• LinkedIn Launches Updated iPhone & Android Apps, New HTML 5 Mobile Site

    // Gradly // Android, blog, Download, iPhone, Mobile, News, Social Networks 1 Response

    LinkedIn has announced a new HTML 5 optimized page for mobile browsers and updated iPhone and Android apps with 2-10X speed increases.

    For the first time, we’ll be providing that experience not only in our iPhone and Android applications, but also in a brand new HTML5 experience for use in any modern mobile web browser.

    • Faster

    The new mobile apps are between two and ten times faster across all features, ranging from search to reading update stream.

    • Simpler

    The App completely re-organized around 4 key areas:

    • Updates: View updates from your network and top news from LinkedIn Today
    • Inbox: You can view your invitations and messages in one place
    • You: Access your profile, connections, share updates, and even more in the future
    • Groups & More: Browse and interact with your groups, as well as build your network through our People You May Know feature

    This not only makes it easier for members to accomplish tasks easily, but also makes it more intuitive to find what they are looking for when they download the app for the first time.

    • Better

    The other big change that we’ve implemented based on user feedback is that the mobile app experience now starts with the Update stream, one of the most frequently used areas of the current mobile app. We want to help our members be great at what they do and one way to do that is to help them stay up-to-date on news and information from their network, company, and industry that they can glean from their updates stream.

  • 800 out of 10,000 Android Apps Leak Private Information

    // Gradly // Android, blog, google, Mobile, News, Rants & Raves No Responses

    Android has had its fair share of malware problems. Whenever malware are detected, Google reacts swiftly and remove them. However, according to a report from Digitizor, security researcher Neil Daswani, around 8% of the apps on the Android market are leaking private user data.

    Neil Daswani, who is also the CTO of security firm Dasient, says that they have studied around 10,000 Android apps and have found that 800 of them are leaking private information of the user to an unauthorized server. Neil Daswani is scheduled to present the full findings at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas which starts on July 30th.

    This malware problem on Android has become too much. One of the main reason that we see malicious apps in the market is because of the lack of regulation in the apps that get into the Android Market.

    Sure, the lack of regulation can be good. It means that developers can make their apps without worrying if Google will accept their apps or not. It fits into the pre-existing application distribution model where anyone can develop and publish their own apps.

    I think that it is time that Google make approval of the apps a requirement before it gets into the Market. They do not need to do it like Apple, but a basic security check before an app gets on the market will be nice.

  • Vote for Gradly.net App on Mobily Apps Awards + A Chance to Win $100 iTunes Card

    // Gradly // blog, Design, Featured, Giveaways, How To, iPad, iPhone, News No Responses


    I’m very pleased to announce that the Gradly.net App v2.0, which is still under wrapped, was chosen among 21 other Apps to compete for best App design. The App has an all new look and a lot of new features:

    • Access to the latest blog posts.
    • Get exclusive free content and giveaways.
    • A native App for iPhone and iPad.
    • Share posts and stories on popular social networks, twitter, Facebook or by email.
    • Access Flickr gallery and tumblr posts.
    • Stay connected to tech Youtube videos.

    How to vote:

      1. Simply visit the Apps Awards Page via this link and choose “Best App Design“

      1. You can click directly on the vote button:

      1. Also you can click on the App to view more details:

      1. Click on the button to vote:

    1. Enter your email OR mobile number to vote. After receiving the confirmation number put it there and your done:

    How to Win $100 iTunes Gift Card:

      • Follow @iGradly on twitter or like the Facebook Page and share this on Facebook.
      • Tweet the post in the format given below with the username.

    Vote for Gradly.net App on Mobily Apps Awards + A Chance to Win $100 iTunes Card – https:/?p=4334 @iGradly #Giveaway #Contest

    • Leave a comment so we can contact you later.

    How long the contest will last:

    • Voting starting from July 1st until July 30th 2011
    • iTunes card winner will be announced on July 31st 2011

    What are you waiting for? spread the word!

  • Over 400,000 iOS Applications Available In The App Store

    // Gradly // Apple, blog, News, Rants & Raves, Steve Jobs No Responses

    While over 500,000 Apps (507,284 precisely) currently approved, over 401,436 apps are now available to download in the App Store as shown by AppShopper‘s statistical numbers and noted by AppAdvice:

    This is amazing. The App Store hasn’t even reached its third birthday. It’s likely that Steve Jobs will announce the news tomorrow morning, at WWDC’s keynote presentation.

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