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Facebook Now Syncs With the iPhone (CORRECTION)

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / January 6, 2010 2:44 PM / 16 Comments

Facebook released an upgrade of its excellent iPhone app today and there were two very big changes. Push notifications will now notify you whenever people send you messages, tag you Continue reading »

AT&T Comes Over to the Android Side

Written by Mike Melanson / January 6, 2010 1:12 PM / 2 Comments

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AT&T has announced a new line of Android-based smartphones for 2010. Dell, HTC and Motorola will make the five new devices, which are scheduled to be released during the first Continue reading »

Droid's December Boom: Metrics Show Device Use Doubled in One Month

Written by Jolie O'Dell / January 4, 2010 11:59 PM / 7 Comments

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The Android platform has grown exponentially since mid-2009, but December's stats show a particular factor that might help catapult the platform to greater heights of user adoption. In figures just Continue reading »

More Smartphone Users Now Use Their Phones to Shop Online

Written by Frederic Lardinois / January 4, 2010 9:24 AM / 1 Comments

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Smartphone users are becoming increasingly comfortable with using their phones to shop online. According to new data from Compete, about 37% of smartphone users have purchased something with their handset Continue reading »

ComScore Ups the Ante in Mobile Analytics

Written by Mike Melanson / January 4, 2010 8:01 AM / 1 Comments

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ComScore, a leading Web statistics provider, has joined with Flurry Analytics to provide a more complete picture on the who, what, when, where and how of our use of mobile Continue reading »

LinkedIn's New iPhone App: The 3 Worst Things About It

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / December 28, 2009 11:33 PM / 6 Comments

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Business social network LinkedIn made a major upgrade to its iPhone app tonight but coming from a service with such incredible potential, there remain some major disappointments. The new app Continue reading »

My Most-Used iPhone Apps of 2009

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / December 28, 2009 9:47 AM / 8 Comments

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App downloads on the iPhone and iPod Touch saw a huge spike this Christmas, especially on the Touch. I know I downloaded more games this weekend than I've ever used Continue reading »

Location-Based Ads Come to Augmented Reality in the US

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / December 21, 2009 9:35 AM / 3 Comments

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Location-based social network Brightkite announced this morning that it has added what it calls the first mobile Augmented Reality advertising for U.S. markets to its AR layer in the Layar Continue reading »

YouTube Competitor Dailymotion Comes to the iPhone

Written by Frederic Lardinois / December 21, 2009 6:49 AM / 2 Comments

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Dailymotion, the Paris-based video sharing portal that is extremely popular in Europe, just launched its first set of iPhone applications. Dailymotion launched two apps: a free, ad-supported version (iTunes link), Continue reading »

Ford's Wired Fleet: WiFi Hotspots on Four Wheels

Written by Jolie O'Dell / December 20, 2009 8:00 PM / 14 Comments

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Ford is making a serious bid for geeks' business. Scott Monty, the auto company's Internet-famous social media head, wrote to us tonight with some of the most exciting car-related news Continue reading »

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