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10 Popular Cloud Computing Mobile Apps

Mobile Apps is one of the great tools to channel your creativity and there are a wide variety of available applications that can help you create works of art or get inspired.

The following list showcases ten most popular applications for social networking, travel, news, photography, productivity and more.

1. Facebook
Once an ugly duckling, but now – as of version 3 – a social-network-aware swan, Facebook is a triumph. The revised grid-based ‘home screens’ provide speedy access to regularly visited sections (news feed, notifications, and so on) and pages, and the experience is such that it in many ways beats the browser version.

2. Stanza
Kindle’s grabbed many ‘electronic book’ headlines, but an iPhone or iPod touch is a perfectly competent alternative – at least if you have the right app to hand. Stanza enables you to download books from various sources (many of which offer free titles), and you can transfer your own ePub, PDF or eReader titles from the free Stanza Desktop.

3. Dropbox
Plenty of apps exist for transferring content between your computer and your device, but Dropbox is free and easier to use than most of its contemporaries. Dump files you want to sync in a folder on your computer and Dropbox for your device will enable you to access them, download them for offline viewing, and, in many cases, view them.

4. Timelines
Timelines is a time logging app that allows you to keep track of your time using an intuitive interface. Simply tap to pick a ‘timecode’ and tap again to initiate that timecode. You can view colour-coded bar charts of your ‘timesheet’ to see an overview of your time spent and ‘notes’ to help you see exactly what you did on a given day. All reports are produced in HTML, which you can easily export, print off or send by email. This is a very useful tool to have if you are involved in projects that require efficient time keeping.

5. Skype
It’s imperfect and annoyingly lacks push notifications, but Skype is still an essential download. The interface is pleasingly simple and usable, enabling anyone with a Skype account to make free calls to other Skype users and cheap calls to anywhere in the world. If you’re on Pay and Go, this is particularly handy, but the app also enables iPod touch users to utilise their devices for calls.

6. Evernote
Evernote is an application and web service that lets you capture, store and synchronize all information on your PDA, PC and online. Now, you can Create text notes and quickly access and search them whenever you like. It allows you to send snapshots, capture web clippings, store voice notes, images and files.

7. Google Maps Mobile
Google Maps is a free app which lets you determine your current location with or without GPS using Maps. Just visit m.google.com/maps on your mobile.

8. TonePad
Virtual pianos and guitars are all very well, but purely digital musical toys are more suited to Apple handhelds. TonePad is the best of them, using a grid-based interface that enables you to turn notes on and off and compose pleasing and harmonious loops; your creations can be edited, saved and uploaded to share with other users.

9. Thomson Reuters News Pro
There are many free news apps, but Reuters News Pro offers a breadth of coverage that makes it a winner. Preferences enable you to tailor the app’s output to the UK, and the toolbar provides swift access to news, pictures, videos and stock markets coverage.

10. RunKeeper Free
The prospect of Nike+ but better and for free might sound unlikely, but that’s what RunKeeper Free provides. The app uses an iPhone’s GPS capabilities to track your jogging route, and provides mapping and details of pace and calories burned. Activities can be shared online, and treadmill runs can be entered manually.

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By mobile – May 27, 2010

iPhone 3GS, Motorola Droid lead mobile Internet use

The flagship Android and iPhone devices are the models that dominate mobile Internet traffic, according to new data from AdMob. Among Apple devices, the iPhone 3GS had by far the most use at 39 percent of all its hardware; the Motorola Droid had almost as much control of Android phones at 32 percent of all Google’s traffic. Apple remained the leader and held on to 46 percent of traffic worldwide after Android and Symbian gained slightly to reach 25 and 21 percent each.

