Mobile Apps: This Niche Tech Market is Ready to Explode by 600%
A recent Forrester Research study says that although tablets only account for 6% of computers sold today, the devices could make up 23% in less than five years. In fact, the tablet PC market is projected to be worth $46 billion by 2014
App Store who? Android Market what? Qualcomm’s BREW Platform has Transacted over $3 Billion in App Sales
Recently, Qualcomm announced that over $3 Billion worth of transactions have occurred on its platform through app purchases on the millions of phones with BREW.
Apple won’t bend standards for Playboy application
Apple and CEO Steve Jobs have made it clear in the past that no adult content would be made available through its App Store. As a result, many criticized Apple and Jobs for an apparent double standard following Hefner’s comments.
Why Starbucks’ mobile-payment system might work
This week, Starbucks unveiled a new mobile purchase system by integrating its mobile app with a barcode scanner at thousands of Starbucks and Target locations around the U.S., letting customers buy coffee with their smartphones..
Google confirms it is preparing a Groupon clone
Google is communicating with small businesses to enlist their support and participation in a test of a pre-paid offers/vouchers program. This initiative is part of an ongoing effort at Google to make new products, such as the recent Offer Ads beta, that connect businesses with customers in new ways
Toyota Tries to Be More Entertaining
While you want to keep your car’s wheels firmly in touch with the ground, if you drive a new Toyota later this year, you may find your entertainment system routed in the clouds.
Software testing starts for the London Olympics 2012
The London Olympics organization committee kicked off 200,000 hours of testing today in its 2,000m2 testing lab in Canary Wharf. Read More…
The whole enchilada – spicy software testing with extra salsa
The Open Source Test (OST) community will enable organizations to reach new levels of application delivery reliability in 2011. How? Not by introducing some take-over-the-world new test product or technique. Read More…
