INTERNET News, Dec 23, 2011

ULookUBook.com: Mobile Booking on the Rise Sacramento Bee By ULookUBook.com The online travel company ULookUBook.com has seen a substantial surge in the number of mobile visits to their website. With the release of thenew iPad and iPhone earlier this year,mobile accesses to the company's website have soared. ... See all stories on this topic »

OnLive gets Xperia Play support, iPad app still MIA Geek It means that Owners of the Xperia Play can now play LA Noire and Batman: Arkham City on their phones. Technically, anyone with an Android device can already do this, but there's a catch: aside from a few touch-optimized Lego games, OnLive's library of ... See all stories on this topic »

LogMeIn Outs Free iOS App for iPhone, iPad ITProPortal LogMeIn has launched a brand new free mobile app equipped with its trademark remote desktop abilities, and aimed at the ever expanding iPhone and iPad markets. According to the company, the new offering is quite capable of giving users almost the same ... See all stories on this topic » ITProPortal

The 10 Biggest Web News Stories of 2011 ReadWriteWeb Just over a year after Jobs was criticized for refusing to support Flash on the iPadother iOS devices, Adobe announced that they were abandoning the development of mobile Flash all together. The year 2011 started with the fall of a dictator, ... See all stories on this topic »

Are you in AT&T's top 5 percent of heaviest data users? CNET And that's why it tried to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. Unfortunately for AT&T, regulators put the kibosh on that plan. And AT&T is once again on the look-out for more spectrum. So what does this mean for you and other AT&T wireless customers? ... See all stories on this topic » CNET

Apple is Granted 12 Design Patents in China and More Patently Apple Apple has been granted a series of design patents related to the iPad in Hong Kong China. The designs cover the iPad dock and various internal iPadcomponents such as the battery module (1101412.7) and the display (1101411.5, shown in an exploded view ... See all stories on this topic »

2011 Year In Review: Mobile video sparks debate between programmers and ... FierceCable Viacom sued Cablevision to block it from delivering MTV and other channels via itsiPad app, but the companies settled the dispute in June. Mobile video was the hottest topic of debate at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in November. Cable CTOs told attendees ... See all stories on this topic »

Evernote brings Skitch for iPad The Mobile Indian By Prasoon Kumar, The Mobile Indian, New Delhi, December 23, 2011 Evernote has released, Skitch, a graphics app for iPad. It is a nice standalone graphics utility and works as an accessory for Evernote users as well. Users can use the iPad Skitch app ... See all stories on this topic » The Mobile Indian

Jamie Riddell: Amazon Kindle Fire, Google TV and other great gadgets for 2012 East Anglian Daily Times Usually a mobile device or tablet whilst watching TV has been the standard form of two screen consumpion but this may change in 2012. John Lewis have reported that 80% of their large screen TV sales will be connected, meaning sets that have Internet ... See all stories on this topic » East Anglian Daily Times

Mobile Video App MoviePal Is Shazam For Movie Trailers ReelSEO Online Video News The mobile video app MoviePal is a brand new app for iOS devices (iPhone & iPad) that basically wants to be Shazam for movie trailers. If you see a trailer on television or in the theater, you simply press a button on the app and the trailer is ... See all stories on this topic » ReelSEO Online Video News

Beware of these 12 online Christmas scams! Rediff New malware has recently been found that targets QR codes, a digital barcode that consumers might scan with their smart phone to find good deals online, or just to learn about products they want to buy. These are mobile apps designed to steal ... See all stories on this topic » Rediff

More Mobile: Shoppers embrace smart phone technology for gift purchases MyWebTimes.com This year Joyce Knottek of Ottawa tried something new when it was time to begin her holiday shopping; she bypassed her computer in favor of her iPad. "I did quite a bit online this year to avoid the lines at the stores," she said. ... See all stories on this topic »

T-Mobile's Former CIO on How Big Data is Reshaping the C-Suite Forbes “The biggest thing going on in the C-suite is always-on, always-available mobile communications,” Strickland says. “It is not uncommon for the CEO to sit in a meeting, pull out his own iPad and say, 'Why do I get better information on how I am ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Practical Tips for Working Over the Holidays PCWorld (blog) Beg for "shotgun" in the passenger seat to maximize your in-car workspace, and make sure your smartphone data plan is topped up so you can use it as an on-the-road Internet hotspot. Keep in mind that some mobile providers need to switch on your hotspot ... See all stories on this topic »

