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TripIt Prints Travel Plans on Web-Connected Lexmark App
Most travel sites are becoming more digital with their processes; Orbitz has digital boarding passes, the Intercontinental Hotels Group is working on mobile apps as hotel room keys. But TripIt is returning to the tangible, with its new partnership with Lexmark. The new TripIt SmartSolutions makes it simple to print your travel plans, with cloud-computing ...
Cardmobili Brings European Loyalty Lessons to U.S.
Cardmobili launches its loyalty card service in the U.S. today, diving in head first to an increasingly competitive market. The company, which has an iPhone app, is based in Europe and is already off to a good start. One reason for that success is Cardmobili’s combining of cloud computing and a mobile presence, taking full ...
OneRiot on Monetizing Instant Gratification
Real time search engine OneRiot is launching an update, including the expansion of its search API with Facebook data, and new monetization options for developers. The news comes shortly after OneRiot brought the beta version of its real time advertising network to light, indicating that the company is progressing in its efforts towards this specific ...
Data Plans’ Business and the Role of Smart Phones
We like all the new smart phones coming out on the market, but how do the wireless providers feel about them? They’re generally happy, too. I’s opened up an entirely new business model for them, generating revenue hand-over-fist. All that data that’s running through our app-ridden smart phones is big business for companies like AT&T ...
More Privacy Backlash, Feel Sorry for Facebook Yet?
When will the tables turn for Facebook? The social network is getting even more backlash from privacy advocates demanding more control for users. As Facebook seeks growth and monetization, it’s uphill battle is looking to be filled with more obstacles than maybe even Mark Zuckerberg could have imagined. The price of being too popular Being ...
Report Says Net Neutrality Will Cost Billions in Losses
Today the Federal Communications Commission is voting on taking public comment on Chairman Julius Gnachowski’s proposal for more control regarding net neutrality. The idea here is that the FCC would have the power to impose rules for broadband and wireless service providers to allow all applications and devices on their networks. A study at the ...
AOL and Bebo, After the Break Up
It’s been confirmed that AOL has lightened its load some more, with the sale of Bebo. Criterion Capital Partners is the new owner of the social network, with the deal being led by managing partner Adam Levin. It may have been a bitter end to a short but bumpy ride, with AOL having far overpaid ...
Skype on Sony Ericsson Symbian Phones, and Beyond
Skype is getting more aggressive with its mobile roll out, by being friendlier. The VoIP service has released a version for Sony Ericsson Symbian phones, including the Satio, Vivaz and Vivaz Pro. The news comes at a pivotal point in Skype’s progression, as the mobile frontier becomes more welcoming and demanding of additional communication tools. ...
Flock Leading the Migration to Chrome
The browser wars are heating up this week, with Flock delivering a blow with its move away from Firefox and towards Chrome. After six years with Firefox, the socially-enhanced Flock browser will be using Chromium, the open source code project for the Chrome browser. But why, exactly, is that such a big deal? It hints ...
AT&T, Apple Suspend iPhone 4 Sales. Great for RIM, HTC.
Can AT&T handle the demand of the new iPhone 4? Can Apple? The most reworked version of the iPhone is set to hit stores June 24, with thousands of customers having already pre-ordered the device. But between the high demand and waning customer service, AT&T and Apple have already begun to crack under pressure. Not ...
