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One of the most fascinating trends is that of collaborative consumption – the idea that peer-to-peer marketplaces can disrupt existing markets while improving consumers’ choices and pocket books – and companies like RelayRides and Getaround are are using mobile apps to help in the process of renting other people’s cars. I recently used the Getaround…
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,…
You may’ve heard about Jotly, a new mobile app that lets you rate everything. Yes that’s right everything – not just food, sights, movies or books – everything, including girls on the street, after-noon weather and every single tree in a park — EVERYTHING! Up until this moment it was available for the iPhone users…
AppTech’s new ReconAge Android app rocks. Relying on a proprietary technology developed in partnership with Cognitec Tecnologia Brazil and data processing specialist BrScan Tecnologia, it can recognize the approximate age of anyone using the phone’s built-in camera to Available as a free download, the application is made to demonstrate the power of this patented technology…
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…
LA-based HipGeo launched a new version of its iPhone app that makes it super-easy for travelers to track, document and share their trips. Available as a free download, the application is designed to let users post text, places and photos which are recorded, organized and displayed around a user’s travels or places graph. Some of…
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…
Samsung has teamed-up with Visit Britain to launch “The Best of Britain” app that will be available exclusively on Samsung Galaxy devices. Obviously the idea is use the much-hyped 2012 Olympics to promote Sammy’s products in the UK and to all those visiting the country during the big event. To that end, the application will…
Popular clothing site JackThreads announced the availability of its first app for Android and iPhone and the Thrillist-owned company put a lot of thought behind the design of this app to allow shoppers to browse new deals and sales as they are announced on the site. It’s not just a window-shopping app because if you spot…
While you’re more likely to see Snooki than a music video on MTV, that doesn’t mean music videos are dead, as the Vevo service and app get tens of millions of hits for various music videos. We’ve looked at the Vevo iPhone app before but a just-released update brings a few new features to help…