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LoKast Mobile Media Sharing App Released for Android
Philadelphia - NearVerse has released a version of its
LoKast mobile media sharing application for Android smartphones. The LoKast
service, which debuted at SXSW this year,...
Wi-Fi Ad Firm JiWire Acquires NearbyNow
San Francisco - JiWire, the provider of advertising through
a network of 30,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, has acquired NearbyNow, a developer of
mobile location technology focused on...
Instagram Revamps Its App, Doubling Down On Its Competition With TikTok
Forbes reports: "Instagram is making several changes to its app, the largest of which places renewed focus on its fast-growing rival TikTok."
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Tencent wants to take full control of long-time search ally Sogou
TechCrunch reports: "It’s been seven years since Tencent picked up a 36.5% stake in Sogou to fend off rival Baidu in the online search...
BlackBerry PlayBook to Ship in Q1 With Sub-$500 Price Tag
Waterloo, Canada - Research in Motion's (RIM) (NASD: RIMM) new BlackBerry
PlayBook tablet computer will begin shipping in North American in the first quarter
of 2011 and...
Orb Streams Live to Your Mobile
Orb Networks today released a significant update to its Orb Live app, the mobile component of the Oakland, Calif.-based company's suite of products that...
TikTok announces a deal with UnitedMasters, its first music distribution partnership
TechCrunch reports: "Though TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains uncertain, the company announced this morning its first music distribution partnership, with indie music distributor...
Report: 28% of U.S. Mobile Subscribers Own Smartphones
Los Angeles - Over one-quarter (28%) of U.S. mobile
subscribers now own smartphones, according to a third quarter survey from
Nielsen.
Among Americans who purchased a new...
Apple Arcade and App Store launching in 20 new countries
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Apple has announced a significant expansion for its mobile store and related services, including 20 new markets for its games subscription."
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Google Activating 100,000 Android Devices Daily
San Francisco
- Google (NASD: GOOG) is now activating more than 100,000 Android-based smartphones daily,
up from 60,000 in February and 30,000 a year ago, Google vice...
