218 posts and columns on application

Avid Brings Its “Pro-sumer” Video Editing App to iPad

in News on February 1 at 9:00 pm PT

Avid is best known for its high-end video production tools, as well as its desktop video editing app. Now it’s targeting tablet users.
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Facebook Gifting App Bday Unwraps $2 Million in New Funding

in Commerce on February 1 at 7:30 am PT

Tel Aviv-based Bday, a gift-finder on Facebook, has raised $2 million in a first round of funding. The company also announced the launch of its Bday Gift Finder app on Facebook, which helps users identify good gift ideas, including gift cards for friends based on their “Likes” and other data. The round was raised by Tel-Ad Electronics, and will be used to expand the company’s product offerings.

A Gift to Developers: A Quarter of a Billion Apps Downloaded on Christmas

in Mobile on December 27, 2011 at 10:07 am PT

A record number of applications were downloaded on Dec. 25, making it a very “appy” Christmas for at least some mobile developers.
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AT&T Says Its Merger Withdrawal Beat Out FCC to Hearing Vote

in Mobile on November 25, 2011 at 9:44 am PT

AT&T Inc. said it withdrew its application with the Federal Communications Commission for approval of its planned T-Mobile USA takeover before commissioners had the opportunity to vote on a proposal to send the merger to a hearing for approval.

Jawbone Debuts UP, Which Tracks, Well, You (Video)

in News on November 2, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

It’s UP to you to get in better shape.
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Asana Launches to Public — Finally Moving Out of Private Beta

in Enterprise on November 2, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

In Sanskrit, “asana” means “sitting down” and refers to strong but relaxed postures in yoga, presumably so frustrated workers can achieve a digital form of nirvana.
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Clearspring Buys Data Science Start-Up XGraph

in News on November 1, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Clearspring, the social sharing company — in an effort to increase its business as a marketing analytics player — has acquired XGraph, a data science firm.
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Here’s a Facebook App That’s Basically a Bank

in Commerce on September 20, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Seattle-based Bobber Interactive is launching a social networking application that helps you manage your money and even earn cash rewards.
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Google Delivers Catalog App for iPad; Forests, Mail Carriers Rejoice

in Commerce on August 16, 2011 at 4:03 pm PT

Today, Google released Google Catalogs, a free iPad app that enables shoppers to browse, in electronic form, the familiar glossy print publications that come in the mail.
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Another Mobile Payments Company Launches in Google’s Backyard

in Commerce on August 9, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Pago Mobile is launching a mobile payments service today in Mountain View, Calif., that allows consumers to pay for their dry cleaning or slice of pizza using an app on their phone.
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Travelzoo Marches Deeper Into the Daily Deals Space With a Mobile App

in Commerce, July 28, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Pixazza Changes Name to Luminate, Launches Image Apps Platform

in Media, July 27, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

Jawbone’s Newest Product: Health-Tracking Wristband Called UP

PayPal Enables Peer-to-Peer Payments on Android With NFC

in Commerce, July 13, 2011 at 10:46 am PT

AT&T Subsidiary Creates AdMob Competitor That Is Local

in Commerce, July 11, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Who Will Win at Mobile Payments? Google or Square?

in Commerce, May 26, 2011 at 7:04 pm PT

Padopolis Wants to Move the Billion-Dollar Retail Catalog Business to the iPad

in Commerce, April 20, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

Listia Raises Cash from Andreessen Horowitz for Bartering Marketplace

Gogii Hires Ex-Myspace Exec to Make Group Texting Pay Off

in Commerce, April 5, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Intuit, Salesforce.com Team Up to Target Small Businesses

in News, March 31, 2011 at 4:01 pm PT

When Media Giants Attack! Cease-and-Desist Letter to News Reader Zite Claims All Kinds of Copyright Damage

in News, March 30, 2011 at 3:24 pm PT

VeriFone's CEO Doug Bergeron Defends Actions Against Square: "It’s a Competitive World."

in Commerce, March 16, 2011 at 5:26 pm PT

Another Yahoo SVP Departs–This Time, Techie Cheryl Ainoa

in News, March 10, 2011 at 11:15 am PT

Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs Talks Firefox 4, Competition With Google's Chrome and More! (Video)

in News, February 24, 2011 at 11:12 am PT

Was TweetDeck's Sale a Good Deal? That Depends on Bill Gross.

in Media, February 14, 2011 at 2:04 pm PT