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Mobile social gaming company OpenFeint has a new CEO – Naoki Aoyagi (pictured above), replacing co-founder Jason Citron who will pursue new opportunities. Naoki joins OpenFeint from parent company GREE where he joined in 2006. He has almost 10 years of experience in financial operations and management in the technology, media, telecom and internet sectors,…
As part of efforts to promote its super-fast LTE network, Verizon Wireless has teamed-up with FuzeBox to launch Fuze Meeting, a technology solution to bring cloud-based HD content collaboration and multi-party video conferencing to businesses. The new service will be available via the Business Solutions Alliance (BSA) Program, providing users with the ability to start…
The self-service mobile app platform Mobile Roadie is going for the ever-growing Chinese mobile market. The localized version, called Q Mobao, is unveiled together with FabriQate, the company’s local partner. Alongside the service launch, Mobile Roadie also announced its first customized Chinese app created for Madonna, allowing Chinese fans to listen to tracks, view photos…
We told ya’ HTC’s first Beats Android smartphone is in works and voila… it’s here now. It’s called HTC Sensation XE and it’s an upgraded version of the original Sensation. The screen size remains the same (4.3-inches) and the phone looks a bit different, especially on the back. However, the real change is under the…
RingCentral launched a new cloud service called “RingShuffle,” which promises to make stalking tough (or at least more complicated), by providing users (online daters?) with temporary phone numbers that redirect to any mobile phone for free. Launched in beta, the new service is available for the first 10,000 users who register through the iPhone app,…
We’ve been waiting for something to come of the rumors and the confirmation that Android would be ported to Intel-based products in the future and today we got one of our first glimpses. While all eyes are on Windows 8 at the moment, Intel still has its sights on optimizing Google’s mobile operating system, and…
Are you a US Cellular customer who is feeling a little left out from the lack of new Motorola handsets on the carrier? Fret no more, good chum, as the Motorola Electrify has just been announced, which is essentially the Photon 4G. The dual-core toting Android phone will land on the sixth largest carrier in…
Six months ago, AT&T confirmed it would carry the Acer Iconia Tab A501 on its HSPA+ network. Well, AT&T over the weekend finally announced the tablet’s long-awaited launch. The LTE “4G” Android Honeycomb tablet is set to arrive on September 18th for the price of $480, but if you decide to sign your life away…
You know it can be a pain when someone you don’t know leaves a voicemail. He or she may sound polite only to turn into a totally different beast when you call them back. You can either do a manual research about the caller (using his/her phone number) or if you use YouMail to manage…
Echoecho, the simple location-based mobile service we’ve already covered in the past, closed $750,000 in seed funding led by Google Ventures with the UK-based PROfounders Capital also participating. The new cash will be used for further product development, hiring and scaling operations. Available for multiple platforms — including Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Nokia (Symbian) —…