The recent furore about the Facebook Messenger app has unearthed an interesting question: how far are we willing to allow our privacy to be pushed for our social connections? In the case of the Facebook Messenger app, the ...
Internet
Aug 22, 2014
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Google confirmed Monday it has bought the startup behind a Jetpac mobile application that creates insightful travel guides by analyzing pictures from social networks such as Instagram.
Business
Aug 18, 2014
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You're on your smartphone, browsing through Facebook. In a fit of productivity, you search for, say, a project management app to help you use your non-Instagram and cat video time more effectively. You download and install ...
Software
Aug 1, 2014
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A messaging app that allows users to send the word "Yo" to friends has discovered newfound fame and fortune.
Software
Jul 18, 2014
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Was that a catbird or a mockingbird you just saw? The answer is now just a smartphone tap away. Birdsnap—a new app developed with the help of a University of Maryland computer scientist—can identify birds from photos, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2014
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San Francisco's city attorney issued a cease-and-desist demand Monday to a mobile app called Monkey Parking, which allows people to auction public parking spaces that they're using to other nearby drivers.
Software
Jun 23, 2014
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A new instant messaging app that only allows users to send a single word to their friends is quickly becoming a hot commodity, raising $1 million in two months, US media reported Wednesday.
Software
Jun 19, 2014
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Facebook is taking another stab at ephemeral mobile messaging with an app called Slingshot.
Software
Jun 17, 2014
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s innovation lab is diving deeper into mobile apps with another acquisition.
Business
Jun 17, 2014
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Skillz wants iPhone and iPad game players to put their money where their mouths are.
Software
May 28, 2014
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