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An iOS app just made finding that perfect outfit a little bit easier. An app from the UK called Snap Fashion allows users to snap a photo of a garment that they fancy, and then be told where to find the item. Some of Snap Fashion’s partners include Bloomingdales UK, Clarks, BANK, French Connection UK…
Google Play Books is now available in few additional countries, including the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Sweden. With this addition, the number of markets where users can buy books from Google has climbed to 26. And that’s more countries than what Google Play Movies and Google Play Music support…
Halo: Spartan Assault is now available for Verizon customers with Windows Phone 8 devices, and is available for download at the Windows Store. Windows 8 and Windows RT users can also download the game, which costs $6.99 on all platforms. The game is currently only available on Windows Phone 8 for Verizon customers, but will…
Media streaming service PlayOn is now available for BlackBerry 10. As you may know, it allows users to beam media from a Windows machine to mobile devices (smartphones and tablets), consoles and other connected devices. Yup this means you can access Netflix on your Windows PC and then stream it to your BlackBerry. It’s not…
China’s leading search provider Baidu is looking to acquire Android app store 91 Wireless for around $1.9 billion. As I’m writing this, more than 10 billion apps have been downloaded from the 91 Wireless app distribution platforms in China, including 91 Assistant and HiMarket. Moreover, it was ranked as the top third-party app distribution platform…
An infographic comparing the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store takes a fresh look at how we compare the two services. Most comparisons focus on metrics such as number of apps, rate of growth and sales. The infographic takes a look at other metrics, such as market share, ease of app discovery, price point…
Icelandic musician Björk’s Biophilia app has made its way to Android, after being available on iOS for some time. The app does much more than provide access to Björk tunes; it’s a huge, multimedia event packed into a smartphone. The app includes original music by Björk as well as interactive artwork and musical artifacts. The…
BitTorrent has been working tirelessly to create a new file sync service that utilizes the peer-to-peer BitTorrent protocol, dubbed BitTorrent Sync. An Alpha version of the service debuted back in April, and now BitTorrent Sync has entered the Beta stage. An Android app is now available, bringing the cloud syncing platform to the mobile realm.…
An update for the iOS version of Google Maps was released late last night, which features live traffic and accident reports, indoor maps and a new way to rate favorite places. The update also utilizes the iPad’s native resolution, which is welcome news for iPad users. The update brings the iOS app up to speed with its…
Google’s Chrome Beta for Android has received a few nifty upgrades today, bringing with it compatibility for a few new web standards. The update delivers the Web Audio API and WebRTC support, which brings high-level audio processing and real-time communication to the browser. Also included in the update is an improvement in the Omnibox, which…