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July 20, 2015
The growth in shopping-by-SMS services knows no bounds, apparently. The latest entrant into the field is now Photo Magic – no relation to on-demand delivery service Magic. (Or…
Read articleJuly 16, 2015
There’s been some significant consolidation among the rush of on-demand cleaning and home services startups. Now one of the companies vying to end up on the top of…
Read articleJuly 16, 2015
Finnish smartphone OS startup Jolla has inked the first licensing deal for its Android alternative Sailfish OS, some three years after starting out on a grand plan to…
Read articleJuly 14, 2015
A number of startups, including Magic, Operator, GoButler and Fetch, have been developing mobile shopping apps that function more like personal assistants, allowing users to submit commerce-related requests…
Read articleJuly 14, 2015
Mobile shopping startup Wish — fresh off a $500 million round of funding — has made its first acquisition. The company has acquired Locket, a startup that makes lockscreen…
Read articleJuly 14, 2015
While there are a number of applications on the market that let you scan barcodes in order to compare prices, a new fashion-focused app called Craves launching today…
Read articleJuly 14, 2015
Apple Pay officially arrived in the UK earlier today, and with it, we’re now getting more details on how the mobile payment service will work. Most of the 250,000 physical…
Read articleJuly 9, 2015
As Apple continues to build out Apple Pay for transactions in retail stores, one of its key partners is making a move to own the payment experience more…
Read articleJuly 7, 2015
Browse products. Name your price. If the merchant accepts your bid, you automatically buy it. This is how Compelation is flipping the concept of ecommerce and giving consumers…
Read articleJuly 2, 2015
Blue Apron, the NY-based startup that delivers weekly pre-portioned ingredients and recipes to your home, has been cooking over the past year. The company recently announced that it…
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