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Mobile dating services build on the success on their online/desktop predecessors, providing on-the-go singles with an easy way to meet, chat, flirt and, who knows, maybe even fall in love. The following infographic was prepared by AreYouInterested.com, which pulled data from more than 50,000 singles who use the mobile dating app every day. Some of…
Tapjoy, which by this point we knew for their mobile ad efforts, announced the beta launch of a “new kind of personal marketplace” to “forever change” how consumers find, share and engage with mobile applications. The new Tapjoy personal app marketplace delivers customized app recommendations based on user’s likes and dislikes, what apps he or…
It looks like Siri is undergoing its first major outage today, as iPhone 4S users take to the Web to complain. Attempting to use the service only results in a kind message from that nice robot lady saying: “Sorry, I am having trouble connecting to the network.” So, if you’re noticing that Siri hasn’t been working,…
There are no doubts in my mind mobile payments market is set for an explosive growth. Judging by the success of services like M-Pesa and the recent launch of Google Wallet, there’s a ton of money to be made by providing mobile financial services to people all around the world, whether they live in developed…
After a beta period spanning a few months, RIM’s music service, BBM Music, is now live. For five bucks every month, you can fully realize the poor taste of your friends, or at least the few that still own a BlackBerry and are also willing to subscribe. Let me walk you through how it works,…
Vodafone India, the Big Red carrier’s arm in the world’s second most populous country, launched the Mobile Application Store, powered by Appia. As a result, some 145 million Vodafone Indians will be able to download more than 10,000 free and paid applications for all major mobile platforms including Android, Java, Symbian and Blackberry. The app…
Mobile advertising startup MoPub, founded by former AdMob and Google employees, has an interesting idea, to provide app publishers and advertisers with a place where they can buy and sell ad inventories. The new MoPub Marketplace is touted as the “first self-service, real-time bidding platform for mobile advertising,” aimed at giving publishers access to new…
We’ve already talked about M-Pesa mobile payments service in the past and today we’re glad to report that users dig it, big time. As a matter of fact, M-Pesa Kenya currently exceeds transactions made by Western Union globally, according the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report. What’s more, the service now provides mobile banking facilities to…
A company called PadInTheCity is running a neat business, renting 3G iPads to interested tourists in Madrid, Spain to help them get around the city. Each iPad comes preloaded with a number of applications and unlimited data — all for 25 EUR per day. That’s kinda steep especially for those staying longer in the capital…
According to a new report by Juniper Research, soaring usage of social gaming will push the global market for virtual goods bought from mobile social media services from $3 billion this year to $4.6 billion by 2016. Needless to say, we have the sharp rise in smartphone adoption to thank for this trend, even though…