Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, was a keynote speaker at the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, and though he focused on the new mobile Chrome browser app, and Android, he also spoke of the state of technology in the world today, and where he believes it will be going in the near and more distant future. Schmidt began his presentation almost immediately with a demo of the newly released Google Chrome for Android, with the assistance of Hugo Barra from Android. Barra explained that the mobile browser was designed…
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Apple takes a walk in the clouds with new all-in-one platform
Yesterday in San Francisco, California, Apple hosted their annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference. CEO Steve Jobs was in attendance to show off some of the innovative developments coming from the major tech company. Jobs spoke to some 5,000 software engineers, regaling them with tales of the ill-fated MobileMe platform, which he then announced had been terminated in lieu of a new project that would prove to be a worthy successor for the ambitious plans of MobileMe. After announcing that MobileMe will no longer be in existence, Jobs unveiled the iCloud. The…
Read MoreBusinesses start to navigate the mobile commerce highways
The word has finally sunk in with businesses, developers, marketers and consumers alike; mobile commerce is a big thing that is here to stay. The trends have been showing that mobile is where it’s at for some time now, and mobile commerce is going to continue to grow. For months now, marketers and tech geeks alike have been trying to spread the word about the direction that mobile commerce is taking. Most businesses that have been watching the industry know that mobile technology and popularity are exploding much faster than…
Read MoreWater cooler talk hovering around Apple’s World Developers Conference 2011
The World Wide Developers Conference is next month and all ready the assumptions are flying about what the Apple iOS 5 will have to offer. With so many improvements and additions over the last four years there isn’t much left to add. However, the speculation is that the iOS 5 will introduce file management systems. Revelation of the iCloud earlier this week hints that Apple may be looking at file management and sharing. Many have been puzzled as to why there are no means to attach, edit or share…
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