Vibergrowth: 50 Million Users, Apple Sues Samsung For ‘Slide-To-Unlock’ & Here Are 10 Apps for Finding Apps

10 Apps for Finding Apps
With the bounty of apps available for mobile devices, it would take a full-time job to customize the best apps to suit our needs and populate our devices. Of course, there are the good ‘ol standbys like Facebook, Shazam, Twitter, Pulse, Angry Birds, (insert your favorite app here), but there are so many others that are worth the real estate on your phone — it’s just a matter of finding them.
Mashable

Vibergrowth: 50 Million Users, 150 Million Calls And Nearly A Billion Text Messages Per Month
Viber, the smartphone app that lets people call and text other users free of charge, has recently surpassed 50 million registered users. Viber says its iPhone and Android apps are being used by people in 193 countries, who collectively make about 150 million calls on a monthly basis. Over 20 million photo messages are exchanged per month, too.
TechCrunch

Nokia Public Transport for Symbian Shows You the Way, Can’t Guarantee a Seat
Nokia’s free turn-by turn navigation is great when you’re lost, but what if you need to negotiate an unfamiliar train or bus system? Perhaps Espoo’s new Public Transport app with its journey planning information for nearly 80 cities and urban areas (including London, Helsinki, Austin and Toronto) will see you right.
Engadget

Apple Sues Samsung For ‘Slide-To-Unlock’ And Other Ludicrous iPhone Patent Violations
Samsung has just come out with a phone called the “Galaxy Nexus” that some people think is better than the iPhone. And Apple is claiming that the Galaxy Nexus not only poses a huge threat to Apple but ripped off several patented aspects of the iPhone. So Apple is demanding a “preliminary injunction” to stop Samsung from selling the phone.
Business Insider

Koodo Mobile to Increase Rate Plans, Qualcomm Performs the First Successful Voice-over-LTE Call & Google Announced Bouncer For Android

Koodo Mobile to Increase Rate Plans by $5/month, Will Now Include Call Display and Voicemail
Koodo Mobile has decided to increase their rate plans by $5/month. The change will go live tomorrow, February 3rd, and the major difference I can see is that all plans will now include Call Display and Voicemail – this usually this would run you $7/month each (or you could get the Call Display, Voicemail and Unlimited Messaging add-on for only $10/month).
MobileSyrup

Tucows Officially Launches Ting, A More Thoughtful Wireless Carrier
Tucows is probably best known for their slew of web services and their extensive reseller network, but CEO Elliot Noss sees room to grow in another space: mobile. After spending months conducting a private beta for a few hundred users, Tucows has officially opened up their Ting wireless service to all comers. The goal? To offer wireless customers “a whole different type of carrier relationship.”
TechCrunch

Qualcomm Performs the First Successful Voice-over-LTE Call with Handover to WCDMA
Qualcomm announced on Thursday that the company had successfully completed the “first voice call handover from an LTE mobile network to a WCDMA network using Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC).”
BGR

Google’s Bouncer For Android Shows Malware Apps the Door
Bouncer scanning software, developed by Google, is designed to search the Android market for software that could be malicious, the company announced Thursday on its blog. With the success of Android this year, the company says it wants to protect its many users and their devices from harm.
Mashable