mobileTech Tuesday, by Steve Guengerich Barely a week into the New Year, the American Dialect Society brushed away any doubt that 2010 was a watershed year for mobile technology by voting “app” the Word of the Year, as reported by NPR and other media outlets. More interesting than the fact that it beat out “nom nom nom,” the cheery affirmation of cookie love by childhood favorite Sesame Street character Cookie Monster, was that the 1998 [...]

In a recent ReadWriteWeb article, Dana Oshiro asked, “will this year’s branded iPhone app be a recommendation app?” The answer is yes, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Recommendations have always, even if unconsciously, been tied to the internet, but now it’s time for all that data to be paid forward.

Augmented Reality is only now beginning to realize its true potential, but is the rush of Smartphone apps to cash in on the latest trend threatening to limit innovation within the space before it even takes hold?