Restoring Trust to Banking
Smart companies such as Venmo, BankSimple, and PayPal are experimenting with clever ways to rebuild trust in the banking system. Read more
Smartphones and PDAs
Recent Smartphones and PDAs Articles
The Power of Loyalty-Card Apps
A look at four companies working to reinvent customer loyalty programs Read more
3 Task Management Apps
A review of the latest smartphone apps designed to keep you organized Read more
SwiftKey for Android
Recently I was speaking at a PMI conference ... Read more
Start-Ups 2010: Publishing Children's Books for the iPhone
Lynette Mattke of PicPocket Books is hoping to expand beyond 100 downloads a day. Read more
Android to Finish Year In Second - Worldwide
Tech think tank, Gartner, is predicting that Google's Android will finish the year with the second biggest market share of mobile operating systems worldw... Read more
10 Money Management Apps for Business Owners
These smartphone apps will help you manage your cash, your time and your business. View slideshow
Is BlackBerry Losing Ground?
Once the reigning champion among business handhelds, BlackBerry maker RIM is steadily losing market share. What happened? Read more
New Android Bing App Only on Verizon
File this story under "who cares". It's the trend that matters. Microsoft and Verizon have announced a partnership to bring Verizon's Android cust... Read more
Apple Apps Hit a Big Number
And that big number is 250,000; as in 250,000 different apps now available for the iPhone and/or iPad. That's an impressive number. However, even ... Read more
Orwellian Watch: Apple's Creepy Patent Application
Apple has applied for a patent on new technology that would enable it to take control remotely and disable mobile devices (think iPhone and iPad... Read more
Why Windows Phone 7 Is Doomed
Oh Lord, let me count the ways. No surprises here, but it's a huge blow all the same; HP has confirmed to CNBCRead more
Monday Morning QBs React to Apple Presser
Whether you think Apple CEO Steve Jobs hit it over the back fence or tipped it foul at his Friday press conference addressing the iPhone 4's antenna probl... Read more
Amos Winbush III, Founder of CyberSynchs 
Amos Winbush III has partnered with Sun to build an app used on 500,000 phones. “We’re taking the company global,” he says. “I’m super stoked.” Watch video
A Is for Apple... and Arrogance
Apple's press conference today announcing how it will handle the iPhone 4 antenna came as no great shock to me. Disappointment; yes. But shock; no!Read more
By the Way, Verizon Launches Motorola Droid X Today
In case you're wondering what us tech writers would be writing about this week if not for the iPhone 4 drama. Here's the top of the charts: the new Motoro... Read more
Apple Announces Press Conference on iPhone 4
Nero, I mean Steve Jobs, is apparantly ready to lay down his fiddle while Rome, I mean Cupertino burns. Apple, last night, announced it will hold a press ... Read more
iPhone 4 Smack Down by Consumer Reports
I'm sputtering as I write this. Headline #1: Consumer Reports is officially "not recommending" the iPhone 4. Headline #2: Apple "lost" (as in the dog-ate-... Read more
New App to Build Apps for Android
I think Google just hit one over the back fence that will especially benefit small businesses. Starting today, Google Labs is offering Read more
New Droid Looks Like a Blackberry
Things that make you go "hmm": Motorola put up a picture of its new... Read more
iPhone 4: Officially a Hot Mess
About that new iPhone, I smell gas! For starters, Apple is officially saying "uncle" for now regarding the Read more
No Kidding, Apple Looking for Antenna Engineers
This can't be a coincidence. Apple currently has three postings on their job site for antenna engineers. The postings went up on June 23rd. June 23rd? Hmm... Read more
The Long National Nightmare Ends in January
Nope, I'm not talking about the Great Recession and it's jobless recovery. Nope, not talking about the two land wars in the Middle East (Southwest Asia, t... Read more
Say No to Conflict Minerals
Ever wonder what makes a cell phone vibrate? The short answer is a mineral called Tungsten. How about storing up electricity in a mobile device? Answer: a... Read more
iPhone 4 Day One Play by Play
It's selling out everywhere. No surprises there. People are standing in lines wrapped around buildings like it's Jaws playing at the theaters in 1974 (or ... Read more
If You Own the Phone, You Can Read the Text Messages
A new Supreme Court ruling says employees' text messages are open to company scrutiny. Read more
4 New Desk Phones
Models from Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, and AT&T that are smarter and sleeker. Read more
Smartphone Security Start-up Lookout Raises $11 Million
San Francisco-based Lookout's fundraising ability is partly thanks to the exploding smartphone market -- and the risks that come with it. Read more
4 Kinetic Energy Start-ups
What if you could recharge your iPhone simply by taking a walk or a ride on your bike? That's the pitch made by the start-ups that are creating new devices t... View slideshow
Four New Killer Sales Apps
Software for every step of the sales process. Read more
Two iPad Competitors DOA
Two interesting un-announcements today in the tech world; Microsoft has shelved plans for the Courier tablet, as HP similarly killed off the Slate. The qu... Read more
Smartphone Boarding Passes
Coming soon to an airport near you: instead of a printed boarding pass, you might be able to just scan your phone. United Airlines has just started its <... Read more
Cell Phones: A Security Risk to Your Business?
As cell phones are becoming more like pocket-sized computers, they are also more vulnerable to viruses, Trojan horses, and worms. Take these key steps to pro... Read more
How to Make Money on iPhone Apps
Sure, the marketplace is teeming with competing apps. But there still is tremendous opportunity for scoring big—if you have a great idea. Read more
Study: Smartphones Highly Vulnerable to Hacks
Smartphones are really just mobile computers, and so are open to attack. Just how real is the threat? Read more
