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Simple, an online only banking solution, released the first version of its app for Android today. The app provides services such as allowing customers to see their account balance at a glance, deposit checks, find nearby ATMs, and view and categorize their past spending. Simple is a unique banking solution for mobile users who are…
If you’re a speed freak who loves to test how fast the network is in your area, then we have good news for you. The official Speedtest.net app is now available in the Windows Phone store (Marketplace). Many of the same features and settings you’ll find in other mobile platforms is present on the Windows…
Another week is behind us and as usual we have new apps to suggest for you. Here are few that marked the last week: Art Photo Sketch Review Meerkapp — an iPad Drawing and Doodling App With Deep Community Involvement Features Simply Write is bigger, better, and a hit on the App Store for iPad!…
Ford is already known as one of the pioneers in the smart car technology thanks to its partnership with Microsoft over SYNC. Like that’s not enough, they are turning attention to the growing trend in hardware hacking by transforming vehicles into an “experimental development environment.” To that end, the company is launching the OpenXC research…
Street parking app developer Streetline has raised $25 million in Series C financing led by True Ventures, with both old and new investors participating. Pro-rata follow-on investments were made by Sutter Hill Ventures, RockPort Capital Partners and Fontinalis Partners, while new investors included Citi and Qualcomm. Streetline offers real-time smart parking solutions in more than…
Still patiently awaiting for Carbon, the sexy Twitter app that’s been demoed enough times on video but has never seen an official release on Google Play? Well, you’re going to have to wait longer for that one, but another app named Carbon was announced today from ClockWorkMod. Carbon is a simple backup and restore application…
By now, you’ve probably heard that Android users tend to spend less than iOS users, and while the gap in that trend may be closing, who doesn’t love a good sale? That’s where AppSales come in. This is an application that not only allows you to see what applications are currently on sale, but also…
Despite facing intense pressure from the competition and even just critics to deliver a solid new product that will patch up the holes in RIM’s sinking ship, the company is off to somewhat of a good start filling its app marketplace with BlackBerry 10-ready apps. RIM gave developers a few incentives to get their apps…
Groupon is joining the likes of Square and PayPal by entering the mobile payment scene by offering an update to its Groupon Payments app. The new update provides users a 3.5mm-based card swiper which allows merchants to accept credit cards with a minimal fee. Groupon merchants using Android devices will have access to some new…
Audiobooks.com doesn’t just want to sit around as Audible rules the audiobooks market. Rather, it wants to pro-actively bring new users to its service and to that end they’re launching two audiobook subscription plans designed to “provide audiobook fans with an affordable way to access great listens instantly.” For just $14.95 a month, members can…