Iphone Forces Competing Mobiles to up Their App Game
The iPhone Apps have dominated the application space with an iron fist. It attracts the lion’s share of developers because they can make more money on the iPhone platform. But the Android platform has a lot of possibilities with apps able to run in the background, support from Google, and a rising userbase.VIP allows a user to receive new passcodes on their handsets that then serve as temporary access codes for online retailers. The software is similar to the key fob device used by VeriSign and other vendors to prevent online account theft.Competition is generally a good thing - it forces companies to build better products and services.
Phones with application platforms like Android, the iPhone, and now the BlackBerry CODS make it far easier for entrepreneurs and developers to create richer, more social mobile experiences.”Transforming mobile phones into VIP credentials is a key element in the effort to give two-factor authentication a broader footprint among consumers and enterprises,” said Fran Rosch, VeriSign’s senior vice president of authentication products and strategy.
Meanwhile,Apple has been sued by the operator of a wiki site over legal threats Apple made to stifle discussion of iTunes workarounds. The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced Monday that OdioWorks, which runs a Web site called Bluwiki, has sued Apple in hopes of securing a legal ruling that would allow it to host discussions regarding the use of alternative music software to manage an iPod or iPhone. Earlier this year, Apple sent OdioWorks a cease-and-desist letter invoking the Digital Millennium Copyright Act after Bluwiki users began discussing a plan to develop software that could sync music or videos to iPods or iPhones from sources other than iTunes.
