Smartphone Apps for Students Heading Back To School? 8/3/2012

As students, you'll take on all sorts of new challenges like learning French and getting through the week with only $10 in your pocket. So h

Apple iOS Trumps Google Android as Favored Platform for Enterprise Apps 7/26/2012

While Apple is known to offer its iOS customers a plethora of gaming apps, it appears the company's operating system is also the best platfo

Facebook's Mobile Challenge Part II: The Apps 7/19/2012

Facebook became popular -- and profitable -- on PCs, but the company is having problems transfering that to smartphones. A large part of th

StyleTap Brings Palm OS Apps to Android 7/17/2012

Palm Treo devotees and those longing to run some old Palm OS apps on their new Android smartphones can rejoice!StyleTap has just released a

Apple iOS 6 Will Better Protect iPhone Users' Data from Third-Party Apps 6/15/2012

Apple will be making a handful of changes in its upcoming mobile operating system, iOS 6, to protect the personal data of iPhone users from

Seven Paid GPS Apps for Android OS Phones: Worth the Price? 6/14/2012

With GPS apps for Android OS phones, "to pay or not to pay" as a big question. Join us as we take a hands-on look at seven paid GPS apps and

Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6 Review: Android Games and Apps on the Cheap 5/24/2012

The newest Galaxy Player by Samsung sports a smaller size and low end specs, but its entry-level nature conceals some surprising features. B

Six Streaming Music Apps for the iPhone: Free Choice, But at What Price? 5/17/2012

Streaming music apps let you get just the tunes that are really music to your ears. Apps are free, although the music might not be. Here are

Apple Rejecting iPhone Apps with Dropbox Support 5/3/2012

Dropbox is one of the most popular cloud-based storage solutions, and many iPhone apps tie into it. This may stop soon, as Apple has decided

Microsoft to Block Users Without Windows Phone 7.5 From Downloading Apps 4/25/2012

In a move to encourage upgrades to Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, the most recent version of the mobile OS, Microsoft will soon be preventing user

Nine Cool iPhone Apps for On-the-Go Movie Fans 4/21/2012

The iPhone is a movie fan's dream come true. Here are nine apps for checking reviews, finding films in theaters and online, viewing flicks o

The Best (and Worst) Video Chat Apps for Android OS Devices 4/12/2012

Want to talk face-to-face from your phone with people elsewhere in the world? After testing six Android OS video chat apps, we tell you whic

Amazon Appstore Adds In-App Purchasing 4/10/2012

Amazon announced today that developers can now easily integrate in-app purchases for applications that are sold through the Amazon Appstore.

Windows Phone Marketplace Tops 80K Apps 4/4/2012

Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace now contains more than 80,000 apps, with new ones being added at a rate of 340 apps a day.

Six Handy Shopping Apps for the iPhone 3/26/2012

While the Internet has certainly revolutionized shopping, that doesn't mean that it has made the process all that much easier. Thankfully yo

Four iPhone Privacy Apps for Protecting Your Content from Prying Eyes 3/23/2012

Do you want to keep personal photos and other content on your iPhone hidden away from any onlookers? Here's the lowdown on four "privacy app

Amazon Appstore for Android Celebrates First Birthday With A Week-long Sale 3/15/2012

Amazon Appstore for Android is celebrating its first birthday with a week of deals on some of its customers' favorite apps and games, includ

Six Great Apps To Turn Your Apple iPhone into a TV 2/16/2012

We all hate missing our favorite TV shows. Now, if you have to be away from your TV, you can always turn to your iPhone. With the right soft

Apple Modifying iPhone to Better Protect Users' Data from Third-Party Apps 2/15/2012

Several days ago, news came out that some iPhone apps are sending to their developers personal information about their users without permiss

Valentine's Day Roundup: Ten Best Love Apps for iPhone and Android 2/12/2012

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, love and romance are suddenly in the air. Here are ten apps for iPhones and Android phones tha

iPhone GPS Navigation Apps: Three Free (or Cheap) Options 2/8/2012

The iPhone makes a great GPS, but navigation software for Apple's smartphone with turn-by-turn directions is often quite expensive. Fortunat

31 Billions Apps Downloaded Last Year; BlackBerry App World Claims 6 Million Daily Downloads 2/7/2012

A report released by Juniper Research shows that more the 31 billion apps were downloaded to mobile devices in 2011. And that's just the sta

MacWorld/iWorld Brings More iPhone Apps, More Cases, More Gadgets 1/30/2012

MacWorld/iWorld just wrapped up in San Francisco, and Brighthand's reporter on the spot brings us his thoughts on the most interesting softw

BlackBerry 10 Smartphones to Run Android Apps 1/23/2012

In a conference call this morning, the new CEO of RIM, Thorsten Heins, announced that BlackBerry 10 smartphones will have an Android player,