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We’ve already talked about Fortumo’s in-app purchasing service in the past. Notably we mentioned they teamed-up with Rovio to launch the so called “Bad Piggy Bank.” Now they announced expansion of the service (and update to the Android SDK) to include support for mobile operator billing. Mentioned payment method is becoming a viable alternative to…
Waze is teaming-up with Los Angeles-based KABC-TV to connect with the community of local drivers on the road for instant access to real-time traffic information. Using Waze’s live map of users on the road, the station will be able to provide LA citizens with up-to-the-minute road reports during the July 15th weekend closure of the…
We’ve talked about MobilePayUSA in the past. Basically what they try to do is make mobile Point-Of-Sale (POS) payments mainstream, requiring no special handsets with NFC capabilities. As a matter of fact, the company says their solution is even more secure than existing NFC payment schemes, because credit card data is not stored on the…
When the Wright brothers invented the first airplane they probably couldn’t imagine the horrific conditions that people more than a century into the future would have to endure in order to see their family, friends, or business partners. Between screaming babies, overpriced drinks, fat people who make you wonder how in the world someone could…
AOL is teaming-up with Slacker to relaunch its AOL Radio app/service in late summer. The revamped service will offer “an enhanced radio experience” with fewer ads, new personalization features and premium subscription offerings. AOL’s 250 expert-programmed original music stations will remain on place alongside Slacker programming including stations and content from ESPN Radio and ABC…
PayPal has a sweet problem – it can’t forecast properly. First they predicted reaching $1.5 billion in 2011 mobile payments, only to up the number to $2 billion during the company’s analyst day in February. Now they’re saying the forecasts were wrong… for a billion. The e-payment company now predicts hitting the $3 billion milestone…
Forget Groupon, it serves you all kinds of deals some of which you probably don’t care about at all. Loopt (think it) has something better – their newly launched u-Deals service allows you to create your own deal and invite friends to take advantage of the offer, too. Of course, not all of the deals…
In its new report, Juniper Research talks about the prospects of mobile instant messaging (IM) services, forecasting that the number of users will exceed 1.3 billion by 2016. In other words, that’s three times more users than last year — the growth that will be driven by the arrival of new services, such as Apple’s…
FuzeBox unveiled Fuze Telepresence Connect, a new solution that sings along the leading telepresence systems, including Polycom, Tandberg and LifeSize; while at the same time extending video conferencing and voice to any mobile device or computer through integration with Fuze Meeting. According to the official press release, up until this point high-end video conferencing has…
AT&T announced its Mobile Barcode Services, which allow businesses to create, publish and manage 1D (UPC) and 2D (QR and Data Matrix) barcodes. On the other hand, end users get to access additional information by simply pointing their smartphone to a barcode. The solution consists of two parts: AT&T Code Scanner, a free mobile application…