Flippers Pizzeria Now Offering Free Wireless Internet Access in Corporate Stores TopWireNews (press release) In late January, the pizzeria will launch a mobile-compatible website, as well as an iPhone application that will allow customers to order pizzas, flatbreads, salads, sandwiches, and more through their iPad or iPhone device. ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Guides The Way To Better Android Tech Investor's Business Daily "As a result, we continue to think of mobile Internet as a significant incremental opportunity for Google," they wrote. One frequent knock against Android devices is they don't feel quite as polished as Apple's (AAPL) iPhone or iPad. ... See all stories on this topic »

Consumers win in the techie war Mail & Guardian Online The year 2011 will be remembered as the one in which technology's giants collided in four critical areas: mobile computing (smartphones and tablets), the cloud,mobile commerce and paid content. The collision had already begun in 2010, ... See all stories on this topic »

Microsoft, a Cash Cow GuruFocus.com It is thought that finally mobile devices empowered by Windows 8 OS will be able to rival Apple's iPad and the less accomplished Google Android-powered mobiledevices. Having the Xbox gaming console today is being in the leading edge. ... See all stories on this topic »

Why Is Gannett Giving iPads and iPhones to Reporters? CIO (blog) Lastly, the iPhone tethering service that connects your iPad to theInternet means journalists can file stories from just about anywhere. Such mobility and freedom is critical for reporters, as a former editor used to tell me when seeing me at my desk: ... See all stories on this topic » CIO (blog)

Mideast galleries press 'ready' key for first online art event Gulf Today VIP2.0 supports all web-browsers, iPad and mobile devices. The company's new VP of Engineering, Severin Andrieu-Delille, stated, “At our inaugural fair, systems struggled with high traffic volume and the site experienced technical issues. ... See all stories on this topic »

Moesion for mobile control of IT servers exits private beta TabTimes The system runs on Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, iPad or Android tablets. Tellago says Moesion lets companies manage their IT systems and cloud services from a smartphone or tablet at anytime from anywhere in the world. The system's visual interface ... See all stories on this topic »

Tablets Account for Nearly 40 Percent of Non-Computer Web Traffic in Brazil ... The FINANCIAL In Chile, mobile phones accounted for 78.8 percent of non-computer Internettraffic, the highest percentage of mobile traffic among the markets included in the study. Argentina followed with 77.0 percent of its non-computer Internet traffic occurring ... See all stories on this topic »

Make a commitment to music in the cloud USA TODAY Streaming saves space on your mobile device, but your playback could stutter if you're moving in and out of Wi-Fi coverage. Signing up with Amazon Cloud Drive is a must if you have the Kindle Fire tablet. Amazon designed the Fire for its vast online ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Understanding CPA and the Second Screen Ecosystem TV Technology By 2014, according to eMarketer, 90 million Americans (36 percent of all Internet users, nearly 28 percent of the total US population) will be using tablets. Apple's iPad, which now has an 85 percent tablet market share, will still be dominant, ... See all stories on this topic » TV Technology

Sold out! (The season's most popular gift items) Manila Standard Today The Apple iPad 2 and its myriad of accessories, including covers, docks and cases are selling out at a variety of retailers. Same goes for phones, which are such a huge hit this time of year. A new phone, after all, makes for a wonderful Christmas ... See all stories on this topic »

Hands off, IT: 5 key technologies users must own InfoWorld There are five: mobile devices, cloud computing services, social technology, exploratory analytics, and specialty apps (that is, apps for the user's specific job, from presentation software to engineering calculators). Some research firms don't include ... See all stories on this topic »

All I Want for Christmas is New Tech Toys Afro American It's a must have for most mobile computers. I can't wait to get one of my own. This has standing with the Nook as one of the most significant and important tech gadgets I own. The Roku allows me to move streaming video, music and specialized Internet ... See all stories on this topic » Afro American

Cloud on horizon - in a good way Times LIVE New generation long-term evolution (LTE) cellular networks are likely to be switched on in late 2012 and will effectively double the speed of mobile broadband connections in areas where they are available - typically large cities at first. ... See all stories on this topic »

Ep. 1571: Bon Voyage Microsoft! CNET Don't show off their -- products is because the -- keeps going moremobile. And there's -- -- tons of mobile phone you know conferences to announce products. Four are specific to that right or there are softer needed and there's just you know how many ... See all stories on this topic » CNET

