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The Angry Birds franchise has become so popular and lucrative that the developer Rovio is preparing for an initial public offering. “The plan is to seek an initial public offering (IPO) in New York, but the specific timing and details are still open,” Rovio said in the statement. The move may seem odd at first…
Here we go again. A few days after hearing that the Apple iPhone 5 won’t have NFC, a new report from Forbes says that the next generation Apple smartphone will have NFC for things like mobile payments and syncing. According to a Forbes report: From what I hear, it is possible the iPhone 5 will…
The cool thing about SXSW 2011 is getting to see some cool, new apps in action and we got some hands-on time with the Addieu iPhone app, a connector for all of your online personas. In a way, the Addieu iPhone app is like Hashable because it’s trying to get rid of the business card.…
Ask.com told us about the AskAround iPhone app a few days before SXSW 2011 but we really got a chance to see it in action at the conference. The AskAround iPhone app is a location-based chat room. So, if you want to see what’s happening at a local bar that you’re in, you can fire…
The NY Times has detailed its digital subscription plans and it looks like you’ll be paying a lot if you want to access the news sites through its various apps. The NY Times subscription plans show that it will cost $35 a month (described as “every four weeks”) to get access to the website, iPhone,…
There was a super neat video going around the last few days that showed a guy using an iPhone to hack Time Square displays. Well, it turns out it was an ad that was just trying to generate some viral buzz for the movie “Limitless.” The Time Square iPhone hack showed a guy using the…
The Time Warner iPad app allows you to use your tablet as a remote but it also streams live digital TV to your Apple tablet. Well, you know that must cheese off some cable networks and the company is facing a bit of heat, reports say. According to The New York PostThe New York Post,…
The great thing about SXSW 2011 is just roaming the beautiful Austin streets and running into CEOs and founders of really cool mobile companies. One issue with handing them a business card is that sometimes that can get lost. We spoke with Hashable CEO Michael Yavonditte about how his apps make exchanging contact information fun…
Services like Foursquare are good for checking-in and letting people know where you are but the Bizzy iPhone app is tailored for people checking out locations and letting others know what they think of it. We were able to hang out with the Bizzy iPhone app team at the SXSW 2011 conference and we had…
By now, I’m sure most of you have either played or heard about Angry Birds but I’m guessing you may not have seen it being played in real life. Well, that’s exactly what the video below will show you, as Rovio set up a live-action game at SXSW 2011. The live-action Angry Birds was accomplished…