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I’m not one to get nostalgic, but the shutting down of Danger servers, the service that powered the Sidekick for many years, has me feeling a little sullen and sorrowful. If you own an older Sidekick, like the LX or 2008 or 2009 models, you might have noticed this morning that your phone was effectively…
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference is coming up, and they’ve just announced what we can expect to hear about. The long-rumoured iCloud service will be announced, alongside the previously-hinted iOS 5. Not many details were given beyond that, but it’s entirely likely that the iPhone 3GS will not be eligible for the iOS 5 upgrade, and…
This summer’s feature programs from Bravo, Oxygen and Syfy are about to “get Shazamed,” giving viewers a “second screen” experience and the opportunity to engage with their favorite shows. That engagement usually means access to some additional content, which is not available elsewhere. The following Shazam for TV programming will begin on Bravo, Oxygen and…
We’ve already reported about OpenTable’s milestones in the past. Back in May 2010, they announced hitting 3 million diners seated and then in November that figure jumped to 5 million. Now they announced seating its 10 millionth cumulative diner via OpenTable mobile products, who [diners] spent an estimated $400 million at partner restaurants! OpenTable’s press…
Mobile voice-based social network Parlor.fm closed an angel round of funding that has made $500,000 available for its launch. The funding was provided by investment group ALM UNLTD with an impressive $5 million pre-money evaluation. The company will use the new money to help bolster its current array of interconnected mini-apps and debut new functionalities…
Two weeks ago Loopt launched its Qs service in the Bay Area and today they told us that 14,000 questions (Qs) have been answered. You may remember from our previous writing on the Loopt Qs that it’s made to engage users offering them an easy way to add their two cents on what to do,…
Napster UK is launching a new service, giving users instant access to the catalogue of over 15 million tracks through their mobile devices. Available for 10 GBP a month, the Napster Unlimited plus Mobile is made to work with iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, and also comes with the ability to save music to…
Starting tomorrow, May 22nd, customers using the shopkick mobile app will be rewarded simply for walking into any of the almost 1,300 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores across the country. The rollout will make Best Buy the first of shopkick’s launch partners and first consumer electronics retailer to provide this “engaging mobile shopping…
Mobile video service Vuclip, which we used to know as BlueApple.mobi, raised $8 million in Series C funding to “fuel growth worldwide and augment its regional teams.” In addition, the company will use the new money to expand mobile video analytics to help advertisers and content owners understand and improve their offerings based on consumption…
Accenture and SAP announced plans to jointly develop and manage the deployment of new enterprise mobility solutions. The two companies will be relying on Sybase Unwired Platform and Accenture Mobility Services enterprise mobility offerings, with development efforts initially focus on three industries – oil and gas, utilities and consumer products. Under the plan, Accenture and…