Technology Forecast 2012: Crystal Ball Predictions and Outlook International Business Times That destroyed AT&T's poorly strategized $39 billion bid to acquire Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA. Social media will affect the US presidential election. Social media already helped the Tea Party movement and Occupy Wall Street in the US, ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Five stories that changed technology in 2011 Trade Channels Despite holding a commanding position in the mid-range, mid-pricedmobile phone market, Nokia has failed to make anything out of the smartphone space. Having thrown in behind dated operating system Symbian in the N8 and the open source MeeGo in the N9 ... See all stories on this topic » Trade Channels

My Secret Browser: Hide Browsing History, Searches, Passwords, Downloads prMac (press release) [prMac.com] Leesburg, Virginia - SSA Mobile has announced the release of My Secret Browser 1.0 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. My Secret Browser is an app that allows you to hide your private sites, browsing history, Google searches, ... See all stories on this topic »

Overview of the Improvements in Newport (Pacific NW Portal Version 5.0) Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog (blog) We highly recommend both the desktop version for Windows, Mac, and GNU/Linux, as well as Firefox Mobile for Android). Internet Explorer 9 (The Portal also works in Internet Explorer 8, but unfortunately IE 8 is missing support for some of the site's ... See all stories on this topic »

The Only 2 Ways Microsoft Can Avoid Being 'Dead Money' For The Next Decade Seeking Alpha Microsoft has just announced SkyDrive apps for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. These allows one to aggregate music, video, documents, etc. in a secure location, and then have them accessible from any device, and in any location, given Internet... See all stories on this topic »

2012 Predictions: Networking part two Channel Pro According to Koby Amedume, EMEA marketing director at Kaseya, 2012 then will be the year that IT departments will turn to the channel to help implement usage policies for mobile devices. “ those enterprises that have no usage policies in place will ... See all stories on this topic » Channel Pro

Q&A: ESPN Cranks Up The Audio For Mike And Mike, The Herd, Stephen A., NBA... The Big Lead This will be an especially busy weekend for ESPN Audio, which encompasses radio, Podcasts, mobile apps and Internet, including ESPNRadio.com. Among the sports events to be aired: the New York Jets at the New York Giants, the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl and, ... See all stories on this topic »

SCOOP, a popular digital newsstand in Indonesia, raises S$1M SGentrepreneurs (press release) Apps Foundry, an Indonesian mobile development company headquartered in Singapore, announced on 22nd December that they have raised S$1M (US$0.77M) from Gobi Partners and Mitsui Global Investment to further develop SCOOP, their flagship newsstand app.... See all stories on this topic » SGentrepreneurs (press release)

Ideateca's latest game application enters Apple's Top 10 EITB The Bilbao firm has successfully judged that simplicity is key to achieving success with mobile game applications. A number of their games have occupied spots in the Top 10 in over 50 countries. As well as iBasket, which exceeded twelve million... See all stories on this topic »

Switch Poker Introduces Android Poker App Poker News Report As the first real money online poker site in the world that allows users in all global markets except the US and France to choose between such innovative mobile devices as the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, Switch poker continues to lead the way in ... See all stories on this topic » Poker News Report

The Top 8 Tech Trends of 2011 DeviceMAG The iPad reigned supreme, but the Kindle Fire and Galaxy S II came on strong and more than 10 percent of the adult population in the US owns a tablet already. The tablet's role in mobile commerce is expected to increase to about 10 percent of all... See all stories on this topic »

Log Me In Free turns your iPhone and iPad into your computer ... By Stuart Miles It works with LogMeIn's flagship free remote access offering, LogMeIn Free, giving iOS users unlimited free mobile access to their remote computers, anywhere with an internet connection. All iPad and iPhone owners have to do is download ... Pocket-lint

Apple planning 7 inch mini-iPad? | Techwatch: Tech News Teenagers value mobiles over TV ... See all Mobiles News ... internet. ECJ rules site blocking unlawful. Anti-censorship supporters will be celebrating today after ... www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/12/.../apple-plans-7-inch-mini-ipa...

MetroFax Mobile App Update Introduces iPad ... - Yahoo! News News: Internet fax provider MetroFax announces the immediate availability of an updated MetroFax Mobile app now with native support for iPad® and Android™ ... news.yahoo.com/metrofax-mobile-app-introduces-ipad-androi...

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