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app makers
E-Tailing
2 min read

App makers not ready for Apple’s new ATS rules

A month before Apple is expected to enforce stricter security requirements for app communications in iOS, enterprise developers are not ready for the changes, a new study indicates. The study was performed by security firm Appthority on the most common 200…

china retail
E-Tailing
2 min read

Stores in China using apps to increase foot traffic

A growing number of retail stores in China are using specially designed apps to track shoppers’ behavior in a bid to boost sales. Yo-ren, an information technology startup, has developed an app to collect information about members enrolled in reward programs…

trnasit app
E-Tailing
1 min read

Lenovo launches transit app in China

Lenovo has commercially launched its transit application in China with the electronic payment and settlement service provider BMAC (Beijing Municipal Administration and Communications Card). The service is supported on Lenovo X3 smartphones driven by the eSE…

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Automotive
1 min read

Renault, Nissan buy French tech firm to develop mobility apps

Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co announced on Tuesday they would buy French software development company Sylpheo as they compete with global automakers and tech firms to develop new services including ride hailing and car sharing. The French and Japanese…

telstra
Telecom
1 min read

Telstra ramps up mobile offers as streaming go small screen

New research reveals mobile video streaming is growing at more than 30% a year and on-demand TV, sports and music is changing when and where Australians watch their favorite entertainment, according to Telstra. To help customers make the most of the mobile…

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Research
1 min read

More than 1 in 4 cloud apps are high risk

More than a quarter (27%) of third-party apps can be classified as high risk, according to research from CloudLock Cyberlab. Analysis conducted across 10 million users, 1 billion files, and nearly 160,000 unique applications found that cybercriminals can…

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Telecom
1 min read

Apple, SAP enter cloud apps partnership

Apple and SAP have teamed up to combine native apps for iPhone and iPad with the capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. This joint effort will also focus on developing a new iOS software development kit (SDK) and training academy. According to the companies,…

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General
2 min read

Apkasi to prepare online app system to ease investors

The All Indonesia District Administrations Association (Apkasi) will set up an online application system to make it easier for those seeking to invest in the countrys regions, its chairman Mardani H Maming said here on Saturday. “The online application system…

app install ads
Research
2 min read

Most consumers install apps carelessly

Kaspersky Lab has has published research indicating that consumers are installing apps on their devices, without being aware of the potential consequences. Kaspersky Lab’s “Are you cyber savvy?” Quiz, which questioned 18,507 consumers about their online…

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Research
3 min read

Travellers and shoppers prefer apps to browsers

Criteo’s analysis of shopping data from Q4 2015 demonstrates that mobile is an established channel for retail transactions and that apps have overtaken mobile browsers for the very first time as a vehicle for purchasing. Interestingly, the number of mobile…

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E-Tailing
2 min read

Indonesia warns messaging apps to drop same-sex emoticons

Indonesia’s government has demanded that instant messaging apps remove stickers featuring same-sex couples, in the latest high-profile attempt to discourage visible homosexuality in the socially conservative country. The government move comes after a social…

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Telecom
2 min read

Singtel taps third-party developers for new apps

A Singtel strategy to pick up ideas from independent developers across the region has resulted in affiliates of the telco adopting new revenue-boosting apps and technologies. The initiative seems to have helped boost revenue at some of these affiliates while…