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Valve unleashes the power of Steam Mobile onto iOS & Android; currently in beta
Ask any PC gamer anywhere in the world what their favorite digital marketplace is and they’ll tell you without hesitation, “ORIGIN!” OK, that obviously wouldn’t be their answer. We all know Valve’s Steam digital marketplace is where it’s at with their insane amount of sales, ease of use, and supreme social networking abilities. And now, Valve has released an iOS & Android app that allows Steam users to take the service they love so much wherever they go. Steam Mobile for iOS & Android allows Steam users to access the … Read more
Daniel Perez
Skrill, former Moneybookers, offers one tap mobile payments
Skrill, former Moneybookers, launched Skrill 1-Tap, a new product connected to Skrill’s digital wallet that brings “quick and easy mobile payments to merchants and customers.” When customers make a payment via Skrill with a merchant for the first time, they will be required to enter their payment details as usual. Once complete, they will then be given the option to enable Skrill 1-Tap for future purchases, meaning that the one tap functionality will be enabled next time they come to pay with that specific merchant. But the news goes on, … Read more
Dusan Belic
Audiobooks.com launches with $24.95/month unlimited cloud-based streaming service for audio books
Don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan of audio books and an audible.com subscriber. That said I’m happy to report that another audio book service has opened its virtual doors for business. The name of the company is easy to remember — Audiobooks.com — and unlike audible.com it provides a cloud-based streaming service. Now you may think streaming is bad cause it drains your battery life, while eating previous megabytes from your monthly data allowance, and somewhat I agree with that. However, I guess folks behind the service … Read more
Dusan Belic
Foursquare teams-up with SinglePlatform to show users prices at local business
The basic check-in service is not good enough for Foursquare – the company needs to expand to actually start making some serious money. As part of their newly rolled Explore feature, they’ve teamed-up with SinglePlatform to deliver pricing menus for more than 250,000 local businesses across 13,000 markets in the U.S. Whether it’s a spa, salon, bun-jee jumping adventure or restaurant, you can already find out how much it charges for which service/product through Foursquare. At the moment, the new feature is limited to foursquare.com and m.foursquare.com websites but it’s … Read more
Dusan Belic
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services surpasses $50 million in mobile payments
We talked about Mercedes-Benz Financial Services’ (MBFS) mobile efforts for few times in the past. Two years ago, the company launched an iPhone app to allow its customers to make monthly payments while on the go. Then in early 2010, a mobile version of the mbfs.com website was launched so that more users (not just those with iOS-based devices) can do the same thing from their phones. Next in mid-2010, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services started using the iPad by making the MBFS existing dealer portal, MB Advantage, available on Apple’s tablet, … Read more
Dusan Belic
TripIt for Business makes travel management easier for small business
Love TripIt? If you’ve used it once – you probably can’t live without it. Its capability to quickly make itineraries from email confirmations rocks. If you happen to be a manager at some small company (or its owner), you may want the same capability for your employees, while at the same time being able to monitor their expenses. Now you can do that with TripIt for Business, which provides travel coordinators and colleagues with access to office travel plans in one place. The benefits are pretty clear to me, but … Read more
Will Park
CHARGE Anywhere’s Audio Jack Card Reader enables BlackBerry smartphones to easily accept credit card payments
We’ve seen a number of credit card processing solutions for the iPhone and Android, but what about BlackBerry? CHARGE Anywhere thinks this is untapped market and is out with the Audio Jack Magnetic Card Reader, allowing RIM device owners to easily accept credit cards while on the go. Compatible with CHARGE Anywhere’s Mobile Payment Application for BlackBerry and the PCI DSS Level 1 payment gateway – ComsGate, the device is said to provide BlackBerry device owners with the “most cost-effective solution to swipe credit cards anywhere, anytime.” Moreover, the solution … Read more
Dusan Belic
Juniper Research: There will more than half a billion mobile banking users by 2013
Economic hardship won’t affect mobile banking with Juniper Research predicting customers will flock to such services in volumes, eventually reaching 530 million users by 2013, up from 300 million in 2011. According to the research company, mobile services are becoming a fundamental component of banks’ business strategies as they respond to the current financial crisis. On the other side of the equation, smartphone users seek tighter control of their finances given uncertain economic conditions to which some financial institutions responded with dedicated smartphone and tablet apps. However, the report cautions … Read more
Will Park
LetsTalk.com to preload YouMail visual voicemail on Android, BlackBerry phones
LetsTalk.com and YouMail struck a deal that will benefit each of the company’s services — an even exchange, if you will. LetsTalk.com, will soon begin preloading the YouMail visual voicemail service on select Android and BlackBerry devices. In return, the new YouMail online store for phones and accessories will be powered by LetsTalk.com. Both parties are satisfied with the outcome of the partnership. “LetsTalk.com allows us to quickly offer our customers a compelling buying experience, complementing the services we develop ourselves with other relevant ones they want,” said YouMail CEO Alex Quilici. … Read more
George Tinari
App recommendation service AppTap raises $4 million
There’s money to be made in app recommendations with AppTap raising $4 million to expand its service. The round was led by Syncom Venture Partners with existing investor New Atlantic Ventures also participating. The cash will be used to improve the service, which provides more than 150 million app recommendations per month across a network of media properties and operators. Moreover, AppTap also plans to broaden app advertising capabilities for developers and expand its distribution partnerships. According to New Atlantic Ventures’ managing partner John Backus, apps are changing where we … Read more
Dusan Belic
DriveScribe improves teens’ driving skills
A company called Drive Power is working on new mobile app that “encourages safe driving habits and provides real-time coaching to novice drivers.” Called DriveScribe, the application relies on technology which combines several important functions to promote safe driving. For instance, it provides real-time feedback to the driver; blocks calls, emails, and text messages while the vehicle is in operation; notifies parents in real time when traffic violations occur; and logs driving activity to the DriveScribe web portal for later review. But that’s not. Social comparisons, points and rewards for … Read more