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There’s money to be made in app recommendations with AppTap raising $4 million to expand its service. The round was led by Syncom Venture Partners with existing investor New Atlantic Ventures also participating. The cash will be used to improve the service, which provides more than 150 million app recommendations per month across a network…
A company called Drive Power is working on new mobile app that “encourages safe driving habits and provides real-time coaching to novice drivers.” Called DriveScribe, the application relies on technology which combines several important functions to promote safe driving. For instance, it provides real-time feedback to the driver; blocks calls, emails, and text messages while…
Cricket is rocking with its Muve Music service, having surpassed half a million customers in less than one year. To put the figure in perspective, since launching in January 2011, Muve Music has grown to become the No. 2 digital music subscription service in the US due to carrier’s affordable Android smartphone options and expanded…
Apple’s golden-child voice recognition software, Siri, is causing owners of the iPhone 4S to use almost twice as much data compared with the handset’s predecessor, according to network firm Arieso. When Siri was first released to the masses it was called a “virtual personal assistant” and it is powered by a artificial-intelligence feature that allows…
According to a new report from Juniper Research, the global redemption rate of mobile coupons will average at over 8% by 2016, representing an eightfold increase over the best paper coupons campaigns. The secret for this growth lies in the North American and Western European markets where users are now beginning to follow the same…
According to the latest report from NPD In-Stat, last year ended with 29 million active mobile VoIP users, up from 9 million in 2010. Service providers have increased smartphone penetration and competition to thank for this surge in demand. Moreover, some mobile operators also started embracing mobile VoIP, helping drive the usage. However, the research…
Christmas was awesome for Facebook, with the social network surpassing 300 million mobile users milestone, according to Enders Analysis analyst Benedict Evans. But that’s not all, the Facebook data also suggest that Android overtook Apple in terms of daily usage, although the historic figures still show an iOS dominance. Perhaps more interesting, BlackBerry is still…
If you’re a frequent traveler you simply gotta use some travel management service. TripIt is one of the most popular such services with its users travelling more than 5 billion miles in 2011. In a new infographic, they’re exploring how far those miles take one across the country, around the globe, and even into space.…
Fandango added a new mobile payment option to its iOS and Android apps – PayPal. Yep, that means you’ll now be able to securely reserve your seat at select theaters right from your beloved smartphones. With this latest option, film fans can select PayPal as a payment option after choosing the show time and entering…
Spotzot, the deal targeting platform that powers many of the top shopping applications and web sites, is teaming-up with two of the leading mobile apps for mall shoppers – FastMall and Point Inside, which join existing apps like ShopSavvy, Shopkick and CardStar. Spotzot searches through thousands of sources everyday for in-store and online promotions and…