How Location-Based Services Are Transforming The Mobile Industry
The possibilities for location-based services on mobile go beyond consumer-facing apps like FourSquare and Shopkick.With over 770 million GPS-enabled smartphones, location data has begun to permeate...
View ArticleFacebook's Billion Dollar Buyout Talks With Waze Fall Apart (FB, GOOG)
Facebook is no longer in talks to buy Waze, Mike Isaac at All Things D reports.The two companies couldn't reach an agreement because Waze wanted to stay in Israel, while Facebook wanted the company to...
View ArticleGoogle Glass Can Teach You How To Win Big At The Casino (GOOG)
Colin Jones, a professional gambler based in Seattle, wants to use Google Glass as a platform for teaching people how to count cards.Jones already proved himself in the gambling world, having struck it...
View ArticleInternet Speeds On New Verizon Phones Will Double Later This Year (VZ)
Internet speeds on smartphones are about to get a lot faster.Verizon is working on a new type of 4G LTE network that will be about twice as fast as its current network, Bloomberg reports, and Samsung's...
View ArticleAuthor Of 'Inside Apple' Trashes Tim Cook's Performance Last Night (AAPL)
Adam Lashinsky, author of the excellent "Inside Apple" was not impressed by Tim Cook's 81-minute interview at the D11 conference.Writing for Fortune, Lashinsky said, "In trying to cover Tim Cook's...
View ArticleThe New Keyboard-Equipped BlackBerry Launches June 5 On T-Mobile (TMUS, BBRY)
BlackBerry's new keyboard-equipped phone, the Q10, will launch on T-Mobile June 5 for $100 down plus $20 per month for 24 months. This is BlackBerry's first phone with a physical keyboard that runs the...
View ArticleMary Meeker's Latest Masterful Presentation On The State Of The Web
Each year, Kleiner Perkins partner and former analyst Mary Meeker releases an in-depth look at the state of the web, and it's always full of surprising stats.This morning, she released it at...
View ArticleATTENTION, AMERICA: Here's A Powerful Presentation On Our Desperate Need For...
Former analyst and current Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker is best known for her presentations on the state of the Web.But over the past couple years, she has expanded her interests beyond tech...
View ArticleDo NOT Upgrade To The Newest Version Of Dots, They're Making It Harder To Get...
Dots, the hottest iPhone game of the moment, updated its app today.If you like the game, and are trying to get a high score, you should avoid this update.After this update, you can only get 5...
View ArticleTwitter Is Launching An Ad Exchange
Twitter will launch an ad exchange in which buyers will be able to "retarget" users with ads, according to Ad Age.The company will do so after taking advice from Facebook's FBX ad exchange partners. An...
View ArticleThis Grandmother Looks Amazingly Like Mark Zuckerberg
This photo comparison of Mark Zuckerberg and someone's grandmother just popped up on our Twitter feed, courtesy of Brit Morin and BuzzFeed.It looks so similar, we think it might be...
View ArticleBI INTELLIGENCE: Here's Our Forecast For Google Glass [SLIDE DECK]
We at BI Intelligence have put together a comprehensive research report that forecasts the future market for Google Glass. We expect that Google Glass will go mainstream within a few years, as the...
View ArticleHow 3 Startup Executives Reacted When They Realized They Were About To Become...
Sometimes, wealth comes unexpectedly. Like for lottery winners.In the startup world, there's usually time between buyout discussions and the money hitting your bank account. At the very least, you have...
View ArticleWe Now Have Our 30th Reason Why Elon Musk Is America's Most Badass CEO
Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been getting close to actor Cameron Diaz, the New York Post reports.They reportedly got to know one another after Diaz bought a Tesla Model S, and Musk has...
View ArticleGoogle Just Announced The Best Android Phone Ever Made (GOOG)
Google announced today that it will sell a version of HTC's flagship One smartphone running a clean version of Android starting June 26 for $599. Android boss Sundar Pichai made the announcement at...
View ArticleFacebook's U.S. Video Audience Growth Outpaces Google's
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View ArticleYou Must Download The New 'Star Wars' Game For iPad (AAPL, DIS)
"Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" is not only the best "Star Wars" game of all time, it's also one of the best video games of all time.And now you can play it on iPad. You can get it for...
View ArticleThe Rise Of Social Commerce: How Tweets, Pins And Likes Can Turn Into Sales
Overall usage on social media platforms is exploding. Millions and millions of consumers are expressing likes on Facebook, tweeting about products on Twitter, and pinning on Pinterest every single day....
View ArticleiPhone Photo Fanatics: You Have To Check Out This Beautiful New Camera App
iPhone photo fanatics, there's a new camera app you need to check out.It's called Analog Camera and it's made by the same guys that brought you Clear, the beautifully designed to-do list app for iPhone...
View ArticleIf You Bought An 'iWatch' From Apple, You'd Check it ~95 Times Per Day (And...
There have been multiple reports that Apple has a team of people working on making a computer for your wrist – a "smartwatch."Some are already calling it the iWatch.Perhaps you remain unconvinced about...
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