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TechNewsWorld's All Things Appy looks at the best apps for our mobile devices today. This week, our focus is on transportation apps for iOS The travel experience has been enhanced by the portability of the iPhone and its apps.Travel planning, making reservations, and getting information while on the road are all easier with the top five free transp...

In 1972, we marveled at the beauty of our planet in a photo taken by the crew of Apollo 17 on its way to the moon. Dubbed the "Blue Marble," the iconic image depicted a blue-and-white globe floating in the blackness of space. On Thursday, we were treated to a different view of Island Earth, one with the undeniable stamp of humanity on it NASA and t...

Tablet sales will be better this year than originally thought, and they are only going to increase until at least 2016, IDC forecast Wednesday. Increased Android device shipments and demand for Apple's iPad mini are making the market more robust, said IDC. IDC raised its 2013 worldwide sales projection to 122.3 units from its year-ago estimate of ...

Social game developer Zynga has taken a step toward another type of gaming, having filed preparatory paperwork in Nevada to offer real-money gambling games in the United States, according to reports. The Nevada Gaming Control Board confirmed that Zynga filed an application Tuesday for a preliminary finding of suitability to hold a gaming license i...

Foreign telecommunications companies, including China-based Huawei, have helped Iran collect incredibly detailed data on its citizens' telephone and Internet use, Reuters reported According to an investigative report, a partner of Huawei offered to sell the "Huawei-developed 'Lawful Interception Solution'" to MobinNet, Iran's first wireless broadba...

Amazon is enlarging its Kindle universe to expressly target children. It has rolled out Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, a service that offers several different types of content for children 3-8 years-old, including books, games, educational apps, movies and TV shows. The monthly price for Prime members is US$2.99 per child or $6.99 for the family. Cust...

C Spire Wireless is joining AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless in offering shared data plans for its wireless service. This approach lets customers bundle all of their mobile devices on one plan. In general, I like the idea, but shared data plans aren't for everyone. All of these plans are similar, but there are important differences.

They don't call it the Christmas rush for nothing. December weekends see masses of customers crowding stores to buy gifts, and at peak times the salespeople can appear overwhelmed. Their objective is to check out as many customers as quickly as possible -- ring 'em up, bag their stuff and move to the next customer. It's a numbers game -- the faster you can move the customers out, the happier everyone is in the end...

So you just got Windows 8 and you're missing the Start button? No problem, just add one -- for free If there's one user interface design choice that has caused the most hands-in-the-air bewilderment in the tech industry during 2012, it's got to be the omission of the Startbutton and Menu in Microsoft's Windows 8 computer operating system....

Speculation about Pandora's future is running high again with the company's release of its Q3 earnings and, more importantly, guidance for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 For the third quarter of fiscal 2013, Pandora posted total revenue of US$120 million, a 60 percent year-over-year increase. Advertising revenue was $106.3 million, a 61 p...

Instagram has changed the way photographs on its site display in tweets, the latest salvo in its ongoing feud with Twitter Instagram photos viewed on Twitter appear cropped or otherwise changed because Instagram has disabled its integration with Twitter Cards, Twitter said....

The United States and Canada faced a setback on Wednesday as a joint proposal from the two nations, which was also backed by some European countries, failed to win approval at an international meeting. The proposal aimed to protect the Internet from international regulation, and its rejection could mean tough negotiations will follow in the rewriting of the telecoms treaty.

Yahoo acquired video chat startup OnTheAir on Tuesday in a move that may be more about deepening its mobile talent pool than adding a new service to its lineup OnTheAir is a video broadcasting app that allows users to chat on a split screen or broadcast live video streams. The app was created as a webinar platform for professionals. It allows the h...

Facebook on Tuesday introduced a new messaging app for Android smartphones that can be used by members and non-Facebookers alike, a move aimed at building an alternative to SMS text messaging ...

Zynga signed a deal with TV Everywhere provider Synacor that gives Zynga currency in pay-TV and high-speed Internet consumer bundles. The move puts Zynga games seamlessly on all screens for more stickiness potential. Synacor works with multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD), including cable and tecom companies, to package multi-platfor...

Facebook has elaborated on the changes it wants to make to its Data Use Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. This new explanation is in response to the user feedback it has received thus far on a proposal it made late last month The crux of its proposed change is to scrap its user voting system and replace it with high-quality feed...

New smartphone regulations in China have caused concern among technology companies, according to The Wall Street Journal The regulations, which would "add a new layer of licensing and testing for smartphones," were filed to a WTO database of technical barriers to trade. They were submitted by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ...

When the first banner ads came out in the 1990s, they attracted lots of attention -- and lots of click-throughs Since then, though, their effectiveness has plummeted, forcing businesses to think creatively about the future of online advertising. This future is likely to include a mix of social media influencing, content marketing, and in-depth stor...

U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg in California has given preliminary approval to Facebook's attempt to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company violated members' privacy rights by using their images in Facebook's Sponsored Stories ad format This second attempt at settlement -- the judge rejected Facebook's first offering -- would give ...

Has the emergence of social technology been faster than the rollout of other advanced technologies like CRM and ERP? If it has, why? I have recently been reading a dense technical book from 1990 with the improbable title -- for CRM -- The Rise and Fall of Infrastructures -- Dynamics of Evolution and Technological Change in Transport, by Arnulf Grub...