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• Emergency workers scan QR codes to quickly access health information

  By Kerry Davis | 31 May, 2012 02:06

  QR codes are being used for more than just advertisements in Marin County, California. There, paramedics hope the stickers could help save lives in emergency situations.

• Samsung's Music Hub service brings 19 million songs to the Galaxy S III

  By Loek Essers | 29 May, 2012 14:09

  Samsung on Tuesday followed up the launch of the Galaxy S III in Europe with its own smartphone music service that allows users to store music in the cloud and stream it for a monthly fee.

• Experts question the need for a Facebook smartphone

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 28 May, 2012 15:35

  Mobile technology will play an important role for Facebook as it tries to find new sources of revenue, but building its own device doesn't make much sense since competition in the smartphone market continues to be very tough, according to analysts.

• Yahoo launches stand-alone mobile search app

  By Cameron Scott | 24 May, 2012 00:01

  Yahoo beefed up its search offerings on Wednesday when it launched Axis, an HTML5-based browser app that delivers search results as page previews rather than as links.

• Mobile app standoff: Web app vs. native app

  By Tom Kaneshige | 22 May, 2012 05:33

  Think mobile app, and what do you see?

• Facebook buys mobile e-commerce app Karma

  By Cameron Scott | 19 May, 2012 09:43

  The mobile gift-giving app Karma has announced it has been acquired by Facebook. The announcement came shortly after the markets closed on Facebook's first day as a publicly traded company.

• Appsbar gives small businesses a simple (and free!) template for app building

  By Brad Reed | 16 May, 2012 07:31

  If you've ever wanted to build a mobile app for your small business but have been intimidated by the cost of hiring developers, Appsbar has a proposition for you.

• SAP rolls out new mobile apps, boosts HTML5, iOS, Android support

  By Chris Kanaracus | 15 May, 2012 00:42

  SAP on Monday unveiled a series of mobile applications covering areas such as expense management and e-learning, as well as improved support for iOS and Android devices. The announcements came at the start of the vendor's Sapphire conference in Orlando.

• Guide: The new rules for enterprise apps

  By Minda Zetlin | 24 January, 2012 03:26

  An insurance company decided to roll out an application for its sales reps. The new app would give them a wider selection of products to offer customers when out in the field. Information on those products was stored in a legacy mainframe system, so the company created a Web interface that let reps query the database to get details on offerings.

• Great apps for Android

  By Armando Rodriguez and Ginny Mies | 29 November, 2011 01:49

  Navigating an app store can be tricky, with vague descriptions, dubious user reviews, and sometimes buggy apps. We searched for the best apps available.

• Nine Kindle Fire apps for getting work done

  By Angela West | 17 November, 2011 13:00

  The consensus of most reviewers of the Kindle Fire is that it's useful as a media consumption device, but not as an erstwhile laptop replacement like the iPad. While that may be the case, the Kindle Fire is cheaper than its Apple counterpart, and it still supports a wide range of productivity apps--especially when you take into account that you can sideload any Android application that you want.

• 11 Android apps to boost speed, battery life

  By Eric Geier | 20 September, 2011 06:11

  The mobile operating system Android for phones and tablets offers a wide variety of apps and can be quite useful in your professional and personal life. But after you've added a bunch of apps and used it for a while, Android can also get bogged down or unstable, run slowly and/or eat battery juice too quickly.

• 11 essential tablet productivity apps

  By Robert Strohmeyer | 10 August, 2011 23:43

  Whether you're an executive, a traveling sales rep, a student, or a soccer parent, a slate full of smart apps can help you manage the ever-changing demands of your daily life. It doesn't really matter whether you use an iPad or one of the new Android tablets; both platforms offer a wealth of options for staying on top of things. And in any case, it's not about having the most apps--it's about having the right apps for you.

• Find the best personalised news app for iPhone, iPad

  By Joel Mathis | 05 August, 2011 06:47

  When Flipboard hit the App Store last year, the personalised news app for the iPad turned out to be a revelation. There were already plenty of Twitter clients, Facebook apps, and RSS readers available for download—there were even apps that combined those streams of information into one. But none did it quite so elegantly, creating the sensation of effortlessly flipping through the magazine. Overnight, Flipboard reinvented the category.

• Essential apps for Windows Phone 7

  By Megan Geuss and Armando Rodriguez | 29 June, 2011 23:44

  For any smartphone user, adding some simple-to-use and practical apps is a great way to get the most out of a handset. Our package of essentials should be more than enough to get you started.

• Essential apps for Android

  By Megan Geuss and Armando Rodriguez | 29 June, 2011 23:44

  If you're in the market for a brand-new smartphone--or if you feel that you haven’t fully taken advantage of your current one--finding great apps is the last piece of the puzzle. The sheer number of apps available on the market can be daunting, but our package of essentials should be more than enough to get you started.