Among iPhone devices, the analysts found a relatively even split between the second-generation iPod touch (25 percent of all Apple traffic) and the iPhone 3G (20 percent). The HTC Hero was the next most popular in Android phones at 19 percent. The devices occupying the bottom of the ranks were in stark contrast, however: while the original iPhone logically accounted for just two percent due to its age, the critically well-received Nexus One also occupied just as little market share. Google’s strategy of only selling the Nexus One through its own site, and refusing to advertise beyond its search page, is believed to have hurt the phone’s chances.

The study also highlighted the fragmentation of Android that has created problems for app development on the platform. While HTC and Motorola have near total control of Android at 43 and 44 percent each, only 35 percent of all phones are running either Android 2.0 or 2.1. The largest portion, 38 percent, is now running the nearly year-old Android 1.5, while 26 percent is running 1.6.

Apple’s relatively tight control its platform in turn has kept it relatively in sync, as nearly all devices, 95 percent, run some form of iPhone 3 firmware. The stats also show that nearly all of the current iPhone and iPod user base will support iPhone 4 as only the original iPhone and iPod touch are ineligible.

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By mobile – May 21, 2010

Notebook – the convenience of mobile computing

Computers, electronic data by a set of instructions called programs to manipulate. It is this feature of the computer that distinguishes them from calculators and makes them very versatile. A computer program can also be statements that can vary from a few scores of the one billion or more. It can take years to develop a team of programmers to a program for a browser. The program may still contain errors called bugs. Some early computers were as big as a room. Modern computers use integrated circuits (ICs) to their complex functions. These circuits have contributed to the development of alternative compact and light weight computers. Some simple modern computers are small enough to be integrated into a wristwatch.

The only characteristic that a computer is different from other machines is their ability to be programmed. It just means they can be a series of instructions stored in their memory and are executed at a later date, as required by the user. A computer central processing unit (CPU) runs its various components and ensure coordination between them. Technological advances have enabled the development of portable computers. These laptops are called laptops or notebooks. These devices are usually no heavier than 18 pounds or 8 kg. They are usually sports a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a full QWERTY keyboard. Many versions of portable computers such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and Internet tablets are also available on the markets.

The first true laptop called GRID Compass 1101 was developed by Bill Moggridge in 1980. Apple Macintosh Portable released in 1989. It was the first company, the computer was powered by a battery. In 1994, IBM PowerPC published his laptop, has on a UNIX operating system AIX. Most laptops today have a PC card and a 30 cm active-matrix display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. The devices usually have an integrated video and sound chip. newer models of laptops use lithium-polymer batteries, the more powerful earlier than lithium-ion batteries or nickel-metal hydride batteries.

Major computer manufacturers such as Sony, Toshiba and Acer released several high-performance notebooks on the market. VAIO is one of the most successful models of Sony laptops. The word VAIO is an acronym for Video Audio Integrated Operation. The device Sony’s XBRITE Sports Display, which provides approximately one available to homeowners. 5 times brighter than conventional LCD screens. The device comes with the Windows Vista operating system standard. The AR-Series device is the first time to have a recordable Blu-ray. The device is characteristic of the SZ series Intel GMA 950 graphics chip that displays graphics with high resolution.

Many models of Toshiba laptops have registered good sales. Qosmio, Tecra and Portege are among the best-selling models of Toshiba laptops. The Portege M400-1115th uses an Intel Core Duo T2400. The device is equipped with 80 GB hard drive and weighs 2nd 1 kg. It runs on a Windows XP Tablet Edition. He wears a 12th 1 “” XGA display. The device has support for Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity and is available in silver titanium.

Acer Aspire series of notebook computers have gained widespread acceptance among users. The notebook belongs among the best laptops for sale Acer. The device includes a “wheel design” and is to be used by general users. Aspire 4710 is equipped with Gigabit LAN, 160 GB hard drive and 1 GB of RAM. It runs on a Linux platform. Manufacturers such as Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Compaq and Lenovo have also introduced some models of laptops great market success. Laptops have given a new dimension to computing. The devices have become a must for many executives and professionals.

