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  • Oracle: Mobile app developers must factor in security, network efficiency

    Developers <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/mobile-development-101-what-you-need-know-683-0">building applications for the growing number of mobile devices</a> must make security and reduced network bandwidth consumption top priorities, based on what <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/category/tags/oracle">Oracle</a> has found in a recent survey of device users. In its second annual survey of more than 3,000 mobile device users worldwide, Oracle reveals a number of expected findings, including increases in mobile broadband data usage, acceptance of mobile banking and shopping, and willingness to share location. But just 32 percent of respondents believe the information on their devices is secure.

  • Siri, did your co-founder just quit Apple?

    The co-founder of Siri, the company Apple bought last year and whose technology powers the sophisticated voice control features of its new iPhone 4S, has reportedly left Apple to pursue other interests.

  • iOS app 'translates' PowerPoint for iPad viewing

    A new iOS app from Brainshark lets <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2009/060309-apple-quiz.html">Apple</a> <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/111910-apple-ipad-resources.html">iPad</a> users accurately view full-blown PowerPoint <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/applications.html">applications</a> on the tablet.

  • What's new in iOS 5: InfoWorld's quick guide

    iOS 5 has been out for a day now, and if you have a compatible iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, you're probably still trying to get familiar with it. You can see its 20 top features in our slideshow "<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/ios-5-and-icloud-the-infoworld-visual-tour-169705">iOS 5 and iCloud: The InfoWorld visual tour</a>" and see <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/mobile-deathmatch-apple-ios-5-vs-google-android-os-169752">how iOS 5 stacks up against Android</a> in our in-depth comparison. But if you want the quick summary of what's new in iOS 5, read on.

  • PRODUCT FEATURE: Attack of the mobile browsers

    If you are among the fading majority, you'll be reading this story in a cavernous desktop browser with screen real estate that goes on and on like the Montana sky. If you're from the future, you're pinching and sliding your fingers over a smartphone screen that seems tiny until you stick it in a belt holster and curse because it's not small enough to fit comfortably in your pocket. The mobile Web browser may not be as easy on the eyes, but hey, you might be reading it while swinging on a hammock over a beautiful beach while drinking fancy beverages.

  • Mobile apps and security: What you need to know

    A Melbourne-based app developer has spoken about the security pitfalls of smartphone apps, saying that while certain mobile environments are more susceptible to malware, such risks can be eliminated through encryption and using common sense.

  • Android apps double Web use

    The question of whether Android users really value mobile applications has been answered in the affirmative, according to a new Nielsen report.

  • Google upgrades Android platform

    Google has unveiled an incremental release of the Android platform featuring optimizations for a wider range of tablets and a compatibility enhancement for fixed-size applications.

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