RIM said it has added features to its BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0.1 designed to “curb the piracy” of apps for the platform, following previous concern about side-loading by users. Read more...
Unwired View said that Microsoft filed a patent for a service intended to make it easier for customers to migrate to Windows Phone from Android devices, by analysing the apps installed on an existing device and comparing them with those available via the Windows Phone marketplace. Read more...
Jumio, a company which said it “turned webcams into card and ID readers,” released a software development kit which it said enables developers to add credit card scanning capabilities to mobile apps. Read more...
App discovery firm Appsfire said it is introducing “a powerful and innovative signal to assess whether an app is worth downloading.” Read more...
Infonetics Research said that “operators are increasingly viewing subscriber data as a way to differentiate themselves from web providers and other players, particularly in the app store space, where subscriber data may just be the killer API.” Read more...