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By mobile – May 21, 2010

Social networking takes up half of mobile Internet browsing time

Social networking may be considered a colossal waste of time by some, but for the mobile industry, it’s a Godsend, with new research indicating the mobile Internet may be just as reliant on social networks as it is on the mobile data network itself.

A study carried out by mobile research outfit, Ground Truth, says social networking comprises over half the time people wibble away on their mobile Internet connection.

Unsurprisingly, Ground Truth also found users of mobile-specific social networks to be wildly more self-obsessed, er, sorry, “engaged” than those who socially not-worked from their PCs.

Polling 3.05 million U.S. mobile subscribers, Ground Truth also uncovered the rather surprising ‘truth’ that Facebook and MySpace were not the main attention grabbing social sites on the mobile platform, with more mobile-centric social networking sites like MocoSpace and AirG taking up much more of users’ time and engagement.

The firm said it managed to measure this using its “patent-pending, census-based methodology” offering, True View.

Ground Truth’s vice president of marketing, Evan Neufeld, said the data meant advertisers needed to sit up and pay more attention to a “whole universe of media properties,” he says “have to date been largely ignored.”

“Traditional media companies that are not focused on the Mobile Internet—both browser- and application-based usage—risk losing market share to leaner, more mobile focused companies,” he added.

Neufeld noted this was the first time researchers had been able to “truly quantify just how much the category [of social networking] is driving adoption of the mobile internet with actual usage metrics.

“The disparity of time spent between social networking and the next category, portals, which account for 59.83 and13.65 percent of time spent respectively, is a vivid illustration of the impact social networking has on Mobile Internet traffic in a given week,” he concluded.

Percent of Time Spent on Mobile Internet Usage by Category

U.S. Mobile Subscribers

Week ending April 4, 2010

Category Percent

Social Networking 59.83%

Portals 13.65%

Operator 9.02%

Messaging 7.35%

Mobile Downloads 1.27%

All Other 8.88%

Source: Ground Truth, Inc. Census of mobile subscribers for the week ending April 4, 2010 (n=3.05 million U.S. mobile subscribers).

Mobile Social Networking Usage

U.S. Mobile Subscribers

Week ending April 4, 2010

Sessions per Subscriber Pages per Subscriber Pages per Session Time per Subscriber

Average 68.1 310 4.56 0:52:12

MySpace 57.6 246 4.28 0:40:19

Facebook 56.9 205 3.61 0:30:54

MocoSpace 63.9 476 7.45 1:31:02

FunForMobile 17.4 101 5.83 0:19:50

AirG 58.8 520 8.84 1:31:03

Facebook Photos 18.9 59.7 3.15 0:10:10

Cellufun 13.5 145 10.8 0:23:55

MBuzzy 64.3 359 5.58 1:09:41

MocoSpace Photos 15.7 57.2 3.63 0:12:22

MobaMingle 42 278 6.62 0:47:06

Source: www.rcrwireless.com

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By mobile – May 21, 2010

Mobile Cloud – Sharp releases Android-powered smartbook

Sharp has introduced an Android-powered mobile Internet device and the IS01 packs a few nice specs.

The device is technically a “smartbook” – a class that’s in between a smartphone and a laptop. It’s supposed to have the portability and long battery life of a phone but the comfortable keyboard and large screen size of a mobile computer. The Android device rocks a 5-inch capcative touch display at 960 by 480 resolution and there’s a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor inside. No definite word on pricing yet but we’ll update this once we get more information.

It looks like it will rock Android 1.6 during next month’s launch, as the developer version is available today and asks content creators to make programs with that flavor. There’s also a develop SDK that will give devs access to things like the LED flashlight, the data transfer via infrared and other goodies. It should also have access to the Android Market, although some of those apps may not be optimized for the IS01.

I’m not too excited about this device but I do like that Android is finding its way on to more devices than just phones. We may soon see that little green robot in TVs, cars and I can’t wait to see what Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) have up its sleeves with the tablet form factor.

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By mobile – May 20, 2010