5 productivity apps for Windows Phone
Do a floorplan sketch, send out sales orders and proactively engage Web site users by using some of these Windows Phone apps, and be more efficient while on the move.
Do a floorplan sketch, send out sales orders and proactively engage Web site users by using some of these Windows Phone apps, and be more efficient while on the move.
But focus should be on communications services, not basic functions such as contacts, e-mail or calendaring.
Beihang University becomes the World Wide Web Consortium's latest host since the last was announced 15 years ago, and it hopes the institute will engage China's developers and companies to shape the Web's future.
The BlackBerry maker has unveiled a software development kit that will allow developers to create apps that harness web technologies for its PlayBook tablet
Companies embarking on app development and implementation should consider making sure the software is supported across platforms, but not at the expense of depleting IT budgets and other resources.
Paid apps, in-app purchases and subscriptions help boost revenue growth among top four global app stores operated by Apple, Google, Microsoft and BlackBerry, to US$2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2013.
Application servers are in the firing line as the technology behind them become more complex and more users access apps with mobile devices, security professionals say.
The three countries will look to form a Northeast Asia association for software to spur development and marketing in areas such as mobile Internet, cloud computing and the Internet of Things.
China was not on its expanded list of nearly 200 countries to have access to the app platform but the U.S. Web giant decides to open one anyway, beating Google to offering paid apps in the country in the process.