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July 28, 2014
The developer behind the mobile voice app Bolt is none too pleased with Instagram’s decision to launch what appears to be a new mobile messaging app by the…
Read articleJuly 28, 2014
London has had a dedicated contactless payment travelcard, called Oyster, for over a decade — offering a smarter alternative to paper ticketing that can hold a balance and…
Read articleJuly 27, 2014
If you look closely at what I’ve built—at my playlists, all of them public—you can see me. You only have to search my name and you’ll see it…
Read articleJuly 27, 2014
When I met Pascal Lorne earlier this week, I expected to get an extended pitch for his social networking startup Let. And sure, he ran me through Let’s…
Read articleJuly 26, 2014
Easy Taxi, Rocket Internet’s taxi calling app, announced today that it has raised a Series D round of $40 million, led by Phenomen Ventures with participation from Tengelmann…
Read articleJuly 25, 2014
There are a number of third-party applications that offer up a “secret folder” on your iPhone for hiding certain, ahem, private photos from prying eyes. But most of…
Read articleJuly 24, 2014
Samsung‘s VR efforts are one leaky ship lately, with a report today echoing earlier rumors that the company would be partnering with Oculus VR for its own headset.…
Read articleJuly 24, 2014
Pandora came in just slightly ahead of analyst estimates in its just-released second quarter earnings report. The streaming music company reported revenue of $218.9 million (up 38 percent…
Read articleJuly 24, 2014
Google has a hit on its hands with Material Design in my opinion, which is why it’s great to see it already making its way into some products…
Read articleJuly 24, 2014
Fixed, the clever mobile application that helps you fight your parking tickets just by snapping a photo of the ticket with your mobile phone, has now closed on…
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