Online Video Viewing Behavior: the Female Version

Maria Deutscher | November 16th

According to this Nielsen report, U.S online video consumption is on the rise, but even more notably, women between the ages of 25-44 – both stay-at-home moms and working women – like to...»

“I’d Like to Thank God, and Twitter…”

Kristina Farrah | November 16th

With the aim of increasing engagement with the Bible across mobile devices, YouVersion, the free bible App, has achieved over 10 million downloads across different mobile devices and platforms with a total 3.5 billion...»

PayNearMe Raises $16M for Network Expansion and Mobile Payments

Kristina Farrah | November 16th

Allowing consumers to pay conveniently with cash for a wide variety of goods and services from leading companies in e-commerce, direct response and catalog marketing, consumer finance and beyond at a local store, PayNearMe today announced that...»

Aro Adds Context to Android Contacts and Beyond, Making Smartphones Smarter

Kristen Nicole | November 16th

Aro is a new organization tool for Android phones, combining a bit of semantic search, contextually-aware email and actionable contact management for an intelligent use of your smartphone.  Launching at the Web 2.0 Summit today, Aro is...»

TomTom Launches High-End Devices In Bid For Navigation Leadership

Tom Foremski | November 15th

Maps of one type or another are found in most smartphones and provide a variety of navigation services. For example, earlier this year Nokia made its Ovi Maps service free. To stay on top, TomTom, the...»

Will Apple Be in Harmony With the Music Cloud Tomorrow?

Cherr Aira | November 15th

Could it be that the phrase “tomorrow is another day” within iTunes grounds is leaning towards cloud-based version of iTunes? This speculation grew bigger as Apple and iTunes drop some hints in the web. The...»

Android’s Broken Influence on Entertainment, Game Apps

Kristen Nicole | November 15th

Android’s been an interesting study in platform design, roll-out and execution, but it’s been frustrating at times, with staggered releases, fragmented support and an unending stream of update issues.  And just as we were settling...»

Location-aware Shopping Platform Attracts $1.5M

Madalena David | November 12th

The commerce via mobile means has been gaining great popularity in the last period, and with the holiday season warming up, things will get even busier. Retailers and sellers encourage customers to order via mobile...»

Nvidia’s CEO Sees Future in Android Tablets

Madalena David | November 12th

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang made a statement on the near launch of Android tablets, referred to them as things that must ultimately be ‘truly remarkable’ in comparison with rival products, such as the iPad. The statement...»

The Kin is Back; Niche Smartphones on the Raise

Maria Deutscher | November 12th

Microsoft’s once-abandoned Kin mobile project now seems to be back in effect, as it's returning to Verizon in the form of a niche,  teen-targeted phone. The Kin only sold a minor 8,800 units...»