Description: The research firm IDC predicts that in 2011, computing’s third major technology wave will become mainstream, when computers held in one’s hand — smartphones and tablets — really take over and start putting personal computers in the rearview mirror. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 2, 2010 Next year, the research firm says in a report… Read more »
Posts Tagged: apps
Credit Card Companies Woo Programmers
Description: Now the big credit card networks, looking for ways to increase their presence in mobile and online, are replicating that model. In the past year, Visa (V), MasterCard (MA), and American Express (AXP) have spent nearly $3 billion to buy Net-based payment processors. Source: BusinessWeek.com Date: Nov 18, 2010 Want to skip the line… Read more »
Mobile-phone cash register Square open for business
Description: Square, an application that turns a smartphone into a mobile cash register, is open for business. Source: CNN.com TechDate: Oct 25, 2010 Created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Square uses a free download and plastic card reader to let users accept credit card payments. The app charges users 2.75 percent of the transaction cost plus… Read more »
Tech Companies See Dearth of Mobile-Software Developers
Description: A survey by online job board Dice shows that tech employers and recruiters face a shortage of qualified mobile-software designers Source: Businessweek.com Date: Oct 21, 2010 Almost 57 percent of employers and outside recruiters that hired for mobile-related jobs this year plan to boost such hires in the next 12 months, the survey, conducted on behalf… Read more »
In 2010, what counts as a smartphone?
Description: The term “smartphone” may sound cool and hip, but it’s actually been around since at least the mid-1990s. Source: CNN.com Tech Date: Oct 18, 2010 The ’90s version of the smartphone was nothing like the gadgets many of us tote around in our pockets today. It was the size of a brick, it didn’t… Read more »