Viber Media Selects MongoDB as Database in the Cloud for Popular Mobile Apps

November 1, 2011

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire -11/01/11)- 10gen, the company behind MongoDB, today announced that Viber Media is using MongoDB as the core cloud infrastructure for its popular iPhone® and Android™ applications that offer free phone calls and text messaging between users over 3G and wireless networks. Viber selected MongoDB for its ability to scale as more users [...]

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Your phone company is selling your personal data

November 1, 2011

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Your phone company knows where you live, what websites you visit, what apps you download, what videos you like to watch, and even where you are. Now, some have begun selling that valuable information to the highest bidder. In mid-October, Verizon Wireless changed its privacy policy to allow the company to [...]

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Phone companies are selling your personal data

November 1, 2011

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Your phone company knows where you live, what websites you visit, what apps you download, what videos you like to watch, and even where you are. Now, some have begun selling that valuable information to the highest bidder. In mid-October, Verizon Wireless changed its privacy policy to allow the company to [...]

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Best iPhone apps: Five free battery indicators

November 1, 2011

Apple’s iPhone features a battery status indicator as standard, like all mobile phones. However, there are a number of free apps that will let you customise the indicator with different designs and colours and even adding a percentage of the battery that is left – which is great if you struggle to identify how much [...]

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Siri iPhone Voice App Is Important to Apple`s Future: 10 Reasons Why

November 1, 2011

Siri iPhone Voice App Is Important to Apple`s Future: 10 Reasons Why ( Page 1 of 2 ) Apple’s Siri application, which acts like a virtual personal assistant allowing iPhone 4S users to give run phone functions and applications with voice commands, has been heralded by people around the globe who say that it’s one [...]

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iPhone Vs. Android: The Social Apps Battle [INFOGRAPHIC]

November 1, 2011

Is there a difference between how iPhone users and Android users access their social media? Apparently so. Owners of each device favor Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare differently, accessing some social apps more than others. This infographic from onavo explores how often different smartphone users access various social apps. Facebook, for instance, has penetrated a [...]

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The New Essential Apps October 2011 [Apps]

November 1, 2011

iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone 7. We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! If you want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: The Best iPhone Apps October [...]

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From the angry to the undead, phone apps offer a haunting distraction

November 1, 2011

The festive folks behind the popular Angry Birds game hardly let a major holiday go by without an update to the Angry Birds Seasons app. This Halloween, gamers get 30 new levels and a brand new orange bird to combat those pesky pigs. The game is updated a few times a year for free to [...]

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